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The first ever conference of the Open Sustainability Network!

This is a BarCamp style conference about free content and knowledge sharing in sustainability, international development, appropriate technology and solutions to poverty. It is open to all those interested in these issues.

Proceedings

OSNCamp 2008 Proceedings (ie. notes from OSNCamp)

Where, when?

October 18-19, 2008
9am-4pm (tentative)
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA, 94132

Saturday: Jack Adams hall, Cesar Chavez building

Sunday: Room HUM 115 in the nearby Humanities (HUM) Building. Follow the signs.

The Facilities at facilities at San Francisco State University, with a main conference room seating 375 and several break out rooms. [1] from our Google Group showing where stuff is)
Daytime schedule: 9am to 4pm at the SFSU facility. Various group meetings around San Francisco after hours.

Map of San Francisco State University.
Click to enlarge:

Who should come?

Everyone interested in exploring free content and knowledge sharing in sustainability, international development, appropriate technology and solutions to poverty. However, OSN is inclusive of all communities working online to improve the world, so our scope is broader than this.

Why?

Thousands of organizations and millions of people are currently working to effectively tackle a set of profound global challenges through the creation, adoption and commercialization of sustainable approaches and clean technologies. Our efforts are fragmented. It is time to promote a culture of working together while maintaining our own special niches by leveraging shared and openly licensed solutions.

This conference is organized by a coalition of individuals and organizations dedicated to positive social change. Appropedia is only providing the forum through which we collaborate. Join us for the first Open Sustainability Network unconference as we explore free content and knowledge sharing in sustainability, international development, appropriate technology and solutions to poverty.

Why a conference?

Bring a critical mass of like-minded people in close contact for many hours to make progress, identify key initiatives and challenges, and build new relationships to continue fostering positive change in support of Open Sustainability.

Who's coming

Please see our registration page if you plan to attend

Folks to invite

Please see the Invite page for both the draft invitation wording, and (growing) list of invitees with their status.

About OSN

Open Sustainability Network arose from the desire of many like-minded people and organizations to find ways to collaborate on a shared desire for open solutions to foster sustainability. See the main article at Open Sustainability Network.

How: the format

In summary: mainly or entirely "unconference" or "BarCamp" in style , i.e. ad hoc, anyone can run a session.
Many sessions will be announced beforehand.
Informal activities are planned for evenings.

Presentations

If you want to present, or see who is presenting, go to Open Sustainability Network Conference 2008/presentations. You don't have to tell us before the day - or even before the hour, if there's a free slot - but we like it if you did.

Registration

Please register, to guarantee your place.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship is very welcome! We are particularly looking for someone willing to cover the cost of lunch. Please contact one of the organizers, e.g. Curt, via his talk page.

Organizing

Want to help? Great! Please see Open Sustainability Network Conference 2008/planning. Or Volunteer.

External links

http://www.opensustainabilitynetwork.org

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+{{OSNCamp navbar}}
 The first ever conference of the [[Open Sustainability Network]]!
-This is a BarCamp style conference about free content and knowledge sharing in sustainability, international development, appropriate technology and solutions to poverty. It is open to all those interested in these issues.
+This is a BarCamp style conference  about free content and [[knowledge sharing]] in sustainability, [[international development]], [[appropriate technology]] and solutions to poverty. It is open to all those interested in these issues.
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-== Where, when? ==
-TBA. The general idea is in the USA, in October 2008.
+==Proceedings==
+[[OSNCamp 2008 Proceedings]] (ie. notes from OSNCamp)
-=== Help us find a venue! ===
+== Where, when? ==
+:;October 18-19, 2008
+:;9am-4pm (tentative)
+:;San Francisco State University
+:;1600 Holloway Ave
+:;San Francisco, CA, 94132
-If you have ideas for a free venue, please let us know! We're leaning towards San Francisco, or maybe Boston. We want to be somewhere that there are strong communities of students (esp those into these topics), creative appropriate technology people, tech-minded people, and lots of people working in international development. Also, having "unorganizers" close by is important. San Francisco is the lead candidate, but other ideas are welcome.
+'''Saturday: Jack Adams hall, Cesar Chavez building'''
-(We have one possibility, below, but would like others in case it doesn't work out.)
+'''Sunday: Room HUM 115 in the nearby Humanities (HUM) Building. Follow the signs.'''
-* We can get free state of the art [http://sfsustudentcenter.com/services/rates.php facilities at San Francisco State University], with a main conference room seating 375 and several break out rooms, but we can't reserve the room until the end of May [[User:David.reber|David.reber]] 19:51, 7 April 2008 (PDT)
+* The Facilities at [http://sfsustudentcenter.com facilities at San Francisco State University], with a main conference room seating 375 and several break out rooms.  [http://open-sustainability-network.googlegroups.com/attach/00cdb7051c44aa2c/campus+map+copy.jpg?view=1&part=4] from our Google Group showing where stuff is)
+* Daytime schedule: 9am to 4pm at the [[OSNCon/For_attendees | SFSU facility]].  Various group meetings around San Francisco after hours.
+Map of San Francisco State University.<br>''Click to enlarge:''<br>
+[[Image:OSNCamp map of SFSU.jpg|700px|CENTER]]
-=== Best time in October? ===
+{{break clear}}
-When's the best weekend in (or around) October?
+== Who should come? ==
+Everyone interested in exploring free content and knowledge sharing in sustainability, international development, appropriate technology and solutions to poverty. However, OSN is inclusive of all communities working online to improve the world, so our scope is broader than this.
-Please suggest/enlighten/vote.
+== Why? ==
+Thousands of organizations and millions of people are currently working to effectively tackle a set of profound global challenges through the creation, adoption and commercialization of sustainable approaches and clean technologies. Our efforts are fragmented. It is time to promote a culture of working together while maintaining our own special niches by leveraging shared and openly licensed solutions.
+This conference is organized by a coalition of individuals and organizations dedicated to positive social change. Appropedia is only providing the forum through which we collaborate. Join us for the first Open Sustainability Network unconference as we explore free content and knowledge sharing in sustainability, international development, appropriate technology and solutions to poverty.
-== Name ==
-'''We want a catchier name to use''' (at least unofficially - like "Wikimania" for the International Wikimedia Conference). Perhaps a conference name along the same lines as [[Open Sustainability Network Conference 2008/planning #Related conferences|similar conferences]] like ecoCamp, GreenDevCamp and BIL. Openness is part of the concept of a BarCamp so "Open" doesn't need to be in the name.
+<span style="font-size:1.25em">'''Why a conference?'''</span>
-== Who's going? ==
+Bring a critical mass of like-minded people in close contact for many hours to make progress, identify key initiatives and challenges, and build new relationships to continue fostering positive change in support of Open Sustainability.
-Individuals passionate about these issues.
+=== Who's coming ===
+Please see our [[OSNCon/Registration|registration page]] if you plan to attend
-We want representatives from many groups that are inspiring or who might get inspired about open sustainability. Some ideas include:
+=== Folks to invite ===
-* Open design people (See [[Open Design Collaboration]])
+Please see the [[OSNCamp_2008/Invite |Invite page]] for both the draft invitation wording, and (growing) list of invitees with their status.
-** Fab Labs
-** D-Labs/MIT?
-** [[OAN]]
-* p2pfoundation.net
-* Wikia
-* Appropedia contributors (of course!)
-* Greenlivingpedia.org
-* [[Village Earth]]
-* [[Full Belly]]
-* [[EWB]], [[ESW]], esp USA & Canada
-* WiserEarth
-* D-Lab
-* Rocky Mountains Institute
-* "[[Majority world]]" orgs and people - very important to have representation from such places.
-** Latin American orgs and people - is there a possibility of sponsored travel & billeting?
-** Foreign students, especially in relevant disciplines.
-** Some, e.g. Asian Appropedians, could be represented by others (does Mel want to do a presentation on the [[Home biogas system (Philippine BioDigesters)]]? Chris on [[GEM mosquito control]]?)
-* influential green bloggers, e.g.:
-** WorldChanging
-** thesietch.org (Boston based)
-** Little Devices that Could (Boston-based)
-This list is not meant to be comprehensive (it could go on forever).
-== Format ==
+== About OSN ==
-{{main|Open Sustainability Network Conference 2008/format}}
+Open Sustainability Network arose from the desire of many like-minded people and organizations to find ways to collaborate on a shared desire for open solutions to foster sustainability.  See the main article at [[Open Sustainability Network]].
-* Mainly or entirely "unconference" or "BarCamp" in style , i.e. ad hoc, anyone can run a session.
+== How: the format ==
-* Many sessions will be announced beforehand.
+* {{main|Open Sustainability Network Conference 2008/format}}
+* In summary: mainly or entirely "unconference" or "BarCamp" in style , i.e. ad hoc, anyone can run a session.
+* Many sessions will be [[OpenSustainabilityCamp_2008/presentations|announced beforehand]].
+* Informal activities are planned for [[Open Sustainability Network Conference 2008/evenings|evenings]].
 == Presentations ==
 If you want to present, or see who is presenting, go to [[Open Sustainability Network Conference 2008/presentations]]. You don't have to tell us before the day - or even before the hour, if there's a free slot - but we like it if you did.
 == Registration ==
+Please [[OSNCon/Registration|register]], to guarantee your place.
-Please register, to guarantee your place. Check back here - we expect to have registration open by late May.
-== Cost ==
-TBA. We hope it will be free (like BarCamp - and this will depend on sponsorship).
-Or by donation (with a suggested amount)?
 == Sponsorship ==
+Sponsorship is very welcome!  We are particularly looking for someone willing to cover the cost of lunch. Please contact one of the organizers, e.g. Curt, via his [[User talk:Curtbeckmann|talk page]].
-Sponsorship is very welcome! Please contact one of the organizers, e.g. Curt, via his [[User talk:Curtbeckmann|talk page]].
 == Organizing ==
+Want to help? Great! Please see [[Open Sustainability Network Conference 2008/planning]]. Or [[OSNCon/Volunteer|Volunteer]].
-Want to help? Great! Please see [[Open Sustainability Network Conference 2008/planning]].
+== External links ==
+* http://www.opensustainabilitynetwork.org
 [[Category:Conferences]]
+[[Category:OSNCamp]]
+[[Category:Open Sustainability Network]]