To support staff development in preparation for the Smithsonian's adoption of an Open Access policy, the Provost Office is hosting a speaker series covering a range of topics related to open knowledge. On December 9th a session was held on Open Business at the National Museum of Natural History.
Presentations by:
Brendan Ciecko is the founder and CEO of Cuseum, a platform that helps museums and cultural organizations engage their visitors, members, and patrons. Ciecko has been building technology since the age of 11 and has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as being one of America’s top entrepreneurs under 30. Ciecko has been featured in The New York Times, WIRED, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Esquire, and PC Magazine for his work in design, technology, and business. In addition, Ciecko currently sits on the Steering Committee of the Museum Council at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Community Advisory Board for the Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts. He holds 4 patents in the area of mobile technology.
Michael Weinberg is the Executive Director of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy at the NYU School of Law. Before joining the Center he served as General Counsel at Shapeways, a 3D printing marketplace and service company, where he also oversaw strategic partnerships and developed new business initiatives such as the “Design with Shapeways” design services division. Prior to Shapeways, Weinberg held a number of roles at Public Knowledge, a nonprofit public interest advocacy organization dedicated to representing consumers in technology policy debates in Washington, DC. He is also the president of the board of the Open Source Hardware Association, where he oversees the open source hardware certification project.
A speaker series to provide learning opportunities for Smithsonian staff on different aspects of open access. Several sessions will be held between June-December 2019.
