Milwaukee

Event
The Center For Information Policy Research and the School of Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will host a lunch and panel discussion to celebrate One Web Day. In addition to the discussion, the event will feature live music by Vivo and Orlando Rodriguez. Light refreshments will be provided.

Details

 * Date: Monday, September 22, 2008
 * Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
 * Location: Spaights Plaza (located outside the Union), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Topics

 * Net Neutrality and Internet Policy Issues
 * Internet Globalism and Ethics
 * Ethics, Gaming, and Virtual Worlds
 * Privacy, Social Networks, and Online Life

Educational Workshops

 * Learn how to create a Wikipedia account and edit the encyclopedia
 * Learn how to adjust your Facebook privacy settings
 * Details here.

Participants

 * Johannes Britz, Dean & Professor, School of Information Studies, UW-Milwaukee
 * Anthony Hoffmann, Graduate Student, SOIS, UW-Milwaukee
 * Thomas Malaby, Associate Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, UW-Milwaukee.
 * Michael Zimmer, Assistant Professor, SOIS, UW-Milwaukee

Organizers

 * Elizabeth Buchanan, Director, Center for Information Policy Research, SOIS, UW-Milwaukee
 * Rebecca Hall, Electronic Publishing Coordinator, SOIS, UW-Milwaukee
 * Anthony Hoffmann, Graduate Student, SOIS, UW-Milwaukee
 * Chad Zahrt, Assistant Dean, School of Information Studies, UW-Milwaukee
 * Michael Zimmer, Assistant Professor, SOIS, UW-Milwaukee

Promotion

 * Download flyer here (PDF)
 * View the event on Facebook
 * View official UW-M press release

Multimedia

 * Videos on YouTube
 * Images on Flickr

Press coverage

 * OneWebDay pays tribute to the Internet, Stanley A. Miller, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 21, 2008, page E5.
 * OneWebDay's Call to Action, Stanley A. Miller, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 23, 2008.
 * OneWebDay highlights power of Net, Stanley A. Miller, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 28, 2008, page E9.
 * Earth Day for the Internet, Kevin Lessmiller. UWM Post, September 29, 2008.