It all starts tonight!

Tonight’s the night! We’re celebrating the opening of Webzine at Cafe Du Nord 8-10pm, but you already knew that. For you last minute ticket buyers, there is a bit of good news. Online ticket sales have been extended through 6:30pm TONIGHT. Get them online and save $10 over the weekend pass or $5 off the day pass.

We’ve added a few things to things to the schedule to give you even more incentive to drink the Webzine kool-aid.

[FEATURED SPEAKERS]
Irene McGee (Freya, Saturday, 5:30-5:50)
She walked off the set of MTV’s Real World Seattle after being bitch slapped by another cast member while the cameras rolled on. Irene is now a media activist & theorist and will talk a bit about ‘being the media’.

Jonas Luster (Freya, Sunday, 4-4:20)
Don’t utter the words ’social networking’ near Jonas or he might have to get all peacekeeper on yer ass. He’ll tell you why there is no such thing as social networking.

[WORKSHOP]
Intro to Digital Photography & Photoblogging (Valhalla, Saturday, 3:00-3:50)
Lucas Shuman & Jose Louis Martinez are the experienced dojos of digital photography that will help you take better pictures and show you how you can share them with the world.

[FUN STUFF]
Linux Robot Demo (Valhalla, Sunday, 4-4:30)
Michael Shiloh will demonstrate his interactive Linux based robot. The robot is a 2 drive wheel, 2 caster wheel platform with some basic sensors and a Linux SBC. Biddie-biddie-biddie!

Video screening: This Spartan Life (Valhalla, Sunday 4:30-5)
A talk show in games space. Damian Lacedaemion is not your average talk show host. He lives inside an online game where daily existence is a struggle against overwhelming odds (and other, much better players.)

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3 Responses to “It all starts tonight!”

1. just in teractive Says:
   September 23rd, 2005 at 2:45 pm

   Webzine - the Return

   Personal web sites have been called a number of things over the years. Online diaries, homepages, blogs, and webzines. Webzine is an empowering word; it calls on the tradition of amateur print ‘zines, combined with the ease and power of…

2. mymarkup.net Says:
   September 24th, 2005 at 5:29 am

   Dom gör det själva!

   I helgen äger Webzine 2005 rum i San Francisco. Det handlar om oberoende nätpublicering, “part panel discussions and speakers,…

3. Metroblogging San Francisco Says:
   September 24th, 2005 at 10:59 am

   Waiting for Godot Comcast

   I’ll warn you right now, in case you haven’t figured it out from Metroblogging Kahuna Sean Bonner’s recent postings here or, even better, Courtney’s announcement, that several of us SFMBers and a handful of other Metrobloggers from other cities are…

WEBZINE is a real world, face-to-face celebration of independent publishing on the Internet. It's part panel discussions and speakers, part workshops and much freeform collaboration, schmoozing and after-party boozing. The panel discussions aim to inspire, the workshops are hands-on forums of learning and the Master's Lounge is the unstructured place to share knowledge, ideas and URLs. DIY to its core, Webzine is rooted in zine culture and the love of making our own media.

Two days of panel discussions and presentations from speakers covering a micro gamut of the independent publishing landscape. Hear from people who are turning mainstream media on it's head through self-reporting, culture jamming, citizen journalism, experimenting with new forms of audio and video broadcasting and of course, sticking it to the Man.

Inspiration becomes creation when you make the tools and tricks work for you. Learn from leaders and creators of open source publishing tools, podcasts and video blogs. Step it up a notch by learning how to tailor your message, perfect your content with proper internet architecture and this new thing called microformats.

We would be lying to you horribly if we tried to tell you that we've covered everything and everyone there is to know in the world of independent online publishing. The Lounge is a place where you can share your ideas, project, URL or whatever you happen to be working on with fellow allies and future friends. This area will be an open, self-selecting and self-scheduled space equipped with a digital projector and a round table. Gather 'round and exchange knowledge and contact info.

Webzine 2005 is Accessible

Online tickets for Webzine 2005 went for an amazingly low price of $22 for the whole shebang. Day passes were $13 in advance. That's less than 1% the cost of some other well known annual conferences, all without the guilt, grime or starch.

Webzine 2005
SEPTEMBER 24th/25th
12noon - 6:00pm

Swedish American Hall
2174 Market Street
San Francisco, Kalifornia