[open-science] OKFest - Call for Proposals

Wed Apr 4 07:46:15 UTC 2012

On 3 April 2012 19:33, William Gunn <william.gunn at gmail.com> wrote:
> I really like the open peer review stuff too. The current prototype of
> hypothes.is works like this: you have a browser plugin that you invoke on a
> page you'd like to annotate, those annotations are stored in your account at
> hypothes.is and are available to others browsing the page with the plugin
> installed, according to the reputation and identity model. At this stage, I

In case you are not aware :-) we already run an annotation service at
http://annotateit.org/ - there was big blog post announcing v1.0
yesterday: <http://blog.okfn.org/2012/04/03/annotateit-and-annotator/>

This is powered by the open-source Annotator tool the Foundation have
been developing for last few years: http://okfnlabs.org/annotator/ (JS
for doing web annotation)

We're actively working with Hypothes.is (they are using and
contributing to the Annotator tool) -- in contrast to annotateit.org
they are doing lots of work on the identity and filtering side of
things (whose annotations to show to the average person).

> would say it's just something to be aware of, not necessarily something to
> design for, but I do like their plan for annotation servers that will allow
> for a distributed architecture.

You can already run your own annotation server right now - part of the
Annotator suite is a reference backend implementation (that we use to
run AnnotateIt.org): <https://github.com/okfn/annotator-store>. Doing
real "distributed" would be some work (how would syncing work across
servers) but I note that the ultimate backend layer is ElasticSearch
which does sharding *very* nicely.

Rufus

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> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 11:06 AM, <open-science-request at lists.okfn.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> Today's Topics:
>>
>>   1. Re: OKFest - Call for Proposals (Jessy Kate Schingler)
>>   2. Re: OKF tools: ckan.org, thedatahub.org (Jessy Kate Schingler)
>>
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:59:17 -0700
>> From: Jessy Kate Schingler <jessy at jessykate.com>
>> Subject: Re: [open-science] OKFest - Call for Proposals
>> To: Laura Newman <laura.newman at okfn.org>
>> Cc: open-access at lists.okfn.org, Leo Lahti <leo.lahti at iki.fi>,   Kat
>>        Braybrooke <kat.braybrooke at okfn.org>,   open-science
>>        <open-science at lists.okfn.org>
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>> carl, thanks and i agree that the science markup would fit as a component
>> of that session (i've moved it to reflect as much in the etherpad). it
>> would be cool to develop the structure of that session a bit more
>> together,
>> if it goes ahead and you are game.
>>
>> regarding the earlier idea about reviewing open science tools... i was
>> thinking that perhaps a more focused activity than just broadly reviewing
>> tools, might be to do a deep dive into understanding workflows around open
>> peer review. that seems to be a core challenge the open science community
>> is trying to address right now.
>>
>> there's peerevaluation.org, papercritic.com, hypothes.is (i don't know
>> exactly what format their system is proposing to take)... but also the
>> question of how we handle, recognize and incorporate reviews and comments
>> on blog posts, systems like arxiv.org, the PLoS system, and questions of
>> pre- and post- publication review, etc.
>>
>> i think there's people on this list who are much more involved and
>> familiar
>> with the ins and outs of these challenges than i am, but i feel like that
>> would be a useful session/activity. what do people think?
>>
>> jessy
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 4:07 AM, Laura Newman <laura.newman at okfn.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Fantastic!
>> >
>> > Thanks Jessy, some excellent suggestions and glad to see that someone
>> > had
>> > beaten me to it and added them to the etherpad already :)
>> >
>> > I've noticed a couple of others adding to the etherpad as well -
>> > absolutely great, keep the ideas coming! Be as creative as you like, we
>> > can
>> > deal with the details later ;) Etherpad here:
>> > http://science.okfnpad.org/OKFest
>> >
>> > This is looking really good, thank you everyone for your contributions
>> > and
>> > enthusiasm!
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Laura
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 1:18 AM, Carl Boettiger
>> > <cboettig at gmail.com>wrote:
>> >
>> >> Jessy, list,
>> >>
>> >> These sound great to me, you've piqued my interest.
>> >>
>> >> I'm continually evolving my open notebook system (which of course I try
>> >> to document in the
>> >> notebook<http://www.carlboettiger.info/archives/category/ons-thoughts>,
>>
>> >> in between the science posts) and would love to bounce ideas off of
>> >> other
>> >> practitioners more often.  I'm particularly interested in how to keep
>> >> content clean enough to be intelligible, complete enough to be
>> >> reproducible, while also keeping the process simple/automatic enough to
>> >> actually be doable (i.e. save time instead of take extra time).
>> >>
>> >> I think it's also a good platform to experiment with the science markup
>> >> concepts you mention.
>> >>
>> >> -Carl
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 11:52 PM, Jessy Kate Schingler <
>> >> jessy at jessykate.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> hey all,
>> >>>
>> >>> some ideas on the open science front specifically, riffing off of the
>> >>> "experimental" format a bit:
>> >>>
>> >>> open notebook practitioners - workshop and feedback session
>> >>> - required to have an open notebook or commit to creating one to
>> >>> attend
>> >>> :)
>> >>> - discuss form, content, composability, discoverability, lessons
>> >>> learned, etc.
>> >>> - how can we better link together/leverage work being put in the open
>> >>> by
>> >>> open researchers?
>> >>>
>> >>> research statement video booth!
>> >>> - get open science practitioners to record a < 1m video of their
>> >>> research interests/research statement, and put them online.
>> >>> - can also talk about value they derived from using x,y,z open science
>> >>> tools/practices.
>> >>> - get people excited about playing with open science tools, humanize
>> >>> and
>> >>> make science approachable
>> >>>
>> >>> science markup - design session (or maybe a debate style?)
>> >>> - using RDF(a)/microdata to make science on the web more discoverable.
>> >>> - what structure would people find useful
>> >>> - what efforts have been attempted and failed/petered out and why?
>> >>> - how/would they use such things?
>> >>> - what authoring tools and plugins could exist to support it.
>> >>>
>> >>> just brainstorming... not sure if any of those pique others'
>> >>> interests...
>> >>> jessy
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 9:31 AM, 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
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> _______________________________________________
>> >>>> open-science mailing list
>> >>>> open-science at lists.okfn.org
>> >>>> http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/open-science
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Jessy
>> >>> http://jessykate.com
>> >>>
>> >>>
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>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Carl Boettiger
>> >> UC Davis
>> >> http://www.carlboettiger.info/
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Laura Newman
>> > Community Coordinator
>> > Open Knowledge Foundation
>> > http://okfn.org/
>> > Skype: lauranewmanonskype
>> > Twitter: @Newmanlk
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jessy
>> http://jessykate.com
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>> Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 11:06:46 -0700
>> From: Jessy Kate Schingler <jessy at jessykate.com>
>> Subject: Re: [open-science] OKF tools: ckan.org, thedatahub.org
>> To: open-science at lists.okfn.org, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche at pobox.com>
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>> hi tom,
>>
>> perhaps rufus or someone else could clarify about the pricing, since it is
>> a bit confusing... my interpretation was that thedatahub.org is free, at
>> least for individuals? alternatively, if not, i think it would be worth
>> setting one up as a free service for this purpose, and managing it as a
>> community...
>>
>> jessy
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 3:21 PM, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche at pobox.com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Jessy Kate Schingler Mon, 2 Apr 2012 11:23:52 -0700 (rearranged)
>> > > is there a reason people find ckan/thedatahub insufficient for data
>> > > management needs?
>> >
>> > You're presupposing folks even know about these tools. (Never overlook
>> > ignorance as a cause of behavior :-) Before your post I hadn't seen
>> > either. I'm still generally ignorant regarding the OKF--being US-based
>> > probably doesn't help, but mostly I'm head-down in my work, coming up
>> > occasionally to "scratch itches," like, why am I cut'n' pasting so
>> > @#$%^&! much? (A: because I can't send OP links to content on my
>> > current wiki, because its firewall's admins are such a PITA.) What I
>> > know, and hence seems useful to me in this domain, are sites/tools
>> > like github, google, sourceforge (etc) which I've used.
>> >
>> > > is it related to technical/features, or to peoples' familiarity and
>> > > confidence around the longevity of the site?
>> >
>> > Regarding CKAN, it's probably
>> >
>> > http://ckan.org/solutions/pricing/
>> > >> FREE[:] Deploy your own community instance hosted on your servers.
>> >
>> > If I had my own servers, my life would be rather different. I might be
>> > more productive, but I don't have time to be an admin (famous last
>> > words). I would also hafta eat pet food to afford
>> >
>> > >> CKAN Catalogue[:] from $400 / ?300 a month
>> >
>> > (which might also degrade my productivity, though maybe not :-)
>> >
>> > > i'm starting to learn about [thedatahub.org], it seems rather
>> > > perfect for data set management, and even has a change lists for
>> > > data sets, groups, user pages, etc.
>> >
>> > I'm unclear on the relationship between thedatahub.org and CKAN:
>> > instance to framework? If so, what is thedatahub.org's data store, and
>> > how is that priced?
>> >
>> > I suspect these tools would be quite attractive to folks with my needs
>> > but more $. Unfortunately, being presently near bottom of both the
>> > academic foodchain and the income distribution drives many decisions.
>> >
>> > FWIW, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche at pobox.com>
>>
>> >
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>>
>> --
>> Jessy
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