Hi chris, is this in the right format for our regular blog (it wasn't for Ning),<br><br>if so, thanks for adding it,<br><br>Michel<br><br><br>The Open Hardware Summit Call for submissions is open. Deadline is June<br>
24th. Please RT, forward and blog!<br>
This post is also available on the open hardware summit<br>
website<<a href="http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/2011/06/06/open-hardware-summit-2011-call-for-submissions/" target="_blank">http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/2011/06/06/open-hardware-summit-2011-call-for-submissions/</a>><br>
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Thanks !<br>
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Open Hardware Summit 2011 – Call for Submissions<br>
Posted on June 6,<br>
2011<<a href="http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/2011/06/06/open-hardware-summit-2011-call-for-submissions/" target="_blank">http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/2011/06/06/open-hardware-summit-2011-call-for-submissions/</a>><br>
by ayah <<a href="http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/author/ayah/" target="_blank">http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/author/ayah/</a>><br>
The Open Hardware Summit (OHS) invites submissions for the second annual<br>
summit, to be held on*September 15, 2011* in New York City. The Open<br>
Hardware Summit <<a href="http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/" target="_blank">http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/</a>> is a
venue to present,<br>
discuss, and learn about open hardware of all kinds. The summit examines<br>
open hardware and its relation to other issues, such as software,
design,<br>
business, and law. We are seeking submissions for talks, breakout
sessions,<br>
and demos from individuals and groups working with open hardware and
related<br>
areas. Submissions are due *by June 24, 2011*. Notification of accepted<br>
proposals will happen *by August 1st*.<br>
<br>
Since the first Open Hardware Summit in 2010, we have seen the open
hardware<br>
movement continue to flourish. The Open-Source Hardware Definition was<br>
announced <<a href="http://freedomdefined.org/OSHW" target="_blank">http://freedomdefined.org/OSHW</a>>,
the OSHW logo was selected by a<br>
popular vote<<a href="http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/2011/04/07/oshw-logo-selected/" target="_blank">http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/2011/04/07/oshw-logo-selected/</a>>,<br>
an open source oil spill cleaning robot got more than $33,000 in crowd<br>
funding<<a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cesarminoru/protei-open-hardware-oil-spill-cleaning-sailing-ro" target="_blank">http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cesarminoru/protei-open-hardware-oil-spill-cleaning-sailing-ro</a>>,<br>
Google adopted the open hardware movement’s biggest success story,
Arduino,<br>
as its platform<<a href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/05/google-picks-arduino-for-android-open-accessory-kit.html" target="_blank">http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/05/google-picks-arduino-for-android-open-accessory-kit.html</a>><br>
and<br>
our very own keynote speaker, Limor Fried, was featured on the front
page of<br>
Wired Magazine <<a href="http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2011/03/16/thank-you-makers/" target="_blank">http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2011/03/16/thank-you-makers/</a>>
–<br>
to name a few. Needless to say, open hardware is getting BIG.<br>
Submission topics<br>
<br>
Topics of interest for the summit include, but are not limited to:<br>
<br>
- Lessons learned from past projects<br>
- Legal and intellectual property implications of open-source
hardware<br>
- Means of supporting collaboration and community interaction<br>
- Manufacturing<br>
- Distributed development and its relationship to physical goods<br>
- Digital fabrication (e.g. laser cutters and 3D printers)<br>
- Software design tools (CAD / CAM)<br>
- DIY technology<br>
- Ways to share information about hardware that’s not captured in
source<br>
files<br>
- Business models<br>
- Manufacturing on demand<br>
- Competition and collaboration<br>
- Sustainability of open hardware products (e.g. how to unmake
things)<br>
- Industrial design<br>
- “open-washing” (green washing for open source)<br>
- Open-hardware in the enterprise<br>
- Specific product domains: e.g. science, agriculture,
communications,<br>
medicine<br>
<br>
And any other topic you think relates to openness and hardware. We want
to<br>
hear all about it!<br>
Types of submissions<br>
<br>
You may submit proposals for one or more of the following formats:<br>
Talk<br>
<br>
- Expected duration for talks is between 5 and 20 minutes, depending
on<br>
the number and quality of submissions.<br>
- We expect all talks to be plenary (i.e. presented to the entire
summit<br>
audience).<br>
- Talk submissions primarily containing marketing for a product will
not<br>
be accepted. However, talks that share knowledge and insight derived
from<br>
work on commercial products are welcome.<br>
<br>
Breakout session<br>
<br>
- Depending on submissions, there may be an opportunity to organize<br>
breakout sessions with smaller groups (5-40) to discuss a particular
topic<br>
- We expect breakout sessions to occur during a single time-slot of<br>
approximately 1 to 2 hours.<br>
- Breakout session submissions should include an overview of the
content<br>
and plan for the session.<br>
- You are encouraged to co-author breakout session submissions with
other<br>
interested parties but sessions will be open to general summit
attendees.<br>
<br>
Project Demo<br>
<br>
- This is a casual show and tell session that will take place during
the<br>
end-of-day drinks.<br>
- You are encouraged to include pictures as part of your demo<br>
submissions.<br>
- Please include all demo requirements: amount and type of space
(e.g.<br>
“one 3×3 foot table and one chair” or “a 5 × 5 section of wall with
at least<br>
10 feet in front of it”), power requirements (note: we cannot provide
any<br>
power adaptors). Please keep in mind this is an informal project
demo, and<br>
complex requirements/constraints (internet, light/sound conditions
etc) will<br>
be difficult to accommodate.<br>
- It will be your responsibility to carry/assemble/set up/disassemble<br>
your demo. We cannot provide any support for the receiving, storing,
or<br>
shipping of demos.<br>
- Note: If submitting a project demo, Your project MUST be working by
the<br>
time of the summit.<br>
<br>
Submission format<br>
<br>
- Submissions should be formatted as plain text of no more than 1,000<br>
words in length and include ALLof the following:<br>
- The type of submission (talk, breakout session, or demo)<br>
- A title<br>
- A bio of the speaker(s) (That’s you!)<br>
- What you intend to talk about, the topic for your breakout session,
or<br>
a description of your demo<br>
- An explanation the importance of your submission to the
open-hardware<br>
community<br>
- A maximum of TWO photos that help explain your topic of submission<br>
(optional)<br>
<br>
Submissions should be emailed to *proposals [AT] <a href="http://openhardwaresummit.org/" target="_blank">openhardwaresummit.org</a>*
with<br>
the subject line “Open Hardware Summit submission” followed by the type
of<br>
submission in parentheses (e.g. “Open Hardware Summit submission
(breakout<br>
session)”). *Deadline is JUNE 24th, 2011 BY 11:59pm (EST)*. Accepted<br>
submissions WILL BE PUBLISHED on the OHS website.<br>
For more information<br>
<br>
For more details about the Open Hardware Summit, see the website at<br><a href="http://openhardwaresummit.org/" target="_blank">openhardwaresummit.org</a>
<<a href="http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/" target="_blank">http://www.openhardwaresummit.org/</a>>Please
direct<br>
questions about submissions to the *Review Chair, David Mellis*, at<br>
<br>
mellis [AT] <a href="http://media.mit.edu/" target="_blank">media.mit.edu</a>.<br>
<br>
Please direct other questions about the summit to *General Chairs Alicia<br>
Gibb and Ayah Bdeir* at<br>
<br>
info [AT] <a href="http://openhardwaresummit.org/" target="_blank">openhardwaresummit.org</a><br>
<br>
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