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Everyone interested in | Everyone interested in exploring free content and knowledge sharing in sustainability, international development, appropriate technology and solutions to poverty. Appropedia's angle is somewhat the directions of sustainable international development and poverty reduction. However, OSN's is inclusive of all communities working online to improve the world, so our scope is broader. | ||
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Revision as of 01:09, 27 August 2008
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.
Where, when?
San Francisco, Saturday and Sunday, October 18-19, 2008.
- facilities at San Francisco State University, with a main conference room seating 375 and several break out rooms.
Daytime schedule: 9am to 4pm at the SFSU facility. Various group meetings around San Francisco after hours.
Who should come?
Everyone interested in exploring free content and knowledge sharing in sustainability, international development, appropriate technology and solutions to poverty. Appropedia's angle is somewhat the directions of sustainable international development and poverty reduction. However, OSN's is inclusive of all communities working online to improve the world, so our scope is broader.
Folks who are planning on coming
(Registration details coming soon) (Add your name here, or email curtbeckmann at appropedia dot org)
Format
- Mainly or entirely "unconference" or "BarCamp" in style , i.e. ad hoc, anyone can run a session.
- Many sessions will be announced beforehand.
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. Check back here - we expect to have registration by Aug 10.
Costs
- Registration
- Not finalized, likely to be under $50 to cover a shirt (to help spread the idea) and box lunches
- Registration fee will be likely be waived (or lowered to $5) for students with valid student ID card
- Lodging
- Hotels
- Couch-surfing
- Meals other than lunch
- Travel
Sponsorship
Sponsorship is very welcome! 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.
Still needed
- Volunteers for
- logo t-shirt design
- helping distribute t-shirts and lunches
- host an out-of-towner for a night