Watching China

Kris, my co-worker at Bryght, and Robert are back in China as part of China Access 2008. Be sure to look at Kris' photos as well as Robert's, which they are posting to the China Access 2008 pool on Flickr. They helped organize BarCamp Shanghai (see also barcampshanghai.org for the attendees list and sessions). They (wisely) crossposted announcements at Bryght, Raincity Studios, and Daily Vancouver's 2010 Olympic coverage (Kris, among others, post stories and announcements related to their Torino 2006, Beijing 2008 and Vancouver 2010 adventures to that site). I'm looking forward to the photos and ideas that come from BarCamp Shanghai, which I won't be attending. Maybe I'll go to the second one, though, or possibly when Beijing technology buffs organize one for the capital.

A quick shoutout to Micah Sittig, who's weblog I had been reading for a while now, and who is listed as a BarCamp Shanghai organizer. He posted some great photos from China's first wiki conference, so I look forward to his documenting the event as well.

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Enjoy!

Catherine.

Of interest I'm sure to those covering the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver will find in an article in The Vancouver Courier about the 2008 Beijing Olympics an interesting note about a deal struck between Canada and China:

The site of the 10th Asian Games in 1990 is now the National Olympic Training Centre. Workers Stadium, 46 years old and still packing them in, will also be useful. Canadian Olympic athletes will get a chance to use some of these facilities before 2008 after an exchange agreement was signed with Chinese counterparts last month. Chinese athletes will have similar access to winter facilities in Vancouver and Whistler.Bob Mackin: Beijing-five rings and a big square