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June 2010 Blog Posts (23)

A letter to CGIAR in support of Open Access

Indian Open Access (OA) advocate Professor Subbiah Arunachalam (Arun) recently organised a letter to the top management of CGIAR — the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. The letter speaks of the… Continue

Added by Richard Poynder on June 3, 2010 at 9:11 — No Comments

Open Science Summit July 29-31 Berkeley

"This summer, scientists, hackers, students, patients, and activists

will convene to discuss the future of our science/technology paradigm.

Topics include:Synthetic Biology, Gene Patents, Open Data, Open Access, Microfinance

for Science, DIY science, DIY Biology, Alternative Funding for Science,

Open Source Drugs, Patent Pools, Open Health/Medicine, Patient Advocacy for Innovation

Ready for a rapid, radical reboot of the global innovation system for a…

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Added by Joseph P Jackson III on June 3, 2010 at 4:47 — No Comments

Art, social movements, and the art of collaboration, request for assistance

A request from Yveltte Dubel:

Can you look at the following and let me know if this is something you think might have interest to P2P members?

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As the Cultural Fusion art series has progressed it needs a virtual hub consistent with our vision. This hub will act as a virtual portal for various real world locations that will be synchronized or not. I have a concept and need some specific… Continue

Added by Michel Bauwens on June 2, 2010 at 2:42 — No Comments