Trash Island

A Marine Collaboratory.

Creator, project coordinator.

Trash Island is a collaborative project to put the Pacific Garbage Patch on the map through the use of science, art, and digital technology. It incorporates interactive, educational tools, and a world-wide outreach campaign.

Accomplices: Under NDA. Please contact me for details.

Trash Island website coming soon.

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First International Symposium of Citizen Journalists, Costa Rica

November 16, 17, University of Costa Rica.

Instigator, co-organizer, keynote speaker.

This symposium -and the informal gathering of bloggers that will precede it- will bring together the leading voices of Citizen Journalism in Costa Rica and Central America.

Accomplices: Universidad de Costa Rica, PeriodismoCiudadano.com.

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PeriodismoCiudadano.com

We the People, We the Media.

Instigator, director for the Americas.

Recognized as the leading site for citizen journalism in Spanish language, Periodismociudadano.com promotes freedom of speech and freedom of the press through the use of Web 2.0 technologies. Periodismociudadano.com is a repository of news, resources and tools for both current and aspiring citizen journalists.

Accomplices: Óscar Espiritusanto, Rosa Jiménez Cano, Jacinto Lajas, Antonio Fumero, Jaime Estévez, Fernando Nuño Santana, Paula Gonzalo, Emilio Pérez del Yerro, Rut Munguira.

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