[open-development] Open Knowledge Conference (OKCon) 2011: Call for Participation & Proposals

Wed Feb 23 16:06:10 UTC 2011

Hi Tim,

I¹m open to suggesting a development strand - as it is, we come under "Open
Law, Society and Democracy":

http://okcon.org/2011/cfp/

I'm happy with this fit philosophically as aid and development are a
relatively small part of the broader open government and public sector data
families. However, if we get a flurry of contribution, it would be worth
breaking it out.

I also agree that it's worth taking the open data / knowledge conversation
to development audiences.

Does anybody have suggestions for aid/development gatherings where we could
add something with our work on open data and knowledge?

Thanks,

Tariq

On 16/02/2011 04:06, "Tim Davies" <tim at practicalparticipation.co.uk> wrote:

> Hey Tariq,
> 
> Great idea to encourage some open development proposals to OKCon.
> 
> Do we want to think about suggesting an explicit 'Open Development' strand?
> There's definitely enough been going on to have a lot of stories to share.
> 
> Or is it better to take an 'open data / knowledge' to a Development
> conferences, rather than bring development strand to a open knowledge
> conference?
> 
> All the best
> 
> Tim
> 
> 
>  
>> Subject: [open-development] Open Knowledge Conference (OKCon) 2011:
>>         Call for Participation & Proposals
>  
>> Dear All,
>> 
>> The 6th Annual Open Knowledge Conference (OKCon) will take place on 30th
>> June ? 1st July 2011 in Berlin.
>> 
>> OKCon is a wide-ranging conference that brings together individuals and
>> organizations from across the open knowledge spectrum for two days of
>> presentations, workshops and exchange of ideas.
>> 
>> There's more information on proposed topic areas, and details on how to
>> submit on the website:
>> 
>> http://okcon.org/2011/cfp/
>> 
>> It would be great to share some of the work the international development
>> community has been up to this past year, and to spend some quality time with
>> the growing open knowledge community.
>> 
>> So come on aid and data geeks - get involved!
>> 
>> With kind regards,
>> 
>> Tariq
>> 
>> 
>> Tariq Khokhar
>> Technology Innovation Analyst
>> 
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>> Email: tariq.khokhar at devinit.org
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Tariq Khokhar
Technology Innovation Analyst

Mob:  +44 (0) 7896 442055
Skype: tariq.khokhar
Email: tariq.khokhar at devinit.org

Development Initiatives, Keward Court, Keward Business Park, Jocelyn Drive,
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