Co-located with Wikimania 2013!
WikiSym, the 9th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration
OpenSym, the 2013 International Symposium on Open Collaboration
August 5-7, 2013 | Hong Kong, China
Registration is open: http://wikisym.org/wsos2013/participating/registration
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
The conference program is led by three renowned keynote speakers: Phil Bourne,
founding editor of PLOS, will talk about the era of open, Pockey Lam, of the
Digital Freedom Foundation, will talk about open education, and Dario
Taraborelli, of the Wikimedia Foundation, will talk about current and future
Wikipedia research.
The keynotes are enhanced by a strong research track on the different aspects
of open collaboration, namely wikis, Wikipedia, open source, and open access.
Open space, community events and socializing during coffee breaks and
dedicated social events like the welcome reception and the conference dinner
complement and enhance the WikiSym + OpenSym 2013 experience. An industry
tutorial track ensures a healthy mixture of participants.
Come join us in Hong Kong, one of the most vibrant cities on this planet, and
learn how and why open collaboration is shaping the future!
Learn more about the conference program: http://wikisym.org/wsos2013/program
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The 2013 Joint International Symposium on Open Collaboration (WikiSym +
OpenSym 2013) is the premier conference on open collaboration research,
including wikis and social media, Wikipedia, free, libre, and open source
software, open access, open data and open government research. WikiSym is in
its 9th year and will be complemented by OpenSym, a new conference on open
collaboration research and an adjunct to the successful WikiSym conference series.
WikiSym + OpenSym 2013 is the first conference to bring together the different
strands of open collaboration research, seeking to create synergies and
inspire new research between computer scientists, social scientists, legal
scholars, and everyone interested in understanding open collaboration and how
it is changing the world.
WikiSym + OpenSym 2013 will be held in Hong Kong, China, on August 5-7, 2013.
ACM In-cooperation with SIGWEB and SIGSOFT.
Sponsored by the Wikimedia Foundation, Google, Cyberport, and TJEF.
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