On November 24, we’ll be discussing new forms of work, organization and action in INLS490. We’re lucky have four experts coming in to discuss their first-hand experience with the topic.
Our guests for November 24 will be:
- Brian Russell, founder of Carrboro Coworking (about, videos).
- Dave Johnson of Sun Microsystems, Roller Weblogger, and BarCampRDU and the Apache Software Foundation.
- Wayne Sutton of SocialCarolina, 30Threads and BarCampRDU
- Abe Crystal, who recently defended his Ph.D. and is working on a startup named Ruzuku
All of these guests are leveraging new media and technologies in their work. Brian’s work with Carrboro Coworking is addressing a very real new-economy need – creating collaborative spaces for creative work. Dave works virtually and physically with many different teams, and Wayne is the glue of the Triangle-area technology scene. Abe is venturing out with his first startup, addressing work patterns and productivity. Clearly, this is going to be a dynamite class.
If you’re in the area and would like to attend, please do – the class is in Manning Hall 307, Mon Nov. 24 from 6-8:30. One thing I ask – if you’re not affiliated with UNC, please drop me a line and let me know you’re coming. I’ll provide cookies and snacks.
Fred Stutzman is a doctoral student, researcher and teaching fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science. He studies how people use social media.
