Are you a university student interested in communication, collaboration networks and open source communities? Are you looking for a chance to win $500? Then WICI has a challenge for you!
In conjunction with Dr. John McLevey’s talk, WICI is hosting its first challenge of the 2014-2015 year.
We’re looking for short essays (1000-1500 words) about […]
Continue Reading →Speaker: Dr. John McLevey
Title: Collaborating On-Line: An Analysis of Communication Networks for Linux Kernel Developers
Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2014 – 2-4pm
Location: M3-2134
A recording of the lecture can be found below.
In conjunction with Dr. John McLevey’s talk, WICI is hosting its first challenge of the 2014-2015 year. We’re looking for short […]
Continue Reading →Speaker: Marcin Jakubowski, Ph.D.
Title: Open Source Ecology: Towards the Open Source Economy
Date: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 at 6pm-8pm
A video of the presentation can be found below.
Abstract:
Where consumption has become our major daily activity, we rarely ask what it means to ‘produce’ something. Open, collaborative […]
Continue Reading →John McLevey is an Assistant Professor in Knowledge Integration at the University of Waterloo, with cross-appointments to Sociology and Legal Studies, and Environment and Resource Studies. He has a PhD (2013) in Sociology from McMaster University.
His current research uses network analysis to examine (1) how cross-sectoral collaborations shape the development of open […]
Continue Reading →Speakers: Mark Tovey, Michael Neilsen, and Hassan Masum
Title: Open Source Democracy
Date: Monday, February 22, 2010
Category: Talk
Mark Tovey, Michael Nielsen, and Hassan Masum explore how new information and communication technologies might allow for new types of political engagement, problem solving, and collective decision-making. They discuss issues such as collective […]
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