[Sorvi-admin] Fwd: OKFest - Call for Proposals

[Leo Lahti]

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From: Laura Newman <laura.newman at okfn.org>
Date: Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 6:31 PM
Subject: OKFest - Call for Proposals
To: open-science <open-science at lists.okfn.org>, open-access at lists.okfn.org
Cc: Leo Lahti <leo.lahti at iki.fi>, Kat Braybrooke <kat.braybrooke at okfn.org>


Hi all,

As many of you may have spotted, the Call for Proposals for OKFest was
officially launched today! You can read's Kat's blog post here:

http://blog.okfn.org/2012/03/28/okfestival-call-for-proposals-released-with-a-twist/

We should definitely propose an Open Science stream. The deadline for
proposals is 20th April. You can see the format our proposal will need
to take here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGY5bTNkT05wd2ZkUS1EZktJVFE4UGc6MQ

The etherpad we began planning on is actually looking pretty healthy.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed already. It would be great
to get as many ideas down there as possible before we submit the
proposal though, so do take a minute to have another look. In
particular, they are keen for sessions to take place in various
formats, not just the traditional talk / panel. We've had a couple of
ideas for hands on drafting and tool-testing sessions, but do keep
thinking and suggesting! The etherpad is here:

http://science.okfnpad.org/OKFest

I have rearranged the original text to fit the form for the OKFest
Call for Proposals. Please add, comment and edit away!

I have included the formal text for the Call for Proposals below this email.

Thanks everyone!
Laura



OPEN KNOWLEDGE FESTIVAL - CALL FOR PROPOSALS*

First Round Deadline: April 20th 2012
Second Round Deadline: June 1st 2012

*OPEN KNOWLEDGE FESTIVAL*

We are delighted to announce that this year’s Open Government Data
Camp and Open Knowledge Conference are joining to form a week-long
celebration: the *Open Knowledge Festival*!

This pioneering event will include an action-packed week of lectures,
seminars, workshops, hackathons, coding jams, and interactive sessions
that will bring together individuals and organizations from a wide
variety of backgrounds to exchange ideas, make things and meet new
people. OKFest will also highlight the diversity of Finland’s open
knowledge communities to a new international audience, with a specific
effort to encourage the participation of representatives from Nordic
nations.

Join us in Helsinki, Finland on 17-22 of September 2012 for a week of
open knowledge and global inspiration.

*THEME: OPEN KNOWLEDGE IN ACTION*

The 2012 theme of OKFestival is *Open Knowledge in Action*. We will
focus on the /value/that can be generated by opening up knowledge, the
ecosystems of organisations that benefit from and participate in
sharing, and the impact that open knowledge can have in our societies.
What kinds of new professions, ideas and community initiatives can
emerge within our governments, markets, networks and neighbourhoods as
a result of these engagements?

The exploration of this theme will not only be visible in the
festival’s content, but also in its implementation as the first global
event of its kind. At OKFestival, we will experiment with new forms of
collaboration, new workshop formats and new forms of participation.
We’ll bring together civil society representatives, programmers, data
wranglers, designers, students, members of government and local
communities for a week of building new things and sharing great ideas.

*CALL FOR PROPOSALS*

We have *two submission deadlines*this Spring based on our venue
capacity at the *Aalto University School of Arts, Design and
Architecture*in Helsinki. We suggest applying as soon as possible in
order to ensure adequate venue space, support and funding for your
proposals.

First Round Deadline: April 20th 2012
Second Round Deadline: June 1st 2012

We are looking for proposals related to specific open knowledge and
open data topics, but also new viewpoints and cross-cutting issues
which may help us to understand how open knowledge is working in our
society. Examples of such topics are the well-being of communities,
civil society and citizen empowerment, democracy, entrepreneurship,
smart cities, sustainability etc.

More information at http://www.okfestival.org


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Laura Newman
Community Coordinator
Open Knowledge Foundation
http://okfn.org/
Skype: lauranewmanonskype
Twitter: @Newmanlk