[okfn-discuss] Fwd: [GCA] Seeking Speakers for Economies of Commons Conference in November

Thu Apr 29 08:48:43 UTC 2010

I thought some of the OKF massive might be interested in this call for 
*women* engaged with "alternative revenue models and the economics and 
preservation of the digital culture sector." Helen?

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Subject: 	[GCA] Seeking Speakers for Economies of Commons
From: 	morgan currie <morganecurrie at gmail.com>

Hello,

The Institute of Network Cultures, along with Kennisland and De Balie,
is currently selecting speakers for an upcoming conference, Economies of
the Commons II, which will take place in De Balie in Amsterdam November
11 &12. Below is a description. I'd appreciate any suggestions for
female scholars, theorists, economists, curators, archivists,
librarians, artists, designers and writers whose work relates to
alternative revenue models and the economics and preservation of the
digital culture sector.

Thanks,

Morgan Currie

The Economies of Open Content conference critically examines the
enormous output and preservation of on-line public domain and open
access information, knowledge and media resources, also known as the
digital commons. So often these resources are acclaimed for their
low-cost barriers, accessibility and collaborative structures, but
critics express concern that open resources undermine established
cultural, academic and professional (proprietary) production without
offering a sustainable business strategy. Because the sustainability of
these open content resources remains unclear, this conference explores
alternative revenue models and novel institutional structures that can
fund, sustain, and safeguard these initiatives. What new hybrid
solutions of production and distribution strategies can create both
viable markets and serve the public interest? How should we restructure
the legal and political frameworks in which content producers and
cultural archives operate? How can we open up innovative markets that
serve the public interests in a competitive global 21st century
information economy? This event seeks to connect researchers, theorists,
economists and activists in order to analyze the political economy of
Open Content and its consequences for the cultural sector.

Conference themes include:

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       Pre-Conference Seminar: OVC Europe

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       Future of the Public Domain

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       Critique of 'the Free'

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       Open Content Tools and Technology

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       Materiality and Sustainability of Culture

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       Beyond Starving Creatives

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       Alternative Revenue Models

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