Mitch Kapor leads OneWebDay

by jonl on May 27, 2009

EFF founder Mitch Kapor is the new board chair for OneWebDay, the global event founded in 2006 by Susan Crawford. As an Austin organizer for OneWebDay, and having worked in the past with Mitch via EFF-Austin, I’m psyched to hear this news, and the news that OneWebDay’s been awarded a Ford Foundation Grant. Susan, who did such a great job making OWD happen, is advising President Obama on science, technology, and innovation policy at the National Economic Council.

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Nathaniel James July 1, 2009 at 9:14 pm: Thanks for the nice write-up! Please check out the brand new Web site and sign up for our social action network for OneWebDay organizers at my.onewebday.org. Can’t wait to see what Austin does this year.

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