[p2p-research] Open Hardware Conference

Mon Nov 30 15:23:25 CET 2009

Hi Dan,

will you be reporting on this, if you do, we'd like to (re)publish it on the
p2p blog!

On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 9:14 PM, dan mcquillan <
internetartizans at googlemail.com> wrote:

> interesting event in london on friday.
>
> http://openhardware.eventbrite.com/
>
> "This is an event to bring key projects, their participants and
> stakeholders together in the emerging field of Open Hardware
> development, organized by 40Fires in partnership with Nesta.
>
> The 40Fires Foundation is a forum to develop energy-efficient cars,
> and other sustainable products, using an open source approach.
>
> The event aims to inform participants about Open Hardware, to be a
> space to discuss and learn and to explore practical solutions and
> potential collaborations to help Open Hardware work better, for a
> better world.
>
>  Background:
>
> Open Hardware has become the next frontier in innovation, research and
> the development of computer and electronics hardware and machinery.
>
> It name is derived from Open Source Software, because it is similar in
> many ways: the hardware is free for anyone to modify and build upon by
> a virtual community of contributors.
>
> It follows a broader trend to open up innovation, product research and
> development. This is called by various names including open
> innovation, open design, crowd-sourcing or co-creation. Needless to
> say the degree of sharing Intellectual Property varies hugely amongst
> these concepts and some might argue is at times far away from Open
> Source.
>
> Today decentralized groups of often hundreds of individuals, not tied
> into the traditional hierarchy of a corporation, are producing high
> quality software. However the development of physical objects is a
> very different proposition. The biggest difference is perhaps that
> changes, enhancements and modifications cannot be instantly tested.
> Ultimately, new designs need to be built into prototypes which
> requires investment.
>
> There are now a number of nascent businesses that are exploring these
> questions. They are developing new and creative ways to adapt the Open
> Source approach to the world of hardware, developing chips, mobile
> phones and cars. There various motivations for companies to use this
> approach including speeding up innovation, lowering costs and
> fostering wide spread adoption of the product.  Even attracting
> competition  has its advantages – as the number of products being made
> increases, component costs fall.
>
>
>
> Aims:
>
>  Questions the event will address are:
>
>    - what are successful strategies to form communities of engineers
> and tinkerers to collaboratively develop and design hardware;
>
>  - how can we foster the creation of an Open Source like ecology
> where altruistic, pragmatic and economic incentives coalesce in the
> production of complex physical objects -
>
>  - in Open Source the GPL (General Pubic License) has played a key
> role in binding communities together through ensuring that
> enhancements are kept 'open'. How can a GPL equivalent work for
> hardware and what are the right legal strategies to ensure
> sustainability of collaboration.
>
>
>
> Structure:
>
> The structure of the event resembles in part a Bar Camp where
> participants self-organize into groups according to their common
> interests.  At the same time we have invited a few OS hardware
> projects to present what they do and how.
>
> If you want to suggest a topic for one of the open sessions send an
> email to info at openbusiness.cc
>
> There will also be a few tinkerers and makers present who will have
> chips, sensors, robots and other pieces of electric joinery to build
> upon.
>
>
>
> Agenda:
>
>
>
> 9.30 – 10.00 am - Registration
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 10am to 10.15 am - Meet and Greet
>
> Welcome – David Simoes Brown (NESTA), Roland Harwood (NESTA),
>
> Patrick Andrews (40Fires).
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 10.15 – 11.15 am - Open Hardware Intro: Overview of projects,
> techniques, business models
>
> Intro and Moderation: Christian Ahlert OpenBusiness/40Fires
>
> Daniel Soltis – The Case of Arduino
>
> Francesco d’Orazio – From Crowd Sourcing, over Co-Creation to Open Hardware
>
> Q & A
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 11.15 – 11.30 am– Coffee Break
>
> 11.30 – 12.15am
>
> The case of Open Car Design
>
> Hugo Spowers, Patrick Andrews– Riversimple/40 Fires
>
> C, MM,N  – Jacco Lammers
>
> Q&A
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 12.15 – 1.30 am lunch break
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 1.30 – 3.00 am Open Sessions
>
> Participants can free-form groups according to their interest. For
> example participants interested in co-creation techniques can gather
> in one room, as can participants interested in OS car development to
> discuss topics
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 3.00 – 3.45 Open Hardware Licensing
>
> Andrew Katz – A framework for open licensing of hardware
>
> Patrick Andrews – 40 Fires
>
> Q & A
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 4.00  - 8.00 pm Networking and Open Hack Space
>
> This is time for the projects and its participants to network, meet
> collaborators and also tinker with hardware.
>
> The London Hackspace and others provide room for live hacking of Open
> Hardware.
>
> TBC - Launch of ‘The Open100’ and re-launch OpenBusiness.cc"
>
>
>
> dan
>
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