Perhaps someone would like to attend, and talk about
microformats?
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>From: Jane Morrison <office ukuug.org>
>Date: Feb 20, 2008 9:56 AM
>Subject: [UKUUG-Announce] Call for Participation -
OpenTech 2008
>To: announceukuug.org
>
>OpenTech is an informal, low-cost one-day grassroots
event that we put
>on every couple of years for people in the UK to get
together and talk
>about digital technology, its impacts on society and -
newly added
>this year - the environment. In previous years we heard
from the
>founder of the Internet Archive and the man behind
BitTorrent, saw the
>launch of TheyWorkForYou.com, and triggered the creation
of the Open
>Rights Group. We also had a presentation from a chap
who'd made a
>semi-reliable clock out of an old PC and a prawn
sandwich, so it's not
>all serious stuff.
>
>We're accepting proposals for talks between today and
the 31st March,
>The full details are below, and there's more information
on our
>website (http://www.
ukuug.org/events/opentech2008/).
>
>
>
> Call for Participation - OpenTech 2008
>
> Saturday 5 July 2008, bond, UK
>
> Presented by UKUUG in association with
mySociety + Open Rights Group
> http://www.
ukuug.org/events/opentech2008/
>
>
> *What is OpenTech 2008?*
> A low-cost, one-day grassroots conference with
a wide range of
> sessions covering digital technology, society
and
> the environment
>
>
> *What do we need?*
> Proposals from people who want to give a
> presentation, run a panel, organise a workshop,
or
> run a demo of something new and interesting
>
> Publicity - please blog this announcement,
write a
> newspaper article, forward to mailing lists,
and
> tell your friends!
>
>
> *What topics do we hope to cover?*
> - Mashups, open data and security
> - Future of media distribution
> - Low-carbon and low-impact living
> - New adventures in hardware hacking
> - Politics 2.0
> - Long term thinking on big problems and
massive opportunities
>
> - If you've got an interesting proposal that
doesn't fit into any of
> the categories above, please send it in
anyway!
>
>
> *How do I submit a proposal?"
> Please use the form on http://www.
ukuug.org/events/opentech2008/
> The deadline for submissions is midnight on
Sunday 30 March 2008
>
>
> *Can I buy or reserve a ticket to the event?*
> Register at http://
www.ukuug.org/events/opentech2008/list
> and we'll email you nearer the time with more
information
>
>
> *Any other questions?*
>
> If you have any other questions, or want to
make us
> an offer we can't refuse, please visit
> http://www.
ukuug.org/events/opentech2008/ for more
> information and contact details of the event
> organisers
>
>
> OpenTech 2008 organisers (Ben Lamb, Etienne
Pollard, Sam Smith)
> http://www.
ukuug.org/events/opentech2008/
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