{"id":4895,"date":"2012-09-18T09:47:12","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T16:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/?p=4895"},"modified":"2014-04-20T23:56:00","modified_gmt":"2014-04-21T06:56:00","slug":"mozfest-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/blog\/2012\/09\/18\/mozfest-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the 2012 Mozilla Festival: making, freedom and the web"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Join us for three days of inspired making, learning and celebration in London<\/strong>. Today we&#8217;re extremely proud to launch the new <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/\">2012 Mozilla Festival web site<\/a> &#8212; and invite you to <a href=\"https:\/\/donate.mozilla.org\/page\/contribute\/mozfest2012-registration\">join us<\/a> <strong>November 9-11 <\/strong>in London, UK.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<strong>We want <em>everyone<\/em> to tap the full creative power of the web<\/strong>. The Mozilla Festival is a magnet for people interested in learning about &#8212; and playing with &#8212; the web&#8217;s future.&#8221; &#8212;<em>Mark Surman, Executive Director, Mozilla<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Gathering educators, youth, coders, gamers, media-makers and you<\/h3>\n<p><strong>This year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/\">Mozilla Festival<\/a> will gather more than 800 passionate people with diverse backgrounds and skill-sets<\/strong>. The goal: push the frontiers of the open web, learn together, and make things that can change the world.<\/p>\n<p>Coders, designers, journalists and educators will join with filmmakers, gamers, makers and youth from more than 40 different countries. Together they&#8217;ll participate in a series of <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/schedule\/formats\/design-challenge\/\">design challenges<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/schedule\/formats\/learning-lab\/\">learning labs<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/schedule\/formats\/fireside-chat\/\">fireside chats<\/a> spread across four floors of the <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/location\/\">Ravensbourne<\/a> design and media campus in East London.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unlike traditional conferences, the emphasis at the Mozilla Festival is on hands-on making and collaboration<\/strong> &#8212; rather than passive consumption or listening to other people talk. It&#8217;s &#8220;more hack, less yack.&#8221; And a big tent for <em>everyone<\/em> &#8212; including partners, local communities and you &#8212; who shares Mozilla&#8217;s vision for a more open, web literate world.<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<strong>Technology is at the point where learners don\u2019t just use the tools, but make the tools<\/strong>. This happens at places like the Mozilla Festival, where geeks and practitioners get together.&#8221;<strong> <em>\u2013 <\/em><\/strong><em>Joi Ito<\/em><em>, Mozilla Foundation Board Member, Director of MIT Media Lab<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/about\/\"><strong>Building a generation of webmakers<\/strong><\/a>. Seeding a global movement to spread digital literacy and empower a new generation of digital creators.<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/schedule\/themes\/coding-for-kids\/\">Coding for Kids<\/a><\/strong>. Including an entire floor of activities for youth hosted by <a href=\"http:\/\/explorecreateshare.org\/\">Hive NYC<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wnyc.org\/shows\/rookies\/\">WYNC&#8217;s Radio Rookies<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalme.co.uk\/\">DigitalMe<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/appsforgood.org\/\">O2 Think Big<\/a> and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/schedule\/themes\/hackable-games\/\">Hackable Games<\/a><\/strong>. Pushing the frontiers of the web through gaming, opening games to remix, and creating games that teach web mechanics to the world.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/schedule\/themes\/physical-web\/\">Making the Web Physical<\/a><\/strong>. Interactive prototypes that explore the potential of a physical internet. Hack with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.media.mit.edu\/\">MIT Media Lab<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/productdesign.dundee.ac.uk\/\">Product Design at the University of Dundee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tinkercad.com\/\">TinkerCAD<\/a> and more.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/schedule\/themes\/skills-and-badges\/\"><strong>Skills and Badges<\/strong><\/a>. Exploring how projects like Mozilla&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/openbadges.org\">OpenBadges<\/a> and others are rewarding achievement and unlocking the web&#8217;s full learning potential.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/schedule\/themes\/journalism\/\">Source Code for Journalism<\/a>. <\/strong>Coding and <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillaopennews.org\/\">working open<\/a> for newsrooms and journalists, including news partners from the <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillaopennews.org\/\">Knight-Mozilla OpenNews<\/a> project like the BBC, the Guardian, the New York Times and <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillaopennews.org\/fellowships\/\">others<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/schedule\/themes\/web-native-cinema\/\">Web-native Cinema<\/a><\/strong>. Exploring how HTML5 and new technologies like <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillapopcorn.org\">Mozilla Popcorn<\/a> are changing the way film-makers, documentarians and everyday people tell stories on the web.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/schedule\/themes\/mobile-webmaking\/\">Webmaking for Mobile<\/a><\/strong>. Coding and playing with mobile devices driven by the web. The web as platform for whole new devices and experiences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Mozilla Festival science fair\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6055\/6313125666_6d009ce735_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"339\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Get involved<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/donate.mozilla.org\/page\/contribute\/mozfest2012-registration\"><strong>Register now<\/strong><\/a>. <strong>Join us for the Mozilla Festival in London, Nov 9 &#8211; 11!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/\"><strong>Learn more<\/strong><\/a>. Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/schedule\/\">what&#8217;s in store at the Festival<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/schedule\/propose-a-session\/\">propose a session<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mozillafestival.org\/get-involved\/\"><strong>Volunteer<\/strong><\/a>. Be a part of making this year&#8217;s Festival a success.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ICY9GqAZEHk\">Check out video highlights<\/a><\/strong> from last year&#8217;s Festival, or read up on last year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/2011.mozillafestival.org\/\">blog posts and coverage<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search\/realtime\/%23Mozfest\">Join the conversation<\/a><\/strong>. Join the discussion using <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search\/realtime\/%23Mozfest\">#MozFest<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for three days of inspired making, learning and celebration in London. 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