StumbleUponBill will chart the early history of the Internet – how, why and for whom it was created, and the public ethos behind its development, before going on to describe the Internet today, and what he sees as the commercial interests and practices that are threatening to undermine it. The lecture will be followed by a chaired discussion, and then music from the Cybersalon DJs, and drinks in the ICA bar. The event is intended to bring new media professionals, academics, commentators, journalists and policy makers together to think critically about what has happened over the last year, and assess future developments in the digital economy.
To book for this event, please contact the ICA on 020 7930 3647 or tickets@ica.org.uk
About Bill Thompson
Bill Thompson is a new media pioneer whose main interests lie in the crossover between technology and culture. He has worked in IT as a programmer, consultant, trainer and now as a writer and journalist. Bill has been involved with the Internet since 1986- " when you could read all of USENET each day and having an email address on your business card was radical" He was formerly head of new media at Guardian Newspapers, formerly technical manager of Nexus and formerly Campaigns Editor at Internet Magazine. He writes a weekly column for BBC Online and is tame geek on Go Digital on the World Service.The evening will be chaired by Dr Richard Barbrook. A writer and lecturer on issues of digital culture, society and politics, Richard is a co-founder of Cybersalon The Hypermedia Research Centre at Westminster University where he currently teaches.
Links
ICA: www.ica.org.ukCybersalon: www.cybersalon.org
Hypermedia Research Centre: www.hrc.wmin.ac.uk
Open Democracy: www.opendemocracy.net
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