NEW, but still, provisional line-up for Internet for Activists Conference 2009

See blog HERE for more info.

Provisional Line up for conference
	Room G2	Room B102: workshops
10.00-10.30am	Registration
10.30-11.45am	Opening plenary: On the political uses of the internet Speakers: Hicham Yezza. Ex-Nottingham student and Guardian columnist Fiona Osler of Red Pepper and author of "The Activist's Guide to the Internet" Dr. Kevin Gillan, Sociologist, http://www.antiwarresearch.info/
11.45-12.00	Break
12.00-13.00	Internet Security Speakers: George Danezis, Microsoft Research Security Group Rep from the Open Rights Group	Effective online organisation: Widgets, live and micro-blogging & co-ordination Speaker by live link-up from Egypt: Hossam el-Hamalawy of Arabawy blog
13.00-13.30	Lunch. Available in common room
13.30-14.30 Please arrive by 13.00 as there may be unscheduled changes to this session.	Free Our Books Campaign Launch: Speakers so far: Toni Prug. More soon. See http://www.freeourbooks.org.uk/ More info will be added soon	Workshop: Using Humour Effectively Online Speaker: Kate Smurthwaite, Cruella Blog
14.30-14.45	Break
14.45-15.45	Blogging for Building Campaigns Speakers: Richard Seymour of Lenin's Tomb Tim Ireland of Bloggerheads Laurie Penny of Penny Red	Workshop: Video Activism Speaker: Ady Cousins Bring equipment if you want to get started straight away
15.45-16.00	Break
16.00-17.00	Effective Online Campaigning - Success Stories Rep from Encyclopedia Dramatica on the anti-Scientology movement David Semple from ThoughCowardsFlinch and Liberal Conspiracy Karin Robinson, Political Consultant, blogger and regional director of the Americans Abroad for Obama campaign.	Workshop: "Be the Media" With members of Indymedia UK.
Laptop surgery will be run all day in SOAS JCR. Please bring your own equipment to participate in the workshops and your own experiences or questions to participate in the plenaries.
17.00-22.00	Entertainment, food and networking in SOAS bar
Stalls and bookshops all day