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c2o News

c2o decommissioning

Community Communications Online (c2o) is the Internet hosting and
technical development arm of apc.au Ltd. Due to increased running costs
and maintenance requirements the apc.au Ltd Board has decided to
decommission c2o hosting and its servers.

apc.au will continue to provide hosting services to our core clients on
a project and consultancy basis while migrating everyone to the our new
hosting provider, DreamHost.

This process commenced with our in-house projects and two of our clients
as early as September 2007. This provided us with the procedures
required to migrate our remaining clients with the least amount of
disruption to services as possible.

You will receive a final invoice(s) for 2007 in January 2008. As of
January 2008 you will be charged by apc.au at the new rates with a full
list of services and access details provided.

Should you have any questions regarding the decommissioning and the
hosting services migration, please contact apc.au Technical Director,
Grant McHerron:

grant at apc.org.au

We will complete the last stages of this process up to the 7th of
January. We will contact you individually with any new details for your
ongoing use of email, mailing lists and websites.

For more information, refer to:

apc.au InfoWiki.

APC Council Meeting

At the recent 10th Council Meeting (8-10 November, Rio de Janeiro) of the APC a new Executive Board was elected. apc.au's in for the next three years. The Council Meeting also saw members devise a new set of program activities which will be developed into a five year action plan in February 2008. apc.au congratulates welcomes the new APC Board and looks forward to working on key ICT issues and projects with its members and associates.

Equitable Access

Rio de Janeiro -- APC hosts a one day event on equitable access to ICT infrastructure in Rio de Janeiro. Universal access, freedom of expression and invoking the accountability of states are not possible without affordable, equitable access to communications infrastructure.

In a world where access and opportunities are unevenly distributed, many information and communication technology (ICT) enthusiasts are developing innovative new solutions to bring people inside the communications revolution, but many of these experiences are yet to be shared.

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is organising a one-day event called EQUITABLE ACCESS to start a process of consolidating emerging lessons and knowledge on innovative access solutions. This will inform learning, research, policy interventions and access strategies.

For more information:
http://access.apc.org/

Plumi released

EngageMedia, have announced the release of Plumi, a free software video sharing platform. Plumi enables you to create a sophisticated video sharing and community site out-of-the-box. In a web landscape where almost all video sharing sites keep their distribution platform under lock and key Plumi is one contribution towards creating a truly democratic media.

Rights Online

MELBOURNE, Australia - In an effort to understand what your rights are, as a producer of content for the web, OPEN CHANNEL and APC.au are hosting the *free* Rights Online seminar during Arts Law Week.

When: Wednesday 9 May, 7 - 9pm
Where: Cinema 11, Cinema Nova*, Carlton
Bookings: artslaw@openchannel.org.au or 03 8610 9300
* Venue is wheelchair accessible

Presenters:

Andrew Garton (OPEN CHANNEL, APC.au)
Shaun Miller (Marshall's & Dent)
Jarman Richard (JDR Legal)