Join the Global Conversation about the Art, Science and Spirit of ‘open’ – Open Everything NYC 2009

John Britton gave us a heads up about an upcoming Open Everything event taking place in NYC…

Open Everything is a unique event that gathers people using openness to create and improve software, education, media, philanthropy, architecture, neighborhoods, workplaces and the society we live in. It’s about thinking, doing and being open.

The next Open Everything is taking place in NYC on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at the UNICEF headquarters in the United Nations Plaza, NYC. The event will run the full day with registration opening at 8:00AM and officially beginning at 9:00AM.

The event will be 100% free and open to the public on a first come first serve basis, online pre-registration is required. The main hall can hold up to 250 guests.

The event will consist of two keynote presentations (one opening & one closing) each of about 1 hour in duration. In the time between the two keynotes attendees will be in control of the program (Barcamp style). There will be a number of conference rooms available for individuals to hold talks & discussions on topics they see fit. Past events have included topics such as Open Publishing, Open Education, Government Transparency, Open Access, Open Research Data, Creative Commons, Open Hardware, and more.

Open Everything’s site (powered by MindTouch) allows for the community of organizers to easily contribute and collaborate around the series of events hosted around the world in an easy, simplified manner. For more information and to see another unique use of MindTouch check out the site here: http://openeverything.wik.is/.

If you’re in the NYC area take it upon yourself to stop by the event!