[Foundation-l] Fwd: Wikimedia Foundation: invitation to the iCommons Summit - 23-25 June, Rio

[Anthere]

> Dear members of the Wikimedia Foundation,
> 
> I'm very pleased to extend a very warm invitation to
> you all to attend
> the annual iCommons Summit taking place this year in
> the heart of free
> culture - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - from the 23rd to
> the 25th of June.
> We're hoping to have very strong participation by
> the Wikimedia
> Foundation in the event - along with communities
> from Creative
> Commons, Science Commons, Ubuntu, open access and
> others.
> 
> This year's Summit is set to be one of the most
> exciting events for
> creative and knowledge commons pioneers from around
> the world and is
> structured around three major themes:
> 
> 1. Tools. Developing effective, relevant tools to
> assist other
> creators, authors, scientists and researchers to
> develop and showcase
> their creativity and innovation.
> 
> 2. Policy. Strategies to ensure international,
> regional and local
> policy fora that are conducive to the development
> and nurturing of the
> commons.
> 
> 3. Practice. Learning from the experience of others
> to develop
> effective models for the development of open content
> in societies
> around the world.
> 
> The goals of iCommons are to build the Summit into a
> launch-pad for
> global cooperation around commons projects and to
> provide an open,
> creative space for practitioners to learn from best
> case practices and
> to showcase new ideas. With iCommons' strong
> institutional
> partnerships, we will continue to nurture these
> alliances throughout
> the year, providing the tools and spaces for
> commoners to build on the
> friendships and shared experience of the event, and
> building a united
> global commons community.
> 
> The three-day program will have a mix of formal
> presentations,
> roundtable working groups, practical workshops and
> community-driven
> program slots that enable participants to gain
> strategic insights and
> practical techniques as well as play a critical role
> in shaping the
> emerging global commons movement.
> 
> With keynote speakers including Larry Lessig, Jimmy
> Wales, Joi Ito and
> James Boyle who will inspire participants with a
> vision of a living,
> thriving commons, to members of the expanding
> iCommons community
> showcasing their ideas and inviting participation in
> key projects,
> this year's Summit is proving to be a must-attend
> for anyone engaged
> in the growth and development of the digital commons
> of the future.
> 
> We sincerely hope that as many Wikimedia Foundation
> members can attend
> as possible - and I look forward to receiving your
> suggestions for
> presenting the work of the Foundation at the event.
> 
> I will send more details when we launch the website
> later this week,
> but please diarise in the meantime :)
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Heather.
> 
> --
> Heather Ford
> Acting Executive Director: iCommons



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