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Open Congress - london Friday 7th and Saturday 8th October 2005

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Inspired by Free Software, which challenges conventional practices of authorship, ownership and distribution, this innovative congress explores the implications of those developments for art, visual culture and cultural production in general.

Taking place across two days, the Congress will be structured through three themes of Governance, Creativity and Knowledge; and an array of international and UK participants - artists, theorists, academics and activists - will shape Open Congress through presentations, discussion, workshops and events.

The Congress includes...
Cory Doctorow - from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Demos, Johanna Gibson, David Berry & Giles Moss -The Libre Society, McKenzie Wark author of A Hacker Manifesto, Trebor Scholz –The Institute of Distributed Creativity, Tony Pruig of Open Organizations, Bronac Ferran with David Granger and John Bywater, Richard Barbrook, Ben White with Eileen Simpson, Locarecords, Kelli Dipple, Monica Ross, Tiziana Terranova, Julian Priest, Constant, Christian Ahlert – Open Business, Jamie King, Saul Albert, Armin Medosch with Shu lea Cheang, Paul B Davies, Max - Seeds for Change, Joasia Krysa with Grzesiek Sedek, Ilze Black, Julian Priest, Mary Anne Francis - Part Art, Constant, Jennifer Rigby -BBC Creative Archives, Linda Drew, Felix Stalder, Simon Yuill, Simon Pope, chelsea2005.com, Simon Worthington, Francis MCKee and Talkaoke among many, many others


The congress will be held at...

Tate Britain
Millbank London England
Friday 7th and Saturday 8th October 2005
11.00 am - 5.00 pm

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