Legal Hackathon
The Brooklyn Law Incubator and Policy (BLIP) Clinic
Sunday 15 April, 2012
9am - 5:30pm, $0/Rsvp
Brooklyn Law School
250 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy (BLIP) Clinic invites you to the first ever NYC Legal Hack-a-thon: a chance to engage lawyers, advocates, and technologists in creating innovative regulations and applications. We still operate within a 20th century legal reality despite society’s rapid advancements taking place in the new Information Age. This Legal Hackathon explores methods to address the evolving needs of governments, entrepreneurs, and advocacy groups in today’s technologically convergent world.
The Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy (BLIP) Clinic functions as a modern, technology-oriented law firm. Since its inception in 2008, BLIP is training a new generation of lawyers who are well-versed across the spectrum of skills needed to represent emerging tech, Internet, communications, and new media companies. The BLIP experience is well-rounded -- in addition to learning the intricacies of representing start-ups, BLIP clinicians are at the forefront of tech-related policy issues and advocate on behalf of causes and businesses in various legislative, regulatory, and judicial arenas.
AGENDA
9 AM – Breakfast and Registration (Student Lounge)
930 AM – Opening Keynote(s) (Moot Court Room)
Jonathan Askin
10 AM – Gov 2.0: A Primer on Crowdsourced Policymaking and Fostering Civic Engagement Through Technology (Moot Court Room)
Moderated by Jonathan Askin
Speakers: Art Chang, Sherwin Siy, John Bergmayer
1045 AM – Hacking the Act: Why do SOPA/PIPA Matter? (Moot Court Room)
Moderated by: Derek Bambauer
Speakers: Lon Jacobs, Robert Levine, Amyt Eckstein, Michael Mandiberg
1130 AM – Introduction to #HackTheAct by BLIP and Docracy – Followed by Open Team Mixing/Brainstorming Sessions (Moot Court Room)
1230 PM – Lunch & More Brainstorming (Subotnick)
1 PM – Mini-KeyNote from Tim Hwang: Horses to Water (Subotnick)
130 PM – First Workshops Begin (Subotnick Remains Open)
Hacking Contracts with Docracy (Room 601)
Led by: Veronica Picciafuoco
The PriView Project: Hacking an Assessment Standard for Privacy Policies (Room 603)
Led by: Heather Federman, with John Randall, Julie Adler, and Ernest Stanley
Crowdsourcing Legal Knowledge with Wikipedia (Room 602)
Led by: Amanda Levendowski
215 PM – Second Workshops Begin (Subotnick Remains Open)
Crowdsourcing the Mayor with WhyNot (Room 601)
Led by: Emil Stefkov
Other Collaborators: 21st Century Democracy Project, Ben Kallos, Harry Kresky
The Calyx Institute: Hacking a Model Privacy Policy for ISPs and SaaS (Room 603)
Led by: Nick Merrill
Other Collaborators: PriView
3 PM – Third Workshops Begin (Rooms 601-602; Subotnick Remains Open)
What is an O-Corporation? (Room 603)
Led by: Jonathan Askin, with Neil Jacobs
Creative Rights Education (Room 601)
Led by: John Randall, with Rebecca Ford and Andrew Rausa
4 PM – Hack the Act Presentations – Drinks Served (Subotnick)
430 PM – Final Keynote (Subotnick)
The Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy (BLIP) Clinic functions as a modern, technology-oriented law firm. Since its inception in 2008, BLIP is training a new generation of lawyers who are well-versed across the spectrum of skills needed to represent emerging tech, Internet, communications, and new media companies. The BLIP experience is well-rounded -- in addition to learning the intricacies of representing start-ups, BLIP clinicians are at the forefront of tech-related policy issues and advocate on behalf of causes and businesses in various legislative, regulatory, and judicial arenas.
AGENDA
9 AM – Breakfast and Registration (Student Lounge)
930 AM – Opening Keynote(s) (Moot Court Room)
Jonathan Askin
10 AM – Gov 2.0: A Primer on Crowdsourced Policymaking and Fostering Civic Engagement Through Technology (Moot Court Room)
Moderated by Jonathan Askin
Speakers: Art Chang, Sherwin Siy, John Bergmayer
1045 AM – Hacking the Act: Why do SOPA/PIPA Matter? (Moot Court Room)
Moderated by: Derek Bambauer
Speakers: Lon Jacobs, Robert Levine, Amyt Eckstein, Michael Mandiberg
1130 AM – Introduction to #HackTheAct by BLIP and Docracy – Followed by Open Team Mixing/Brainstorming Sessions (Moot Court Room)
1230 PM – Lunch & More Brainstorming (Subotnick)
1 PM – Mini-KeyNote from Tim Hwang: Horses to Water (Subotnick)
130 PM – First Workshops Begin (Subotnick Remains Open)
Hacking Contracts with Docracy (Room 601)
Led by: Veronica Picciafuoco
The PriView Project: Hacking an Assessment Standard for Privacy Policies (Room 603)
Led by: Heather Federman, with John Randall, Julie Adler, and Ernest Stanley
Crowdsourcing Legal Knowledge with Wikipedia (Room 602)
Led by: Amanda Levendowski
215 PM – Second Workshops Begin (Subotnick Remains Open)
Crowdsourcing the Mayor with WhyNot (Room 601)
Led by: Emil Stefkov
Other Collaborators: 21st Century Democracy Project, Ben Kallos, Harry Kresky
The Calyx Institute: Hacking a Model Privacy Policy for ISPs and SaaS (Room 603)
Led by: Nick Merrill
Other Collaborators: PriView
3 PM – Third Workshops Begin (Rooms 601-602; Subotnick Remains Open)
What is an O-Corporation? (Room 603)
Led by: Jonathan Askin, with Neil Jacobs
Creative Rights Education (Room 601)
Led by: John Randall, with Rebecca Ford and Andrew Rausa
4 PM – Hack the Act Presentations – Drinks Served (Subotnick)
430 PM – Final Keynote (Subotnick)