On 13 March 2010 23:31, Michael Peel email@mikepeel.net wrote:
... is apparently happening later this month, with participation from a number of people from the UK: http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/cpov/program/amsterdam-program/
Does anyone know anything about this?
Yes, it's a continuation of another conference - 'Wikiwars' or 'CPOV' - which took place in Bangalore in January this year: < http://www.cis-india.org/research/conferences/conference-blogs/Wikiwars%3E. I think, if I were to summarise them, I'd say both conferences are about the societal implications of Wikipedia, what it means to participate in Wikipedia, and the limitations of the Wikipedia model in documenting 'the sum of human knowledge'. Yes, it's geared towards academics - hence the language! - so, in this sense, I wouldn't take "being critical" to equate with "being negative". If there's specific jargon that you think I can help with, please shoot.
There are a lot of good contributors, some of whom are members of the Wikimedia community, e.g. Joseph Reagle and Stuart Geiger, both of whom have presented at past Wikimanias. Also, Mathieu O'Neil has written a very interesting book about online communities, including a case study of Wikipedia.
Personally, I'd love to be going, though I have no money, and even less time. If anyone's interested in going, and WMUK have funds... do it!
Cheers, Cormac