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Potential unconference session topics

There's a lot of time to run informal, unconference sessions and workshops during the CC Global Summit. We have several extra rooms available. Below is a non-comprehensive list of session ideas which are not a part of the formal Summit program. We encourage interested persons to sketch out ideas for the topics below, or add different ones if you're so inclined. Also, please suggest a preferred time slot for your session, which are listed at the bottom of the page. Note that your session doesn't have to fill the entire time available.

CC and EULA compatibility

[please provide a rough session description, preferred time slot, and and why people should come]

Beginners guide to CC

[please provide a rough session description, preferred time slot, and and why people should come]

CC technology licensing tools and other tech projects update

[please provide a rough session description, preferred time slot, and and why people should come]

Free software tools for creating free culture

• Organizer(s): Christopher Allan Webber
• Timeslot: no preference
• Description: Learn about and discuss various free and open source software tools for creating free culture, particularly on the graphics end (Blender, GIMP, Inkscape, MyPaint, etc)

translation tools Q&A

• Organizer(s): Nathan Kinkade
• Timeslot: no preference
• Description: Learn about the tools that CC currently uses to facilitate localization of various parts of the CC site. This session can also be a forum for suggesting new tools, processes or methods to make translating as easy as possible.

How to create short videos like CC NZ

[please provide a rough session description, preferred time slot, and and why people should come]

ACTA discussion

[please provide a rough session description, preferred time slot, and and why people should come]

CC and piracy discussion

[please provide a rough session description, preferred time slot, and and why people should come]

Government transparency and CC's role in addressing corruption

[please provide a rough session description, preferred time slot, and and why people should come]

Communia presentation and discussion

[please provide a rough session description, preferred time slot, and and why people should come]

Global community communication strategies: best practices from Wikimedia, Global Voices, others

[please provide a rough session description, preferred time slot, and and why people should come]

Integrating CC licenses and tools in gov policy/open gov toolkit

[please provide a rough session description, preferred time slot, and and why people should come]

Open access and students

[please provide a rough session description, preferred time slot, and and why people should come]

Arab World arts events

[please provide a rough session description, preferred time slot, and and why people should come]

LRMI project

• Organizer(s): Greg Grossmeier
• Timeslot: no preference
• Description: Learn about CC's exciting education metadata project, the Learning Resource Metadata Initiative

Open Times

• Friday 14:00-15:00 (2 time slots)
• Friday 15:00-16:00 (2 time slots)

• Saturday 9:00-10:30 (2 time slots)
• Saturday 11:00-11:50 (4 time slots)
• Saturday 12:00-12:50 (2 time slots)
• Saturday 13:00-13:50 (1 time slot)
• Saturday 13:00-14:20 (1 time slot)
• Saturday 14:00-15:20 (1 time slot)
• Saturday 14:30-15:50 (1 time slot)
• Saturday 15:30-15:50 (1 time slot)
• Saturday 16:00-16:50 (2 time slots)

• Sunday 9:00-10:40 (3 time slots)
• Sunday 11:00-12:30 (2 time slots)