On 24 and 25 February 2007, the OpenStreetMap team of volunteers will be adding Bristol to the global mapping revolution. Contributors to the OpenStreetMap (OSM) project are meeting in Bristol with the aim of completely mapping the streets and other major features of the city.
Anyone wishing to take part in the mapping weekend are asked [...]
2 November 2006
I met with Denise Britt. Denise told me about having taken part in a digital storytelling project with KWMC. Denise said that she had made a digital story based on why she started doing volunteer work. The story was about her life and the impact that volunteering has had on her. Denise explained [...]
Today is Safer Internet Day, which almost 40 countries will participate in. Taking place for the fourth year running, the event is organised by European Schoolnet, coordinator of Insafe, the European safer internet network (www.saferinternet.org).
The highlight of the day will once again be a worldwide blogathon, publishing the voices of hundreds of youngsters from across [...]
15 November 2006
I met with Doug Coombs at the Knowle West Development Trust. Doug began by talking about the fantastic potential there is for new media, whether through text, images, photos or video. However, what concerns him is the situation regarding the have and have-nots, and how this situation basically comes down to money.
Doug told [...]
What is the one thing that links mobile phones, plasticine, lead shot and self raising flour?
According to the Bristol Science City press release it is Bristol itself – they were all invented here. And the city’s spirit of scientific discovery is still very much alive today.
“The Bristol city region was awarded ’science city’ status in [...]
From artists and filmmakers to scientists, programmers, architects and designers, Dorkbot is a global movement for people doing strange things with electricity.
Next Event : 8 February, Arnolfini, 7pm
Guests: Julian Oliver on Packet Garden and Teresa Dillon on Polar Produce
Packet Garden is a digital commission for Arnolfini. A network visualisation project which captures information about how [...]