[Themaintainers] UPDATE: Wed, May 27 @ 11am CT | Roundtable: "The Gig Economy, A Precarious Form of Maintenance"

[Laura James]

Just to say that over at the Festival of Maintenance in the UK we're
delighted to be co-presenting this event. If you're over here in Europe,
it's at 5pm BST :)

Looking forward to the discussions,

Laura

On Thu, 21 May 2020 at 14:47, Jessica Meyerson <jessica at educopia.org> wrote:

> Dear Fellow Maintainers,
>
> Please join us next Wednesday, May 27 @ 9amPT/10amMT/11amCT/12pm ET for a
> discussion about the “gig economy” and the ways that maintenance Gig
> workers (shoppers, drivers, etc) sustain daily life, and as such have been
> recognized as “essential workers.” This dependence on gig workers raises an
> important question: what steps do companies, governments, and individuals
> take to maintain gig workers--or, in other words, to ensure that this form
> of labor is sustainable?
>
>
> This discussion will feature two experts on gig economies in the United
> States and Europe:
>
> Katie J. Wells <https://www.katiejwells.net/> is a Postdoctoral Research
> Fellow at Georgetown University’s Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the
> Working Poor. She writes about the changing relationship between cities,
> technology, and work. She has published findings
> <https://katiejwells.net/research> on smart cities, housing policy, and
> Washington, D.C. history in academic journals such as Environment and
> Planning D: Society and Space and Urban Geography, and has discussed the
> real-time impacts of my research in media <https://katiejwells.net/media>
> stories in The Washington Post, National Public Radio, ABC National News,
> CityLab, and The San Francisco Chronicle, among others.
>
> Niels van Doorn
> <https://www.uva.nl/profiel/d/o/n.a.j.m.vandoorn/n.a.j.m.vandoorn.html>
> is an Assistant Professor in New Media and Digital Culture at the
> University of Amsterdam. He is also the Principal Investigator  of the Platform
> Labor <https://platformlabor.net/> research project (2018-2023), funded
> by the European Research Council. His research examines how digital
> platforms are transforming labor, social reproduction and urban governance
> in post-welfare societies.
>
>
> *Call-in information: *
>
> Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87597003640
>
> Password: maintain
>
> This roundtable will be recorded and made available on the Maintainers
> website after the event. The webinar series is free to attend and open to
> all.
>
> We ask that all attendees review the Festival of Maintenance Code of
> Conduct <https://festivalofmaintenance.org.uk/code-of-conduct/> and the Maintainers
> Code of Conduct <http://themaintainers.org/miii-code-of-conduct> prior to
> joining the Zoom.
>
> Thank you for your time and consideration.
> We look forward to talking to you soon.
>
> On behalf of Festival of Maintenance and The Maintainers,
> Laura James
>
> Naomi Turner
>
> Jackie Pease
>
> Andrew Russell
>
> Lee Vinsel
>
> Jessica Meyerson
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 2:13 PM Jessica Meyerson <jessica at educopia.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Fellow Maintainers,
>>
>> Please join us next Wednesday, May 27, for a discussion about the “gig
>> economy” and the ways that maintenance Gig workers (shoppers, drivers, etc)
>> sustain daily life, and as such have been recognized as “essential
>> workers.” This dependence on gig workers raises an important question: what
>> steps do companies, governments, and individuals take to maintain gig
>> workers--or, in other words, to ensure that this form of labor is
>> sustainable?
>>
>>
>> This discussion will feature two experts on gig economies in the United
>> States and Europe:
>>
>> Katie J. Wells <https://www.katiejwells.net/> is a Postdoctoral Research
>> Fellow at Georgetown University’s Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the
>> Working Poor. She writes about the changing relationship between cities,
>> technology, and work. She has published findings
>> <https://katiejwells.net/research> on smart cities, housing policy, and
>> Washington, D.C. history in academic journals such as Environment and
>> Planning D: Society and Space and Urban Geography, and has discussed the
>> real-time impacts of my research in media <https://katiejwells.net/media>
>> stories in The Washington Post, National Public Radio, ABC National
>> News, CityLab, and The San Francisco Chronicle, among others.
>>
>> Niels van Doorn
>> <https://www.uva.nl/profiel/d/o/n.a.j.m.vandoorn/n.a.j.m.vandoorn.html>
>> is an Assistant Professor in New Media and Digital Culture at the
>> University of Amsterdam. He is also the Principal Investigator  of the Platform
>> Labor <https://platformlabor.net/> research project (2018-2023), funded
>> by the European Research Council. His research examines how digital
>> platforms are transforming labor, social reproduction and urban governance
>> in post-welfare societies.
>>
>>
>> *Call-in information: *
>>
>> Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87597003640
>>
>> Password: maintain
>>
>> This roundtable will be recorded and made available on the Maintainers
>> website after the event. The webinar series is free to attend and open to
>> all.
>>
>> We ask that all attendees review the Festival of Maintenance Code of
>> Conduct <https://festivalofmaintenance.org.uk/code-of-conduct/> and the Maintainers
>> Code of Conduct <http://themaintainers.org/miii-code-of-conduct> prior
>> to joining the Zoom.
>>
>> Thank you for your time and consideration.
>> We look forward to talking to you soon.
>>
>> On behalf of Festival of Maintenance and The Maintainers,
>> Laura James
>>
>> Naomi Turner
>>
>> Jackie Pease
>>
>> Andrew Russell
>>
>> Lee Vinsel
>>
>> Jessica Meyerson
>>
>> --
>> *Jessica Meyerson*
>> Director for Research & Strategy | Educopia Institute
>> <http://educopia.org/>
>> Pronouns: she/her/hers
>>
>> Working from Austin, TX
>> jessica[at]educopia[dot]org | 512-864-4575
>>
>
>
> --
> *Jessica Meyerson*
> Director for Research & Strategy | Educopia Institute
> <http://educopia.org/>
> Pronouns: she/her/hers
>
> Working from Austin, TX
> jessica[at]educopia[dot]org | 512-864-4575
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