<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br><br>// Matt<br><br><div id="htc_header" style="">----- Forwarded message -----<br>From: "Jennifer Baek" <baek01@gmail.com><br>To: "Discussion of Free Culture in general and this organization in particular" <discuss@freeculture.org><br>Cc: "SFC Board" <board@freeculture.org><br>Subject: [FC-discuss] Reminder: Register for the 2013 Free Culture Conference (Travel funding available!)<br>Date: Fri, Apr 5, 2013 9:16 AM<br><br></div></span><br><div dir="ltr"><div>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Jut a reminder that if you haven't already, please <a href="http://fcx2013.eventbrite.com/">REGISTER FOR FCX2013</a>!<br>
<br>
Students for Free Culture will be having its annual conference, FCX2013,
at </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">New York Law School</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> on April 20-21st!</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The
Students for Free Culture Conference is an annual gathering of student and
non-student activists, thinkers, and innovators who are dedicated to advancing
discussions on technology, law, and public policy. Through panels and keynote
speakers, FCX 2013 will focus on current issues in intellectual property law,
open access to educational resources, maker culture, and technology policy.
Through workshops, the conference will revisit the core pillars of the free
culture movement, examine the success stories from our movement, and identify
new ways in which Students for Free Culture can advocate for a more free, open,
and participatory digital environment.</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)">For
more information about the conference, visit the conference website: <a href="http://fcx2013.org">http://fcx2013.org</a></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"><b>Through
the generosity of our sponsors, SFC is once again able to offset
student <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">travel</span> costs for this
year’s conference in NYC. If you can’t afford the cost of <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">traveling</span> to NYC next month, please
do not hesitate to fill out the form to request <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">travel</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">funding</span>.
We have some money and we want to give it to you. Here is the form: </b></span><span style="font-family:Arial"><b><a href="http://bit.ly/fcx2013_travelfunding">http://bit.ly/fcx2013_travelfunding</a></b><br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">If you
have friends at schools that do not currently have an active SFC chapter
but you think they should be at the conference, please pass along the link to them, too. Sometimes attending the conference is just the
spark that someone needs to get out there and start a new chapter on their
campus!</span><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)">If
you have any questions, feel free to email <a href="mailto:board@freeculture.org">board@freeculture.org</a> or <a href="mailto:baek01@gmail.com">baek01@gmail.com</a> Program
details are below.</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Cheers,</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Jennifer</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51)">--</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial">Day 1 (April 20, 2013)</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">08:30
a.m. – 09:30 a.m.</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Registration</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:0.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">09:30
a.m. – 09:45 a.m.</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Opening Remarks</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:0.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">09:45
a.m. – 10:30 a.m.</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">A.M. Keynote: Benjamin Mako Hill </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">(Berkman Center for
Internet and Society)</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:0.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">10:30
a.m. – 11:45 a.m. </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Getting Past Gridlock: What does Tangible Copyright Reform Look
Like?</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">How
can copyleft advocates and copyright reformists make progress in effectuating
change in United States copyright laws? This panel considers what smaller,
achievable reform looks like, how it can be accomplished, and what next steps
for the immediate future will be. Panelists will discuss: Are the objectives of
the Copyright Act being met in practice today? How can reform, even at a small
scale, benefit content owners, creators, and users?</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Moderator:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Parker Higgins
(Electronic Frontier Foundation)</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Panelists:</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Patricia Aufderheide
(Center for Social Media, American University)</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Karen Sandler
(QuestionCopyright.org, GNOME)</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Sherwin Siy (Public
Knowledge)</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">11:45
a.m. – 01:00 p.m. </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">The Future of Open Access Advocacy</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Open
Access has been of great interest and importance to SFC for several years. This
panel focuses on what open access means and what kind of advocacy work is being
done in this area, as well as clarifying misconceptions of what open access is
really about. Panelists will talk about their experiences with and perspectives
on open access advocacy and discuss: What is the impact of OA on academic
research and publishing? What are the core principles behind OA? How can people
effectively advocate for open access causes?</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Moderator:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Adi Kamdar (Electronic
Frontier Foundation)</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Panelists:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Nicole Allen (Student
PIRGs/Make Textbooks Affordable)</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Nick Shockey
(SPARC/Right to Research Coalition)</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Timothy Vollmer
(Creative Commons)</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">01:00
p.m. – 2:00 p.m. </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Lunch</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:0.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">02:00
p.m. – 02:45 p.m.</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">P.M. Keynote: James Vasile </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">(Open Internet Tools
Project, New America Foundation)</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:0.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">02:45
p.m. – 04:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Makers, Hackers, and the World They Build</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Maker
and hacker culture, highly collaboratory and extremely prolific, both adopt free
cultural ideals, such as sharing, open source, collaboration, and remix. This
panel explores how maker and hacker culture puts into practice these free
culture ideals, as well as how makers and hackers build community and work
towards social good.</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Moderator:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Trystram
Spiro-Costello (Rutgers University)</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Panelists:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Catarina Mota (NYU
ITP/openMaterials)</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Alicia Gibb
(NYCResistor/Open Source Hardware Association)</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Daniel Reetz
(DIYBookScanner.org)</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">04:00
p.m. – 05:15 p.m. </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">The Changing Landscape of Online Speech and its Regulation</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Free
speech is held as one of the central tenets of many online communities, but
what is meant by it? In many online communities, censorship, freedom of speech,
pornography, harassment, and hate speech are often conflated without
consideration of who is given the power to speak. This panel will consider if,
how, and when speech online should be regulated, and by whom.Panelists will
also discuss whether Internet service providers should be held liable for
user-generated content, and what such liability would mean for free expression
online.</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Moderator:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Jennifer Baek (New
York Law School)</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Panelists:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Molly Land (New York
Law School)</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Gabriel Rottman
(American Civil Liberties Union)</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Ari Waldman (New York
Law School)</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:1in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">05:15
p.m. – 05:30 p.m.</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> <b>Closing
Remarks for Day 1</b></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial">Day 2 (April 21, 2013)</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">09:00
a.m. – 10:00 a.m.</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Registration</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">10:00
a.m. – 10:30 a.m.</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Unconference Welcome</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">10:30
a.m. – 12:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Workshops Session I</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Arial">
</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Open Access Advocacy</span></p></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px">
<div><p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Moderators: Nick Shockey and Matt Cooper</span></p></div></blockquote></blockquote><div>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Arial">
</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Wikipedia & Education</span></p></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px">
<div><p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">Moderator: Lane Rasberry</span></p><p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt"> </span></p>
</div></blockquote></blockquote><div>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">12:00
p.m. – 01:30 p.m.</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Workshops Session II</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Free Culture &
Civic Engagement </span></p></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt">
<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Moderator: Noel Hidalgo</span></p></div></blockquote></blockquote><div><p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">The Future of the Org. </span></p></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px">
<div><p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px;margin-left:47.25pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Moderators: Kyra and Adelaida McInire</span></p></div></blockquote></blockquote><div>
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<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">01:30
p.m. – 02:30 p.m.
</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Lunch</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">02:30
p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Lightning Talks/Presentations</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
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<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">3:30
p.m. – 5:30 p.m.</span></p>
<p class="" style="font-size:13.333333015441895px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">SFC General Body Meeting</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
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