[TOS] Speaker for Open Source + Education in Philadelphia area?

Asheesh Laroia asheesh at openhatch.org
Mon Mar 19 20:46:16 UTC 2012


On Sun, 26 Feb 2012, Mel Chua wrote:

>> I'm curious if there are any dynamic speakers in the Philadelphia
>> area that is passionate about this and has something meaningful to
>> share with students. If you guys have any ideas, please email me!
>> You can nominate a speaker at http://tedxsoudertonhs.com/.
>
> Hey, Luke!
>
> First of all, I think it's excellent you're getting this together -- 
> please do keep doing these sorts of things, because they're the kinds of 
> events where little discussions happen that eventually turn into, and 
> join with, maelstroms that change the world.
>
> A lot of us here are outside the Philly area -- if you've got an option 
> for handling remote speakers (Skype or Google Plus, a projector, some 
> good speakers, and a webcam + good mic where audience members can step 
> up to ask questions) I'm pretty sure you'd immediately have some takers. 
> It might actually be nifty to have one talk that's actually a 
> conversation between, say, 4 people in a G+ Hangout, with the audience 
> watching that; the medium also becomes the message, in that case. 
> Thoughts on that idea?
>
> In terms of in-person speakers, I grasp at straws a little more here, 
> but... Asheesh, you moved up to Boston from... Pittsburgh, or Philly? On 
> the off chance it's the latter, see above. (And even if it's the former, 
> do you know any folks in Philly who are of a TOS bent and can speak 
> well? Also, Greg Hislop is a professor at Drexel and may know some folks 
> around the area.

I'm in SF now, actually -- but yes, used to be in Philly. I will keep my 
ears open for Philadelphia-area people who are amazing.

-- Asheesh.


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