[wos] (Fwd) Invitation to the iCommons Summit

[Volker Grassmuck]

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Date sent:      	Fri, 7 Apr 2006 14:26:26 +0200
From:           	"Heather Ford" <hfordsa at gmail.com>

Dear Volker,

I'd love to invite you and all Wizard of OS-ers to the annual iCommons
Summit taking place this year in the heart of free culture, in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, from the 23rd to the 25th of June. With participation
by commons communities from Creative Commons, Wikipedia, Science
Commons, Ubuntu, A2K and others, this year's Summit is set to be one
of the most exciting events for creative and knowledge commons
pioneers from around the world.

The Summit is structured around three major themes:

1. Tools. Developing effective, relevant tools to assist other
creators, authors, scientists and researchers to develop and showcase
their creativity and innovation.

2. Policy. Strategies to ensure international, regional and local
policy fora that are conducive to the development and nurturing of the
commons.

3. Practice. Learning from the experience of others to develop
effective models for the development of open content in societies
around the world.

The goals of iCommons are to build the Summit into a launch-pad for
global cooperation around commons projects and to provide an open,
creative space for practitioners to learn from best case practices and
to showcase new ideas. With iCommons' strong institutional
partnerships, we will continue to nurture these alliances throughout
the year, providing the tools and spaces for commoners to build on the
friendships and shared experience of the event, and building a united
global commons community.

The three-day program will have a mix of formal presentations,
roundtable working groups, practical workshops and community-driven
program slots that enable participants to gain strategic insights and
practical techniques as well as play a critical role in shaping the
emerging global commons movement.

With keynote speakers including Gilberto Gil, Larry Lessig, Joi Ito,
James Boyle and Jimmy Wales who will inspire participants with a
vision of a living, thriving commons, to members of the expanding
iCommons community showcasing their ideas and inviting participation
in key projects, this year's Summit is proving to be a must-attend for
anyone engaged in the growth and development of the digital commons of
the future.

We sincerely hope that you will be able to attend.

For more information about the summit programme, how to contribute,
registration forms and up-to-the-minute news about the event, please
see www.icommons.org/summit. A limited number of scholarships are
available - you can apply by visiting http://icommons.org/register/
before 1 May.

Best wishes,

Heather


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Heather Ford
Acting Executive Director: iCommons

Phone: +27 11 717 3914
Cell: +27 82 872 7374

IM:
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243161375: ICQ
heatherford: skype

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