[Apologies for cross-posting]<br><br>Dear all,<br><br>This message is to advise you that the deadline has been moved forward from September 22nd to September 28th !<br>
<br>You still have some days left to submit your own proposal for the forthcoming GNewArchaeology workshop[1].<br><br>The
event will take place on the October 13th – 14th, 2011 at the
Department of Biologia ed Evoluzione of the University of Ferrara.<br>
<br>» something about the workshop<br><br>The GNewArchaeology workshop
is part of a cultural project promoted and organized by the students
from the University of Ferrara and funded by the Cultural Fund of the
University of Ferrara.<br><br>
        
        
        
        <style type="text/css">p { margin-bottom: 0.0</style>The goal of the
workshop is to create, with presentations, tutorials and round table
discussions, opportunities for meeting and debating about topics
regarding the use and divulgation of free and open source softwares
aimed at he public institutions and particularly at archaeological
research processes. Infact the circulation of scientific data, free
from copyright, is one of the principal <span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;">issue
to deal with</span>, in order to build an open archaeology science
and in order to support a great cultural renewal. The workshop is on
the track of projects such as ArcheoFOSS[2] and communities that are
becoming more and more numerous.<br>
        
        
        
        <style type="text/css">p { margin-bottom: 0.08in;</style>Mornings will be
devoted to introductive sessions to the FLOSS Culture. Relations, debates, screenings of documentaries
and distributions of informative materials will be organized in
collaboration with local Linux User Group[3]. Afternoons will focus
on a more technical approach with talks, round-table discussions and
tutorials about topics regarding FLOSS aimed at archaeological
research processes.
<br><br>» how to participate<br><br>The participation to the workshop is free.<br><br>All
your proposal on any aspect of using free software in archaeological
research, creating, publishing and reusing open archaeological data,
are welcome. Major Topics include (but are not limited to):<br>
<br># Introduction to FLOSS<br><br># FLOSS in archaeology (tools for storage and processing, analysing, visualization…)<br><br># Open geospatial data<br><br># Open Science and Open Data in Academic Research<br><br>The workshop will have several formats and ways in which you can participate:<br>
<br># Long presentation session (60 minutes)<br><br># Short presentation session (15 to 30 minutes)<br><br># Tutorials (60 to 120 minutes): you can present your topics or projects doing pratical activities with a small group of people.<br>
<br>Official languages are: Italian / English<br><br>Accommodations for the speakers will be on charge of the organization.<br><br>»
We are looking forward your participation! If you want to take part
to the workshop, please, submit your own proposal here[4].<br>
<br><br>I hope to see you in Ferrara.<br><br>Best regards<br><br>The GNewArchaeology team<br><br>Università degli Studi di Ferrara<br><br><br>[1] <a href="http://www.gnewarchaeology.it/" target="_blank">http://www.gnewarchaeology.it/</a><br>
[2] <a href="http://www.archeo.unina.it/archeofoss/" target="_blank">http://www.archeo.unina.it/archeofoss/</a><br>[3] <a href="http://ferrara.linux.it/" target="_blank">http://ferrara.linux.it/</a><br>[4] <a href="http://www.gnewarchaeology.it/?page_id=243" target="_blank">http://www.gnewarchaeology.it/?page_id=243</a>