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Workshop: Open Source Washing Machine Project

Via Dante-Gabryell Monson:

OSWASH | Open Source Washing Machine Project

A four day workshop this july (14-15-16-17) at the Summercamp

Electrified in Ghent (Belgium) where we'll be rethinking, designing

and developing open source washing machines.

Using recycled parts and sustainable energy we'll be building working

washing machine prototypes.

Bring your dirty underwear and join this workshop by sending a mail… Continue

Added by Michel Bauwens on June 30, 2009 at 12:05 — No Comments

New Book: Restoring professional pride against the neoliberal assault

A book from our member Thijs Jansen:

English Summary of Professional Pride: An Unsuspected Force

When you take pride in your work, you are justifiably content with your work, because it is important and significant, because it is of a high quality and because it has been performed expertly and honourably. Working with a sense of professional pride means that you value the purpose and content of your job openly and self-consciously and that others also rate your work.… Continue

Added by Michel Bauwens on June 15, 2009 at 16:09 — No Comments

Call for Papers on Emergent Orders

The Fund for the Study of Spontaneous Orders at the Atlas Economic Research Foundation is seeking papers exploring the theme

“Organization and Emergence:

Tensions and Symbiosis”

at its

THIRD CONFERENCE ON EMERGENT ORDER AND SOCIETY

December 3-6, 2009

We seek original work in three areas:

1. Exploring the relations between emergent orders and the instrumental organizations within them. To what degree are they benign, mutually beneficial, or… Continue

Added by Michel Bauwens on May 13, 2009 at 3:26 — No Comments

4th INCLUSIVA-NET MEETING: P2P NETWORKS AND PROCESSES

CALL FOR PAPERS

4th INCLUSIVA-NET MEETING: P2P NETWORKS AND PROCESSES

International Seminar

Deadline for submissions: May 31, 2009

Event dates: July 6 to 10, 2009 in Medialab-Prado (Madrid, Spain)

Medialab-Prado issues a call for the presentation of papers to be publicly presented during the 4th International Inclusiva-net Meeting. This edition will focus on an analysis of “peer-to-peer” networks and network processes, highlighting the… Continue

Added by Michel Bauwens on May 9, 2009 at 3:00 — No Comments