[OKFN-Spain] Sobre la organización internacional de eventos en 2015 y la gestión de chapters y grupos locales

Mar Abr 7 10:58:08 UTC 2015

Os adjunto este mensaje de naomi donde se habla de los próximos eventos
internacionales, anunciando que no se organizará centralmente ninguno en
2015 y como gestionar la red de chapters y grupos en adelante..

un saludo

> On 04 Feb 2015, at 14:06, Naomi Lillie <naomi.lillie en okfn.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I have bad news and good news to share:
> 
> The bad news:
> Open Knowledge will not run a large international event in 2015
> (OKFestival or OKConference) - boo! :-(
> 
> The good news:
> Open Knowledge will be supporting our Local Groups in running events
> around the world in 2015 and looking to hold future large
> international events outside of Europe - yay! :-)
> 
> Why isn’t Open Knowledge running an OKFestival in 2015?
> I’m very sorry for the disappointment I know this will cause - along
> with many of you, OKFest 2012 / OKCon 2013 / OKFestival 2014 were the
> highlights of my years since joining this organisation and network in
> 2011… But we’ve been thinking hard here at ‘OKI’ (meaning ‘Open
> Knowledge International’, the informal name for the organisation that
> supports Local Groups and Working Groups, and the rest of the network)
> and it really came down to asking ourselves ‘how can we best support
> our groups around the world?’
> 
> Point 1: representing an international network
> Towards the end of last year, Rufus asked the question ‘where should
> the next OKFestival be held?’ and members of the community onthe
> OKFN-Discuss mailing list responded, as well as leaders of Working
> Groups and Local Groups who were specifically invited to share
> thoughts (see here for the original message and search the
> archives for responses). A theme appeared in the answers: people don’t
> want another European event, unless other parts of the world are being
> seriously considered for future events. That means we can’t go ahead
> with ‘business as usual’, but need to rethink how we do things for our
> next event.
> 
> It’s clear that, while the organisation seeks to support a global
> network of people passionate about open knowledge, historically we
> haven’t been very good at extending in-person support beyond Europe,
> despite the growing representation of areas of the globe through Local
> Groups, projects and staff hires. The School of Data has been a
> brilliant flagship for reaching beyond Europe, withPartnership for
> Open Data doing excellent work in broadening awareness and access of
> work already happening in the Global South, but generally the overall
> organisation’s efforts in running in-person events have been in
> Berlin, with the occasional foray into countries such as Switzerland,
> Finland and the UK (see our events page for more information). We want
> that to change, and are committed to exploring how we can enable that
> to happen for future events.
> 
> Point 2: supporting the international network
> Open Knowledge has arranged a fair few gatherings over the years, and
> enjoyed the partnerships with the Finnish and Swiss Chapters in
> running the 2012 and 2013 events respectively as well as liaising with
> the German Chapter over several years, but generally there hasn’t been
> much room for supporting events around the community network beyond
> some promotion (such as here, here and here). Here at “OKI” we do our
> best to empower others to lead, and it’s pretty hard to lead when
> someone else takes all the attention! So, rather than effectively
> asking our Local Groups and Working Groups to compete with us if they
> want their own events (going up against Open Knowledge the
> organisation for scheduling, attendees and sponsorship), we want to
> step aside and encourage others to facilitate significant events that
> attract people from around the world to attend where they are located.
> 
> Furthermore, this organisation has its own agenda, goals, strategy and
> vision - it clearly won’t be exactly the same as groups in the Africa,
> the Americas, Antarctica, Asia, Australia and indeed the rest of
> Europe! Open Knowledge “International” doesn’t claim to represent the
> UK, we just happen to be (mostly) UK-based; however we recognise that
> being primarily in the UK brings bias and assumptions, and we need the
> network’s help to ensure other agendas and priorities are given
> centre-stage. Moving to the side-lines, to allow others to step in
> with their plans, is the right thing for this time - and, very
> excitingly, other groups are already starting to do just that.
> 
> Summary:
> While the organisation bounces enthusiastically from one big
> international event in one year to the next, we haven’t stopped to
> address how better to reflect our growing global network. We’d like to
> do that - but that means putting other things to one side; that is why
> we’re not running a big flagship event this year. We’re stopping,
> breathing, surveying the scenery and thinking about what Open
> Knowledge should be representing through its events and in-person
> hands-on activities. We’re already in touch with some of our amazing
> Local Groups, thinking about how they want to convene the network in
> areas local to them, and looking to see how we can best support from
> afar rather than assuming control. At present we’re considering our
> options in terms of how to investigate support structures for the
> Local Groups and opportunities for outside Europe in 2016 - be assured
> we'll be asking you all for your input.
> 
> We’re excited about what the year ahead will bring!
> 
> What events can we look forward to instead?
> Open Knowledge continues to support events throughout the Open
> movement, both remote (such as Open Data Day) and in person, and are
> excited to be looking into supporting events from around the Open
> Knowledge community network in 2015. Various projects have geographic
> focus - such as Partnership for Open Data, and FCO Macedonia - and of
> course the organisation will support events through the projects’
> endeavours in those areas, too. In the meantime, keep an eye on
> our blog for announcements, twitter for updates and the community
> stories tumblr for local news.
> 
> Any questions?
> Please feel to reply on this thread (as I’m sure many will) or drop me
> a private message at this email address. I might not have all the
> answers, but I’ll do my best!
> 
> Note on who I represent in this message: I am writing as
> Naomi-the-Open-Knowledge-[organisation]-staff-member, using ‘we’ and
> ‘our’ to mean the organisation rather than the network as a whole, and
> giving the ‘official line’ rather than reflecting individuals’
> opinions (this can get confusing, so I hope that clarifies).
> 
> With thanks for your kind attention over a long email,
> Naomi
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Naomi Lillie
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> 
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