[uf-discuss] Fwd: [UKUUG-Announce] Call for Participation - OpenTech 2008

[Andy Mabbett]

Perhaps someone would like to attend, and talk about microformats?

>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>From: Jane Morrison <office at ukuug.org>
>Date: Feb 20, 2008 9:56 AM
>Subject: [UKUUG-Announce] Call for Participation - OpenTech 2008
>To: announce at ukuug.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, London, 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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Andy Mabbett