NW China Council
and
Univ. of Oregon Center for Asian & Pacific Studies
present

Digital China and Social Media

Livestream of New York panel from The Paley Center for Media
plus
Portland panel discussion

Monday, March 15, 2010

3:30-5pm   Livestream from Paley Center for Media in New York:

• Ai Weiwei, leading contemporary Chinese artist and digital evangelist
• Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter
• Richard McManus, founder of ReadWriteWeb
• Orville Schell (moderator), Arthur Ross Director of Center on U.S.-China Relations of the Asia Society

5-6pm   Portland Panel:

• Prof. Jeffrey Barlow, Director, Pacific University Berglund Center for Internet Studies
• Craig Fisk, President, Picocosmos
• Prof. David Li, University of Oregon Center for Asian and Pacific Studies

Summary per ReadWriteWeb

"The central question of the event is: What is the relevance of new social networking technologies in our culture and society; and how can we use these tools for digital activism in order to foster positive social change, particularly in China?"

After watching livestreaming of the New York discussion, the Portland panel will seek to work with the local audience to facilitate adding to the New York discussion in a Q&A session.