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Category Archives: Events

Thank you Canberrans!


We’d like to extend our thanks to all of you who took the time to attend and participate in the Creative Commons for You, and for Government free public seminar at the National Library on Friday. We were very pleased with the excellent turnout and positive atmosphere evident throughout the whole day.

We also extend a sincere ‘thank you’ to Miles Nicholls (Atlas of Living Australia) and Anthony Baxter (Google.org) Continue reading

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Free public presentation in Cairns

On Wednesday 16 November, Professor Anne Fitzgerald and Neale Hooper will deliver a presentation on the Creative Commons licences at James Cook University, Cairns.

For more details, please see the ‘CC & You – Cairns’ event page. Continue reading

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Final program and additional speaker for CC for You, and for Government

We are very pleased to announce that Anthony Baxter from Google Crisis Response has agreed to present at the free public seminar CC for You, and for Government at the National Library of Australia, Canberra this Friday, 4 November.

The revised program, which reflects Anthony’s participation, is now available here, and at the event page.

There are still places available for this free public seminar, so RSVP now to secure a seat! Continue reading

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Open Government Data Conference and Data Camp a success

The Open Government Data Conference and Data Camp on Friday 23 September 2011 were truly inspiring and thought provoking events, bringing both Australian and international perspectives to bear on open data and governments.

We extend our most genuine thanks to all speakers, participants and attendees – every component was integral to its success.

The conference was chaired by Professor Brian Fitzgerald, Professor of Intellectual Property and Innovation at QUT Law Faculty.

Early in the day, we had policy and practice guidance from those working within government.

Credits—Photo:’World Airline Routes‘ by josullivan.59 licensed under CC BY 2.0 Generic.

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Date claimer: Creative Commons for You, and for Government


Can’t get enough of CC? We will be making our way down to Canberra in about a month, so make sure you mark it in your diaries!

A free public seminar on the topic CC for You, and for Government, will be presented by Professor Anne Fitzgerald, Neale Hooper and Cheryl Foong on Friday, 4 November 2011, 9.00am – 3.30pm at National Library of Australia (Theatre at Lower ground floor), Parkes Place, ACT.

We want to make this event meaningful for you. If you have encountered any practical or operational issues in your personal or working environments, please contact Cheryl Foong at cheryl.foong@qut.edu.au. We will do our best to accomodate your interests.

For more details, updates and to RSVP, please visit the event page.

Open Government Data Camp

The Open Government Data Conference is coming up this Friday, with an impressive line-up of speakers.

The Conference will be followed by an Open Government Data Camp from 4pm-6pm at the same venue. We have updated the event program with a list of Data Camp participants, including:

Anthony Baxter (Google Australia, Crisis Response)
Keitha Booth (Programme Leader, NZ Open Government Data and Information Programme) Continue reading

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More free CC seminars – this time we’re in Darwin and Alice Springs

We’ve been to Hobart, Sydney and Townsville, and in less than a months time, Professor Brian Fitzerald will be stopping over in Darwin and Alice Springs to explain how the CC licences work.

Credits—Photo: Adaptation (crop) of ‘Winging it over the Desert‘ by Cyron, licensed under CC BY 2.0 Generic.

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Full program for Open Government Data Conference now available

We previously announced that the Open Government Data Conference was to be held Friday, 23 September 2011, at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

The full conference program is now available at the event page.

This free full-day event has been extended to include an Open Government Data Camp from 4pm-5pm, which will showcase several Open Government case studies. Continue reading

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ccAustralia in Sydney next week

On Thursday, 18 August 2011,5.00pm-6.00pm, Professor Anne Fitzgerald and Neale Hooper of the ccAustralia team will be giving a free talk at Rover Thomas Arena, Australia Council for the Arts. The seminar aims to explain how CC may be utilised … Continue reading

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Open Government Data Conference in Brisbane

Open Government data is a topic of current strategic interest. From emergency and natural disaster response management through health, education and the environment, to the development of new-data driven services and technologies, it it critically important to be able to obtain access to publicly funded data, in reusable formats.

On Friday, 23 September 2011, 8.30am – 5.00pm we will be holding an Open Government Data Conference at QUT Gardens Point Campus in Brisbane. Continue reading

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CC & the Innovation Agenda seminar in Hobart

Professor Anne Fitzgerald will be convening a free seminar on Thursday 11 August 2011, 4.30 – 6.00pm, at the Centenary Lecture Theatre, University of Tasmania. Continue reading

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ccAustralia in Townsville


Professor Anne Fitzgerald and Neale Hooper of the ccAustralia team will be speaking at James Cook University, Townsville on Wednesday, 24 August 2011. Continue reading

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Prof Beth Noveck and Prof Brian Fitzgerald talk Gov 2.0

Photo: ‘Just Landed - Screenshot’ by Jer Thorp, CC BY 2.0 Generic

LECTURE CANCELLED: Please be aware that the Beth Noveck and Brian Fitzgerald lecture has been cancelled.

For those Creative Commoners in Australia interested in Government 2.0, ccAustralia is very excited to announce that we are co-hosting with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCi) and the Queensland University of Technology Faculty of Law two lectures by Gov 2.0 heavyweights: Professor Beth Noveck, former Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the US Government and and leader of the White House Open Government Initiative, and ccAustralia’s Project Lead Professor Brian Fitzgerald, specialist Research Professor in Intellectual Property and Innovation at QUT and appointee to the Australia Government’s Government 2.0 Taskforce and the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property.

The two speakers have a wealth of knowledge and expertise in Government use of Web 2.0. Professors Noveck and Fitzgerald will talk through their involvement in Government 2.0 initiatives in the USA and Australia over the last two years reflecting on what this means for the operation of government and more broadly the general public. They will consider both at a conceptual and practical level arguments for “collaborative government” as a strategy for creating a more effective and democratic system. Continue reading

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CC seminar in Hobart

ccAustralia’s Professor Anne Fitzgerald, will be speaking in Hobart about CC. The seminar, hosted by Ogilvie & Associates, Solicitors, Hobart will be held late April/early May. Details below: Creative Commons: managing your copyright in the online environment Copyright touches almost everyone … Continue reading

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Science Commons Seminar – 28 October, Canberra

Science Commons bannerFor all those people in Canberra who expressed interest in a CC Roadshow in the nation’s capital, you will be happy to know that we have slated a roadshow for early next year. In the mean time, IP Australia and ccAustralia are hosting a Science Commons seminar with John Wilbanks from Science Commons and ccAustralia’s Professor Brian Fitzgerald. Details after the cut.

Credits—Photo: Adaptation (crop and resize) of ‘Science Commons http://sciencecommons.org/‘ by dullhunk, CC BY 2.0 Generic.

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