[Forwarding from the Open Knowledge Foundation. --Peter Suber.]<div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">~~ Open Knowledge Conference (OKCon) 2010: Call for Proposals ~~<br>
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* where: London, UK<br>
* when: Saturday 24th April, 2010<br>
* www: <a href="http://www.okfn.org/okcon/" target="_blank">http://www.okfn.org/okcon/</a><br>
* last year: <a href="http://www.okfn.org/okcon/2009/" target="_blank">http://www.okfn.org/okcon/2009/</a><br>
* cfp: <a href="http://www.okfn.org/okcon/cfp/" target="_blank">http://www.okfn.org/okcon/cfp/</a> (deadline: Jan 31st 2010)<br>
* hashtag: #okcon<br>
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## Introduction<br>
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OKCon, now in its fifth year, is the interdisciplinary conference that<br>
brings together individuals from across the open knowledge spectrum for<br>
a day of presentations and workshops.<br>
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Open knowledge promises significant social and economic benefits in a<br>
wide range of areas from governance to science, culture to technology.<br>
Opening up access to content and data can radically increase access and<br>
reuse, improving transparency, fostering innovation and increasing<br>
societal welfare.<br>
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This is a time of great change. In addition to high profile initiatives<br>
such as Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap and the Human Genome Project, there is<br>
enormous growth among open knowledge projects and communities at all<br>
levels. Moreover, in the last year, many governments across the world<br>
have begun opening up their data.<br>
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And it doesn't stop there. In academia, open access to both publications<br>
and data has been gathering momentum, and similar calls to open up<br>
learning materials have been heard in education. Furthermore this<br>
gathering flood of open data and content is the creator and driver of<br>
massive technological change. How can we make this data available, how<br>
can we connect it together, how can we use it collaborate and share our<br>
work?<br>
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Join us to discuss all of this and more!<br>
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## Topics<br>
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We welcome proposals on any aspect of creating, publishing or reusing<br>
content or data that is open in accordance with<br>
<a href="http://opendefinition.org" target="_blank">http://opendefinition.org</a>. Topics include but are not limited to:<br>
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### Technology<br>
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* Semantic Web and Linked Data in relation to open knowledge<br>
* Platforms, methods and tools for creating, sharing and curating open<br>
knowledge<br>
* Light-weight, adaptive interaction models<br>
* Open, decentralized social network applications<br>
* Open geospatial data<br>
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### Law, Society and Democracy<br>
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* Open Licensing, Legal Tools and the Public Domain<br>
* Open government data and content (public sector information)<br>
* Open knowledge and international development<br>
* Opening up access to the law<br>
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### Culture and Education<br>
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* Open educational tools and resources<br>
* Business models for open content<br>
* Incentive and rewards open-knowledge contributors<br>
* Open textbooks<br>
* Public domain digitisation initiatives<br>
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### Science and Research<br>
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* Opening up scientific data<br>
* Supporting scientific workflows with open knowledge models<br>
* Open models for scientific innovation, funding and publication<br>
('open-access')<br>
* Tools for analysing and visualizing open data<br>
* Open knowledge in the humanities<br>
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## Submission Details<br>
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* Submission deadline: January 31st 2010<br>
* Notification of acceptance: March 1st<br>
* Camera-ready papers due: March 31st<br>
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We are accepting three types of submissions:<br>
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1. Full papers of 5-10 pages describing novel strategies, tools,<br>
services or best-practices related to open knowledge.<br>
2. Extended talk abstracts of 2-4 pages focusing on novel ideas,<br>
ongoing work and upcoming research challenges.<br>
3. Proposals for short talks and demonstrations<br>
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OKCon will implement an open submission and reviewing process. To make a<br>
submission visit:<br>
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* <a href="http://www.okfn.org/okcon/submit/" target="_blank">http://www.okfn.org/okcon/submit/</a><br>
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Depending on the assessment of the submissions by the programme<br>
committee and external reviewers, submissions will be accepted either as<br>
full, short or lightning/poster presentations.<br>
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Proceedings of OKCON will be published at <a href="http://ceur-ws.org" target="_blank">http://ceur-ws.org</a>. If you<br>
want your submission to be included in the conference proceedings you<br>
have to prepare a manuscript of your submission according to the LNCS<br>
Style.<br>
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### Programme Committee<br>
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* Sören Auer, AKSW/Universität Leipzig<br>
* Christopher Corbin, UK Advisory Board on Public Sector Information<br>
* Adnan Hadzi and Andrea Rota, Goldsmiths College, University of London<br>
* Claudia Müller-Birn, Carnegie Mellon University<br>
* Peter Murray-Rust, University of Cambridge<br>
* Rufus Pollock, Open Knowledge Foundation and Emmanuel College,<br>
University of Cambridge<br>
* John Wilbanks, Science Commons<br>
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--<br>
Jonathan Gray<br>
<br>
Community Coordinator<br>
The Open Knowledge Foundation<br>
<a href="http://www.okfn.org" target="_blank">http://www.okfn.org</a><br><br></div></div>