[A2k] iSummit Programme

[Rosanne Hack]

iCommons is proud to announce the release of the
iSummit programme schedule
(https://icommons.pentabarf.org/programme/iSummit08/index.en.html)
- your definitive guide to the 'who, what, where and when' of the
event. The iSummit labs
(http://icommonssummit.org/programme/labs.html) are packed to
capacity with workshops, speedgeeking sessions, poster
presentations, debates and open discussions, with a few podium
addresses added to inspire you with big ideas on the Commons.

The iCommons staff are so enthusiastic that they can't wait to
pack their bags to head to Sapporo to participate in the event.
So I asked this question to a sample of staff members who were
taking their Monday morning coffee break: 'If there is one session
of the iSummit that you would not miss for the world, what would
it be?" Here are their answers:

Anna Berthold, the newest addition to the team as multimedia
co-ordinator, Texan-turned-South African and iSummit Second Life
co-ordinator aptly chose the Research Workshop on Free Culture's
'Online Communities and Social Networks' (https://icommons.pentabarf.org/pr=
ogramme/iSummit08/track/Research
%2520Workshop%2520on%2520Free%2520Culture/185.en.html) session,
that focuses on enquiring into how communities behave and
collaborate, with two of the papers looking at the Wikipedia and
Flickr communities specifically. More on this lab's session
outlines here.(https://icommons.pentabarf.org/programme/iSummit08/
track/Research%2520Workshop%2520on%2520Free%2520Culture/index.en.
html)

Kerryn McKay, iCommons' project manager and iSummit '07 vuvuzela
keeper chose the 'Maximising Community Involvement in OERs' (https://icommo=
ns.pentabarf.org/programme/iSummit08/track/
Education%2520Policy%2520and%2520Practice%2520in%2520a%2520New%
2520Century:%2520Implementing%2520What%2520Works/298.en.html)
session about how to involve your community in the production of
resources in order to maximise dissemination, sustainability and
quality. To see all the Open Education lab sessions, click here. (https://i=
commons.pentabarf.org/programme/iSummit08/track/
Education%2520Policy%2520and%2520Practice%2520in%2520a%2520New%
2520Century:%2520Implementing%2520What%2520Works/index.en.html)

Heather Ford, iCommons' Executive Director chose the 'Using video
to change the world!' (https://icommons.pentabarf.org/programme/
iSummit08/
track/DIY%2520Video/179.en.html)  session, which is part of the
DIY Video lab. This session is all about using video as a tool to
effect social change, more DIY Video sessions here. (https://icommons.penta=
barf.org/programme/iSummit08
/track/DIY%2520Video/index.en.html)

Rosanne Hack, iCommons' office manager and the person you are most
likely to have emailed about your registration, chose Johanna
Blakley's keynote address 'Ready to Share: Fashion and the
Commons' (https://icommons.pentabarf.org/programme/
iSummit08/track/Keynotes/192.en.html) . See more information on
all the keynote addresses here. (https://icommons.pentabarf.org/
programme/iSummit08/track/Keynotes/index.en.html)

Rebecca Kahn, iCommons' writer and researcher was so sad that she
missed last year's 'C-shirt workshop' in Dubrovnik, that she chose
this event in the Frontiers of Openness lab as a must-attend for
this iSummit. During this session (https://icommons.pentabarf.org/
programme/iSummit08/track/Frontiers%2520of%2520Openness
%2520in%2520Japan/220.en.html) participants will be able to use
the C-shirt web interface to create a design using remixed
CC-licensed images, to be printed on a T-shirt. See more Frontiers
of Openness in Japan lab sessions here. (https://icommons.
pentabarf.org/programme/iSummit08/track/Frontiers
%2520of%2520Openness%2520in%2520Japan/index.en.html)

As iCommons's webqueen, I chose the 'Applying a multilingualism
solution to open publishing strategies' (https://icommons.
pentabarf.org/programme/iSummit08/track/
Local%2520Context%2520Global%2520Commons:
%2520Open%2520Publishing/160.en.html)  session, which will look
at the challenges of working in the multilingual Internet both in
terms of content and language. See more Local Context Global
Commons lab session details here. (https://icommons.
pentabarf.org/programme/iSummit08/track/Local%2520Context%2520
Global%2520Commons:%2520Open%2520Publishing/index.en.html)

And lastly, Paul Jacobson, iCommons legal counsel chose the
"Mars Landing - Collecting Societies Opened" (https://icommons.pentabarf.or=
g/programme/iSummit08/track/
Open%2520Business/199.en.html) session where a discussion on
interesting new developments in Australia and Denmark have taken
place in this field. Musicians will also be there to give first
hand experience on the effects that collecting societies have on
their work. To see all the Open Business lab sessions, click here. (https:/=
/icommons.pentabarf.org/programme/
iSummit08/track/Open%2520Business/index.en.html)

We've also developed a section of the programme devoted to high
energy and interaction that will feature the Japanese culture
sharing sessions (http://icommonssummit.org/summit_blog/2008/06/
japanese-culture.html)  on kimono dressing, the tea ceremony and
calligraphy lessons, multimedia exhibitions and excursions (http://icommons=
summit.org/programme/social-events.html) to hit
Sapporo tourist destinations =E2=80=93 Moeranuma Park and the Okurayama
Ski Jump.

So, take a look at the schedule and start deciding which lab you
would like to attend, and if you haven't yet, register here. (https://icomm=
ons.pentabarf.org/registration/iSummit08/index.en)
In the next few weeks we'll be adding resources and reading
materials to the lab pages (http://icommonssummit.org/programme/
labs.html) on the iSummit site, so that you can get some
background to the ideas and concepts to be discussed in the labs
and so that you can start preparing to participate to the max!

And for those who can't make it to the event =E2=80=93 we'll be
documenting the highlights so that you can participate 'remotely'.
We'll have liveblogging, lists of resources on the wiki which you
can add to, in-depth articles, a Flickr feed of photos from all
attendees, the keynotes will be streamed and will be available on
our Youtube channel (http://au.youtube.com/user/isummit08)  and
Dotsub collection and a daily podcast will be made available.
There is so much to do it'll be like you are in Sapporo along with
us!



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