<div><span>In the second edition of the Occupy Wall Street Tech Ops newsletter:</span></div><ul><li><span>News/Updates</span></li>
<li><span>Events</span></li><ul><li><span>Calls (National)</span></li><li><span>Trainings (NYC)</span></li>
<li><span>Meetings (NYC)</span></li><li><span>Hackathons (NYC)</span></li></ul><li><span>Mentorships</span></li>
<li><span>Get Involved</span></li><li><span>Stay In Touch</span></li><li><span>Feedback</span></li>
</ul><div><span><b>-----<br>- News/Updates</b></span></div><ul><li><span></span><span><i>InterChange</i>: We've released a beta version of a new job board for Occupy.net called </span><a href="http://interchange.occupy.net/" target="_blank"><span>InterChange</span></a><span></span><span></span><span>.
If you're part of an OWS working group, you can use InterChange to help
you find people to perform specific tasks or fill specific roles; if
you're looking for a way to help OWS, you can use InterChange to find
something to do that's right for you.</span></li><li><span></span><span><i>Demo Day</i>: The NYC OWS Tech Ops working group participated in an <a href="http://tech.nycga.net/2012/01/26/ows-tech-at-activist-tech-demo-day/" target="_blank">Activist Technology Demo Day</a></span><span>
at the <a href="http://eyebeam.org/" target="_blank">Eyebeam Art & Technology Center</a> on Saturday, January 28. We
demoed Occupy.net, NYCGA.net, the alpha version of Permabank,
Livestream, and click-to-vote devices alongside folks from <a href="http://www.occupywithart.com/" target="_blank">Occupy With Art</a>, the <a href="http://freenetworkfoundation.org/" target="_blank">Free Network Foundation</a>, and others, to scores of students,
artists, technologists and activists, who circulated between tables. We
then participated in a whole-event conversation about the relationship
between technology, the free/libre/open source movement, community
organizing and political activism. We hope to continue and expand our
outreach to technology communities about the Occupy movement!</span></li><li><span><i>Trainings</i>: NYC Tech Ops has a conducted a series of trainings targeted at other
occupiers, on use of <a href="http://nycga.net" target="_blank">nycga.net</a>, <a href="http://occupy.net" target="_blank">occupy.net</a> services, and computer
security, among other topics. Many thanks to Drew & Devin for
setting these up! We've held these several Mondays in a row, training
several dozen people. However, we don't yet have a fixed schedule for
how these will continue. We plan to continue offering trainings, and
hope to set up a regular time & place. Please keep an eye out for
details.</span></li></ul><div><span><b>-----<br>
</b></span><span><b>- Events</b></span></div><div><span><i>Times & locations subject to change. For NYC events, check the <a href="http://nycga.net/groups/tech/events/" target="_blank">events calendar</a>.<br>
</i></span></div><div><br></div><div><span><b>--- Calls (National)</b></span><span><br>
</span><ul><li><span>National tech coordinating calls take place </span><span>in the 2nd and 4th week of every month</span><span>. Check <a href="http://titanpad.com/NationalTechGroup" target="_blank">titanpad.com/NationalTechGroup</a> for</span><span> exact times and</span><span> call-in details.</span></li>
</ul></div><div><span><b>-</b></span><span><b>-- Trainings</b></span><span><b> (NYC)</b></span></div>
<div><ul><li><span>Check <a href="http://nycga.net" target="_blank">nycga.net</a> for dates, locations, and subjects of upcoming trainings.</span></li></ul></div>
<div><span><b>--- </b></span><span><b>Meetings</b></span><span><b> (NYC)</b></span></div>
<ul><li><span>General </span><span>m</span><span>eetings every Wednesday and Sunday at 6pm at 60 Wall St. </span><span>This is where the Tech Ops working group makes decisions requiring group consensus. </span><span>All are welcome</span><span>.</span></li>
<li><span>OccupyWallStreet.net Content Team</span><span> meets</span><span> every Monday at 6pm at 60 Wall St - </span><span>a</span><span>ll are welcome</span><span>.</span></li>
<li><span>OccupyWallStreet.net Development </span><span>m</span><span>eeting every Thursday at 4pm</span><span> - check <a href="http://nycga.net" target="_blank">nycga.net</a> for details.</span></li>
</ul><div><span><b>-</b></span><span><b>-- Work Sessions/Hackathons</b></span><span><b> (NYC)</b></span></div>
<div><ul><li><span>Ready to help out with a Tech Ops project now? Join us for a hackathon! Currently we're doing these every Friday, 5-7pm - b</span><span>ut the location is not fixed, so please contact <a href="mailto:tech%2Brsvp@nycga.net" target="_blank">tech+rsvp@nycga.net</a> to RSVP and get details.</span><span>
This is a good place to meet people and get introduced to a project, or
to work collaboratively on a project you've already been involved with
for a while. There </span><span>should </span><span>be some spare computers, but if you have your own laptop, please bring it.</span></li>
</ul></div><div><span><b>-----<br>
</b></span><span><b>- Mentorships</b></span></div><div><span>If
you are interested in seriously developing your coding skills, Tech Ops
is beginning a mentorship program. We want to share our skills at
writing software and administering systems with people who might not
have previously had the opportunity to learn them, but want to help
solve the movement's problems with technology. If you're interested in
working one-on-one with a</span><span> more</span><span> experienced Tech Ops member, write to <a href="mailto:tech@nycga.net" target="_blank">tech@nycga.net</a> and tell us what you know already and what you want to work on.</span></div>
<div><br></div><div><span><b>-----<br>
</b></span><span><b>- Get Involved</b></span></div><div><span>Please <a href="http://goog_692537277" target="_blank">s</a></span><a href="http://tech.nycga.net/volunteer/" target="_blank"><span>ign up </span><span>as a</span><span> volunteer</span></a><span></span><span>!</span></div>
<div><br></div><div><span>And/or, c</span><span>heck out </span><span>our jobs board at <a href="http://interchange.occupy.net" target="_blank">interchange.occupy.net</a></span><span> for a list of specific skills & roles that Tech Ops projects need.</span></div>
<div><br></div><div><span><b>-----<br>
</b></span><span><b>- Stay in Touch</b></span></div><div><span>Tech
Ops has a <a href="http://tech.nycga.net" target="_blank">blog</a>, a <a href="http://nycga.net/groups/tech/forum" target="_blank">forum</a>,
a Twitter account (@OWS_Tech), an IRC channel (#nycga-techops), and an
email address (<a href="mailto:tech@nycga.net" target="_blank">tech@nycga.net</a>)!</span></div><div><br></div><div><span><b>-----<br>
</b></span><span><b>- Feedback</b></span></div><div><span>Something
missing from this newsletter? Got feedback? Let us know! Post on the
<a href="http://nycga.net/groups/tech/forum" target="_blank">forum</a> or email us at <a href="mailto:tech@nycga.net" target="_blank">tech@nycga.net</a>.</span></div><div><br></div>