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COMMUNIA 2010 Conference
University in Cyberspace: Reshaping Knowledge Institutions for the Networked Age June 28-30, 2010 Torino, Italy http://www.communia2010.org/
Abstract
Universities are entrusted with the increasingly important responsibility of creating, sharing, and fostering use of knowledge on behalf of society, and to that end, are the recipients of tremendous investments of time, money, space, authority and freedom. Universities have embraced this role in diverse fashions, varying by tradition, period, and discipline, but we now ask them to go further. As we progress ever more deeply into a networked age, our knowledge institutions are faced with concomitant opportunities. They are challenged by society to become a driving force to create and disseminate knowledge - using innovative, effective, and dynamic approaches - derived from and for the networked world. Continued...
About the Conference
- Main Website
- Agenda
- Attendees - Add your name or contact information to this list if you will be attending the conference!
- Blogs - Are you blogging about the conference? Add your name and link to your site here.
Background Materials
- Background Readings - Literature about the conference's tracks and themes can be found here. Please feel free to add in additional reading resources!
- Materials from Previous COMMUNIA Events
- Online Learning Resources
Food for Thought Dinners, June 28th
- Food for Thought Dinners - Sign up here!
Breakout Sessions
Policy Recommendations
- Policy Recommendations: COMMUNIA2010: page open to editing during the Conference.
- COMMUNIA draft recommendations about education: copy of existing draft recommendations.
