Revolut ion:

Unconferences

OSSCamp, IIT Delhi, Sept, ‘08

Kinshuk Sunil (kinshuk@osscube.com)
Community Manager, OSSCube
 Ag enda ()
{
define unconference
define osscamps
discuss the future

target everyone
time 20 mins

need english, open mind

}
 Note ()
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this presentation:
# will be available at osscamp.in and my blog
# contains subjective opinions
# is not technology-oriented

the law of two feet applies to this presentation

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 Law of tw o feet:

If at any time you find yourself in any situation where you are
neither learning nor contributing, use your two feet and move
to some place more to your liking1
“The sum of the expertise of the people in the audience is greater
than the sum of expertise of the people on stage”

- Fundamental Law of
Conventional Conferences2
 Un co nferences
Conference
- barriers to entry
- barriers to contribute
+ law of two feet
+ focus on people
audience >> participants
Help yourself

“...organizing a discussion that involves the minds and expertise of all the people in the
room...”2
 Un con ferences

1. whoever comes is the right people

2. whatever happens is the only thing that could have
3. whenever it starts is the right time
4. when it’s over it’s over

[source open source world]

 In the end:

unconferences:conferences :: wikipedia:encyclopedia

If after attending an unconference you learned nothing: It's Your

FAULT!
 OSS camps

Open source software camps

What
Why
How
 OSS camps ::what

Thriving, young and vibrant community;

community-driven 'unconferences' - camps

@Camp:
cross-talk, huddle together, raise some noise, celebrate technology, discuss
stuff

We are a year old, learning to walk, baby speaking on loud, and with a cape
tied on our backs, we dream of soaring high in the sky.

[source osscamp.in]
 OSScamps: :why

1. Create a platform for discussing FOSS

2. Propagate FOSS
3. Promote indigenous FOSS development

We love being vague; specific is too limited

We dont decide what we do, because we don't want to decide

what not to do
 OSS camps: :how

1. Organise camps in various cities

2. Bringing people together
3. Enabling knowledge-sharing
4. Highlighting work being done
 the_future

the future is open, transparent, vibrant

the future is you

more to be discussed in the FOSS Event Talk

 Must _read ()

{
1. Opening Space for Emerging Order by Harrison Owen
2. What is Unconference by Dave Winer
3. Unconference.net
4. OSScamp.in
}
 Thank yo u!

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