[open-science] OKFest - Call for Proposals

Thu Mar 29 06:52:51 UTC 2012

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/
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> Twitter: @Newmanlk
>
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Jessy
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