Call for Contributions: Fourth Oekonux Conference 27-29 March 2009

[Michel Bauwens]

Call for Contributions

to the

4th Oekonux Conference

in collaboration with

P2P Foundation

Please distribute this text as wide as possible.

During the past decade the phenomenon of Free Software has become
successful and well-known. It is still amazing how in the realm of
software the creativity of so many volunteers leads to products which are
useful for the whole mankind. In 1999 the [1]Oekonux Project started with
analyzing this phenomenon and trying to understand the special features of
Free Software as a social and political enterprise.

Today, beyond the Free Software world, projects based on a similar
approach of peer production are rapidly emerging, including Wikipedia and
many more. It is time to look at peer production from a broader
perspective.

This is the goal of the [2]4th Oekonux conference which is done in
collaboration with the [3]P2P Foundation. Under the title

Free Software and Beyond

The World of Peer Production

we are planning a conference where

* researchers and activists meet
* intensive discussions are possible
* experiences can be shared and learned.

We are calling for contributions about the big world of peer production.
Possible themes include (but not limited to):

* Reports from peer production projects such as

* Wikipedia
* Blogosphere
* Design communities
* OpenAccess movement
* Open Music
* Free Culture
* Sharing platforms like Flickr and YouTube
* Free Software

* Peer production and capitalism

* Theoretical approaches on their relationship
* Peer production and commercial interests
* Peer production and the state
* Peer production and political approaches of the past

* Peer governance

* Theoretical approaches to governance in peer production
* Peer ownership
* Maintainership and conflict resolution

* Material peer production

* Existing projects
* Theoretical approaches

If you want to

* give a talk
* prepare a workshop
* moderate a round table discussion

please use our conference planning system at

[4]http://pentabarf.oekonux-conference.org/user/

to create an account and submit a short outline of your idea (~300 words)
together with a short biography. If you want to add some other kind of
contribution or have other questions please don't hesitate to contact us
by e-mail at [5][e-mail].

About Project Oekonux

In Project Oekonux different people with different opinions and
different methods study the economic and political forms of Free
Software and other peer production phenomenons. An important
question is, whether the principles of peer production may be the
foundation of a new economy which may be the base for a new
society.

About P2P Foundation

The Foundation for Peer to Peer Alternatives researches, documents
and promotes P2P practices in every domain of social life. It's a
global cyber-collective and aims to be a knowledge and
internetworking platform for open/free, participatory, and
commons-oriented initiatives on a global scale.

Important information

* Deadline for applications: 31 October 2008
* Final decision on acceptance: 15 December 2008
* Deadline for submission of papers / slide-sets: 13 March 2009
* Conference date: 27-29 March 2009
* Conference location: Manchester, UK
* Contact address: [6][e-mail]
* Conference language: English
* Conference planning system:
[7]http://pentabarf.oekonux-conference.org/user/
* Previous conference: [8]3rd Oekonux conference
* More information on the [9]conference website

References

Visible links
1. http://www.oekonux.org/
2. http://www.oekonux-conference.org/
3. http://p2pfoundation.net/
4. http://pentabarf.oekonux-conference.org/user/
5. projekt AT oekonux.de
6. projekt AT oekonux.de
7. http://pentabarf.oekonux-conference.org/user/
8. http://third.oekonux-conference.org/
9. http://www.oekonux-conference.org/