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  1. WE Rock Summit: August 5 through 8 Thursday, August 06, 2009

    This week, Chattanooga plays host to the WE Rock Summit, a ground-breaking tour and conference that aims to develop standards for web education, world-wide. By advocating accessibility and usability, the members of the Open Web Education Alliance (OWEA) are bringing the issue of web education to the forefront. From the people behind the WE Rock Summit:

    “OWEA members are devoted to the cause of improving web education because there is a great need for change in how the Web is being taught. Many universities and schools do not teach web standards and best practices. As a result, students are woefully unprepared to meet industry demands upon graduation which in turn puts an unnecessary burden on employers who are then required to put extensive training into the graduates to bring them up to speed. The goal of OWEA is to bring together individuals, companies, and organizations with strong interests in the Web and web education. It’s time to help the next generation of web professionals’ rock!”

    Summit Participants include:
    • John Allsopp, Web Directions
    • Jeffrey Brown, Damascus High School
    • Mark Dubois, WOW
    • Scott Fegette, Adobe
    • Ben Friedman, Iconologic
    • Lars Gunther, Consultant
    • Aaron Gustafson, Easy! Designs
    • Leslie Jensen-Inman, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    • Chris Mills, Opera
    • Doug Schepers, W3C
    • Glenda Sims, The University of Texas at Austin
    • Stephanie Troeth, Book Oven
    • Aarron Walter, MailChimp

    For more information on the WE Rock Summit and Tour, visit http://webeducationrocks.com.

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  2. Plugdin After Party Event | Friday, August 7, 8-9 pm Monday, August 03, 2009

    CreateHere is pleased to host HelloWorld.show();, an invitational exhibition of source code, opening on August 7, 2009 in the CreateHere Studio, 55here, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The gallery opening kicks off at 6 pm and will go until 8 pm. Featuring nine computer programmers and visual artists who hail from across the country, this show breaks new ground by exhibiting computer source code and visual art created via the machine. The event includes live music from Elefont Byte and Italian fare from Main Street’s own, Alleia.

    Immediately following, from 8 to 9 pm, interns and recent college graduates are invited to stick around for appetizers and cocktails, for a chance to get to know other Plugdin interns. There will also be a chance to interact with some local organizations and employers, who have volunteered their time to meet you and connect. Come armed with your contact information, along with any questions you might have about Chattanooga, its local business, employment and volunteer opportunities, and anything else your brilliant minds can conjure.

    Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get even more Plugdin to the city as you mingle and more, over great food and drinks!

    For more information, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
    http://areyouplugdin.com

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  3. Call to Writers: 3 Blind Elephants, a New Media Literary Journal, Now Accepting Submissions

    A new online literary journal, 3 Blind Elephants, is now accepting submissions and is preparing for a public launch this fall.

    Armed with good intentions and strong opinions about literature and technology, 3 Blind Elephants strives to show by example what a good literary journal can be in the digital age: easy to access, and fascinating to read.

    3 Blind Elephants will focus on new short fiction, mainly under 2000 words—“short enough to read on a train commute”—but will also publish occasional essays, reviews, and experimental writing that will inspire and confound readers. By winter, the journal will host regular themed contests in conjunction with several graduate writing programs across the United States and Canada.

    For 3 Blind Elephants, founder Christopher DeWan teams up with established short story writers and MFA writing students, as well as artists who generally work in other genres, hoping to prove that though reading and writing are being changed by new media, they are still very much alive, and as interesting as ever.

    For more information or to submit work, visit the 3 Blind Elephants website, 3blindelephants.com, or write .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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