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  • From: Michelle Thorne <michelle AT creativecommons.org>
  • To: cci AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Cc: Harald Gunnar Halldórsson <harald.gunnar AT gmail.com>, Tryggvi Bjornsson <tryggvib AT hi.is>, Carlos Saborío <zavorio AT gmail.com>, CC LATAM <cc-latam AT lists.ibiblio.org>, cc-europe AT lists.ibiblio.org, Rolando Coto <rolandocoto AT gmail.com>, DENIS.CAMPOS AT ucr.ac.cr
  • Subject: [Cc-europe] Introducing CC Costa Rica and CC Iceland
  • Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:17:15 +0100

Dear all,

It's with great pleasure we introduce two new teams:

Costa Rica

The CC project in Costa Rica is officially underway. Leading the public initiative are Rolando Coto-Solano, from the Office of the Vice Dean of Research at the University of Costa Rica, and Carlos E. Saborío Romero, a representative of over ten creative communities and artists. The license porting will be conducted by our long-time friend and colleague of Costa Rican descent, Andres Guadamuz, of the University of Edinburgh. Andres continues to lead CC efforts in Scotland, and we're thrilled his expertise will be turned to the Costa Rican project as well. Legal support will also be provided by Denis Campos, a representative from the Legal Department of the Office of the Vice Dean of Research. The project is hosted by the University of Costa Rica.

To see some of the promising local initiatives, visit http://www.cientec.or.cr/accceso/, the website of the recent seminar on Free Culture and creativity, held in San Jose. Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cientec/sets/72157622756119822/

Iceland

Today kicks off the Reykjavik Digital Freedoms Conference <http://www.fsfi.is/atburdir/radstefna2009/>, which features an MOU signing with Creative Commons, the Icelandic Society for Digital Freedoms (Icelandic abbreviation: FSFÍ), and Reykjavík University. CC Iceland was initiated by Project Lead Tryggvi Björgvinsson and is supported by Legal Lead Harald Gunnar Halldórsson. The project has already won the heart of the Ministry of Education, whose lawyer Jón Vilberg Guðjónsson will liaison with the Icelandic team throughout the porting process. This afternoon the group will meet with the Prime Minister of Iceland joined by CC Board Member Eric Saltzman, a keynote speaker at the Digital Freedoms conference.

For your viewing pleasure, check out the event's CC video collage. "Horses like free software!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rLm1NDGep8&feature=youtube_gdata


The CC Latam and CC Europe lists have be copied so that the regional networks can bring these two great, new projects up to speed on activities and subscribe any team members interested in the respective lists.  

We're really looking forward to working with CC Costa Rica and CC Iceland, and we hope you join us in welcoming them on board!

All the best,

Diane & Michelle

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Michelle Thorne
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  • [Cc-europe] Introducing CC Costa Rica and CC Iceland, Michelle Thorne, 12/01/2009

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