Contact Information: Contact: Ben Moskowitz conference@openvideoalliance.org Twitter: @openvideo Lisa Bennett Kaltura (212) 981-3965 lisa.bennett@kaltura.com
The First Ever Open Video Conference Opens Today in New York City
More Than 800 Entrepreneurs, Thought-Leaders, Technologists, Policy-Makers, Hackers, Academics, and Others Come Together for a Two-Day Event Dedicated to Promoting the Open Source Video Movement
| Source: Kaltura
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - June 19, 2009) - The first ever Open Video Conference will be
taking place today and tomorrow (with a Hack day on Sunday) at the NYU
campus in New York City. The Open Video Conference is a two-day gathering
of more than 800 global leaders in technology, business, public policy,
art, and activism to explore the future of video on the web.
The conference is a production of Kaltura (developers of the world's first
full open source online video platform), Yale Internet Society Project,
Participatory Culture Foundation (creators of the open source Miro internet
TV player) and, in partnership with Mozilla, Red Hat, Creative Commons,
Level3, Akamai, the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard
University and more.
In addition to talks from internet luminaries, screenings of video art, and
demonstrations of the newest internet video technology, the event will
serve as the inauguration of the Open Video Alliance, an umbrella coalition
dedicated to furthering best practices in online video.
"We have received an amazing response on all fronts to this event. With
sponsorship and participation from all the large players, an outstanding
speaker lineup and over 800 registrants, this full blown industry
conference is going to be a blast," said Shay David, co-founder and VP of
Business and Community Development at Kaltura. "This revolutionary event
will further bring to the top of everyone's mind the concept of open video
and the great value that openness brings to the industry."
Full details and live streaming from the event are available online at
http://openvideoconference.org.