Grassroots Use of Technology Conference

The 10th Annual Grassroots Use of Technology Conference (GUT-C X) takes place in 4 weeks!

Grassroots Use of Technology Conference X (GUT-C X)
October 16 + 17, 2009 (Friday + Saturday)
Egan Research Center, Northeastern University
Boston, MA

GUT-C X brings together hundreds of grassroots and social change organizers with media activists, writers, and techies from all over New England. This year, we have an array of workshops that focus on social media and organizing work - geared towards both beginners and experts. Topics branch out into: creating websites, building rapid response networks, using databases and e-mail lists, fundraising and “micro” donations, community art, virtual worlds, and more. Rather than offering a blind “techno-lust,” the conference engages in levelheaded thinking about using the latest technologies towards the strategic objectives of an organization for both problem solving and empowerment. Organized in tandem with the National Writers Union's Digital Media Conference, it will feature programming that looks at the implications of digital tech for content creation.

Conference highlights will include a keynote address, “Connecting the Disconnected,” by Professor Richard O'Bryant (Northeastern University) and a lunchtime dialogue between techies and organizers coordinated by smartMEME. The primary conference organizers are the Organizers' Collaborative, the John O'Bryant African American Institute, Boston Neighborhood Network TV, the National Writers Union, and Massachusetts Global Action. A full list of sponsors will be available from the conference website.

Registration - $75 (includes breakfast and lunch on Saturday)
Reduced Rate - $35 (for low-income, student, or unemployed)
Scholarships are available in a limited number, see website for details.

http://www.GrassrootsTech.org