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Next Economy Potluck Lunch and Workshop
Next Economy Potluck Lunch and Workshop Saturday, December 13, 2008 10:30AM – 2:30PM Ruiz Branch Library, 1600 Grove Blvd, Austin 78741 Register here: http://nexteconomy.eventbrite.com (free) The resilience needed to absorb hard times can be provided by regional loyalty currencies. Why isn’t anybody doing it, then? In fact, they are: – 300 businesses in Berkshire County, … Continue reading
One Web Day Austin
We had the opportunity to talk about community currency at One Web Day. There is an archive of talks. It was neat to see Cafe Caffeine‘s customers stop in for coffee throughout the evening and stay awhile to listen in on the compelling talks about privacy online and the war for peace. A big thanks … Continue reading
unMoney Convergence Day 3 of 3
A list of all the sessions is here. Here’s a brief recollection of the sessions I attended. A Currency Definition Language by Arthur Brock was the first presentation I attended. Arthur identified the problem (borrowing from John Rogers analogy of taking flight) as our having this dashboard of knobs and dials but we don’t know … Continue reading
unMoney Convergence Day 2 of 3
Brownies for breakfast! Yes!…I walked up Pike Street from the hostel (on 1st) and took note of the Kinkos as I made the right turn on 8th street to the Town Hall on Seneca. Kaliya explained the open space format and we signed up to lead sessions. For the first session, I decided to attend … Continue reading
unMoney Convergence Day 1 of 3
It was a surreal experience today as I’m seeing at least a dozen people for the first time that I’ve only known from the Internets. People came from as far as Germany, England and Australia. Since we didn’t start checking in until 3pm, it was mostly introductions and a dinner that was worth the wait. … Continue reading
unMoney Convergence in Seattle April 14-16
This is great! Kaliya Hamlin and Chris Lindstrom are putting together a conference you do not want to miss. Two different communities of practice will finally converge: the complementary currency folks and the web identity folks! If you’re one of the few regular readers of this blog, you know both Kaliya and Chris. Here’s the … Continue reading
BarCamp Houston Slides
Great Q/A and discussion at BarCamp Houston as the presentation was in the smaller of the two rooms. After the session, I had a conversation with someone who had a degree in economics and he asked if any economists had written anything about complementary currency. I mentioned to him that the London School of Economics … Continue reading
Upcoming Time Exchange Orientations
Austin Time Exchangehttp://www.austintimeexchange.orgThese are the dates for upcoming Time Exchange orientations. Orientation Dates Tuesday, May 8th at 7:00pm — Ventana del Soul Cultural Center, 1834 E. Oltorf Saturday, May. 12th at 11:30am — Terrazas Branch Library, 1105 E. Cesar Chavez St. Monday, June 4th at 7:00pm — Terrazas Branch Library, 1105 E. Cesar Chavez St. … Continue reading
Codeathon 2.0
CODEATHON 2.0 PRESENTED BY KNOWBILITY AND LEAGUE OF TECHNICAL VOTERS Create open source software to benefit nonprofits. Two events! Two chances to participate! Free food, prizes, unique entertainment. All types and skill levels of designers needed. Collaborate on issues of usability and accessibility, graphical interface and high-level software architecture. More info and to sign up:http://codeathon.pbwiki.com/ … Continue reading
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