[okfn-discuss] Open Sustainability event in SF, this weekend

[Jonathan Gray]

Hey Chris,

It would be great to hear how this went. Is there any documentation? Any 
open projects that you think other folk on the list would be interested in?

J.

Chris Watkins wrote:
> This weekend there is an important event in knowledge sharing for 
> sustainability, in San Francisco and online: *OSNCamp 
> <http://opensustainabilitynetwork.org/>* - the first gathering of the 
> Open Sustainability Network:
> 
> Thousands of organizations and millions of people are currently working 
> to effectively tackle a set of profound global challenges through the 
> creation, adoption and commercialization of sustainable approaches and 
> clean technologies. Our efforts are fragmented. It is time to promote a 
> culture of working together while maintaining our own special niches by 
> leveraging shared and openly licensed solutions.
> 
> Join us for the first Open Sustainability Network unconference as we 
> explore free content and knowledge sharing in sustainability, 
> international development, appropriate technology and solutions to poverty.
> 
> 
> Unfortunately, being a grassroots, unfunded event, we have not been able 
> to contact everyone we hoped to. If this is the first you've heard of 
> it, we apologize profusely! If you have heard, this is a reminder :-).
> 
> Please check it out, follow *online 
> <http://www.appropedia.org/OSNCamp_2008/OSNCamp_Online>*, and if you 
> happen to be in the area and available, it would be wonderful It's free, 
> and you can come for an hour or for the whole weekend.
> 
> And keep following after the conference - the conversations will continue.
> 
> *Register* <http://osncon.eventbrite.com/> (it's free)
> 
> OSN Homepage & conference links <http://opensustainabilitynetwork.org/>
> 
> Online <http://www.appropedia.org/OSNCamp_2008/OSNCamp_Online> (This 
> page will be updated as streaming details are worked out, but the IRC 
> chatroom, twitter, tagging and forum <http://www.globalswadeshi.net/> 
> info is already there now)
> 
> 
> Hoping to see some Creative Commons folks online, and maybe even in person!
> 
> 
> -- 
> Chris Watkins (a.k.a. Chriswaterguy)
> 
> Appropedia.org - Sharing knowledge to build rich, sustainable lives.
> 
> blogs.appropedia.org <http://blogs.appropedia.org>
> 
> I like this: five.sentenc.es <http://five.sentenc.es>
> 
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