[drn-cam-discuss] [Fwd: [okfn-discuss] The Bank of Common Knowledge - Cambridge]

Fri Apr 20 16:21:15 UTC 2007

Just to quick post to let everyone know about the the Bank of Common 
Knowledge event which is taking place in Cambridge over the next couple 
of weeks. In particular tomorrow (Saturday 21st) afternoon there is a 
working session:

Saturday 21st of April:
Working session – open education special
Join our open debate on self institution and open economy with members
of the University of Openness, Open Knowledge Foundation and BCK
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

This event takes place at the Wysing arts Center on Mill road:

http://www.wysingarts.org/

Regards,

Rufus

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Subject: 	[okfn-discuss] The Bank of Common Knowledge - Cambridge
Date: 	Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:09:35 +0200
From: 	Olivier Schulbaum <olivierschulbaum at platoniq.net>
To: 	okfn-discuss at lists.okfn.org

Hi All, Hola a tod at s
sorry for Xpostings:

This is a short announcement and call for colaboration to an
experimental project dealing with the implementation of open-source
ethics in knowledge transmission process which will be set up and tested
in Cambridge these days. The project is called:
The Bank of Common Knowledge, a collective platform for Knowledge
exchange and mutual education

Some of you allready know about it (we announced it at the limehouse's
OK event), some don't.

For those who don't like reading announcement and large texts, check the
short video documentation on the processes and policies of the project here:
http://openserver.cccb.org/bcc/capsulas/49/
For the others, just go on reading...

About us
Platoniq is a barcelona based group of cultural producers and software
developers who from the mix of their computer-technical knowledge and
social interests have set up a number of independant community media
projects dealing with free culture, social software and network
strategies for public spaces.
http://www.platoniq.net/
http://www.platoniq.net/burnstation/
http://openserver.cccb.org

About BCK

The Bank of Common Knowledge is an open source model of knowledge
transfer, a laboratory for trying out new ways of education,
organisation and distribution, inventing knowledge exchange and
different ways to diffuse production into the public space.

During four weeks, from 18th of April to mid may, the Wysing arts Center
Cambridge in Mill road will serve as basecamp for the project, where
people are invited to register interest in the project, to request new
knowledge, for example – ‘I wish to learn a new skill’ and ‘the
knowledge I can offer in exchange are ….’

Demands and offers are then satisfied during the exhibition itself, with
seminars, demonstrations, lectures, workshops, micro task groups, as
well as radio and music performances dealing with issues such as health,
technology and communication, alternative economies, civil and human
rights, public space use or any knowledge to make life easier and more
autonomous.

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PIN UP THESE DATES:
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Thursday 19th of April:
Opening. Social Tagging.
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Saturday 21st of April:
Working session – open education special
Join our open debate on self institution and open economy with members
of the University of Openness, Open Knowledge Foundation and BCK
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Saturday 28th of April:
Working session – Copyleft music and self distribution special.
Join the workshops by net music activists Interdisco and netaudio London.
In collaboration with Enter_ Festival and the Block Boosters project.
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Saturday 5th of May:
CAMBRIDGE free knowledge market
A wide range of experts, professional citizens and useful archives will
be assembled to set up a market in which professionals and amateurs will
be able to barter their accumulated knowledge and experience as a result
of the BCK’s activities in Cambridge.
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

LET US KNOW VERY SOON IF YOU WANNA JOIGN ONE OF THESE OPEN SESSIONS!
We could arrange travel from London to Cambridge although our budget is
very tight

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Have a look at the website for complete info:
http://openserver.cccb.org/bck
We stronlgy recomend to check the knowledge's audiovisual capsules
produced in Barcelona during the first pilot stage of the project which
help understanding what this is all about :
http://openserver.cccb.org/bck/?page_id=9

You are very welcome to participate and send us or recomend us manuals
(text, audio, video), reports of similar experiences and other DIY o
Printed material.
Drop an email to:
olivierschulbaum at platoniq.net <mailto:olivierschulbaum at platoniq.net>

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