Drumbeat Rio and Drumbeat Sao Paulo
Local, community-run events are a core part of the Drumbeat strategy. These events invite teachers, artists, filmakers, bloggers, lawyers, web developers and anyone else who cares about the internet to talk about building and protecting the open web for the future. They also provide a place where people can contribute their skills and creativity to practical projects that make the open web better.
Goals
The first of these events will happen in Rio and Sao Paulo in late March. Goals for these first events are simple:
1. Get people comfortable w/ the idea of the open web. Encourage them to shape this idea so it makes sense in their own lives.
2. Introduce and explain Mozilla Drumbeat. Show both local and global projects that where everyday internet users put the open web into action.
3. Explore how people can use and shape Drumbeat in Brasil (or in any city or country where the events are happening).
There is also a 'meta goal' of testing our event model and content. In this sense, Rio and Sao Paulo are pilot events.
Agenda
The agend maps to the goals outlined above. Here is a rough outline:
1. Get people comfortable w/ the idea of the open web.
a. Icebreaker to get people to know each other: find someone else in the room who does the same kind of work you do.
b. Brief welcome by facilitators in big circle of participants. Provide overview of goals, agenda, logistics.
c. Second exercise: 'spectrogram' interactive discussion where people respond to the statement 'I know what the open web is' . Followed by small groups coming up w/ phrases and one sentence definitions of the open web in Portuguese.
2. Introduce and explain Mozilla Drumbeat. Show projects that put the open web into action.
a. Very brief overview of the Drumbeat idea. Clearly emphasizes the opportunity that everyone in the room has to shape and participate in Drumbeat.
b. Speed geek presentations of projects that demonstrate the open web in action. Approximately 5 - 8 presentations, some local and some from existing global Drumbeat projects. These are rotating 10 minute lightning talks.
(note: in longer events, this will be followed by a chance to work with these projects or create new ones. however, we won't have time for this at brasil events as they are half day)
3. Explore how people can use and shape Drumbeat in Brasil.
a. Mapping on the wall using sticky notes - topics, projects, people who could benefit from and contribute to Drumbeat in Brasil.
b. Small groups discussions about what the most interesting opportunities are for Drumbeat in Brasil based on this mapping. (if time allows)
c. Closing circle and next steps.
Rio Details
Schedule and sign up:
March 18, 3pm to 7pm, reception follows FGV Law School sign up is here
Speedgeek presentations:
- Privacy Icons - Bruno Magrani
- Web Made Movies (who can present?)
- P2PU Open Web Skills (who can present?)
- Rodrigo's open source education project
- another local project
- another local project
Local facilitators:
- Bruno Magrani
- Erik
Sao Paulo Details
Schedule and sign up:
- March 21, 3pm to 7pm
- reception follows
- House of Digital Culture
- sign up is here
Speedgeek presentations:
- WebMadeMovies - Pedro Markun
- P2PU Open Web Skills - Daniela or Bianca
- Magic Subtitles - Philippe Sanchez
- Public Videos - Fabrico
- Open standards in lan houses - firefox plugin
- Music studio that is ngo - free software and creative commons
Local facilitators:
- Pedro Markun
- Daniela B. Silva
- DJ Pixel