[okfn-coord] Fwd: Meeting on Public Domain Calculators?

Thu Jun 4 14:28:24 UTC 2009

Brilliant! We've got go ahead for potential PD calculators workshop in
Cambridge.

(As an aside: I think this could be a really valuable area of the
OKF's activities! As far as I can tell we are currently nearly the
only ones in this area!)

Are people game? Shall I put together a brief proposal on this? If so
what dates would be good? :-)

Jonathan

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: J.C. DE MARTIN <demartin at polito.it>
Date: Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: Meeting on Public Domain Calculators?
To: Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org>
Cc: NEXA Staff <nexa-staff at server-nexa.polito.it>

Hi Jonathan,

Sure, I think it is a great idea.
Please send me a proposal with the basic information:

1. proponent
2. venue
3. date
4. expected participants
5. expected outcome

Once approved, participants
will be able to use their COMMUNIA funding to cover
travel expenses to the WG meeting, according to the same
rules that apply to COMMUNIA workshops and conference.

Thanks a lot, best

juan carlos

Jonathan Gray wrote:
>
> Hi J.C.,
>
> I was wondering whether it might be possible for the OKF to arrange a
> workshop to try to make some progress with the public domain
> calculators as part of WG6? We would really need at least a day to
> make some progress on this. It would be wonderful if we could get
> Communia members who are interested in developing a calculator in a
> room, together with technical experts, to make some real progress!
>
> At the moment our preference would be to do this in Cambridge, UK, in
> the late summer or early autumn. What do you think? Is this a
> legitimate use of Communia travel expenses? We'd especially like to
> invite Andy Kaplan Myrth, who has been working on the Canadian
> calculator - which is currently the most advanced.
>
> In any case I look forward to seeing you in Torino!
>
> Warm regards,
>
>

-- 
Jonathan Gray

Community Coordinator
The Open Knowledge Foundation
http://www.okfn.org