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athenian democracy info tech
by Michel Bauwens 24 Apr '11

24 Apr '11

Hi Vasilis, could you present this text on our blog, early May, quoting the intro perhaps, really an excellent overview, see http://p2pfoundation.net/Athenian_Democracy -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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Re: [P2P-F] FW: DMS2011:Call for papers, 17th Int.Conf.on Distrib. Multimedia Systems
by Michel Bauwens 23 Apr '11

23 Apr '11

thanks a lot Phoebe On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Phoebe Moore <P.Moore(a)salford.ac.uk> wrote: > Hi Michel, > > I thought this may interest some people on your list. > > all the best, Phoebe > > Dr. Phoebe Moore > Lecturer in International Relations & International Political Economy > Programme Leader, MA in International Relations and Globalisation > MA coursefinder: http://www.salford.ac.uk/course-finder/course/1779 > Profile: http://www.espach.salford.ac.uk/page/Phoebe_Moore > http://www.seek.salford.ac.uk/publishProfile.do > > > > To: nesi(a)dsi.unifi.it; paolo.nesi(a)unifi.it > Subject: DMS2011:Call for papers,17th Int.Conf.on Distrib. Multimedia > Systems > > > DMS2011 CALL FOR PAPERS > The 17th International Conference on Distributed Multimedia Systems > (URL: http://www.ksi.edu/seke/dms11.html ) > > Convitto della Calza (http://www.calza.it/it/ ) Florence, Italy > August 18 to 20, 2011 > > With today's proliferation of multimedia data (e.g., images, > animations, video, and sound), comes the challenge of using such > information to facilitate data analysis, modeling, presentation, > interaction and programming, particularly for end-users who are > domain experts, but not IT professionals. The main theme of the 17th > International Conference on Distributed Multimedia Systems (DMS'2011) > is multimedia inspired computing. The conference organizers seek > contributions of high quality papers, panels or tutorials, addressing > any novel aspect of computing (e.g., programming language or > environment, data analysis, scientific visualization, etc.) that > significantly benefits from the incorporation/integration of > multimedia data (e.g., visual, audio, pen, voice, image, etc.), for > presentation at the conference and publication in the proceedings. > Both research and case study papers or demonstrations describing > results in research area as well as industrial development cases and > experiences are solicited. The use of prototypes and demonstration > video for presentations is encouraged. > > The DMS conference is closely coordinated with the International > Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, the > Journal of Visual Languages and Computing and the International > Journal of Distance Education Technologies. Usually the best ranked > papers from the conference, after rigorous reviews, extensive > revisions and further enhancements, will appear in one or more > special issues of the above journals. Papers suggested for the > special issue(s) will be reviewed by external reviewers following the > standard procedure of review stipulated by the respective journal. > > Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: > Distributed Multimedia Technology > media coding, acquisition and standards > QoS and Quality of Experience control > digital rights management and conditional access solutions > privacy and security issues > mobile devices and wireless networks > mobile intelligent applications > sensor networks, environment control and management > Distributed Multimedia Models and Systems > human-computer interaction > languages for distributed multimedia > multimedia software engineering issues > semantic computing and processing > media grid computing, cloud and virtualization > web services and multi-agent systems > multimedia databases and information systems > multimedia indexing and retrieval systems > multimedia and cross media authoring > Applications of Distributed Multimedia Systems > collaborative and social multimedia systems and solutions > humanities and cultural heritage applications, management and fruition > multimedia preservation > cultural heritage preservation, management and fruition > distance and lifelong learning > emergency and safety management > e-commerce and e-government applications > health care management and disability assistance > intelligent multimedia computing > internet multimedia computing > virtual, mixed and augmented reality > user profiling, reasoning and recommendations > > Information for Authors: > Papers must be written in English. An electronic version (Postscript, > PDF, or MS Word format) of the full paper should be submitted using > the following URL: http://conf.ksi.edu/dms2011/submit/SubmitPaper.php > (submission site will be open Jan 1, 2011). Manuscript must include a > 200-word abstract and no more than 6 pages of IEEE double column text > (include figures and references). All submissions must not be > published or under consideration for publication in a journal or in a > conference with proceedings. Papers will be evaluated based on > originality, significance, technical soundness and clarify of > exposition. Depending upon the results of evaluation a paper may be > accepted as regular paper (6 pages), short paper (4 pages) or poster > (poster presentation only). > > The following workshops are being planned: > International Workshop on Distance Education Technology (DET) > International Workshop on Visual Languages and Computing (VLC) > Multimedia Arts Workshop > > Contact Information: > DMS 2011 Conference Secretariat > Knowledge Systems Institute > 3420 Main Street > Skokie, IL 60076 USA > Tel: 847-679-3135 > Fax: 847-679-3166 > E-mail: dms11(a)ksi.edu > > Important Dates: > - Paper submission due: April 15, 2011 > - Notification of acceptance: June 20, 2011 > - Camera-ready copy: July 11, 2011 > - Early conference registration due: July 11, 2011 > > Conference Co-Chairs > Paolo Nesi, University of Florence, Italy > Kia Ng, University of Leeds, UK > > Program Co-Chairs > G. Costagliola, Jennifer Leopold > > Steering Committee Chair > Shi-Kuo Chang, University of Pittsburgh, USA > > Conference listed by: > DBLP > INSPEC > Library of Congress > AllConferences.com > WikiCFP > > > -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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engaging with Adam's value theory
by Michel Bauwens 23 Apr '11

23 Apr '11

hi adam, have you seen this, http://almanac2010.wordpress.com/2011/03/26/reputation-economy/, which we will repost soon and engages with your text? it would be of interest to republish some of your reactions and clarifications after reading it? Michel -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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Mondragon in Ecuador
by Michel Bauwens 23 Apr '11

23 Apr '11

remarkable (photo)reportage from Chris Carlsson, who calls this a nowtopian town, full of coops: http://www.processedworld.com/carlsson/nowtopian/travel-report/salinas-de-g… -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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musings on property law
by Michel Bauwens 23 Apr '11

23 Apr '11

Dear Richard, I would appreciate if you could republish your musings, http://almanac2010.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/all-ownership-is-conditional/ post-dated in May, when I need extra material because I'm on tour, I'm also hoping that David Bollier, who is embarked on a ambitious Commons Law Project, can respond to it, Michel -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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Re: [P2P-F] WECREATE: 1st Neurochemically Primed Innovation Space NYC
by Michel Bauwens 22 Apr '11

22 Apr '11

Thanks Araceli, I'm sharing this with our list, though I can imagine some people may find this 'scary' ? I'm curious as to potential reactions, Michel On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:05 PM, Araceli Camargo <thecubelondon(a)gmail.com>wrote: > > Hi Michel, > > We read about your peer to peer foundation and think that our work might be > of interest to you, please see our press release below and attached our > launch program. > > We would love to see you at the launch on the 4th of May from 10-6pm. > > Best > > Araceli > > *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* > > *WECREATE NYC: First Neurochemically-Primed, Innovation Space Opens in > Manhattan* > > *New Workspace Uses Brain Technology to Build New Economy* > > *WECREATE NYC (wecreatenyc.com) *New York’s first neurochemically-primed, > innovation workspace for entrepreneurs, small businesses and thinkers, > launches on May 4th 2011 in Greenwich Village. From the American founders > of London’s THECUBE, WECREATE NYC combines expertise in neurology and > industrial engineering to bring *brain technology* to New York. > > Co-founder Daniel Gutierrez says “New York has the opportunity and the > responsibility to create the model for a new economy, as the city attracts > some of the brightest brains in the world. Our vision is to provide a space > for this talent, which encourages innovation, industriousness and the > sharing of ideas, to create solutions that effect change”. > > The idea behind WECREATE NYC, *brain technology* involves learning how to > use the brain to its full potential. Araceli Camargo-Kilpatrick explains, > “understanding how our brain forms ideas, solves problems, and innovates > makes all the difference in having a successful business. The aim of > WECREATE is to create an industry-diverse workspace for entrepreneurs > interested in collaborating, serious about growing their business and > testing their brain technology”. > > Not just another hot house for tech start-ups, WECREATE already has a > community of psychologists, photographers, NGOs, economists and architects > already involved in the innovation space. > > Araceli continues, “We will be providing members with a new type of > business strategy which combines tools extrapolated from neurology and > industrial engineering. We are also providing our members with a diverse > community as research from leading Dr. Keith Sawyer indicates that diversity > is key to innovation. WECREATE is here to help make enterprise accessible > and viable to all who are thinking about starting their business”. > > This focus on brain technology also extends to the neurochemically primed > design of the WECREATE space. How the light comes into the space, the > colours in the space, the materials, and the layout are all for the purpose > of creating the best environment for brains to innovate. > > WECREATE NYC aims to build on the success of THECUBE in London’s > Shoreditch <http://www.thecubelondon.com/>, which was established in > September 2009 and profitable in its first year. Collaboration between the > two innovation spaces will be encouraged, applying brain technology to > generate ideas on both sides of the Atlantic > > *NOTES TO EDITORS* > > *WECREATE – Launch* > > When: Press launch May 4, 2011 TIME <http://www.wecreatenyc.com/events/> > > Where: 58 East 11th Street 10003, 8th floor > > What: See website for the schedule www.wecreatenyc.com > > ** > > *About WECREATE NYC – New York* > > WECREATE NYC is a new innovation and collaborative workspace. Our objective > is to create a vibrant space for entrepreneurs interested in collaborating > with a diverse group of people, serious about growing their business, and > wanting to push innovation boundaries. Our space will house people from > diverse backgrounds and explore a wide range of knowledge neighborhoods to > help instigate interesting collaborations. > > Ideas are the fuel of great businesses, without them we wouldn’t have > anything. WECREATE will be a space that hosts and facilitates the sparks of > strong ideas. > > The objective of innovation is to create a new economy, WECREATE will focus > on getting entrepreneurs to generate sustainable businesses that will have > longevity and feed the economy of the future.www.wecreatenyc.com > > The space is founded by Daniel C. Gutierrez and Araceli Camargo. > > *About THECUBE – London* > > THECUBE workspace opened in September 2009 in London’s Spitalfields. We > were inspired by the collapse of Lehman Brothers to create a psychical > space, that would nourish and house would-be-entrepreneurs, who are now > creating sustainable businesses and generating economic value. > > We have gone through two evolutions and heading towards another. We started > as space, moved to co-working, and are now heading towards creating the > workspace of a new era. > > THECUBE has been mindful to create a bridge between mind space and physical > space. The physical space is neurochemically and physiological primed to > generate productivity, a welcoming feeling and collaboration between > members. www.thecubelondon.com > > *For further media information about WECREATE NYC or THECUBE please > contact:* > > WECREATE NYC > > hello(a)wecreatenyc.com > > > Araceli Camargo > Founder > > THECUBE London l www.thecubelondon.com > WECREATE New York City l www.wecreatenyc.com > Idea Engineering Agency l www.ideaengineeringagency.com > > > > -- > Araceli Camargo > Founder > > THECUBE London l www.thecubelondon.com > WECREATE New York City l www.wecreatenyc.com > Idea Engineering Agency l www.ideaengineeringagency.com > > > > > -- > Araceli Camargo > Founder > > THECUBE London l www.thecubelondon.com > WECREATE New York City l www.wecreatenyc.com > Idea Engineering Agency l www.ideaengineeringagency.com > > > > > -- > Araceli Camargo > Founder > > THECUBE London l www.thecubelondon.com > WECREATE New York City l www.wecreatenyc.com > Idea Engineering Agency l www.ideaengineeringagency.com > > -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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Fwd: Article - What Currency for the World?
by Michel Bauwens 22 Apr '11

22 Apr '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 4:34 PM Subject: Article - What Currency for the World? To: opencc(a)googlegroups.com, econowmix(a)googlegroups.com found via Matt, via http://www.facebook.com/pages/Community-Currency-Magazine/199052876795121 What Currency for the World? http://bigthink.com/ideas/37964 large excerpt : "The US dollar's share of global foreign exchange transactions has fallen from nearly 90 percent a decade ago to around 80 percent today, while its share of foreign exchange reserves has fallen from over 70 percent to under 60 percent today. Meanwhile, despite its present economic difficulties, the Euro has steadily gained since its inception in 1999, and the Chinese renminbi (RMB) is expected to climb as the currency moves towards a floating exchange rate and convertibility in the coming years. The consensus among the roundtable participants was that neither the Euro nor any other currency will prove to be an alternative to the dollar, rather there will be several leading and co-existing currencies in a global reserve basket. The IMF recently published a paper<http://www.imf.org/external/np/pp/eng/2011/010711.pdf> arguing that its Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) could serve as a global reserve currency and thus enhance global financial stability. " ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Drawing_Rights The *Special Drawing Right* (*SDR*) is a monetary<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money> unit of international reserve assets defined and maintained by the International Monetary Fund <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund> (IMF). The unit does not represent a currency, but represents a potential claim on the currencies of the IMF members for which it may be exchanged. -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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Cuba Reforms - new potential for p2p economy ?
by Dante-Gabryell Monson 22 Apr '11

22 Apr '11

See some news articles pasted below... Notes : I am curious to understand how much private property each citizen is entitled to in Cuba ? What is the current context regarding citizen owned cooperatives, and peer production ? What I do hear about once in a while regarding Cuba, is urban agriculture and permaculture - brief context and recent history : http://sustainablecitiescollective.com/polis-blog/15580/origin-permaculture… *"how urban agriculture and permaculture in Cuba became so important as a result of economic crises."* ------- http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110416/ap_on_re_us/cb_cuba_party_congress <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110416/ap_on_re_us/cb_cuba_party_congress> excerpt : * "he ( Raul Castro ) has rejected dozens of suggested reforms that would have allowed the concentration of property in private hands. But he also strongly backed a lineup of economic changes which together represent a sea change for Cuba's socialist system, including the eventual elimination of the ration book and other subsidies, the decentralization of the economy and a new reliance on supply and demand in some sectors." ---- http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/17/raul-castro-cuba-fixed-terms Raúl Castro proposes 10-year term limits for Cuba's politicians *

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Fwd: Re(2): [P2P-URBANISM WA] a debate on country-city (dis)urbanism, moscow 1930
by Michel Bauwens 22 Apr '11

22 Apr '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Franz Nahrada <f.nahrada(a)reflex.at> Date: Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 2:10 AM Subject: Fwd: Re(2): [P2P-URBANISM WA] a debate on country-city (dis)urbanism, moscow 1930 To: michelsub2004(a)gmail.com, salingar(a)gmail.com tried to post this today seems it never reached the list Nikos, I will try to reach you by Skype! *----- Original Message -----* Dear Nikos and all, I can rarely intervene here due to my current professional and health situation, but I followed the latest posts and also Nikos warning concerning the images of green high tech buildings. Maybe he also refers to projects like Entangled Bank in Dallas, Maybe also the futuristic Visions of Vincent Callebaut etc. I like these visions of floating habitat, but currently they are only thinkeable for a few people. But there must be a solution for the vast majority. When I did the Global Villages Conference in 1995, I had three special people with me for a retreat to the countryside: it was Richard Register, Tony Gwilliam and Joseph Smyth, I do not have to introduce the first. Tony Gwilliam is a former member of Archigram and had layd out the first "Global Village" Design (you can find his unpublished book at www.tonygwilliam.com under Highlights 1995 "Bring your Mind Home"). It was a huge organic Structure that he named "Synchroni-City" - That could really expand widely but yet was fractal, complex, when you looked deep into the neighborhood level. The Book is downloadable as pdf. Joseph Smyth is a masterplan-directed type of architect who seeks to combine beauty with sustainable patterns. He currently works in central Arizona, where after his retirement he continues his work in planning, designing and developing ecologically sustainable communities. There was a very interesting controversy going on between the latter two, which could not productively be dissolved and ruined much of our reunion, but which I think has very much to do with the controversy discussed in this list right now. Joseph blamed Tony of simply justifying suburbia by creating the outline of a green city as a meshwork of pedestrian greenways and miniaturised service ways as you can see in parts of his book "Bring your Mind home" To cut the story short, I think there are entirely diffenent languages spoken. Tony tried to create a pedestrian oriented circumstance even within the framework of existing larger urban areas that really work as human habitat. The point is that even within the so-called suburban structures circumstances of wholeness and completeness can emerge, and it is this microcellular model, this microcosm of cells and neighbouring cells that we should study. Thats why I insist on the paradox concept of "Global Village" as architectural pattern, which ultimately also meant for McLuhan that the electronic media have the potential to give the smallest space an incredible wealth of human experience and endavours. Biophilia, the wish not just to be near plants, but also live in an organic structure, protecting, nurturing, exciting, soothing, is indeed an important element of this relation. Technology can mediate autonomy, and the best way to achieve this is to build it on P2P principles. The interplay between life (which is itself the ultimate technology) and the artefacts of human ingenuity should be governed by the common interest of thriving in any corner of this planet, not by economical competition. The fractal microurban neighborhood is the best biotope for global networks of problem - solution. Its an incredibly intelligent cell that we have to imagine, augmenting its capabilities by the very process of knowledge exchange, shared experimentation and local application that the P2P Paradigm proposes. Imagine communities, but not only single persons as the peers. Our friend Gleb Tyurin is just starting up the first practical projects of this micro-urbanism in Russia. I hope he can report more on that, I urged him to use the opportunity to show that there is historic ground to all this - thank you all for diiging into this matter. Franz -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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open geoscience
by Michel Bauwens 22 Apr '11

22 Apr '11

Dear Alessandro, this 3-part series was just finished I wonder if you could present it to our audience? see http://p2pfoundation.net/Introduction_to_Open_Geoscience -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens

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