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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.