Happy 30th Birthday to Mosaic Browser! – Event
Cybersalon.org Party to celebrate 30 years of Open Source Internet Mosaic Browser launched in 1993
Date: Tuesday 3rd October 2023, 6.30-9.30pm
Location: Newspeak Hall
We are delighted to host a party in tribute of the first Internet browser that brought Internet experience to users beyond academia and military settings. It enabled opening of Internet Cafes (starting from Cyberia Café) worldwide, democratizing access to online data.
We will mark the occasion by hosting a hybrid party in Newspeak House and VR Cyberia.
6.30pm Welcome drinks
7.00-8pm “3 decades of Open Source Digital Revolution”
Discussion Panel with Eva Pascoe, Stefan Lutschinger (Middlesex University), Bill Thompson (BBC Click) and Halidonto (digital artist) on History of Mosaic, Open Cultures and impact on today’s society, chaired by Luke Robert Mason (Futurist, Warwick University)
8-8.30 pm Lightning Talks on up and coming Open Source projects from UK based researchers
8.30-9.30 pm Drinks & DJ
10 pm (migrate to pub)
