Open spaces

The event's programme will include sessions where participants and speakers can meet and discuss on the basis of their own selected agenda within the framework of the Conference theme and topics. Each day, the programme will include a block of afternoon sessions (60-75 minutes each) on the main topics, which are:

• Shared virtual spaces, remote collaboration and knowledge sharing
• Appropriate technologies for online publishing
• Online Information retrieval and access

The Open spaces provide speakers and participants an opportunity to meet and discuss the topics and issues they have something to share about. These may be specific topics they have experience with, some issues arisen during the Conference.

They may discuss presentations, give interactive poster presentations, run extra tutorials on tools and methodologies, provide more examples of projects in the making.

Participants may also want to use the open spaces as incubator sessions or peer assists to brainstorm projects, issues, and processes that are being addressed with usual tools but would benefit from the adoption of Web 2.0. Application providers, project managers and participants with real-life projects who seek to better define requirements, strategies and find solutions could benefit from this more focused type of open space session.

The projects and approach are defined by participants and speakers, the conference staff will provide support with the booking of rooms and equipment. Three types of room options are available for the open spaces:

• Large room with projector and wireless access (70 people maximum)
• Small room without projector and wireless access (25 people maximum)
• Areas for more informal knowledge sharing (no maximum)

The open space agenda will be developed through the wiki.

Download the guide to the Web2forDev Conference wiki (PDF)