Laith Hacio'r: Promoting the Welsh language with technology and social media

Society & You - Social Critic

Sunday, 19 February 2012 13:35

The third "Hacio'r Iaith '(Language hack) was conducted in the Research Department of Theater, Film and Television at the University of Aberystwyth [in], in Wales, on Saturday January 28. Hacio'r Laith is a Congress open and a meeting place for those passionate about technology, new media and the Welsh language. A large number of participants attended to learn and review the latest developments in their fields.

The event took place unconference format, where the exchange of ideas, demonstrations and practical sessions were made in Welsh. The program was made by the participants, which means that anyone could take part and speak on the subject interested him.

Among the topics to be discussed [in] included local journalism in the digital age, art and culture on the Internet, campaigning, e-books and free software development for the Welsh language.

Said Rhys (Welsh) the event live via your blog . Here is a summary:

What worked?
A better range of issues than in previous years.
What did not work?
It takes more network
Too cold in some rooms
Not enough tea or coffee
Weak connection in some rooms
(Translation by machine translation)

Laith Hacio'r Conference. Image by Flickr user Lestyn Hughes. CC BY-NC-SA

This is a link to Storify (Welsh) compiled by Bryn Salisbury in describing the reactions of Twitter users during the event.

Carl Morris wrote in the blog on the forum:

Thanks to everyone who participated in the third Hacio'r Iaith in Aberystwyth yesterday! Thanks also to the sponsors for making this year the admission and drinks were free.
There will be more posts about the event, including comments, videos and more.

Visit the program [in] and the Wiki for more information and here are photos on Flickr taken during the event.

You can find videos of the event here .

Posted by Rezwan · Translated by Noelia Surribas · View original post [en] · Comments (0)
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