[Open-access] [open-science] OKFest - Call for Proposals

Fri Apr 20 15:08:04 UTC 2012

On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Mark MacGillivray <
mark.macgillivray at okfn.org> wrote:

> Hello, I have just added certainty next to my name for attending and
> speaking re the Open Access Index, and have suggested myself under the
> communicating science as well - I can speak about the BibServer and the
> Total Impact software if there is interest. Looks like a lot of interesting
> stuff!

Yes - one things that we are starting to need is a handbook / toolkit for
this.  An overview of the tools that you and others have developed.

> Mark
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 11:53 AM, Laura Newman <laura.newman at okfn.org>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> The OKFest etherpad is coming into shape! See:
>>> http://science.okfnpad.org/OKFest
>>>
>>> I think we have an (almost) final version now. Please do feel free to
>>> read through and make any further edits in the next few hours. I will take
>>> a final look later this afternoon and then submit around 5pm BST.
>>>
>>>
>> Looks good to me. Have made one 1-word edit!
>>
>>
>>> Thanks for all your help!
>>> Laura
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Laura Newman <laura.newman at okfn.org>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Jenny, Tom Olijhoek and I will be chatting to the OKFest team in about
>>>> half an hour (4:30pm BST). If you would like to be more involved in the
>>>> planning at this stage, please do drop me and line and you'd be very
>>>> welcome to join the call!
>>>>
>>>> Otherwise the three of us will work on tidying the ideas in the
>>>> etherpad into proposal format this evening. We can continue to plan further
>>>> once we (hopefully!) have approval from the main OKFest team :)
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Laura
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 8:26 PM, Jenny Molloy <jcmcoppice12 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Jessy!
>>>>> Laura and I are chatting to Kat and Jussi from the OKFest team
>>>>> tomorrow to confirm what we need to do and then we'll tidy up/formalise the
>>>>> pad and transfer it to the OKFest form on Friday so no need to write up
>>>>> formally.
>>>>>
>>>>> Keep the great ideas coming everyone!
>>>>>
>>>>> Jenny
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 7:47 PM, Jessy Kate Schingler <
>>>>> jessy at jessykate.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> hey all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> just added an idea for "flash mob peer review" on the pad, pasted
>>>>>> below. basically a fun, hands-on and in-person open peer review session
>>>>>> with an included user study (tho no reason we couldn't support remote
>>>>>> participants if the tools were online). curious for ideas or improvements
>>>>>> on the two approaches suggested.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> jenny, how does the writing up of the proposals work - are we
>>>>>> expected to write these up for formally or is that what you guys are going
>>>>>> to do with the pad thursday and friday?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> jessy
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Flash Mob Peer Review* (post or pre publication?)
>>>>>> - have people submit article(s) ahead of the conference for peer
>>>>>> review. describe the plan and emphasize that this will be a fun way for
>>>>>> them to help experiment with new mechanisms in science/peer review. and
>>>>>> will also be quite public.
>>>>>> - over the course of the festival, have set times where groups of
>>>>>> people attend a "flash" peer review session (hmm perhaps flash is the wrong
>>>>>> word- don't want to imply lack of thoughtfullness?).
>>>>>> - *two possible approaches:* 1. choose a different, specific
>>>>>> tool/site for each flash review session, to understand different reactions
>>>>>> to different tools. 2. just let people have at it and see what they use.
>>>>>> impt that whatever tools we choose to use can be parallelizable. perhaps
>>>>>> just annotatejs?
>>>>>> - user study: interview each participant after each session and
>>>>>> document feedback on what worked and what didn't. write this up and share
>>>>>> with the community.
>>>>>> - IMHO this would be interesting for both pre- and post-publication
>>>>>> but would be particularly interested to see how authors felt it helped
>>>>>> improve their work pre-publication.
>>>>>> - perhaps have an iteration mechanism, even during the conference?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 1:47 AM, Jenny Molloy <jcmcoppice12 at gmail.com
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi All
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The deadline for stream proposals is approaching so please add your
>>>>>>> ideas to the Etherpad in as much detail as you can over the next couple of
>>>>>>> days! The festival co-ord team are particularly keen for sessions to take
>>>>>>> place in various formats, not just the traditional talk or panel, so get
>>>>>>> creative!
>>>>>>> http://science.okfnpad.org/OKFest
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The final edits will take place on Thursday night and Friday morning
>>>>>>> before the proposal is submitted.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jenny
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Laura Newman <laura.newman at okfn.org
>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As many of you may have spotted, the Call for Proposals for OKFest
>>>>>>>> was officially launched today! You can read's Kat's blog post here:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://blog.okfn.org/2012/03/28/okfestival-call-for-proposals-released-with-a-twist/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We should definitely propose an Open Science stream. The deadline
>>>>>>>> for proposals is 20th April. You can see the format our proposal will need
>>>>>>>> to take here:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGY5bTNkT05wd2ZkUS1EZktJVFE4UGc6MQ
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The etherpad we began planning on is actually looking pretty
>>>>>>>> healthy. Many thanks to everyone who has contributed already. It would be
>>>>>>>> great to get as many ideas down there as possible before we submit the
>>>>>>>> proposal though, so do take a minute to have another look. In particular,
>>>>>>>> they are keen for sessions to take place in various formats, not just the
>>>>>>>> traditional talk / panel. We've had a couple of ideas for hands on drafting
>>>>>>>> and tool-testing sessions, but do keep thinking and suggesting! The
>>>>>>>> etherpad is here:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://science.okfnpad.org/OKFest
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have rearranged the original text to fit the form for the OKFest
>>>>>>>> Call for Proposals. Please add, comment and edit away!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have included the formal text for the Call for Proposals below
>>>>>>>> this email.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks everyone!
>>>>>>>> Laura
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> OPEN KNOWLEDGE FESTIVAL - CALL FOR PROPOSALS*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> First Round Deadline: April 20th 2012
>>>>>>>> Second Round Deadline: June 1st 2012
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *OPEN KNOWLEDGE FESTIVAL*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We are delighted to announce that this year’s Open Government Data
>>>>>>>> Camp and Open Knowledge Conference are joining to form a week-long
>>>>>>>> celebration: the *Open Knowledge Festival*!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This pioneering event will include an action-packed week of
>>>>>>>> lectures, seminars, workshops, hackathons, coding jams, and interactive
>>>>>>>> sessions that will bring together individuals and organizations from a wide
>>>>>>>> variety of backgrounds to exchange ideas, make things and meet new people.
>>>>>>>> OKFest will also highlight the diversity of Finland’s open knowledge
>>>>>>>> communities to a new international audience, with a specific effort to
>>>>>>>> encourage the participation of representatives from Nordic nations.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Join us in Helsinki, Finland on 17-22 of September 2012 for a week
>>>>>>>> of open knowledge and global inspiration.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *THEME: OPEN KNOWLEDGE IN ACTION*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The 2012 theme of OKFestival is *Open Knowledge in Action*. We will
>>>>>>>> focus on the /value/that can be generated by opening up knowledge, the
>>>>>>>> ecosystems of organisations that benefit from and participate in sharing,
>>>>>>>> and the impact that open knowledge can have in our societies. What kinds of
>>>>>>>> new professions, ideas and community initiatives can emerge within our
>>>>>>>> governments, markets, networks and neighbourhoods as a result of these
>>>>>>>> engagements?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The exploration of this theme will not only be visible in the
>>>>>>>> festival’s content, but also in its implementation as the first global
>>>>>>>> event of its kind. At OKFestival, we will experiment with new forms of
>>>>>>>> collaboration, new workshop formats and new forms of participation. We’ll
>>>>>>>> bring together civil society representatives, programmers, data wranglers,
>>>>>>>> designers, students, members of government and local communities for a week
>>>>>>>> of building new things and sharing great ideas.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *CALL FOR PROPOSALS*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We have *two submission deadlines*this Spring based on our venue
>>>>>>>> capacity at the *Aalto University School of Arts, Design and
>>>>>>>> Architecture*in Helsinki. We suggest applying as soon as possible in order
>>>>>>>> to ensure adequate venue space, support and funding for your proposals.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> First Round Deadline: April 20th 2012
>>>>>>>> Second Round Deadline: June 1st 2012
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We are looking for proposals related to specific open knowledge and
>>>>>>>> open data topics, but also new viewpoints and cross-cutting issues which
>>>>>>>> may help us to understand how open knowledge is working in our society.
>>>>>>>> Examples of such topics are the well-being of communities, civil society
>>>>>>>> and citizen empowerment, democracy, entrepreneurship, smart cities,
>>>>>>>> sustainability etc.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> More information at http://www.okfestival.org
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Laura Newman
>>>>>>>> Community Coordinator
>>>>>>>> Open Knowledge Foundation
>>>>>>>> http://okfn.org/
>>>>>>>> Skype: lauranewmanonskype
>>>>>>>> Twitter: @Newmanlk
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Jessy
>>>>>> http://jessykate.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>> Laura Newman
>>>> Community Coordinator
>>>> Open Knowledge Foundation
>>>> http://okfn.org/
>>>> Skype: lauranewmanonskype
>>>> Twitter: @Newmanlk
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Laura Newman
>>> Community Coordinator
>>> Open Knowledge Foundation
>>> http://okfn.org/
>>> Skype: lauranewmanonskype
>>> Twitter: @Newmanlk
>>>
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>> Peter Murray-Rust
>> Reader in Molecular Informatics
>> Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry
>> University of Cambridge
>> CB2 1EW, UK
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Peter Murray-Rust
Reader in Molecular Informatics
Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry
University of Cambridge
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