Oh man, this is a fantastic opportunity, and relates to some projects I'm working on. Sadly, I can't make it, but other people should definitely go. Do you know if it will be recorded? If not, can someone take notes? :)<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Chris Murphy <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chrisnoisebridge@gmail.com">chrisnoisebridge@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><div>To the Noisebridge people that are working on the transparency in govenrment project... Reserve your seats now. This may well sell out. I have one extra ticket maybe, we can figure something out. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Read on...</div><div><br></div><br><div><span style="font-size: 13px;"><div>Beth Noveck is the head of President Obama's Open Government Initiative. She created Peer-to-Patent, which is accelerating the patent review process by opening it to public participation, and she wrote<i> Wiki Government</i>, published in 2009. In this talk we hear how her ideas are working in the real world of Washington, and how they may play out as governance goes increasingly digital.</div>
<div><br></div><blockquote style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;"><b>"Transparent Government" Beth Noveck</b>,<b> Herbst Theater, Civic Center,</b>San Francisco,<b> 7pm, Thursday, March 4.</b> The show starts promptly at 7:30pm. To be sure of a seat, <a href="https://longnow.org/membership/" target="_blank">become a Long Now member</a> and reserve a seat or <a href="http://www.cityboxoffice.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=1481" target="_blank">order an advance ticket ($10)</a>.</blockquote>
<blockquote style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;"><br></blockquote><div>[Note: the talk is at the<u> Herbst Theater, downtown</u> at the Civic Center.]</div><blockquote style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;">
<br></blockquote><div>Guaranteeing your seat<b>:</b></div><div><br></div><ul style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;"><li style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;"><a href="https://longnow.org/membership/" target="_blank">Long Now Members</a> can reserve a seat <a href="http://www.cityboxoffice.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=1481" target="_blank">HERE</a> (Use the discount code listed in your email and on the <a href="http://www.longnow.org/seminars/02010/mar/04/transparent-government/" target="_blank">Seminar page</a> on the new Long Now Member's site.)</li>
<li style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;">You can purchase tickets for $10 <a href="http://www.cityboxoffice.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=1481" target="_blank">HERE</a></li><li style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;">
Limited tickets available at the door; unclaimed seats in the theater are released right before the Seminar starts.</li><li style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;">Members and Ticket holders; if you arrive after 7:25 we may not be able to seat you in the theater.</li>
<li style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;">Seating is limited and subject to availability; purchase or reserve your seat early.</li></ul><div>Talks coming up:</div><div><br></div><div><b>Apr. 1</b> (Thurs.) - <a href="http://www.longnow.org/seminars/02010/apr/01/six-easy-steps-avert-collapse-civilization/" target="_blank"><b><span></span>David Eagleman</b>, "Six Easy Steps to Avert the Collapse of Civilization"</a><br>
<b>May 3</b> (Mon.) - <a href="http://www.longnow.org/seminars/02010/may/03/deviant-globalization/" target="_blank"><b>Nils Gilman</b>, "Deviant Globalization"</a></div><div><b>Sep. 23</b> (Thurs.) - <a href="http://www.longnow.org/seminars/02010/sep/21/twilight-bombs/" target="_blank"><b>Richard Rhodes</b>, "Twilight of the Bombs"</a><br>
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