Category: events

Popcorn Hack Jams — First Cut at a HowTo

As described in the last post, we’re working on general event types that can plug in Mozilla’s programmatic content. See the [Mozilla Event Menu Lite](http://michellethorne.cc/2012/01/mozilla-event-menu-lite/) for more background. [Brett Gaylor](http://etherworks.ca/) and I took a first stab at a **[hack jam kit for video-makers](https://wiki.mozilla.org/Events/Hack_Jam/Popcorn).** This kit…

Mozilla Event Menu Lite

With a little over a week of digestion since the Mozilla Foundation All-Hands, I’ve revised the event menu [shared a few weeks back](http://michellethorne.cc/2012/01/mozilla-event-menu/). The most resounding feedback was: “great to see this overview, **but there’s too much stuff!”** So much of the revisions in version…

The Mozilla Event Menu: Early, Early Draft

As [mentioned](http://michellethorne.cc/2011/12/mozilla-festival-what-next/) [earlier](http://michellethorne.cc/2011/12/fireside-chat-starting-a-learning-network-in-your-city/), this year we’re all about kitting out [web makers around the globe](https://commonspace.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/mozilla-learning-summary/) to build and learn about the web in **formats that are fun, sane, and effective.** So in particular, as an event model for the coming year takes shape, participants and…

Fireside Chat: Starting a Learning Network in Your City

*This article is cross-posted on the [Hive Learning Network NYC blog](http://explorecreateshare.org/2011/12/15/fireside-chat-starting-a-learning-network-in-your-city/).* This week the [Hive Learning Network in New York City](http://explorecreateshare.org/) held a [virtual fireside chat](http://lanyrd.com/2011/mozilla-hivelearning/) about **[how to start a learning network in your city](http://www.slideshare.net/hivelearningnyc/mozilla-hive-fireside-chat).** The chat was led by Hive NYC’s director [Chris…

Mozilla Festival: What Next

At the [Mozilla Festival](https://mozillafestival.org/), **an incredible group of 700 journalists, coders, designers, and educators made over [20 prototypes](http://michellethorne.cc/2011/12/mozilla-festival-what-we-made/)**, [learned](http://ironymark.diwan.com/2011/11/mozilla-festival-from-2-out-of-10-to-a-straight-10/) about media & the web together, drank [buzzing coffee](http://www.ristretto.com/), played [geek ping pong](https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QPJV6CmRYDs), and [so much more](https://mozillafestival.org/category/mozfest/). How can we [keep up the momentum](https://mozillafestival.org/get-involved/)? How can…