[open-science] OKFest - Call for Proposals

[Laura Newman]

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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