Open Institute

22 Jun 2015

The UT Austin|Portugal Digital Media Program will hold an Open Institute in Austin from August 2-7, 2015.

The goal of the Institute is to scope the range and meaning of "open" in contemporary culture, and to examine some of the dynamics of a variety of projects developing open hardware, open software, Open usable for governmental purposes, and open access.  The ways in which opening resources to a broad community can mobilize political and community participation will be a major theme of the week.

This intensive residential program will take place at UT and bring together 13 doctoral students from U. Porto and UNL, UT graduate students, and local and international experts to explore different aspects of this emerging field. The students' areas of expertise include social media and political activism, journalism, education, makerspaces and open source hardware, entrepreneurship, and health. The program is planned to be highly interactive and include daily talks and excursions to relevant Austin sites. Topics will include Open and health and government, and open source hardware and software, open storytelling, and open access. The Institute's daily schedule will include time for presentations, workshops, and field trips to sites significant to Austin's growing Open community, as well as group lunches.

Registration for the Institute is now closed but for more information, see the Open Institute website or contact Karen Gustafson at kegustafson@utexas.edu.