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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63362
title: The Future of Museums Is Open!
uri: The-Future-of-Museums-Is-Open
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/05/18/the-future-of-museums-is-open/
content:
<figure id="attachment_63363" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63363" style="width: 326px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63363" src="media/756138b4.IMD_2021_POSTER-EN.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMD_2021_POSTER-EN.jpg" alt="" width="326" height="489" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMD_2021_POSTER-EN.jpg 1200w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMD_2021_POSTER-EN-200x300.jpg 200w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMD_2021_POSTER-EN-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMD_2021_POSTER-EN-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMD_2021_POSTER-EN-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMD_2021_POSTER-EN-27x40.jpg 27w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMD_2021_POSTER-EN-33x50.jpg 33w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMD_2021_POSTER-EN-103x155.jpg 103w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 85vw, 326px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63363" class="wp-caption-text">ICOM&#8217;s International Museum Day 2021 <a href="http://imd.icom.museum/international-museum-day-2021/the-poster/">poster</a></figcaption></figure>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s </span><a href="http://imd.icom.museum/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">International Museum Day</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and at Creative Commons (CC) we are thrilled to </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2020/05/18/copyright-law-must-enable-museums-to-fulfill-their-mission/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">once again</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">  celebrate the institutions that acquire, conserve, research, communicate, and exhibit the world’s heritage for education, study, and enjoyment. This year’s theme is </span><a href="https://icom.museum/en/our-actions/events/international-museum-day/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and in this blog post, we imagine a future where museums are empowered to freely and openly share their collections online in participatory, interactive, sustainable, ethical, and equitable ways —  we imagine a world of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">better sharing</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for a </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">brighter future</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for all museums and the communities that they serve.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">—————— </span></p>
<p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2020/11/19/its-been-a-good-year-for-open-glam-heres-why/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2020 was a really challenging year</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for museums alongside other </span><a href="https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/GLAM"><span style="font-weight: 400;">GLAMs</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) and for the cultural sector as a whole. The COVID-19 pandemic </span><a href="https://icom.museum/en/news/follow-up-report-museums-covid-19/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">forced</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> many institutions to close their doors, lay off staff, and draw deep on their resources to find resilience in the face of abrupt and unsettling changes. An April 2021 UNESCO </span><a href="https://en.unesco.org/news/supporting-museums-unesco-report-points-options-future"><span style="font-weight: 400;">report</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> states that: “in 2020, museums were closed for an average of 155 days, and since the beginning of 2021, many of them have again had to shut their doors, resulting, on average, in a 70% drop in attendance and a 40-60% decline in revenue compared to 2019.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At the same time, this crisis was a spark that (re)kindled the fire of open access to cultural heritage. Lockdown measures meant that when the world swiftly moved online, so too did museums. According to an ICOM </span><a href="media/9a451914.FINAL-EN_Follow-up-survey.pdf" data-original-source="https://icom.museum/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/FINAL-EN_Follow-up-survey.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">survey</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> published in November 2020, many museums started or continued to enhance their digital activities and to engage with the public remotely. More than a year into this global health crisis, museums are at a </span><a href="media/fa8fe93e.IMD-2021-kit-ENG.pdf" data-original-source="http://imd.icom.museum/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2020/01/IMD-2021-kit-ENG.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">pivotal moment</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and must lead the change to recover and reimagine our common future. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At CC, the future we envision for museums is one where the public has greater and better access to museums’ collections on a global level. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Where the public can experience and interpret those collections in order to enrich and bring new perspectives to their contexts and narratives.   </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Where museums and their audiences can get closer together online in fresh and innovative ways based on a supportive and sustainable digital infrastructure. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Where museums move into the post-COVID era, healed, mended, and equipped with the knowledge and know-how to meaningfully share their collections, unencumbered by unnecessary legal, technical, or financial barriers. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Where the threats of </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2020/04/26/cc-licenses-tools-share-and-preserve-cultural-heritage-in-the-face-of-climate-change/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">global challenges such as climate change</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> have been addressed and where future generations are continuously able to enjoy our shared cultural heritage. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At CC, we want to help make that future happen.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Through advocacy for legal and policy change, infrastructure innovation, </span><a href="https://certificates.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">capacity building</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to accompany institutions on their digital transformation journey, and community engagement, Creative Commons aims to lead a global effort to ensure access, use, and reuse of cultural heritage is not hampered by unnecessary constraints.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In terms of policy, we want to strengthen the open ecosystem to support GLAMs and their public interest mission, as </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rv2FQkV67iuBuhoAqdyeX2OFurOway02-IZezHw8Lxw/edit?usp=sharing"><span style="font-weight: 400;">we did in front of the Mexican senate</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in September 2020. We will continue to be supportive of museums in the </span><a href="https://icom.museum/en/our-actions/heritage-protection/copyright/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">copyright</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> arena, in particular, by pushing for strong, clear, and effective exceptions and limitations for, among others, preservation, research and education, and text-and-data mining. We will also continue to advocate that digitized public domain works must </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2019/11/20/reproductions-of-public-domain-works/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">remain in the public domain</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and generally drive change to ensure the legal framework is </span><a href="media/0d91bc00.on_paper_on_the_EC_consultation_on_digital_cultural_heritage.pdf" data-original-source="https://wiki.creativecommons.org/images/a/a4/Creative_Commons_position_paper_on_the_EC_consultation_on_digital_cultural_heritage.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">apt for the digital environment</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, especially in areas such as </span><a href="https://pro.europeana.eu/post/artificial-intelligence-and-copyright-in-the-cultural-heritage-sector-views-from-creative-commons"><span style="font-weight: 400;">artificial intelligence</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.  </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We want to build a reliable legal, technical, and social infrastructure around our CC licenses and tools, and build capacity within institutions to help them shift from closed to open by releasing their online collections into the public domain. We also want to bring closer together members of the </span><a href="https://openglam.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Open GLAM</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> community, whose energy and enthusiasm are poised to unlock the museum sector’s immense potential to create a brighter, more equitable future.</span></p>
<p style="border: 3px; border-style: solid; border-color: #05b5da; padding: 1em;">Museums deserve to be celebrated all year round and we’re proud to support them the world over through our Open GLAM efforts. Interested in learning more? Get in touch: <a href="mailto:info@creativecommons.org">info@creativecommons.org</a>!</p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63400
title: We’re Turning 20! What’s Happened Since 2001?
uri: We-re-Turning-20-What-s-Happened-Since-2001
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/05/24/were-turning-20-whats-happened-since-2001/
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<h2><b>Creative Commons is turning 20!</b></h2>
<p><span>We are celebrating with a special</span><span> </span><b><i>Better Sharing</i></b><span> </span><span>campaign, honoring 20 years of commitment to open access and better sharing.</span></p>
<p><span>We invite you to join us. We have </span><a href="https://www.classy.org/campaign/20th-anniversary-better-sharing-campaign/c338989?c_src=website&amp;c_src2=20ALandingPage"><b>an ambitious goal to raise over $15 million</b></a><span> in support. </span></p>
<p><b><a href="https://creativecommons.org/20-years/"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-63401 alignleft" src="media/6afb3b1e.20A-Logo-Colorful-Version.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Logo-Colorful-Version.png" alt="" width="407" height="403" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Logo-Colorful-Version.png 910w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Logo-Colorful-Version-300x298.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Logo-Colorful-Version-150x150.png 150w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Logo-Colorful-Version-768x763.png 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Logo-Colorful-Version-40x40.png 40w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Logo-Colorful-Version-50x50.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Logo-Colorful-Version-156x155.png 156w" sizes="(max-width: 407px) 85vw, 407px" /></a>When Creative Commons </b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>was founded in 2001, </strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">the internet was a budding universe with high potential, and platforms widely used today like Wikipedia and Google were only just getting started. CC’s founders were keen to hit the ground running, building on their work to ensure that, as the internet continued to grow, safeguards to knowledge, culture, and creativity were firmly in place. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While those familiar with Creative Commons may know about our CC licenses that form the backbone of open and accessible sharing, they may be less tuned into our larger portfolio of work, spanning Open Education, Open GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums), advocacy and global network building. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In celebration of 20 years of CC, we are excited to shed light on these endeavors, sharing our major accomplishments, and highlighting, too, some noteworthy appearances of CC in popular culture.</span></p>
<p><b>Some of CC’s Big Wins</b></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today,</span><b> over 2 billion works</b><b> are licensed under the various CC licenses. </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">The very first set of </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/about/cclicenses/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Creative Commons </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">licenses</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> were released in 2002, giving everyone from individual creators to large institutions a standardized way to grant the public permission to use their creative work under copyright law; a</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">nd in 2017, CC laun</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">ched CC Search, making this content easier to discover and use.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><b>CC licenses are behind the widely used online encyclopedia Wikipedia.</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Since 2009, all Wikipedia content, in every language, has been under CC license, which means that annually billions of people around the world are interacting with CC licensed content. </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://network.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CC’s Global Network</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has been critical to the growth of the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Open Movement</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and the development of accessible CC licenses available in many languages. </span><b>Today, CC spans 86 countries</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and continues to expand its reach with annual events like the </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CC Global Summit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The first </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CC Global Summit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> was originally called </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2005/06/28/icommonssummitrocked/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">iCommons Summit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and was held at Harvard Law School in 2005 followed by a </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org.au/blog/2006/09/icommons-summit-2006/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2006 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that brought over 250 participants and high profile presenters like Brazilian music icon (and Brazil&#8217;s then-Minister of Culture) Gilberto Gil and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. Fast forward, today’s </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CC Global Summit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is an annual event that brings together </span><b>over 1,300 </b><b>educators, artists, technologists, legal experts, and activists from more than 60 countries </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">to promote the power of open licensing and global access.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CC has sustained </span><b>a 20-year commitment to Open Educatio</b><b>n. In 2017, we la</b><b>unched the </b><a href="https://network.creativecommons.org/cc-open-education-platform/"><b>CC Open Education Platform</b></a><b>, welcoming over 1000 open education advocates and practitioners from 90+ countries</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to collaborate in identifying, planning and coordinating multi-national open education content, practices and policy activities.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><b>The </b><a href="https://certificates.creativecommons.org/"><b>Creative Commons Certificate</b></a><b> helps educators, librarians and GLAM leaders to become experts in creating, engaging, and advocating for openly licensed content</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, offering in-depth courses on open licensing, copyright and the commons.  Since its launch in 2018, we’ve registered over 980 people with 889 graduates from 56 countries. </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CC continues to work with multinational institutions, governments, foundations, and institutions to create, adopt, and implement open licensing policies. </span><b>We have engaged collaborations with over 30 countries, and institutions like the Smithsonian, UNESCO, US Government Departments, World Bank, European Union, philanthropic foundations, </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> many more with numerous successes to date. For example, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">the Smithsonian recently introduced Smithsonian Open Access, releasing 2.8 million images and data into the public domain using Creative Commons Zero.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Creative Commons licensed content is everywhere. Platforms and tools like Wikipedia, Flickr, YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, Google Search, the Free Music Archive, Bandcamp, Thingiverse, DeviantArt and many others use CC licensing to make hundreds of millions of images, articles, videos and other content openly accessible to the world. Many popular educational resources; science and research publishers; news sources; and arts, games, and creative projects around the world use Creative Commons licenses as well.</li>
</ul>
<p>These examples offer a glimpse of the impact Creative Commons has had on the world in our first twenty years. You can help us celebrate, and help to ensure bigger and better sharing in the decades to come by supporting our <a href="https://creativecommons.org/20-years/"><strong>20th Anniversary campaign</strong></a>.</p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63404
title: Announcing Our 20th Anniversary “Better Sharing” Campaign
uri: Announcing-Our-20th-Anniversary-Better-Sharing-Campaign
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/05/24/announcing-our-20th-anniversary-better-sharing-campaign/
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<p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-63422" src="media/fd3c5356.20A-Header-Colorful-Version-1.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Header-Colorful-Version-1.png" alt="" width="2053" height="693" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Header-Colorful-Version-1.png 2053w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Header-Colorful-Version-1-300x101.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Header-Colorful-Version-1-1024x346.png 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Header-Colorful-Version-1-768x259.png 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Header-Colorful-Version-1-1536x518.png 1536w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Header-Colorful-Version-1-2048x691.png 2048w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Header-Colorful-Version-1-118x40.png 118w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Header-Colorful-Version-1-50x17.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Header-Colorful-Version-1-270x91.png 270w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20A-Header-Colorful-Version-1-1200x405.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /></p>
<p><b>Creative Commons is turning 20!</b> <span>We are delighted to be celebrating this milestone with our global community, honoring our commitment as a nonprofit to creating a world where everyone has access to knowledge and creativity. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As we considered CC’s goals for the next 20 years, we kept returning to a simple idea: </span></p>
<h2><b><i>Better Sharing for a Brighter Future</i></b></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the last two decades, we’ve helped shape the culture around sharing,  increasing access to valuable information, historic images, scientific articles, educational resources, cultural artifacts, and so much more. </span></p>
<p><b>Now we’re looking forward to putting the tools to accessing, using, and resharing content in the hands of everyone, everywhere.</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">We know that greater access to information means a stronger global community, more innovation, and increased capacity to solve the challenges the world faces today and in the years to come. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To make this happen, CC has set </span><a href="https://www.classy.org/campaign/20th-anniversary-better-sharing-campaign/c338989?c_src=blog&amp;c_src2=CTA"><b>an ambitious goal to raise $15 million</b></a><b>.</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These funds will ensure we can continue to build accessible, equitable Open Infrastructure that truly responds to community needs and start new projects in Open GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) and Open Science.  </span></p>
<p><b>Alongside our community of creators, partners, and users, Creative Commons is grateful for the donors who power our work from all corners of the world. </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whether it’s $1 or $1,000, your gift makes everything we do possible. We hope you’ll consider supporting our</span> <b><i>Better Sharing</i></b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">campaign.</span></p>
<p><b>We’ve come a long way since 2001. </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When Creative Commons first started, there was no Facebook or Twitter, and Wikipedia was only just getting off the ground. The internet was a newer landscape full of potential, while older institutions like libraries and museums offered a blueprint for how we might open up educational materials, journal articles and more to regular people. We were excited by the prospect of a world where everyone has access to knowledge and creativity and Creative Commons was an opening to start creating that. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thanks to supporters like you, since those early days, we’ve made a significant impact. Our licenses have been used to openly share nearly</span><b> two billion</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">works globally, from historic images to scientific data to cultural artifacts. Moreover, we’ve steadily built up a global movement of </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">over 86 countri</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">es all united by a belief in the power of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Open Access</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><b>We still have so much work to do.</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As we look toward the next 20 years, we are committed to building a world where everyone, everywhere has access to free and open knowledge. For us, this means doubling down on our efforts to develop clear license and legal tools that are easy to understand and available in many languages; ensure access for all to open information and materials, not only those with privilege; and empower easy to use platforms, where free content can be accessed by anyone regardless of skill level with technology. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It also means we must expand existing efforts like </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Open GLAM</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums), building the tools necessary for these institutions to more openly share their collections, and launch new ventures in </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Open Science</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to remove unnecessary barriers to addressing key issues like COVID-19, future public health crises, and the Climate Emergency. </span></p>
<p><b>Please join us in our pursuit of </b><b><i>Better Sharing </i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">that serves the public interest and creates the world the internet promised, one where everyone has access to culture, science, and knowledge. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">20 years is a huge milestone, and all of us here at Creative Commons are committed to 20 more. </span></p>
<p><b>Here are some ways you can support the </b><b><i>Better Sharing</i></b><b> campaign:  </b></p>
<h2><b>Donate</b></h2>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.classy.org/campaign/20th-anniversary-better-sharing-campaign/c338989?c_src=blog&amp;c_src2=CTA"><b>Make a donation</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on our 20th Anniversary page (consider becoming a monthly donor!) </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fundraise for us </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">by creating</span> <a href="https://www.classy.org/campaign/20th-anniversary-better-sharing-campaign/c338989?c_src=blog&amp;c_src2=CTA"><b>your own campaign</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on our 20th Anniversary page  </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Would you prefer to send a check? See our </span><b>Donor FAQ</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> [link needed] for other ways to make a donation. </span></li>
</ul>
<h2><b>Share</b></h2>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Share </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">why</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> you support the open movement or </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">how</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> CC has impacted your work on social media, with the hashtags </span><b>#CCTurns20</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and/or</span> <b>#BetterSharing</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and tagging </span><a href="https://twitter.com/creativecommons"><b>@creativecommons</b></a></li>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63439
title: Four Creative Commons Working Groups Will Explore Policy Issues. Meet Their Leads!
uri: Four-Creative-Commons-Working-Groups-Will-Explore-Policy-Issues-Meet
url:
https://creativecommons.org/2021/05/25/four-creative-commons-working-groups-will-explore-policy-issues-meet-their-leads/

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Throughout 2021, four working groups of the </span><a href="https://network.creativecommons.org/cc-copyright-platform-activity-fund/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Creative Commons Copyright Platform</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> are undertaking an exploration of policy issues affecting the open ecosystem, in line with the Creative Commons </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2020/12/16/announcing-our-new-strategy-whats-next-for-cc/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2021-2026 strategy</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. In this blog post, we present the four working groups and introduce you to their leads. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Generally, the Platform is a space for copyright and open movement advocates and practitioners to identify, plan and coordinate policy-related activities. The Platform acts as: </span></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">a forum to exchange good practices, case studies and practical examples;</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">a network of contacts, local focal points and experts;</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">a place to collaborate on projects and activities.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This year, the Platform created four working groups to address four policy themes and find solutions to problems affecting the open ecosystem from a global perspective: (1) artificial intelligence and open content; (2) platform liability; (3) copyright exceptions and limitations; and (4) the ethics of open sharing. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Each working group will publish an article encapsulating its outcomes in the </span><a href="https://medium.com/creative-commons-we-like-to-share"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CC Medium Publication</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in Fall 2021. Each of them will also present their work at a public webinar on November 9, 2021, in order to inform CC Global Network members, practitioners, policymakers and the general public of any proposed solutions so as to contribute to and influence wider policy discussions. I’m very excited to introduce you to our fantastic leads. Over to you, Mahmoud, Emine, André and Coraline!</span></p>
<p><b>Working Group 1 — Artificial Intelligence and Open Content — Max Mahmoud Wardeh </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-63440 alignleft" src="media/25845e20.Mahmoud.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mahmoud.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="266" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mahmoud.jpg 2400w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mahmoud-300x200.jpg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mahmoud-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mahmoud-768x512.jpg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mahmoud-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mahmoud-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mahmoud-60x40.jpg 60w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mahmoud-50x33.jpg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mahmoud-233x155.jpg 233w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mahmoud-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px" />I&#8217;m deeply interested in the ways technology impacts the world. My work includes building digital technology platforms as well as teaching about them as a part-time lecturer in digital technologies at Loughborough University in London. I&#8217;m also interested in exploring different ways of creating and sharing knowledge. Over the years (my first open source contribution was last century!) I’ve been involved in various open knowledge projects and have been a member of the Creative Commons community for over a decade. This Working Group intersects with many areas of my professional and personal interests and I’m very excited to be leading it. I’m particularly grateful for the opportunity to work with the members of the group and eager to see how their ideas and contributions to the WG’s topics will develop. As well as authoring the position paper, we’re aiming to create a wider set of resources related to the topics we’ll be exploring. These will include the use of CC/openly licensed material in training AI, the copyrightability of algorithmically generated content, and more. Our hope, and goal, is that the community will find these resources useful to learn from, build on, and contribute to.</span></p>
<p><b>Working Group 2 — Internet Platform Liability — Emine Yildirim </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-63441 alignleft" src="media/437db150.Emine-scaled.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Emine-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="380" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Emine-236x300.jpg 236w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Emine-1208x1536.jpg 1208w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Emine-31x40.jpg 31w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Emine-39x50.jpg 39w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Emine-122x155.jpg 122w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px" />I’m a doctoral researcher at a prominent Belgian institute, working at the intersection of freedom of expression and thought and technology. I hold law degrees both from Turkey and the US. I also had a chance to work for the Wikimedia Foundation as a legal fellow for a while. Working for the WMF further ignited my passion for the access to information and open knowledge movement. As my doctoral research also aims to conduct a comprehensive analysis on how platform liabilities affect freedom of expression and thought, it is quite intriguing for me to lead this working group. I anticipate that this WG’s policy recommendations will add another invaluable resource to the open movement literature by explaining how platform copyright liability legislation intentionally or unintentionally chills the right to freedom to share, especially concerning open licenses, such as CC licenses. I’m honored to be a part of this great WG, which has members joining from different parts of the world with rich and valuable experiences.</span></p>
<p><b>Working Group 3 — Exceptions and Limitations to address Global Challenges — André Houang </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-63442 alignleft" src="media/b0da0816.andre-houang.jpeg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/andre-houang.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="447" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/andre-houang.jpeg 1367w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/andre-houang-201x300.jpeg 201w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/andre-houang-687x1024.jpeg 687w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/andre-houang-768x1146.jpeg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/andre-houang-1030x1536.jpeg 1030w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/andre-houang-27x40.jpeg 27w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/andre-houang-34x50.jpeg 34w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/andre-houang-104x155.jpeg 104w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/andre-houang-1200x1790.jpeg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px" />I am a researcher at InternetLab, a Brazilian independent research center focused on internet policy and an institutional member of the Creative Commons Global Network. I am currently a master’s student at the University of São Paulo, where I studied law. My research is focused on copyright reform at the Brazilian national level. I am especially interested in studying how interest groups try to influence Congress into importing foreign copyright legislation. I was attracted to lead this Working Group because I believe exceptions and limitations can serve as important instruments for promoting access to knowledge and culture worldwide. At a global level, they can help us achieve a more just society, one in which access to the world’s intellectual creations and knowledge is not contingent on wealth or nationality. I hope our WG will help Creative Commons in setting up references on how exceptions and limitations can be drafted so as to achieve this goal. </span></p>
<p><b>Working Group 4 — Beyond Copyright: the Ethics of Open Sharing  — Coraline Ada Ehmke </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63443 alignleft" src="media/cca2b58d.Coraline.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Coraline.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="347" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Coraline.jpg 773w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Coraline-300x298.jpg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Coraline-150x150.jpg 150w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Coraline-768x763.jpg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Coraline-40x40.jpg 40w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Coraline-50x50.jpg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Coraline-156x155.jpg 156w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 85vw, 350px" />I am an internationally recognized engineer and activist with extensive experience in the open source commons. I am best known as the creator of Contributor Covenant, the first and most widely adopted code of conduct for open source communities. In 2019 I authored the Hippocratic License, one of the most well-known examples of the emerging body of Ethical Source licenses. I am the co-founder and executive director of the Organization for Ethical Source, a global volunteer-driven community promoting fair, ethical, and sustainable outcomes in open source. I am thrilled to lead this multidisciplinary working group, not only to help Creative Commons responsibly promote open sharing, but also to foster collaboration with leaders of other digital commons communities. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We really look forward to seeing what the working groups will achieve and to welcoming you to our public webinar on November 9, 2021 — mark your calendars, more information will follow soon! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Interested in joining the Copyright Platform? You can: </span></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join the </span><a href="https://creativecommons.slack.com/archives/C5B3EE4G6"><span style="font-weight: 400;">#cc-copyrightreform</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Slack channel; and/or</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join the Copyright platform </span><a href="https://creativecommons.email/mailman/listinfo/copyright-reform"><span style="font-weight: 400;">mailing list</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></li>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63458
title: The 2021 CC Global Summit Call for Proposals Is Now Open
uri: The-2021-CC-Global-Summit-Call-for-Proposals-Is-Now-Open
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/06/02/the-2021-cc-global-summit-call-for-proposals-is-now-open/
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/2021-summit-program/"><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-63459" src="media/3742180d.Hopin-banner-1-1.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1.png" alt="" width="2000" height="800" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1.png 2000w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1-300x120.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1-1024x410.png 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1-768x307.png 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1-1536x614.png 1536w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1-100x40.png 100w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1-50x20.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1-270x108.png 270w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1-1200x480.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /></a>The 2021 CC Global Summit will be going virtual again this year &#8211; join us </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><b>20-24 September, 2021</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for an extra special event &#8211; <a href="https://creativecommons.org/20-years/">Creative Commons is turning 20</a>! We’ll be building off of the successes from our 2020 Summit to bring you another week filled with discussion and debate, workshops and planning, talks and community building.  </span></p>
<p><b>Send us your Proposals!</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/2021-summit-program/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Call for Proposals</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is now open. The CC Global Summit is open to anyone who is interested and we always welcome new faces and fresh ideas.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re seeking proposals that address the topics and issues outlined in the tracks below with a focus on actionable insights and outcomes &#8211; from case studies to workshops and storytelling sessions. </span></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><b>Creators of the Commons</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> &#8211; The faces, work, and stories of those building the Commons </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><b>Powering the Commons</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> &#8211; Exploring the tools, technology, and communities that power the Commons </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><b>Open Education and Open Scholarships</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> &#8211; Supporting communities that practice open access to education and scholarship</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><b>Open Galleries, Libraries, Archies, and Museums</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> &#8211; Improving and expanding open access to cultural heritage. </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><b>Policy and Advocacy promoting the Commons</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> &#8211; Strategies for legal action and copyright reform</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Hack4OpenGLAM will be returning to the 2021 Summit! Hack4OpenGLAM is a chance to get creative with Open Access cultural heritage. This year’s hackathon focuses on equity and the ethics of open sharing. We’re seeking Workshop Leaders &#8211; please apply through the Call for Proposals! Check out </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/hack4openglam-dashboard/#/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">last year’s project dashboard</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for inspiration.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The CC Summit program wouldn’t be possible without our amazing volunteer Program Committee! We thank them for their dedication to creating a groundbreaking program so we can gather again this year to learn, share and create! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The deadline for submitting proposals is </span><b>June 23, 2021</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Please </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/2021-submission-guide/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">review the guidelines</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> before submitting your proposal.</span></p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63470
uri: Creative-Commons-Receives-5M-Grant-from-Arcadia-to-Advance-Open-Acces
title:
Creative Commons Receives $5M Grant from Arcadia to Advance Open Access at Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums

url:
https://creativecommons.org/2021/06/03/creative-commons-receives-5m-grant-from-arcadia-to-advance-open-access-at-galleries-libraries-archives-and-museums/

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today Creative Commons (CC) announced that it has received a five-year $5 million grant from </span><a href="https://www.arcadiafund.org.uk/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Arcadia</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, to advance open access in the Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM) sector.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The generous grant will enable CC to develop a robust Open GLAM Program that builds upon the organization’s two decades’ worth of successes in facilitating openness in the education and digital culture spaces. The new program will be focused on enabling GLAMs to freely and openly share their collections online in participatory, interactive, sustainable, ethical, and equitable ways.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Galleries, libraries, archives, and museums face unique barriers to embracing open access, even though their mission to make their collections widely accessible to the world is naturally aligned with open ideals,” says Catherine Stihler, CEO of Creative Commons. “CC’s Open GLAM Program will use a multifaceted approach to help build and support an ecosystem that empowers GLAMs and results in better public access to all that they have to offer.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Arcadia believes in making human knowledge free for anyone, anywhere to access and use,” says Dr. Ross Mounce, Director of Open Access Programmes at Arcadia. “We are pleased to support Creative Commons to help galleries, libraries, archives and museums meet the challenge of fair and equitable open access to our cultural heritage.”</span></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-63473" src="media/200e0ffc.arcadia-horizontal.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/arcadia-horizontal.jpg" alt="" width="1241" height="278" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/arcadia-horizontal.jpg 1241w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/arcadia-horizontal-300x67.jpg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/arcadia-horizontal-1024x229.jpg 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/arcadia-horizontal-768x172.jpg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/arcadia-horizontal-140x31.jpg 140w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/arcadia-horizontal-50x11.jpg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/arcadia-horizontal-270x60.jpg 270w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/arcadia-horizontal-1200x269.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Arcadia’s commitment will support Creative Commons in five key areas of work:</span></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Creating a global policy environment conducive to GLAMs’ mission</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stewarding a sustainable social, technical and legal infrastructure for Open GLAM</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Advancing GLAM practitioners’ knowledge and understanding of core issues and options</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Moving a globally diverse range of institutions from closed to open</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sustaining an active and empowered Open GLAM community </span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We’re so grateful to Arcadia for investing in this important work,” says Stihler. “This year is Creative Commons’ 20th anniversary, and as we look toward the future, the Open GLAM Program is a cornerstone of how we will make knowledge and creativity more open and accessible to all in our next 20 years.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Arcadia’s decision to fund Creative Commons’ Open GLAM Program follows several years of research and work by CC to develop a comprehensive vision for moving GLAMs from closed to open. In the last few years alone, the Paris Musées, Smithsonian Institution, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Auckland Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, and others have successfully released nearly 5 million digital open images using Creative Commons tools.</span></p>
<p><b>About Creative Commons</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Creative Commons is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to helping build and sustain a thriving commons of shared knowledge and culture. Together with an extensive member network and multiple partners, CC builds capacity, develops practical solutions, and advocates for better open sharing of knowledge and culture that serves the public interest.</span></p>
<p><b>About Arcadia</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Arcadia is a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin. It supports charities and scholarly institutions that preserve cultural heritage and the environment. Arcadia also supports projects that promote open access and all of its awards are granted on the condition that any materials produced are made available for free online. Since 2002, Arcadia has awarded more than $777 million to projects around the world.</span></p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63488
title: We’re Launching the CC Open GLAM Program
uri: We-re-Launching-the-CC-Open-GLAM-Program
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/06/10/were-launching-the-cc-open-glam-program/
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Following our recent </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2021/06/03/creative-commons-receives-5m-grant-from-arcadia-to-advance-open-access-at-galleries-libraries-archives-and-museums/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">announcement</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> of a major grant from Arcadia to advance open access at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs), we’re excited to officially launch Creative Commons’ Open GLAM program. In this post, we share an overview of the program’s rationale and briefly introduce our key program areas.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">GLAMs’ public interest mission, rooted in the imperative to make their cultural heritage collections available to their users, is squarely aligned with the </span><a href="https://opendefinition.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">open access</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> ethos. Indeed, making their collections as openly accessible, shareable, and reusable as possible is the best way for GLAMs to achieve their mission as they digitize and offer their collections online.  </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So, how come only a tiny fraction of the world’s GLAMs share their collections through </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WPS-KJptUJ-o8SXtg00llcxq0IKJu8eO6Ege_GrLaNc/edit#gid=1216556120"><span style="font-weight: 400;">open access initiatives</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">? How come only a tiny fraction are reaping the benefits of open access and hence making a greater impact on the communities they serve through renewed conversations, interactions, and collaborations leading to novel interpretations and experiences? The answer, it seems, is that GLAMs face a host of barriers to embracing open access: from complex copyright rules to conservative institutional policies, practices and mindsets, all the way to financial constraints and concerns.</span></p>
<figure id="attachment_62494" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-62494" style="width: 840px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-62494 size-large" src="media/50561ce0.-Gallery-of-Art22-by-Phil-Roeder-licensed-CC-BY-2.0-1024x684.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22National-Gallery-of-Art22-by-Phil-Roeder-licensed-CC-BY-2.0-1024x684.jpg" alt="" width="840" height="561" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22National-Gallery-of-Art22-by-Phil-Roeder-licensed-CC-BY-2.0-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22National-Gallery-of-Art22-by-Phil-Roeder-licensed-CC-BY-2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22National-Gallery-of-Art22-by-Phil-Roeder-licensed-CC-BY-2.0-768x513.jpg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22National-Gallery-of-Art22-by-Phil-Roeder-licensed-CC-BY-2.0-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22National-Gallery-of-Art22-by-Phil-Roeder-licensed-CC-BY-2.0-60x40.jpg 60w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22National-Gallery-of-Art22-by-Phil-Roeder-licensed-CC-BY-2.0-50x33.jpg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22National-Gallery-of-Art22-by-Phil-Roeder-licensed-CC-BY-2.0-232x155.jpg 232w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22National-Gallery-of-Art22-by-Phil-Roeder-licensed-CC-BY-2.0-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22National-Gallery-of-Art22-by-Phil-Roeder-licensed-CC-BY-2.0.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-62494" class="wp-caption-text">&#8220;<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/tabor-roeder/49656625722/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Gallery of Art</a>&#8221; by Phil Roeder (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CC BY 2.0</a>)</figcaption></figure>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At Creative Commons, we want to help GLAMs overcome these barriers, because if they don’t, we will all miss out on the potential of open access to unlock universal access to knowledge and culture, pursuant to the United Nations’ </span><a href="https://sdgs.un.org/goals"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sustainable Development Goals</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. That’s why our new Open GLAM Program will build a coordinated global effort to help GLAMs make the content they steward openly available and reusable for the public good.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Informed by our 2021-2025 </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2020/12/16/announcing-our-new-strategy-whats-next-for-cc/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">strategy</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and 20th anniversary campaign to ensure </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2021/05/24/announcing-our-20th-anniversary-better-sharing-campaign/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">better sharing</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> of knowledge and culture, our program is made up of four key components: (1) policy, (2) infrastructure, (3) capacity-building and consulting, and (4) community engagement. In a nutshell, our plans include:</span></p>
<p><b>On policy</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, we’ll work to reform the copyright system on a global level to bring it in line with the needs of GLAM institutions and allow them to conduct their legitimate activities; we’ll continue to insist that </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2019/11/20/reproductions-of-public-domain-works/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">works in the public domain must remain in the public domain</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">; we’ll encourage a purposeful policy discourse celebrating </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">open culture </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">as a positive affirmation of the importance of open access and sharing of cultural materials to the fullest extent possible; we’ll also engage in conversations on respectful and ethical use of culturally-sensitive materials.</span></p>
<p><b>On infrastructure</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, we’ll continue to steward our licenses and </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">tools</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (especially our Public Domain Mark and Public Domain Dedication Tool) and see to it that they are fit-for-purpose in the GLAM sector’s digital sphere. </span></p>
<p><b>On capacity-building</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, we’ll work to transform a diverse range of institutions and move them from closed to open, thanks notably to our GLAM </span><a href="https://certificates.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Certificate</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and suite of training and consulting activities. We’ll do our best to make sure institutions are well informed and skillfully equipped at every stage of their openness journey — speaking of, have you had the chance to listen to our </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2021/02/24/open-minds-smithsonian-open-access-with-effie-kapsalis/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">podcast</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> with Effie Kapsalis, Senior Digital Program Officer, Smithsonian?</span></p>
<p><b>On community engagement</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, we’ll support, empower and contribute to building resilience in the open GLAM community and open movement. In particular, we’ll provide a </span><a href="https://network.creativecommons.org/cc-openglam-platform/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">platform</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to unlock the GLAM sector’s potential to create a fairer and more equitable world and continue to support the </span><a href="https://openglam.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">OpenGLAM initiative</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Want to know more? Do reach out —&gt; </span><a href="mailto:info@creativecommons.org"><span style="font-weight: 400;">info@creativecommons.org</span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are currently recruiting a GLAM manager to grow our team. Could that be you? </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/about/team/opportunities/job-opportunity-glam-manager/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apply</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">!</span></p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63497
title: CC Copyright Platform Members Share the Stories of Their Projects
uri: CC-Copyright-Platform-Members-Share-the-Stories-of-Their-Projects
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https://creativecommons.org/2021/06/14/cc-copyright-platform-members-share-the-stories-of-their-projects/

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Last year, </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2020/09/24/six-projects-copyright-platform-activities-fund/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">six projects</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> were carried out thanks to funding made available to the </span><a href="https://network.creativecommons.org/cc-copyright-platform-activity-fund/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Creative Commons Copyright Platform</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> members to drive policy issues affecting the open movement. In this blog post, we’re glad to share the engaging, inspiring articles the project lead wrote on CC’s Medium publication </span><a href="https://medium.com/creative-commons-we-like-to-share"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We Like to Share</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><b>Preparing Bulgarian GLAMs for the EU Copyright Reform — by Ana Lazarova</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The initiative ‘GLAMs to Fix Copyright: Preparing GLAMs for the Copyright Reform in Bulgaria’ was organized by Creative Commons Bulgaria in collaboration with </span><a href="https://digrep.bg/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Digital Republic Association</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and supported by Creative Commons Global Network </span><a href="https://network.creativecommons.org/cc-copyright-platform-activity-fund/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Copyright Platform</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Activity Fund.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On December 07 and 14, 2020, we organised a </span><a href="https://digrep.bg/sabitiq/copyright-libraries/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">two-days extensive copyright training</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for public libraries in Bulgaria. Our main purpose was to inform library representatives about the upcoming implementation into national law of the recently adopted </span><a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32019L0790&amp;from=BG"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (the CDSM Directive). However, we also included what turned out to be much-needed information on copyright basics, CC licenses, Rights statements, the legal status of e-books and digitisation. </span><a href="https://medium.com/creative-commons-we-like-to-share/preparing-bulgarian-glams-for-the-eu-copyright-reform-581cbfb3f757"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read more&#8230;</span></a></p>
<p><b>The impact of the Paying Public Domain on Creative Commons public domain tools &#8211; by Maximilliano Marzetti</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Works in the public domain are free to be reused, remixed and mashed-up. Well, unless a “domaine public payant” or</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paying_public_domain#CITEREFMarzetti2017"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> paying public domain</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (PPD) system is in force, in that case, a fee (or tax) has to be paid to a state agency beforehand. This is the case in several countries, including Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. In these three countries, after copyright expires, the PPD begins and lasts indefinitely. Unlike what happens under copyright law, in a PPD system it is the State and not the author who gets paid. The PPD applies to national and foreign authors&#8217; works, anonymous works, and even works that were never copyrighted. Read more </span><a href="https://medium.com/creative-commons-we-like-to-share/the-impact-of-the-paying-public-domain-on-creative-commons-8abfeee9ffa2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><a href="https://medium.com/creative-commons-we-like-to-share/the-impact-of-the-paying-public-domain-on-creative-commons-ii-d9a0538ef3c0"><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8230;</span></p>
<p><b>A new copyright that belongs to everybody: the CCMX grant project — by Salvador Alcántar</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Mexico, as in many other countries, the copyright discourse is made up of different parts, but it always has a notorious bias towards the point of view of the so-called entertainment industry. Sometimes you feel copyright is not like a set of rules that motivates creation, innovation and new content, but as a bunch of don’ts that freeze cultural activity and require payment for every form of use of content. Thanks to a Creative Commons grant, the local </span><a href="https://mx.creativecommons.net/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CC chapter in Mexico</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> decided to lead a publication integrating other visions about copyright, a document that could become a milestone for new understandings in the responsibility of public policy about culture, freedom, inclusion, sharing and other non-traditional visions about authorship. </span><a href="https://medium.com/creative-commons-we-like-to-share/a-new-copyright-that-belongs-to-everybody-the-ccmx-grant-project-7374303aa3e9"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read more&#8230;</span></a></p>
<p><b>Mapping user rights in the evolving EU copyright framework — by Paul Keller</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a little less than a month from now, on the 7th of June 2021 the new </span><a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32019L0790&amp;from=EN"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, that was adopted in April 2019 after much controversy will come into effect across the 27 EU Member States. While the directive is primarily known for its problematic provisions, such as </span><a href="https://reform.communia-association.org/issue/upload-filters/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">the new rules requiring online content sharing platforms to install upload filters for copyrighted works</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (Article 17 of the Directive) and </span><a href="https://reform.communia-association.org/issue/publishers-right-2/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">a new press publishers right</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (Article 15), it also includes a number of provisions that strengthen user rights in the EU Member States. </span><a href="https://medium.com/creative-commons-we-like-to-share/mapping-user-rights-in-the-evolving-eu-copyright-framework-e8b70a433f81"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read more&#8230;</span></a></p>
<p><b>Open Knowledge Platform — by Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič and Azra Jušić</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Intellectual Property Institute (IPI) (https://www.ipi.si/en/) is working on the project Open Knowledge Platform (the Project), aiming to bring together an open science community in Slovenia. In addition to covering copyright and open licensing, its focus is to engage educators and cultural heritage institutions. For this Project, IPI has teamed up with project partners, who are bringing together different institutions involved in open science. The two main project deliverables are 1) building strategy for setting up the platform/community focused on copyright and open licenses and 2) launch of initial activities and program of the Project. </span><a href="https://medium.com/creative-commons-we-like-to-share/ipis-open-knowledge-platform-project-5bd557c49f2d"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read more&#8230;</span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">—— </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To join the CC Copyright Platform, sign up to: </span></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/creativecommons.org/g/cc-policy"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The CC Policy Mailing List</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">; and/or</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The CC </span><a href="https://slack-signup.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Slack</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (it will send an invitation email), then join the </span><a href="https://app.slack.com/client/T2BQ14ZC6/C5B3EE4G6"><span style="font-weight: 400;">#cc-copyrightreform </span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">channel</span></li>
</ul>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63502
title: SDG Academy & Creative Commons
uri: SDG-Academy-Creative-Commons
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/06/22/sdg-academy-creative-commons/
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<h1><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63506" src="media/57f33eaf.SDG_academy_logo-blue.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SDG_academy_logo-blue.png" alt="" width="406" height="77" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SDG_academy_logo-blue.png 602w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SDG_academy_logo-blue-300x57.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SDG_academy_logo-blue-140x27.png 140w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SDG_academy_logo-blue-50x10.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SDG_academy_logo-blue-270x52.png 270w" sizes="(max-width: 406px) 85vw, 406px" /> <strong>+</strong> <img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63508" src="media/2b57e3c0.cc.xlarge.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cc.xlarge.png" alt="" width="129" height="129" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cc.xlarge.png 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cc.xlarge-300x300.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cc.xlarge-150x150.png 150w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cc.xlarge-768x768.png 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cc.xlarge-40x40.png 40w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cc.xlarge-50x50.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cc.xlarge-350x350.png 350w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cc.xlarge-155x155.png 155w" sizes="(max-width: 129px) 85vw, 129px" /></h1>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">By Cable Green: Director of Open Education, Creative Commons, and Chandrika Bahadur: Director, SDG Academy </span></i></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Open access to knowledge has never been more important than it is today. The promise of connectivity and the democratization of knowledge has made it possible for anyone, anywhere, to learn. In an increasingly connected and complex world, society faces deep challenges across economic, environmental, and social spheres that require new ways of thinking. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The free flow of information and knowledge is critical for three reasons. First, it allows citizens to educate themselves on issues of climate change, biodiversity, health, education, poverty, food production, water, energy, urban planning, and all of the critical challenges encapsulated in the United Nations </span><a href="https://sdgs.un.org/goals"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sustainable Development Goals</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (SDGs). Second, it prepares us for a new institutional regime of learning, where the education system opens itself to learners of all ages, from all countries and all professions, extending quality education far beyond its traditional reach. Third, it allows knowledge creation and revision processes to reflect the diversity and context of people from different parts of the world, and to foster a global dialogue. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, we recognize two different initiatives that have come together towards these goals: Creative Commons and the SDG Academy. We celebrate two decades of </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Creative Commons</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (CC), an international nonprofit organization dedicated to building and sustaining a thriving commons of shared knowledge and culture that serves the public interest.  CC removes the legal and technical obstacles to sharing knowledge to help society overcome its most pressing challenges detailed in the United Nations SDGs. There are over 2 billion CC-licensed works online.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Through its open licenses and public domain tools, Creative Commons helps knowledge and culture to spread across the planet, giving individuals and institutions alike an easy, free way to create and distribute content for the betterment of society. Through its </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/about/program-areas/education-oer/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Open Education program</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, CC works to minimize barriers to effective education by advocating for the use of open licenses and open education policies to maximize the benefits of open education for all.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><a href="http://sdgacademy.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">SDG Academy</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). It aims to advance education for sustainable development by creating and curating high-quality educational content from world-leading experts and making it available to the students, researchers, practitioners, and citizens who are best poised to take action on the SDGs. To date, the SDG Academy has reached over 860,000 learners across 193 countries. </span></p>
<p><a href="https://sdgs.un.org/goals"><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-63507" src="media/4b3d863d.SDGs-poster.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SDGs-poster.png" alt="" width="936" height="466" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SDGs-poster.png 936w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SDGs-poster-300x149.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SDGs-poster-768x382.png 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SDGs-poster-80x40.png 80w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SDGs-poster-50x25.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SDGs-poster-270x134.png 270w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the SDG Academy, a partnership with Creative Commons ensures that the products created by its wide ranging network of experts from around the world are available for use on a non-commercial basis by universities, practitioners, students, and policymakers. The SDG Academy’s goal is reach, impact, and transformation. Opening up the use of its content under a CC license is a way to access a wider audience and clarify the terms under which this content can be reused, adapted, and distributed. The SDG Academy announced in October 2020 that, moving forward, all of its new content will be available under the </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CC BY-NC 4.0</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> license. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For Creative Commons, a partnership with the SDG Academy is a natural extension of its work to introduce the sustainable development community to open educational resources (OER), and share OER about the SDGs with educators, learners and policy makers globally. First coined by </span><a href="https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000128515"><span style="font-weight: 400;">UNESCO’s Forum on the Impact of Open Course-ware for Higher Education in 2002</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, OER has evolved into a broader “Open Education” movement which includes open education resources, practices, and policies. In 2019, UNESCO Member States unanimously adopted the </span><a href="http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=49556&amp;URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&amp;URL_SECTION=201.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">UNESCO Recommendation on OER</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and countries around the world are now starting the process of implementing these recommendations. All of this work is done in the service of achieving SDG 4: Quality Education.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While the SDG Academy has always encouraged the sharing, integration, and contextualization of its free content, becoming officially open under a CC license sends a clear message that learners and educators can feel confident using these educational resources in the ways that are most useful for them. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As Creative Commons completes two decades of work, its mission is more relevant than ever. And with more than </span><a href="https://www.edx.org/school/sdgacademyx"><span style="font-weight: 400;">35 massive open online courses</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> hosted on edX, 1,500 educational videos in its </span><a href="http://sdgacademylibrary.mediaspace.kaltura.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">SDG Academy Library</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and a </span><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-club-with-jeffrey-sachs/id1555300202"><span style="font-weight: 400;">new series of podcasts</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, an open SDG Academy is in an even stronger position to expand the reach of its high-quality, open educational materials on sustainable development and distribute this essential knowledge as a global public good. </span></p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63546
title: Open Minds Podcast: Audrey Tang, Digital Minister of Taiwan
uri: Open-Minds-Podcast-Audrey-Tang-Digital-Minister-of-Taiwan
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/07/13/open-minds-podcast-audrey-tang-digital-minister-of-taiwan/
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<p>We&#8217;re back with another episode of CC&#8217;s podcast, <a href="https://anchor.fm/creativecommons">Open Minds … from Creative Commons</a>!</p>
<p>In this episode, I speak with <a href="https://twitter.com/audreyt">Audrey Tang</a>, who is the Digital Minister of Taiwan, as well as an influential free software programmer and hacker. Tang is a vocal proponent of openness and is working to manifest a vision for how open data and radical transparency can result in positive, productive collaboration between government and civil society.</p>
<figure id="attachment_63548" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63548" style="width: 345px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://anchor.fm/creativecommons"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63548" src="media/7c364fed.Audrey_Tang_in_2015_cropped.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Audrey_Tang_in_2015_cropped.jpg" alt="" width="345" height="431" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Audrey_Tang_in_2015_cropped.jpg 760w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Audrey_Tang_in_2015_cropped-240x300.jpg 240w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Audrey_Tang_in_2015_cropped-32x40.jpg 32w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Audrey_Tang_in_2015_cropped-40x50.jpg 40w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Audrey_Tang_in_2015_cropped-124x155.jpg 124w" sizes="(max-width: 345px) 85vw, 345px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63548" class="wp-caption-text"><a href="media/1cba6099.Audrey_Tang" data-original-source="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Tang">Audrey Tang</a> photo by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/124735800@N04">@daisuke1230</a> (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">CC BY 2.0</a>)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Last year, Taiwan was frequently credited with having one of the world&#8217;s best responses to COVID 19. There were a lot of reasons for their success, but it was due in large part to a digital strategy that emphasized information crowdsourcing and open data projects that kept people informed and up-to-date. WIRED published a great article about Tang last year that goes deep on all this: <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/how-taiwans-unlikely-digital-minister-hacked-the-pandemic/">&#8220;How Taiwan’s Unlikely Digital Minister Hacked the Pandemic.&#8221;</a></p>
<p>Tang will be one of the keynote speakers at this year&#8217;s <a href="http://summit.creativecommons.org">CC Global Summit</a> (happening September 20-24, 2021), which is Creative Commons&#8217; annual event that brings together leading activists, artists, technologists, educators, lawyers, librarians, and others for discussion, panels, workshops, and community building. <a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/registration/">Register now!</a></p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63551
title: Registration for the Virtual 2021 CC Global Summit Is Now Open
uri: Registration-for-the-Virtual-2021-CC-Global-Summit-Is-Now-Open
url:
https://creativecommons.org/2021/07/14/registration-for-the-virtual-2021-cc-global-summit-is-now-open/

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2021/07/14/registration-for-the-virtual-2021-cc-global-summit-is-now-open/"><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-63459" src="media/3742180d.Hopin-banner-1-1.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1.png" alt="" width="2000" height="800" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1.png 2000w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1-300x120.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1-1024x410.png 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1-768x307.png 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1-1536x614.png 1536w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1-100x40.png 100w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1-50x20.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1-270x108.png 270w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hopin-banner-1-1-1200x480.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /></a>Exciting news! Registration for the virtual 2021 CC Global Summit is <a href="https://www.classy.org/event/cc-global-summit-2021/e347520">now open</a>! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s a special year because Creative Commons is turning 20! The </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2021 CC Global Summit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is shaping up to be one of our biggest, boldest events yet, so join us 20-24 September for a week of discussion, collaboration, creativity and community building. Whether you are new to the community or a long-time contributor, the Summit has something for you! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For our second virtual Summit, we are building on our language supports, including live captioning of our major program elements. Soon we’ll open our first-ever Summit Access Fund &#8211; small dollar grants to help our community members and presenters cover internet- and technology-related costs to attend the event. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In order to deliver an equitable event that reflects the diversity of our community, we will be introducing a pay-what-you-can model for registration. If you have the means to do so, please consider contributing towards your ticket, which will help support those who cannot. We want to be clear that</span><b> everyone will receive the same full access to the event and all of its features, no matter which pay-what-you-can ticket you select. </b></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.classy.org/event/cc-global-summit-2021/e347520"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CLICK HERE TO REGISTER</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
<p><strong>Summit Program </strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whether you are an activist, advocate, librarian, educator, lawyer, creator, or technologist, the 2021 Summit Program has got you covered. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are thrilled to announce our </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/2021-keynotes/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">keynote speakers</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> who are joining from all over the world, sharing their work in open data, science and health, software and law. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/hack4openglam-2021/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hack4OpenGLAM</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> returns this year with more ways to get involved! It’s an opportunity for the GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) community to learn, work, and create with one another to improve open access to cultural heritage. Thanks to our partners </span><a href="https://www.avoinglam.fi/en/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">AvoinGLAM</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and the </span><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wikimedia Foundation</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for their support. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This year we are introducing a lineup of </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/cc-global-summit-panel-presentations/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">panel presentations</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> which will feature thought leaders and community members for discussions on emerging trends and innovations in the open ecosystem. It will be a celebration of all we’ve accomplished in the last 20 years, and a look forward to what the future holds. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our volunteer Program Committee is hard at work curating the community-driven program, and the full 5-day program will be published at the beginning of August. Stay tuned! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow along on </span><a href="https://twitter.com/ccglobalsummit"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for our latest updates.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Interested in sponsoring the 2021 CC Global Summit? </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/sponsorship/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re currently seeking sponsors!</span></a></p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63565
title: Introducing the CC Global Summit Program Committee
uri: Introducing-the-CC-Global-Summit-Program-Committee
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/07/21/introducing-the-cc-global-summit-program-committee/
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<p><b>We are grateful to introduce our Summit Program Committee! </b><b>This year’s program wouldn’t be possible without this amazing group of volunteers, and we want to thank them for their dedication to creating a groundbreaking program so we can gather again to learn, share and create! Special thanks to our co-chairs <a href="https://creativecommons.org/author/brigittevezina/">Brigitte Vézina</a> and John Okewole.</b></p>
<p>===</p>
<p><b>Amber Osman </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-63578 alignleft" src="media/a03b59ca.Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.17-PM.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.17-PM.png" alt="" width="260" height="256" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.17-PM.png 394w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.17-PM-300x297.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.17-PM-40x40.png 40w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.17-PM-50x50.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.17-PM-157x155.png 157w" sizes="(max-width: 260px) 85vw, 260px" />With over eleven years of experience in research and scholarly publishing, Amber is a passionate expert in open science, an award-winning journal editor for advancing the publishing process by adopting innovative research and publishing solutions. She is also serving as a member of renowned scholarly publishing committees, Amber advocates for best practices in open access scholarly content. She currently works for the Law Offices of Osman &amp; Co. in Pakistan. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">LinkedIn:</span> <a href="https://pk.linkedin.com/in/amber-osman-63931816"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://pk.linkedin.com/in/amber-osman-63931816</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><b>===</b></p>
<p><b>Carlo Joseph Moskito</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Carlo is a teacher and a free culture and open movement advocate from the Philippines. He has worked for several print publishing companies and an educational technology (edtech) company focusing on content development of K-to-12 instructional materials. Currently, he works as a consultant focusing on developing content for K-to-12 Science for a pilot edtech solutions project for last mile schools in the Philippines. He is the lone member from the Philippines of the Creative Commons Global Network, a volunteer to several Wikimedia projects such as the Encyclopedia of Philippine Heritage, and a member of the Wikimedia Foundation’s Elections Committee.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/cjmmoskito"> https://twitter.com/cjmmoskito</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">LinkedIn:</span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjmmoskito/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjmmoskito/</span></a></p>
<p><b>===</b></p>
<p><b>Delmar Larsen</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-63580 alignright" src="media/dd1e496e.Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.53-PM.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.53-PM.png" alt="" width="343" height="201" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.53-PM.png 550w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.53-PM-300x176.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.53-PM-68x40.png 68w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.53-PM-50x29.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.53-PM-265x155.png 265w" sizes="(max-width: 343px) 85vw, 343px" />Delmar Larsen is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and the Biophysics Graduate Group in the University of California, Davis. Delmar received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (Chemistry) and did postdoctoral stints at the Free University Amsterdam (Biophysics) and the University of Southern California (Chemistry). Delmar’s current research interests extend across many scientific disciplines including biophysics, physical chemistry, molecular biology, and computational modeling, with a common thread of investigating and characterizing of rapid condensed phase dynamics. Delmar is the Founder and Director of the LibreTexts project consisting of twelve independently operating and interconnected libraries that focus on augmenting post-secondary education in specific fields in both STEM fields, social sciences, and humanities. </span></p>
<p><b>===</b></p>
<p><b>Isaac Oloruntimilehin</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-63573 alignleft" src="media/514f5654.IMG_-7geoeh.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_-7geoeh.jpg" alt="" width="260" height="260" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_-7geoeh.jpg 587w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_-7geoeh-300x300.jpg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_-7geoeh-150x150.jpg 150w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_-7geoeh-40x40.jpg 40w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_-7geoeh-50x50.jpg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_-7geoeh-350x350.jpg 350w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_-7geoeh-155x155.jpg 155w" sizes="(max-width: 260px) 85vw, 260px" />Isaac Oloruntimilehin is an undergraduate at the University of Ilorin, studying Urban planning and currently in his final year. He is a member of the Wikimedia movement in Nigeria, and leads the Wikimedia Club at the University of Ilorin. Isaac is also a member of the Creative Commons Global Network, Europeana Network Association and actively contributes to open source projects. He is an alumnus of the Millennium Fellowship and Local Pathways fellowship at the United Nations Academic Impact and United Nations SDSN Youth respectively.He is an environmentalist and an advocate of the SDGs.</span></p>
<p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/isaactimilehin"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://twitter.com/isaactimilehin</span></a></p>
<p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaacoloruntimilehin"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaacoloruntimilehin</span></a></p>
<p><b>===</b></p>
<p><b>Jako Olivier</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-63574 alignleft" src="media/a6f83fdd.JKO.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/JKO.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="299" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/JKO.jpg 933w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/JKO-201x300.jpg 201w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/JKO-684x1024.jpg 684w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/JKO-768x1149.jpg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/JKO-27x40.jpg 27w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/JKO-33x50.jpg 33w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/JKO-104x155.jpg 104w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px" />Jako Olivier is a professor in Multimodal Learning at the North-West University (NWU), South Africa and holds the UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and Open Educational Resources. As an activist for openness in education he is an active member of the Creative Commons Chapter of South Africa and leads the Network of OER and Multimodal Self-Directed Learning in Southern Africa (NOMSA). He obtained his PhD in 2011 in which he researched the accommodation and promotion of multilingualism in schools through blended learning. He joined the NWU as lecturer in 2010 and was promoted to full professor in 2018. In 2018 he received the Emerging Researcher Medal from the Education Association of South Africa and he is a rated researcher with the South African National Research Foundation. His research is focused on open pedagogy, open educational resources, self-directed learning, multimodal learning, multiliteracies, individualized and contextualized blended learning, and online multilingualism.</span></p>
<p><b>===</b></p>
<p><b>John Okewole (co-chair)</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-63579 alignright" src="media/18e2a34c.Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.34-PM.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.34-PM.png" alt="" width="358" height="194" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.34-PM.png 540w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.34-PM-300x163.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.34-PM-73x40.png 73w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.34-PM-50x27.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.48.34-PM-270x147.png 270w" sizes="(max-width: 358px) 85vw, 358px" />John Okewole is a Commonwealth Scholar; Creative Commons Global Network member; Google Certified Innovator (GoogleEI); Microsoft Innovative Education Expert (MIEExpert); MERLOT.org IT Editorial Board member; MOODLE Admin and a Scratcher. John has received scholarships &amp; awards  such as the CC Community Activity Fund in 2018 and the Commonwealth Scholarship to complete a Masters in Online and Distance Education at the Open University, UK. He has completed degree and certificate programmes at Open Polytechnic of New Zealand; Federal University of Tech., Akure; Bocconi University, Milano; ICTP Trieste; University of Central Florida; University of Cape Town; the Internet Society; EdX, Coursera and more. He is the founder of Teachathon Edtech Network Ltd and Teachathon Foundation. He organized the free 24-hour TeachAThon global conference to empower educators during the COVID-19 global pandemic.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/dbeloved">https://twitter.com/dbeloved</a></span></p>
<p><b>===</b></p>
<p><b>Jonathan Poritz </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jonathan is an associate professor of mathematics and OER Coordinator at a four-year, public, regional comprehensive university in Colorado, USA. Before that, he was a professor or student at universities in six time zones. He also had a parallel career in information technology, working in a range of different companies. When in the computer world, he used and wrote FLOSS, which was then his gateway drug to the open education movement. He served on the state OER Council in Colorado. He facilitated the CC Cert course seven or eight times, and attended the last three Summits.</span></p>
<p><b>===</b></p>
<p><b>Jorge Gemetto </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-63575 alignright" src="media/792e07a0.jorge.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/jorge.jpg" alt="" width="321" height="214" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/jorge.jpg 799w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/jorge-300x200.jpg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/jorge-768x512.jpg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/jorge-60x40.jpg 60w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/jorge-50x33.jpg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/jorge-232x155.jpg 232w" sizes="(max-width: 321px) 85vw, 321px" />Jorge has been part of the Uruguayan chapter of Creative Commons since its creation in 2013. He was the representative of the CC Uruguay chapter in 2019-2020, and a member of the CC Global Network Executive Committee in the same period. He participated in the coordination of free culture events both locally and internationally. He also coordinated a Latin American digital culture project called Ártica, which was reviewed in the book &#8220;Made with Creative Commons&#8221;. He has written posts on local and international websites, as well as articles in national press media about open knowledge and copyright. He has participated in the coordination of public awareness campaigns on CC licenses, public domain, and copyright exceptions. In addition, he participated as an author in an international research on access to knowledge in higher education, coordinated by Joe Karaganis</span><b>.</b></p>
<p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Jorgemet">https://twitter.com/Jorgemet</a></p>
<p><b>===</b></p>
<p><b>Marcelle Ngounou </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marcelle is a project manager with a background in IT. As IT, Apps, and now how AI invades our environment. He is interested in data privacy management. He joined CC to share, learn from his peers about what is done in their respective countries and how we can help the African government to take advantage of the technology for sustainable development and equity. </span></p>
<p><b>===</b></p>
<p><b>Maxwell Beganim</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63576 alignleft" src="media/d53c4d19.MAXWELL-BEGANIM.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/MAXWELL-BEGANIM.jpg" alt="" width="262" height="262" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/MAXWELL-BEGANIM.jpg 600w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/MAXWELL-BEGANIM-300x300.jpg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/MAXWELL-BEGANIM-150x150.jpg 150w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/MAXWELL-BEGANIM-40x40.jpg 40w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/MAXWELL-BEGANIM-50x50.jpg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/MAXWELL-BEGANIM-350x350.jpg 350w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/MAXWELL-BEGANIM-155x155.jpg 155w" sizes="(max-width: 262px) 85vw, 262px" />Maxwell is an educator, tech enthusiast and Open Advocate. He studied Biological Science for his </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">bachelors and Masters in Education with focus on Educational Technology and Higher Education. He currently serves as a Trainer for Open Foundation West Africa, Lead Trainer for SNV GrEEn Project in Ghana,Virtual Tutor at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He is also the Network and Partnership Director for Green Stewardship International.Maxwell is a member of a team that led the Youth in Climate Action in Ghana. Maxwell was crowned the ultimate winner of Founders Day Writing Contest as the most diverse writer and contributor to the Open Movement. </span></p>
<p><b>===</b></p>
<p><b>Maya Dodd </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-63582 alignleft" src="media/083836cb.Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.53.45-PM.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.53.45-PM.png" alt="" width="242" height="236" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.53.45-PM.png 374w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.53.45-PM-300x294.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.53.45-PM-41x40.png 41w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.53.45-PM-50x50.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.53.45-PM-158x155.png 158w" sizes="(max-width: 242px) 85vw, 242px" />Dr. Maya Dodd completed her Ph.D. from Stanford University and did subsequent post-doctoral fellowships at the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance at JNU, and with the Committee for South Asian Studies at Princeton University. Since 2007, she has been at FLAME University and currently serves as the Assistant Dean for Teaching, Learning and Engagement as well as as the Chair of the Department of Humanities and Languages. She also serves on the steering committee of DHARTI, a digital humanities collective forged in India in 2018. Maya&#8217;s recent work is featured in Exploring Digital Humanities in India: Pedagogies, Practices, and Institutional Possibilities (Routledge, 2020) and her collaborative pedagogy can be accessed at</span><a href="https://southasianculture.wordpress.com/dh/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">https://southasianculture.wordpress.com/dh/</span></a></p>
<p><b>===</b></p>
<p><b>Paul Blackman </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Paul Blackman is the Director of the Barbados Language Centre, Barbados Community College and Elearning Coordinator and Moodle Administrator for the College. He is passionate about Open Education and the use of OER and FOSS in education. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Open Leadership 2015 (first cohort) and is presently working on policies for the incorporation of OER in teaching and learning at the Barbados Community College. One of his projects for the near future is the creation of OER Caribbean to promote the use of OER and Creative Commons across the region.</span></p>
<p><b>===</b></p>
<p><b>Ruby Damenshie-Brown</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-63577 alignright" src="media/351b87a2.Ruby_Damenshie-Brown.jpeg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ruby_Damenshie-Brown.jpeg" alt="" width="351" height="233" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ruby_Damenshie-Brown.jpeg 1600w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ruby_Damenshie-Brown-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ruby_Damenshie-Brown-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ruby_Damenshie-Brown-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ruby_Damenshie-Brown-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ruby_Damenshie-Brown-60x40.jpeg 60w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ruby_Damenshie-Brown-50x33.jpeg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ruby_Damenshie-Brown-232x155.jpeg 232w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ruby_Damenshie-Brown-1200x800.jpeg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 351px) 85vw, 351px" />Ruby holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Psychology and Archaeology and a Masters degree in Populations Studies from University of Ghana. She also has a certificate in project management. She earned over 6 years experience in research, monitoring and evaluation as well as data collection. Projects she has participated include, but not limited to, USAID Partnership for Education , JSI Community Health Nurse project, Discovery Girls project with SI where i served as Zonal coordinator, Qualitative team Leader and Data analyst respectively. She is currently with Open Foundation West Africa (OFWA) as the Administrative Executive as well as the lead for Training and Evaluation department coordinating and ensuring the needs of the community are met.</span></p>
<p><b>===</b></p>
<p><b>Shani Evenstein Sigalov </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shani Evenstein Sigalov is an educator, lecturer, researcher (working at Tel Aviv University) and Free &amp; Open Knowledge advocate. Her work focuses on the intersection between Education, Technology, Innovation and Openness. She has been a passionate advocate for Open Education, Culture &amp; Data, Free Knowledge for all, and gender equality and equity for the past 20 years. She serves as the Editor-in-Chief at Project Ben-Yehuda, the largest, free, online library of Hebrew Writings (similar to Project Gutenberg), and is a member of the Board of Trustees at the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that supports Wikipedia. Shani is currently a Research Fellow at the Azrieli Foundation PhD Program, where she researches the use of the Semantic Web as a learning platform, looking specifically at Wikidata as a case study.</span></p>
<p><b>===</b></p>
<p><b>Susanna Ånäs</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-63581 alignleft" src="media/c46ecaa0.Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.52.31-PM.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.52.31-PM.png" alt="" width="294" height="162" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.52.31-PM.png 544w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.52.31-PM-300x165.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.52.31-PM-73x40.png 73w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.52.31-PM-50x28.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-3.52.31-PM-270x149.png 270w" sizes="(max-width: 294px) 85vw, 294px" />Susanna Ånäs is an OpenGLAM organizer and advocate, with a decade of working with open cultural heritage projects, and a history of working with the internet, art and media since the early 1990&#8217;s. Currently she is preparing the second Hack4OpenGLAM for the CC Summit and coordinates the activities of the AvoinGLAM working group in Finland, a joint effort by Wikimedia Finland, Creative Commons Finland, and Open Knowledge Finland. She works on Wikidocumentaries, an aggregation and participation project to connect microhistories with the world&#8217;s open cultural heritage materials.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/susannaanas">https://twitter.com/susannaanas</a></span></p>
<p><b>===</b></p>
<p><b>Teresa Cardoso </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-63572 alignright" src="media/eb5c074c.Fotografia-de-Teresa-Cardoso.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fotografia-de-Teresa-Cardoso.jpg" alt="" width="287" height="265" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fotografia-de-Teresa-Cardoso.jpg 294w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fotografia-de-Teresa-Cardoso-43x40.jpg 43w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fotografia-de-Teresa-Cardoso-50x46.jpg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fotografia-de-Teresa-Cardoso-168x155.jpg 168w" sizes="(max-width: 287px) 85vw, 287px" />As a member of scientific/editorial committees, a teacher, author, and assistant professor, Teresa focuses on open education, mobile learning, and ICT in educational contexts. By working at Universidade Aberta, an “open university,” they have the opportunity to teach about open licensing to a wide audience including students, fellow professors, school librarians and administration officials.</span></p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://creativecommons.org/2021/07/21/introducing-the-cc-global-summit-program-committee/">Introducing the CC Global Summit Program Committee</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://creativecommons.org">Creative Commons</a>.</p>


feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63599
title: Calling all creatives: Grant for the Web’s Call for Proposals Is Open Now
uri: Calling-all-creatives-Grant-for-the-Web-s-Call-for-Proposals-Is-Ope
url:
https://creativecommons.org/2021/07/28/calling-all-creatives-grant-for-the-webs-call-for-proposals-is-open-now/

content:
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here’s an opportunity you won’t want to miss! </span><a href="https://www.grantfortheweb.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grant for the Web</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">–a global fund to boost open, fair, and inclusive standards and innovation in Web Monetization has announced a </span><a href="https://www.grantfortheweb.org/blog/next-public-call-for-proposals"><b>new public Call For Proposals</b></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">open from</span><b> Monday, July 26th, 2021, </b>and running until<b> Wednesday, September 15th, 2021, at 7 PM UTC</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" class="alignright wp-image-56438" src="media/bc3e1b20.gftw-1.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gftw-1.png" alt="" width="460" height="259" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gftw-1.png 1606w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gftw-1-300x169.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gftw-1-768x432.png 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gftw-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gftw-1-71x40.png 71w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gftw-1-50x28.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gftw-1-270x152.png 270w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gftw-1-1200x675.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 460px) 85vw, 460px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grant for the Web will award projects up to six months in duration at three funding levels: Spark (up to $15K), Mid-Level (up to $50K), and Flagship (up to $100K). All funded projects will need to promote good web design principles, ensuring that the emerging Web Monetization ecosystem supports scalable, global, and open standardization.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">From Grant for the Web’s <a href="https://www.grantfortheweb.org/blog/next-public-call-for-proposals">announcement</a>:</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We recognize that dominant business models of the web are controlled by the same institutions, companies, and algorithms that reinforce systemic racism and inequality. We seek to support communities that have – and continue to be – systemically and deliberately excluded from opportunities around financial inclusion and empowerment. Starting in 2021, we began to mandate that all funded projects have a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) component, which can manifest itself in one of three  ways:</span></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The lead applicant is a person of color or the team represents a diverse group of people. </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The output of the team benefits communities that have been historically underrepresented.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Funds explicitly earmarked to address increasing participation of historically marginalized and underrepresented communities.</span></li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.grantfortheweb.org/apply"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-61483 aligncenter" src="media/7aba165d.applynow.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/applynow.png" alt="" width="373" height="210" data-wp-editing="1" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/applynow.png 1920w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/applynow-300x169.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/applynow-1024x576.png 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/applynow-768x432.png 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/applynow-1536x864.png 1536w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/applynow-71x40.png 71w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/applynow-50x28.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/applynow-270x152.png 270w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/applynow-1200x675.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 373px) 85vw, 373px" /></a></span></p>
<h5><b>The 2021 open call for proposals requires applicants to select one of the four following categories: </b></h5>
<p><strong>Business Plans for Web Monetized Content</strong><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />
</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Exploring the relationship between specific content types and consumer appetites for monetization by offering value propositions that are different from traditional web business models. </span><em><a href="https://community.webmonetization.org/grantfortheweb/categories-for-the-july-2021-cfp-39fe"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read more.</span></a></em></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Web Monetization API &amp; Interledger Prototypes</strong></span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />
</span></i><span>Building technical infrastructure that will advance the capabilities of Web Monetization to launch new business models for the web. </span><em><a href="https://community.webmonetization.org/grantfortheweb/categories-for-the-july-2021-cfp-39fe">Read more.</a></em></p>
<p><strong>Research on/with/for Web Monetization API &amp; Interledger</strong><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />
</span></i><span>Producing research, reports, and thought leadership to convince more people to adopt Web Monetization technology and practices. </span><em><a href="https://community.webmonetization.org/grantfortheweb/categories-for-the-july-2021-cfp-39fe">Read more.</a></em></p>
<p><strong>Advocacy and Public Education</strong><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />
</span></i><span>Helping others learn about and advocate for openly networked payments enabled by the Interledger Protocol and the Web Monetization API. </span><em><a href="https://community.webmonetization.org/grantfortheweb/categories-for-the-july-2021-cfp-39fe">Read more.</a></em></p>
<p><b>The deadline for applications is </b><b>Wednesday, September 15th at 7 PM (UTC). <span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://dateful.com/eventlink/2445313486"><em>Click here for your local time zone</em>.</a></span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To apply and for all the information you’ll need to prepare your submission, visit Grant for the Web’s detailed </span><a href="https://www.grantfortheweb.org/apply"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Call for Proposals</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> page.</span></p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63607
title: Open Minds Podcast: Albert Wenger of Union Square Ventures
uri: Open-Minds-Podcast-Albert-Wenger-of-Union-Square-Ventures
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/08/03/open-minds-podcast-albert-wenger-of-union-square-ventures/
content:
<p>It&#8217;s the start of a new month, which means a new episode of CC&#8217;s podcast, <a href="https://anchor.fm/creativecommons">Open Minds … from Creative Commons</a>!</p>
<figure id="attachment_63608" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63608" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63608 size-medium" src="media/c0f92722.4095031235_3a97b8765b_c-300x200.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/4095031235_3a97b8765b_c-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/4095031235_3a97b8765b_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/4095031235_3a97b8765b_c-768x511.jpg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/4095031235_3a97b8765b_c-60x40.jpg 60w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/4095031235_3a97b8765b_c-50x33.jpg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/4095031235_3a97b8765b_c-233x155.jpg 233w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/4095031235_3a97b8765b_c.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63608" class="wp-caption-text"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/35034362831@N01/4095031235">Albert Wenger</a> photo by Joi Ito (CC BY 2.0)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Our guest on this episode is <a href="https://twitter.com/albertwenger">Albert Wenger</a>, <span style="font-weight: 400;">managing partner at <a href="https://www.usv.com/">Union Square Ventures</a>, a thesis-driven venture capital firm based in New York City. USV has invested in over 100 companies that use the power of the internet to re-shape markets, including Twitter, Etsy, Stripe, Tumblr, Meetup, and Kickstarter, among others. Earlier this year, USV <a href="https://www.usv.com/writing/2021/01/usv-climate-fund/">announced a new $162 million Climate Fund</a> focused on investing in “companies and projects that provide mitigation for or adaptation to the climate crisis.” In this episode, we delve into the topic of Climate Change, from what the average person can start doing today to the importance of openness and cross-sectoral collaboration and partnership to find effective solutions.</span></p>
<p>Albert is also the author of the book World After Capital, an evolving digital book project that explores a set of megatrend shifts as the global economy moves from the Industrial Age to the Knowledge Age. We discuss the open approach he adopted in writing and editing this book and get the latest updates on its progress. The book is free and available at <a href="https://worldaftercapital.org/">worldaftercapital.org</a> under a Creative Commons license.</p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63624
title: New License Enforcement Principles for Public Comment
uri: New-License-Enforcement-Principles-for-Public-Comment
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/08/05/new-license-enforcement-principles-for-public-comment/
content:
<p>For several years, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/2020/01/15/thoughts-on-non-amicable-enforcement-of-cc-licenses/">Creative Commons has been monitoring</a> an alarming increase in enforcement actions relating to CC licenses. Today, we are announcing the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/license-enforcement/">next phase of our evolving response</a> to this complex issue, and we would like your input.</p>
<p>There are several elements to our plans, but the centerpiece today is a draft <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bunttwLFQmc4y-nh-TX2w7hIX_5KgTZlgzlpNfwldWs/edit?usp=sharing">Statement of Principles Around License Enforcement</a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. We recognize that these principles have limited legal &#8220;bite,&#8221; given that CC does not hold the copyright to community works. However, we believe there is value in articulating what CC believes is license enforcement that upholds the spirit and intent of the licenses. We also foresee other possible mechanisms for these principles to be useful, including integration of the principles into community codes of conduct and adoption by major rights holders. </span></p>
<p>We want to hear from you. Do these principles reflect your own values? Why or why not? How can we adapt them to better meet community expectations? You can read the principles and our wider plans on this front on <a href="https://creativecommons.org/license-enforcement/">the CC site</a>, and you can leave comments on the text of the principles in <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bunttwLFQmc4y-nh-TX2w7hIX_5KgTZlgzlpNfwldWs/edit?usp=sharing">this google doc</a>. We will be improving this draft in the coming weeks, and engaging in a public conversation around them at the <a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/">CC Summit in September</a>.</p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63633
title: Applications for the 2021 CC Global Summit Access Fund are open now
uri: Applications-for-the-2021-CC-Global-Summit-Access-Fund-are-open-now
url:
https://creativecommons.org/2021/08/12/applications-for-the-2021-cc-global-summit-access-fund-are-open-now/

content:
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-63644 size-full" src="media/6cb9aa42.tions-for-the-2021-CC-Global-Summit-Access-Fund-are-open-now.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Applications-for-the-2021-CC-Global-Summit-Access-Fund-are-open-now.png" alt="" width="2000" height="800" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Applications-for-the-2021-CC-Global-Summit-Access-Fund-are-open-now.png 2000w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Applications-for-the-2021-CC-Global-Summit-Access-Fund-are-open-now-300x120.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Applications-for-the-2021-CC-Global-Summit-Access-Fund-are-open-now-1024x410.png 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Applications-for-the-2021-CC-Global-Summit-Access-Fund-are-open-now-768x307.png 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Applications-for-the-2021-CC-Global-Summit-Access-Fund-are-open-now-1536x614.png 1536w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Applications-for-the-2021-CC-Global-Summit-Access-Fund-are-open-now-100x40.png 100w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Applications-for-the-2021-CC-Global-Summit-Access-Fund-are-open-now-50x20.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Applications-for-the-2021-CC-Global-Summit-Access-Fund-are-open-now-270x108.png 270w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Copy-of-Applications-for-the-2021-CC-Global-Summit-Access-Fund-are-open-now-1200x480.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" />A</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">t Creative Commons, openness, diversity, inclusion, and democratization are at the heart of everything we do. We strive to create an inclusive experience at each CC Global Summit, ensuring that each event is as accessible as possible and that underrepresented groups feel welcome in the CC community.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Over the years, Creative Commons has built a diverse and globally representative Summit audience by dedicating resources to increasing diversity and accessibility. This year being virtual is no different – we are pleased to offer the </span><b>Summit Access Fund</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to tackle accessibility issues in the virtual space. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><b>Summit Access Fund</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> will support community members and presenters who need financial support to access our tools and platforms, including reliable internet, in order to meaningfully participate in the event. Haven’t had a chance to register yet? <a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/registration/">Register here &gt;&gt;</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We will be offering small dollar amounts of $50 and $100USD, and all applications will be reviewed by a </span><b>volunteer committee from around the globe</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whether you don’t have access to home internet, lack bandwidth due to living in a multiple occupant household, or live in an area with connection issues, we hope this funding will help make access to the summit more equitable. Priority will be given to delegates who are </span><a href="https://network.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CC Global Network Members</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and those residing in the global south, but applications are welcome and encouraged from all participants.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Timeline:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><b>10 – 24</b> <b>August</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Applications Open</span></li>
<li><b>25 – 30 August</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Application Evaluation</span></li>
<li><b>Early September </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Acceptance letters sent out<br />
</span></li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://creativecommons.forms.fm/2021-cc-summit-access-fund-2">APPLY FOR THE SUMMIT ACCESS FUND HERE</a></strong></h3>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you can, please consider donating to the </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2021/06/02/the-2021-cc-global-summit-call-for-proposals-is-now-open/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Summit </span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">Access Fund</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em> to help ensure reliable internet access for CC Summit participants who may need it, as well as translation and live language support.</em> </span><a href="https://www.classy.org/give/326740/#!/donation/checkout"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Donate here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63652
title: Reflections from my first year as Creative Commons’ CEO
uri: Reflections-from-my-first-year-as-Creative-Commons-CEO
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/08/17/reflections-from-my-first-year-as-ccs-ceo/
content:
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-63653 size-full" src="media/2eb95a2a.Catherine-Banner.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Catherine-Banner.png" alt="" width="2000" height="800" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Catherine-Banner.png 2000w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Catherine-Banner-300x120.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Catherine-Banner-1024x410.png 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Catherine-Banner-768x307.png 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Catherine-Banner-1536x614.png 1536w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Catherine-Banner-100x40.png 100w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Catherine-Banner-50x20.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Catherine-Banner-270x108.png 270w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Catherine-Banner-1200x480.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" />Today marks my first year anniversary at CC. It is such an honour and a privilege to lead this organization whose relevance could not be more important at this time.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, as I sit and write this reflection, I know for so many in our global community and network that our thoughts and prayers are with the women and girls in Afghanistan with whom I want to express my solidarity. I sincerely hope the international community will do all that it can to support women and girls in Afghanistan to exercise their basic human rights against a backdrop of chaos, violence and uncertainty. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As for CC, I would like to take this moment of a year as CEO to reflect on all that we have achieved together during this extraordinary time. The global pandemic has meant that no one from this global, virtual organization has met in-person since February 2020. In fact, I’ve yet to meet a single Creative Commoner in-person since joining as CEO. However, we have not let this hamper our ambitions or restrict our achievements.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the first four months of coming to CC, we led a virtual strategic process, which resulted in the creation of </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2020/12/16/announcing-our-new-strategy-whats-next-for-cc/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">our new 5 year strategy</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The theme of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Better Sharing</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> resonates now more than ever. This theme forms the central message of our </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/20-years"><span style="font-weight: 400;">20th Anniversary Capital Campaign</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. It has been a privilege to support our 20th Anniversary Committee and to see the launch of the campaign in May this year. A huge thank you must go to the 20th anniversary co-chairs, </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/author/paulb/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Paul Brest</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/author/rokediji/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ruth Okediji</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, whose wisdom and thoughtfulness shine through in their dedication to Creative Commons.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our 20th Anniversary Capital Campaign was launched to a flying start, thanks to the generous support of </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2021/06/03/creative-commons-receives-5m-grant-from-arcadia-to-advance-open-access-at-galleries-libraries-archives-and-museums/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Arcadia</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin. Their $5 million multi-year gift to launch a program focused on Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAMs) is a phenomenal investment in supporting openness in cultural heritage. Brigitte Vézina, who is leading CC’s work on GLAM, </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKl6coDRy2c"><span style="font-weight: 400;">presented the new program</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> at Wikimania earlier this week.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This generous gift will help us achieve our ambitious goal of raising $15 million by the end of next year. Thank you to all those who support our work &#8211; without you, we could not free knowledge and culture around the world for everyone, everywhere. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our strategy is our guiding map over the next 5 years, and it is great to see our priorities of advocacy, legal innovation, and capacity building start to take shape. Last week, our legal team, composed of Sarah Pearson and Kat Walsh, published </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2021/08/05/new-license-enforcement-principles-for-public-comment/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">an open consultation</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on how we will be addressing the issue of aggressive license enforcement. This has long been a topic in the open licensing community, and we are now seeing real action coming together to address this critical area of concern.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our work in Open Education led by Dr. Cable Green continues, and it was a </span><a href="https://marketbrief.edweek.org/marketplace-k-12/new-california-law-pours-money-open-educational-resources/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">real success story</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to see California adopt what we have been advocating for in open textbooks. We hope that over the coming months, as the world looks to the UN Climate Change Conference (</span><a href="https://ukcop26.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">COP26</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">), we will have something more to share with you on our open climate ambitions &#8211; watch this space. It has been exciting to watch our work with </span><a href="https://www.grantfortheweb.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grant for the Web</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> mature in the second year of the collaboration. The program is thriving under the strong leadership of the </span><a href="https://interledger.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Interledger Foundation</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Over the past year, we have also seen the successful transition of </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2021/05/03/cc-search-to-join-wordpress/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CC Search to Automattic</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and our stewardship of the Open COVID pledge </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2021/05/04/pijip-at-american-university-to-steward-the-open-covid-pledge/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">transferred to American University</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. It is a testament to CC to see projects which began here grow and prosper under the leadership of organizations that share our values. We have also seen staff too move onto new and exciting opportunities, and I want to thank each and every one of them for their tireless efforts at CC. It has been great to welcome Kat Drew, Kat Walsh, Marlena Reimer, Brylie Oxley and Ony Anukem to CC. Our global community remains a strength that no matter where you are in the world you will find people who share our values over the importance of sharing knowledge and culture. I am excited about our </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">20th Anniversary Summit,</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> which is now just a month away. I invite you all to join the Creative Commons team, global network, and broader open community to discuss key issues and learn together, the week of September 20th.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And so for the next year, my key priorities remain the 20th Anniversary Campaign, to meet our goal of $15 million by the end of next year, implementing our strategy of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Better Sharing,</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and continuing to raise the profile and awareness of Creative Commons across our world. I look forward to the year ahead and thank you again for your support, friendship and commitment to the powerful cause of sharing knowledge and culture.</span></p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63674
title: UKRI just released its open access policy
uri: UKRI-just-released-its-open-access-policy
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/08/20/ukri-just-released-its-open-access-policy/
content:
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This month, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) shared its </span><a href="https://www.ukri.org/funding/information-for-award-holders/open-access/open-access-review/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">new open access policy</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. This new policy is a welcome initiative that will increase opportunities for the findings of publicly funded research to be accessed, shared and reused.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As part of our work</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> supporting efforts in the creation, adoption and implementation of </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/about/program-areas/open-access/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">open access</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> policies with various institutions, Creative Commons (CC) was pleased to lend its knowledge to assist UKRI in developing its open access policy as part of the </span><a href="https://www.ukri.org/files/funding/oa/open-access-review-consultation/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Open Access Review</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> last year. Generally, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">CC is committed to the goal of ensuring that the public is abl</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">e to access immediately, free of charge, and without restriction, the peer-reviewed research articles and academic books resulting from publicly funded research. We are pleased to see that the comments we provided back in May 2020 have been taken into account in the review process. We are especially glad to see that key requirements of the new policy include immediate open access for research articles and the release of publications under a </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY)</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (CC BY ND by exception only</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CC licenses and tools have become the standard in research publication </span><a href="https://opendefinition.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">open</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> licensing. They are free, easy-to-use, simple and standardized licenses that enable researchers to share the articles or monographs they wrote with everyone, worldwide, on the conditions that they determine. In practice, this means research articles and data can be freely reused by others, thereby enhancing collaboration among researchers, accelerating the pace of scientific discovery, and facilitating the dissemination of reliable, practical information to the public.</span></p>
<p><strong><em>For guidance on implementing an open access policy or using the CC License Suite, please contact us at <a href="mailto:info@creativecommons.org">info@creativecommons.org</a>—we’re here to help.</em></strong></p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63680
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Primavera De Filippi
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Primavera-De-Filippi
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/08/20/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-primavera-de-filippi/
content:
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<figure id="attachment_63682" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63682" style="width: 500px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63682" src="media/00226fdc.SS18162016-300x201.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SS18162016-300x201.png" alt="" width="500" height="334" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SS18162016-300x201.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SS18162016-1024x685.png 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SS18162016-768x514.png 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SS18162016-1536x1027.png 1536w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SS18162016-60x40.png 60w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SS18162016-50x33.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SS18162016-232x155.png 232w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SS18162016-1200x802.png 1200w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SS18162016.png 1660w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63682" class="wp-caption-text"><i>Photo courtesy of Primavera De Filippi</i></figcaption></figure>
<p><i>With exactly one month to go until the<a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"> 2021 CC Global Summit</a> (September 20-24), we are launching our ‘Meet the CC Summit Presenter’ series to introduce the CC community to some of our amazing presenters from this year&#8217;s event. First up, we have Primavera De Filippi. Primavera is a Researcher at the National Center of Scientific Research in Paris, and Faculty Associate at the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet &amp; Society at Harvard. Her research focuses on the legal challenges and opportunities of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence, with specific focus on governance and trust. She is the co-author of the book “Blockchain and the Law,” published in 2018 by Harvard University Press, and she was recently awarded a €2M grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to investigate how blockchain technology can help improve institutional governance through greater confidence and trust.</i></p>
<p><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Paris, France<br />
<strong>Summit Session:</strong> Creative NFTs: Using Blockchain Technology and NFTs to Support Creative Commons (<em>access the program <a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/2021-program/">here</a></em>).</p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?<br />
</b>I joined Creative Commons France in 2010 as a legal expert.</p>
<p><b>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?<br />
</b>Three</p>
<p><strong>In the future, what is something you would like to see at the CC Summit?</strong>More NFT related stuff <img src="media/063ed200.1f60a.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f60a.png" alt="😊" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />.</p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?<br />
</b>I believe that information should remain open and accessible to all, in order to foster creativity through incremental innovation. The model of artificial scarcity established by copyright law is not ideal for all types of works, especially with the Internet, which is characterized by digital abundance.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Blockchain can be used for creating digital scarcity and exclusivity, but also to foster creativity and promote digital abundance, we just need more commons-oriented people to work on it!&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p><b><br />
What is your proudest achievement?<br />
</b><span>Bringing my Plantoid art project at Burning Man (</span><a href="http://www.plantoid.org"><span>www.plantoid.org</span></a><span>): Plantoids are blockchain-based life-forms, or mechanical plants using cryptocurrency to reproduce themselves by hiring artists to create replicas of themselves. The goal is to eliminate the figure of the author, by enabling people to fund the art-pieces themselves, rather than their creators, to facilitate their reproduction.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?<br />
</b>The best part of what I do is exploring the new opportunities that blockchain technology provides, and how they can foster new economic models for artists and creators. The most difficult part is actually getting these opportunities to be implemented in the real world, and adopted by creators.</p>
<p><b>What is your favorite GIF?<br />
</b></p>
<div class="tenor-gif-embed" data-postid="17872944" data-share-method="host" data-aspect-ratio="1.29032" data-width="100%"><a href="https://tenor.com/view/yawn-cat-lion-kitten-adorable-gif-17872944">Yawn Cat GIF</a>from <a href="https://tenor.com/search/yawn-gifs">Yawn GIFs</a></div>
<p><script type="text/javascript" async src="https://tenor.com/embed.js"></script></p>
<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?<br />
</b><a href="https://www.notion.so/"><span>Notion</span></a><span> — a new editor that blends notes, tasks, wikis in one app. </span></p>
<p><b>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?<br />
</b>Getting people to understand that not all NFTs are ridiculously energy-consuming, and that different blockchain platforms can be used to provide environmental friendly solutions for NFTs. I am still struggling to overcome it, but it&#8217;s all about information and education.</p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?<br />
</b>Blockchain can be used for creating digital scarcity and exclusivity, but also to foster creativity and promote digital abundance, we just need more commons-oriented people to work on it!</p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received? What was the worst career advice you ever received?<br />
</b>I think the best and worst career advice I ever received were essentially the same: ‘Like what you do, and you’ll never work a day in your life’ &#8212; very true and very false at the same time <img src="media/f901e6b2.1f609.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f609.png" alt="😉" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />.</p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b>Thank you for all the work and inspiration you&#8217;ve brought to the world <img src="media/6cccb3c2.2764.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/2764.png" alt="❤" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />.</p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?<br />
</b>Sharing is a skill set that needs to be learned in order to build a more sustainable and cooperative future.</p>
<blockquote><p>Haven’t had a chance to register for the 2021 Global Summit yet?<a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"> Register here &gt;&gt;</a></p></blockquote>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63700
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Leo Cunha
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Leo-Cunha
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/08/23/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-leo-cunha/
content:
<figure id="attachment_63701" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63701" style="width: 360px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63701 size-full" src="media/7d15a161.leonardo-cunha.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/leonardo-cunha.png" alt="" width="360" height="360" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/leonardo-cunha.png 360w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/leonardo-cunha-300x300.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/leonardo-cunha-150x150.png 150w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/leonardo-cunha-40x40.png 40w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/leonardo-cunha-50x50.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/leonardo-cunha-350x350.png 350w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/leonardo-cunha-155x155.png 155w" sizes="(max-width: 360px) 85vw, 360px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63701" class="wp-caption-text">Photo courtesy of Leo Cunha</figcaption></figure>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The countdown to the <a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/">2021 CC Global Summit</a> (September 20-24) continues, and next up in our ‘Meet the CC Summit Presenter’ series, we have Leo Cunha, CTO of </span></i><a href="https://www.curriki.org/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Curriki.org</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. In his role, Leo architected and managed the development of the first Open Educational Resources (OER) enterprise-level, standards-compliant, authoring and distribution platform for interactive learning resources. The success and innovation of Curriki’s open architecture resulted in its selection as a finalist in the Best Emerging Instructional Technology Solution category for the Codie Awards in 2021. The technology spearheaded by Leo also resulted in Curriki being chosen, alongside the World Health Organization, as one of two non-profit organizations sponsored to participate in the Red Hat Innovation Labs in 2020.</span></i></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leo is a seasoned systems architect and education technology executive with over 30 years of progressively challenging experience in management, leadership, and the design and development of mission critical software systems for education.</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Cupertino, United States</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Project #OPENEDUCATION &#8211; Teaching and Learning in Perfect Harmony</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Through my work in Open Educational Resources (OER), and the opportunity to be on a call with Dr. Cable Green.</span></p>
<p><b>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First time ever.</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I have actively participated in the Open movement since its inception, and have been a proponent and contributor ever since.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;The spirit of sharing is progressive. The better we get at it, the better it will become.&#8221;</span></em></p></blockquote>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Releasing the CurrikiStudio, the OPEN authoring platform for OPEN educational content.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Making a measurable impact in the state of education and equity is the best part of what I do. The most difficult part is ensuring that the spirit of open is not lost among the users of open technologies and creators of open content.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your favorite GIF?</b></p>
<blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="feLrbaB"><p><a href="//imgur.com/feLrbaB">Ooga-chaka</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><a href="https://www.curriki.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CurrikiStudio</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> &#8211; I am amazed at the adoption and imaginative ways our open technologies are being put to use!</span></p>
<p><b>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Keeping an eye on the hype around NFTs</span></p>
<p><b>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are no major setbacks, once you set your mind to overcome whatever life throws in your path.</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Share. And Share Alike!</span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received? What was the worst career advice you ever received?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I wish I had received career advice much earlier in my life &#8211; like as early as middle school!</span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don&#8217;t stop, and don&#8217;t look back.</span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The spirit of sharing is progressive. The better we get at it, the better it will become.</span></p>
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<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Haven’t had a chance to register for the 2021 Global Summit yet?</span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63709
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Arturo Sánchez Pineda
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Arturo-Sánchez-Pineda
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/08/24/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-arturo-sanchez-pineda/
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<p><em><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class="alignright wp-image-63712" src="media/98f0ffe0.arturo-sanchez-280x300.jpeg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/arturo-sanchez-280x300.jpeg" alt="" width="400" height="429" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/arturo-sanchez-280x300.jpeg 280w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/arturo-sanchez-37x40.jpeg 37w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/arturo-sanchez-47x50.jpeg 47w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/arturo-sanchez-144x155.jpeg 144w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/arturo-sanchez.jpeg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px" />We launched the ‘<a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</a>’ series to introduce the CC community to</span></i></em><em><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> our fantastic presenters at this year&#8217;s <span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/">CC Global Summit</a>, taking place September 20-24</span>. </span></i>Next up, we sit down with Arturo Sánchez Pineda. </em><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Arturo is a Venezuelan researcher (PhD) in physics, computer science and education. He lives in Europe and develops his professional and outreach activities at </span></i><a href="https://home.cern/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">CERN</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></i><a href="https://lapp.in2p3.fr/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">LAPP</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and </span></i><a href="http://ictp.it/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">ICTP</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in Switzerland, France, and Italy. Some of the relevant activities in the OER area are the management of the </span></i><a href="http://opendata.atlas.cern/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">ATLAS Open Data project</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for Education at CERN, the coordination of the </span></i><a href="http://www.cevale2ve.org/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">CEVALE2VE</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, being a member of the EU Horizon 2020 project called </span></i><a href="https://projectescape.eu/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">ESCAPE</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and the EU ERASMUS+ project </span></i><a href="https://laconga.redclara.net/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">LA-CoNGA physics.</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> He is also the co-founder and GNC representative of the </span></i><a href="https://ve.creativecommons.net/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Creative Commons Venezuela Chapter</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. In general, he always tries to teach and outreach what he learns. In his opinion, the best way to contribute to the Creative Commons objectives and society has been through education. Find out more at </span></i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ArturoSanchezArtara"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.youtube.com/c/ArturoSanchezArtara</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Geneva, Switzerland</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Open Source &amp; Open Access: from United Nations Agencies to Open Educational Programs in the Americas</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Creative Commons about our Open Access program for ATLAS Collaboration at CERN (read it <a href="https://creativecommons.org/2016/11/02/atlas-cern/">here</a>), and from there, I started to interact with CC constantly!</span></p>
<p><b>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Four times (since 2017).</span></p>
<p><b>What was your favorite CC Global Summit? (if applicable)</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lisbon 2019</span></p>
<p><b>In the future, what is something you would like to see at the CC Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">More hands-on workshops for those new in Open Access tools and resources.</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Open has been the only way I know that education and science are done, so I keep doing it for the global community, or at least I try.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;International cooperation is possible and necessary for equity and progress in education around the world. And Open Access is real.&#8221;</span></p></blockquote>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Being part of truly global communities where I am never the smartest guy in the room.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best part is reaching so many people, and the most difficult part is figuring out how to reach more people.</span></p>
<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><a href="https://discord.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Discord</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. It allows me to organize engaging events and fully operational teams.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The usage and outreach of the Open Software, less on the technical side, but as a tool for economic and social development in the global south.</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">International cooperation is possible and necessary for equity and progress in education around the world. And Open Access is real.</span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received? What was the worst career advice you ever received?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My best career advice was from one of my grandma&#8217;s in Spanish <i>dele, </i>which translates as &#8220;continue with what you are doing, it remains less than when you started.&#8221; And the worst&#8230; I do not remember it.</span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You are truly global, let&#8217;s embrace that.</span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Sharing without documentation — on-boarding and outreach is not really sharing.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Haven’t had a chance to register for the 2021 Global Summit yet?</span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63722
title: Meet CC Summit Presenter: Dr. Suma Parahakaran
uri: Meet-CC-Summit-Presenter-Dr-Suma-Parahakaran
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/08/25/meet-cc-summit-presenter-dr-suma-parahakaran/
content:
<p><img loading="lazy" class="alignright wp-image-63723" src="media/9fe60e0e.suma-for-avi-group-.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/suma-for-avi-group-.jpg" alt="" width="348" height="500" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/suma-for-avi-group-.jpg 455w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/suma-for-avi-group--209x300.jpg 209w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/suma-for-avi-group--28x40.jpg 28w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/suma-for-avi-group--35x50.jpg 35w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/suma-for-avi-group--108x155.jpg 108w" sizes="(max-width: 348px) 85vw, 348px" /><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span>Dr. Suma Parahakaran is one of our presenters at the<a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"> 2021 CC Global Summit</a>, taking place 20-24 September. In advance of her session at Summit, we caught up with her for a quick Q&amp;A. </span></span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span>Suma is currently pursuing her second PhD in Bioethics and Environmental Education at the American University of Sovereign Nations. Suma has a Doctorate in Education in Human Values-based water education from the University of Sydney, Australia. She also holds a Masters in Education from Assumption International University, Thailand. As a curriculum developer, she has conducted training workshops on integration of values and ethics into the curriculum with teachers from Southeast Asia. She is also a module writer (both for blended, online and offline learning). The school under her leadership was nominated for the Japan Education for Sustainable Development (2014 SEAMEO-Japan ESD Award) under the theme of &#8220;Fostering Global Citizenship for Sustainable Future&#8221;. She was also the resource lead and evaluated the Human values based water, sanitation and hygiene program, UNHABITAT (United Nations Human Settlements) (Regional Training of Trainers (TOT) course on Integration of Human Values-based Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education (HVWSHE).</span></span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />
</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />
</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia </span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />
</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />
</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sustainable Environmental Education and Best Practices Integrating Human Values and Ethics</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons? </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I heard about it when I was lecturing at the open university.</span></p>
<p><b>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Once</span></p>
<p><b>In the future, what is something you would like to see at the CC Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Global participation—as it is for the common good.</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Education and medical research must be free for any country to be successful without politicking. </span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I want CC to be the new crest jewel for making a better world!&#8221;</span></p></blockquote>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I specialized in Curriculum Integration of Values and Ethics. </span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Research on improving education is the best part. Most difficult is to get schools to take up Values and Ethics as an agenda by policymakers. </span></p>
<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Taxila Education where I am opening up for Educators (working on it).</span></p>
<p><b>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Profiles of CC members, like me, being advertised, so that we can collaborate on our important work, on many platforms. </span></p>
<p><b>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So far the going has been good! </span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">LET&#8217;S HAVE A BETTER WORLD&#8230;. One where love, peace, and sustainable education become the new NORM! </span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received? What was the worst career advice you ever received?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I have followed my own intuition. Worst is people trying to get what they want you to do to achieve their purpose, and not for the common good. </span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I want CC to be the new crest jewel for making a better world!</span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Education for All, People are FOR and by the PEOPLE</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Join us from wherever you are for the 2021 CC Global Summit, which takes place 20-24 September! </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Houcemeddine Turki
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Houcemeddine-Turki
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/08/27/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-houcemeddine-turki/
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<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class="alignright wp-image-63740" src="media/1e509330.Houcemeddine_Turki_at_City_Hall_of_Stockholm_04-169x300.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Houcemeddine_Turki_at_City_Hall_of_Stockholm_04-169x300.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="622" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Houcemeddine_Turki_at_City_Hall_of_Stockholm_04-169x300.jpg 169w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Houcemeddine_Turki_at_City_Hall_of_Stockholm_04-576x1024.jpg 576w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Houcemeddine_Turki_at_City_Hall_of_Stockholm_04-768x1365.jpg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Houcemeddine_Turki_at_City_Hall_of_Stockholm_04-864x1536.jpg 864w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Houcemeddine_Turki_at_City_Hall_of_Stockholm_04-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Houcemeddine_Turki_at_City_Hall_of_Stockholm_04-23x40.jpg 23w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Houcemeddine_Turki_at_City_Hall_of_Stockholm_04-28x50.jpg 28w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Houcemeddine_Turki_at_City_Hall_of_Stockholm_04-87x155.jpg 87w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Houcemeddine_Turki_at_City_Hall_of_Stockholm_04-1200x2133.jpg 1200w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Houcemeddine_Turki_at_City_Hall_of_Stockholm_04-scaled.jpg 1440w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 85vw, 350px" />We&#8217;re back with another <em><span>‘<a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</a>’ Q&amp;A — next up is Houcemeddine</span></em> Turki. A long-term Wikimedian, Houcemeddine has contributed to Wikipedia and sister projects since 2009. He is also an open science advocate promoting the use of free licenses, like Creative Commons Licenses, in research and code publishing among Tunisian research scientists for years. He is concerned about the spread of information about the usefulness of free computer resources to develop real-life computer applications at a low cost, from the perspective of science policy and scholarly research. As a Wikimedian, Houcemeddine was among the first members of Wikimedia Tunisia User Group in 2014, serving as GLAM and Education Coordinator for the affiliate between 2018 and 2019 as Vice-Chair of the group since 2019. Moreover, he was involved as a member of the Programme Committee of the WikiIndaba Conference, the Premier African Conference of Wikimedia Community, in 2018 and 2019. Furthermore, he currently serves as a member of WikiIndaba Streering Committee, of Wikimedia and Libraries User Group Steering Committee, and of Wikimedia Foundation Affiliation Committee. &#8220;In real life&#8221;, Houcemeddine is a medical student and research assistant at the University of Sfax, Tunisia. He is affiliated to the Data Engineering and Semantics Research Unit, a local research structure that focuses on the development of knowledge-based systems based on freely available computer resources.</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sfax, Tunisia</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />
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</span><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Creative Commons and Computer Programming</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a contributor to Wikimedia Projects, I have always been in contact with Creative Commons Licenses, and I have been familiar with them for a long time. Effectively, the Creative Commons Licenses opened ways to spread Wikipedia and sister projects across all continents. Such an outcome encourages me to get involved in sharing knowledge about free licenses in my own country. I believe this can improve the quality and visibility of our local research and development. That is why I have worked with other individuals to create a research unit that interests in free licenses. Thankfully, we succeeded in co-founding this research unit as part of the University of Sfax, a major university in Africa. We look forward to defining research policies that are motivated by common free licenses.</span></p>
<p><b>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is the first time I made it to the CC Global Summit.</span></p>
<p><b>In the future, what is something you would like to see at the CC Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I would like to see more experiences about the adaptation of Creative Commons Licenses to support specific open applications. This can be inspiring for us as a developing world to develop our usage of CC Licenses.</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are a lack of resources that can be used for the development of computer applications in Africa, particularly in Tunisia. Without freely available databases and codes, the enhancement of computer science research in my underdeveloped continent will be impossible.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;We cannot stand as a worldwide community without open sharing.&#8221;</span></p></blockquote>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My most important achievement is to share open resources with international research communities. I was honoured to introduce many research scientists to Wikimedia Projects and help them get involved with Wikimedia Research.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best and most difficult part of what I always do is that I succeed to publish research papers in highly referred journals with the support of Wikimedia Community. This requires high-level research skills, as well as advanced knowledge of Wikimedia Projects. As well, this requires a long-term commitment, as revising research outputs is time-consuming and exhausting. However, this is worth it.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your favorite GIF?</b></p>
<p><a title="Thomas Shafee, CC BY 4.0 &lt;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons" href="media/e307496d.FileCOVID-19_on_Wikidata.svg" data-original-source="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:COVID-19_on_Wikidata.svg"><img src="media/77657ce1.512px-COVID-19_on_Wikidata.svg.png" data-original-source="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/COVID-19_on_Wikidata.svg/512px-COVID-19_on_Wikidata.svg.png" alt="COVID-19 on Wikidata" width="512" /></a></p>
<p><em><a href="media/e307496d.FileCOVID-19_on_Wikidata.svg" data-original-source="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:COVID-19_on_Wikidata.svg">Thomas Shafee</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons</em></p>
<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wikidata is currently the most promising knowledge base. I really love it because it hosts many communities as part of its open ecosystem. Nowadays, many people contribute to it on a daily basis and reuse its core knowledge in useful applications thanks to its CC0 License and flexible data model.</span></p>
<p><b>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The current trend I have observed is there are efforts to create a distributed architecture to host license information for products and outputs. Such a technology (e.g. Blockchain) can be useful to show copyright information for items when preserving creators&#8217; privacy. I think the CC Community can benefit from such architectures to keep track of the services using Creative Commons Licenses and to efficiently spread them around the world.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The biggest setback I always experience is the issue of license compatibility. I overcame it by reading lots of technical documentation about this issue. However, this was not easy for me, and I do not see that many people would be very comfortable in doing this.</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Creative Commons Community should involve more people from different disciplines. Specialized people are the most skilled people that can point the main legal concerns in their field of interest.</span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received? What was the worst career advice you ever received?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best career advice I have ever received is to get involved in the talk groups of CC-related communities in social networks. I have learned a lot from active people there. You can have information not just by directly asking useful questions, but also by reading the discussions of other active participants. I did not receive bad advice. Even the worst advice can be useful to learn what does not effectively work, and to adjust thinking skills.</span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thank you Creative Commons for supporting the open sharing of valuable resources that help many communities develop their projects and get interesting outcomes.</span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It means a lot to me. We cannot stand as a worldwide community without open sharing. The Global North needs socioeconomic and cultural information about developing countries to develop and sell their products, and have significantly higher incomes. The Global South requires specialized datasets about detailed ground knowledge to build their knowledge-based systems.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span>Join us from wherever you are for the 2021 CC Global Summit, which takes place 20-24 September! </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span>Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63750
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenters: Flor de Fuego and Naoto Hieda
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenters-Flor-de-Fuego-and-Naoto-Hieda
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/08/30/meet-the-cc-summit-presenters-flor-de-fuego-and-naoto-hieda/
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<figure id="attachment_63751" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63751" style="width: 400px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63751" src="media/b7e0ed8b.flornaoto-300x300.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/flornaoto-300x300.png" alt="" width="400" height="400" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/flornaoto-300x300.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/flornaoto-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/flornaoto-150x150.png 150w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/flornaoto-768x768.png 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/flornaoto-1536x1536.png 1536w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/flornaoto-40x40.png 40w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/flornaoto-50x50.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/flornaoto-350x350.png 350w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/flornaoto-155x155.png 155w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/flornaoto-1200x1200.png 1200w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/flornaoto.png 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63751" class="wp-caption-text">Photo courtesy of Flor de Fuego and Naoto Hieda</figcaption></figure>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 2021 CC Global Summit (September 20-24) is approaching, just 3 more weeks to go. Up next in our ‘Meet the CC Summit Presenter’ series, we have a fantastic duo — Flor de Fuego and Naoto Hieda. Florencia Alonso’s art practice as Flor de Fuego investigates digital image and media related to live coding, animation, video and the Internet. She produced full-dome live coding projects at the planetariums in Buenos Aires and Bogota, and at Domo Lleno 2019 with Iris Saladino. She was part of Mutek Montreal with Amplify DAI. With Francisco Raposeiras, they form a duo “c0de p03try” exhibited at JSAmsterdam Nation Conference, Experimental Video Festival Pumpumyachkan (Peru), and the International Conference on Live Coding (Ireland). As part of CliC (Collective of Live Coders), she participated in + CODE in Buenos Aires, and other live coding events, and as a VJ. Alonso actively collaborates in the development of Hydra, software created by Olivia Jack, giving talks and workshops in Argentina. A professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the UNLP, she is currently doing her thesis in Plastic Arts, and is associate of the Chair of Photography and Digital Image at the Faculty of Fine Arts.</span></i></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Naoto Hieda is a Japanese artist based in Cologne, Germany. They challenge the current paradigm of productive coding to speculate its new form, namely post-coding, through their neurodiverse perspective and live coding experiences. The duo co-founded Hydra community meetups at venues including NODE20 (Germany), and presented hybrid media installation GlitchMe at CODAME (US).</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: La Plata, Argentina ; Cologne, Germany </span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Glitch Vacations</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We use CC licenses, and also Naoto presented at the CC global summit 2020.</span></p>
<p><b>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Second time</span></p>
<p><b>What was your favorite CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s gonna be this one <img src="media/063ed200.1f60a.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f60a.png" alt="😊" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></span></p>
<p><b>In the future, what is something you would like to see at the CC Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Workshop sessions — to create something together!</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em>The best part:</em> we enjoy the process of working together (often funny).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em>The difficult part:</em> we have to finish working and go to sleep.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your favorite GIF?</b></p>
<div class="tenor-gif-embed" data-postid="12348422" data-share-method="host" data-aspect-ratio="1.89855" data-width="100%"><a href="https://tenor.com/view/computer-old-man-my-computer-delete-my-computer-delete-gif-12348422">Computer Old Man GIF</a>from <a href="https://tenor.com/search/computer-gifs">Computer GIFs</a></div>
<p><script type="text/javascript" async src="https://tenor.com/embed.js"></script></p>
<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hydra (live coding environment) &#8211; we use it a lot for creating visuals and for the upcoming performance.</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Glitch me”</span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received? What was the worst career advice you ever received?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Flor: Stop dividing discipline as if it’s a slice of pizza (best advice).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Flor: don’t wear a skirt with trousers (worst advice).</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are only 3 more weeks until the 2021 CC Global Summit, taking place virtually from September 20-24. Haven’t had a chance to register for the 2021 Global Summit yet?</span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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title: Open Minds Podcast: Matt Mullenweg of Automattic
uri: Open-Minds-Podcast-Matt-Mullenweg-of-Automattic
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/08/30/open-minds-podcast-matt-mullenweg-of-automattic/
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<p>Hi folks! We are back with a new episode of CC&#8217;s podcast, <a href="https://anchor.fm/creativecommons">Open Minds … from Creative Commons</a>!</p>
<figure id="attachment_63733" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63733" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63733 size-medium" src="media/86d6863d.46179080985_5f389772ca_b-300x271.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/46179080985_5f389772ca_b-300x271.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="271" data-wp-editing="1" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/46179080985_5f389772ca_b-300x271.jpg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/46179080985_5f389772ca_b-768x693.jpg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/46179080985_5f389772ca_b-44x40.jpg 44w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/46179080985_5f389772ca_b-50x45.jpg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/46179080985_5f389772ca_b-172x155.jpg 172w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/46179080985_5f389772ca_b.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63733" class="wp-caption-text"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/95572727@N00/46179080985">&#8220;Season 2, Episode 3 of Walking with Matt&#8221;</a> photo by Trey Ratcliff (CC BY 2.0)</figcaption></figure>
<p>On this episode, CC&#8217;s Director of Product, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/author/annacreativecommons-org/">Anna Tumadóttir</a>, sits down with <a href="https://twitter.com/photomatt">Matt Mullenweg.</a> O<span style="font-weight: 400;">riginally from Houston, Texas, </span>Matt is the co-founder of the open-source blogging platform <a href="https://wordpress.com/">WordPress</a>, the most popular publishing platform on the web, and the founder and CEO of <a href="https://automattic.com/">Automattic</a>, the company behind WordPress.com, <a href="https://woocommerce.com/">WooCommerce</a> and <a href="https://jetpack.com/">Jetpack</a>.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As an advocate of distributed work, Matt set out to change the way folks work at </span>Automattic. With more than 1,100 employees working from more than 62 countries, it is an entirely distributed company with no physical headquarters.</p>
<blockquote><p><span>“I have found throughout my career, the more I’ve given away, the more I’ve gotten back.”</span></p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Matt is a long-time supporter of Creative Commons, and earlier this year, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/2021/05/03/cc-search-to-join-wordpress/">we announced</a> that <a href="https://search.creativecommons.org/">CC Search</a>, the search engine we built for openly licensed content, had found a new home at WordPress.org. </span></p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63757
title: Meet CC Summit Presenter: Suzanne Wakim
uri: Meet-CC-Summit-Presenter-Suzanne-Wakim
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/08/30/meet-cc-summit-presenter-suzanne-wakim/
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<figure id="attachment_63760" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63760" style="width: 450px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63760" src="media/30ed3bde.Suzanne-Wakim-300x276.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Suzanne-Wakim-300x276.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="414" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Suzanne-Wakim-300x276.jpg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Suzanne-Wakim-1024x942.jpg 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Suzanne-Wakim-768x707.jpg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Suzanne-Wakim-43x40.jpg 43w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Suzanne-Wakim-50x46.jpg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Suzanne-Wakim-168x155.jpg 168w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Suzanne-Wakim.jpg 1053w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 85vw, 450px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63760" class="wp-caption-text">Photo courtesy of Suzanne Wakim</figcaption></figure>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are you joining us at the </span></i><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">2021 CC Global Summit</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (September 20-24)? There are only three weeks to go. Up next in our ‘</span></i><a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’ series, we’re excited to introduce you to Suzanne Wakim. Suzanne is Coordinator for Distance Education and Student Learning Outcomes at Butte Community College. She is also a biology instructor who has designed and developed over a dozen biology courses in multiple modalities for multiple institutions. She is a Course Facilitator for @ONE (Online Network of Educators); a Project Facilitator for the ASCCC OER Initiative; and a Certificate Facilitator for Creative Commons. She has created online educational resources for the Open Learning Initiative, OpenStax, Nature, Discovery Education, and co-authored the most adopted Biology textbook in LibreTexts.  She conducts nationwide trainings on topics including Universal Design for Learning, Adaptable Course and Assessment Design, Open Pedagogy, Accessibility, and Online Course Design.</span></i></p>
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<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Paradise, CA, USA</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Strategies for Assessing and Adapting OER for Inclusion</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I don&#8217;t remember.  My journey into the world of Open has been circuitous.  But, I vividly remember my first time participating in the CC EDU meeting.  I had never been in such a global space (with folks from almost all continents).  That was when I knew I wanted to be &#8220;all in&#8221; with advocacy for OER. </span></p>
<p><b>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Last year was my first, and I was lucky enough to get to volunteer too!</span></p>
<p><b>In the future, what is something you would like to see at the CC Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guided discussions and opportunities to brainstorm as a group. Loosely moderated because I do better with structure.</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Everyone deserves access to information &#8211; financial gatekeeping is wrong.  Everyone is worthy of participating in the global commons &#8211; we are better together.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;We are all in this together, and we each have something valuable to bring to the table. When we collaborate, we will find ways to make the future better for everyone.&#8221;</span></p></blockquote>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I recently began facilitating for the CC Certificate, and I am still giddy from being selected.  </span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I help faculty build engaging and accessible online classes and open educational resources.  That&#8217;s both the best part and the most difficult part!</span></p>
<p><b>What is your favorite GIF?</b></p>
<div class="tenor-gif-embed" data-postid="21214947" data-share-method="host" data-aspect-ratio="0.765625" data-width="100%"><a href="https://tenor.com/view/duck-happy-dance-dansando-feliz-gif-21214947">Duck Happy GIF</a>from <a href="https://tenor.com/search/duck-gifs">Duck GIFs</a></div>
<p><script type="text/javascript" async src="https://tenor.com/embed.js"></script></p>
<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><a href="https://www.mentimeter.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mentimeter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. It helps keep my presentations engaging and can help lighten heavy topics. </span></p>
<p><b>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How can we (the creators of content) work together to improve our collective resources?  There are many slightly different editions of some resources, and it would be great to have a place where the authors of different versions can collaborate on a master collection of versions.  This isn&#8217;t so much a trend to look for, but one I want us to begin <img src="media/d8127771.1f601.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f601.png" alt="😁" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />.</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If we want students to feel that they belong in our class, they need to see themselves in our content and materials. </span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received? What was the worst career advice you ever received?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I was in a research PhD program and found that I prefer teaching to research. The best advice was a mentor who told me that I can teach at the Community College level with a Masters, and that the extra years of experience would outweigh the difference in degrees.  That one discussion set me on a different path to where I am now &#8211; and I am forever grateful.  The worst advice was that &#8220;real scientists do research&#8221;.  That made my decision to go into teaching all that much easier. </span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thank you for all the amazing work you do to advance the equitable sharing of information <img src="media/4ee7adae.1f496.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f496.png" alt="💖" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> </span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are all in this together, and we each have something valuable to bring to the table.  When we collaborate, we will find ways to make the future better for everyone.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Haven’t had a chance to register for the 2021 Global Summit yet?</span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63767
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Laura Santana
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Laura-Santana
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/08/31/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-laura-santana/
content:
<figure id="attachment_63768" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63768" style="width: 450px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63768" src="media/b6851c2d.Foto-LS-high-quality-300x300.jpeg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Foto-LS-high-quality-300x300.jpeg" alt="" width="450" height="450" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Foto-LS-high-quality-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Foto-LS-high-quality-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Foto-LS-high-quality-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Foto-LS-high-quality-768x768.jpeg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Foto-LS-high-quality-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Foto-LS-high-quality-40x40.jpeg 40w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Foto-LS-high-quality-50x50.jpeg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Foto-LS-high-quality-350x350.jpeg 350w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Foto-LS-high-quality-155x155.jpeg 155w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Foto-LS-high-quality-1200x1200.jpeg 1200w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Foto-LS-high-quality.jpeg 1772w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 85vw, 450px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63768" class="wp-caption-text">Photo courtesy of Laura Santana</figcaption></figure>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet Laura Santana — joining us as presenter at this year’s </span></i><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">2021 CC Global Summit</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (September 20-24). Laura is a librarian from Latin America and holds a Master&#8217;s degree in Information Science from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. She is a researcher in the field of Information &amp; Culture, and specialist in User Engagement and Customer Experience. She has been advising educational and governmental institutions across the Americas for 10 years, with international scientific publishers in the areas of Technology and Healthcare. Currently, she works with the British Medical Journal to implement education technologies, in particular with initiatives aimed at advancing scientific research on COVID-19. Laura is now supporting the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning&#8217;s Library in literacy programs for emerging countries.</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: São Paulo, Brazil</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The role of digital repositories in shaping Open Education strategies in Latin America.</span></p>
<p><b>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is my second time attending the CC Global Summit. I was amazed by the network of people I met during my first attendance, and how my presentation about OER resonated with researchers from other parts of the world!</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I truly believe the path to equality is through Open. We need to guarantee access to data, information and knowledge to every citizen of the world.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;We can only achieve equality and social justice in the world by sharing resources, knowledge and experiences. It is together that Humanity will achieve its greatest potential!&#8221;</span></p></blockquote>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Over the past 7 years, I have been directly involved in the medical education of over 40,000 healthcare professionals across Latin America. I&#8217;m proud of this achievement because through education, we can promote better patient care and make the world a healthier place.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listening to people&#8217;s stories and diverse backgrounds brings me such an incredible perspective of the world. The most difficult part is accepting my desire to help people can only come to one extent, even though I wished I could do so much more.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your favorite GIF?</b></p>
<p><iframe class="giphy-embed" src="https://giphy.com/embed/26ufdipQqU2lhNA4g" width="480" height="480" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>
<p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/producthunt-mind-blown-blow-your-26ufdipQqU2lhNA4g">via GIPHY</a></p>
<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I&#8217;m loving Figma and Jamboard because of its potential to drive collaboration and explore creativity, especially during times we can&#8217;t be collaborative in person.</span></p>
<p><b>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Definitely how evidence-based information should be at the forefront of every decision-making, especially when it comes to policy development.</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Embrace the Open. Collaboration is the key to achieve the development of not only the Latin American region, but the Global South as a whole. </span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It&#8217;s thanks to the Creative Commons initiative and team, information has been democratic over the past 20 years! Congratulations!</span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We can only achieve equality and social justice in the world by sharing resources, knowledge and experiences. It is together that Humanity will achieve its greatest potential!<br />
</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />
</span></em></p>
<blockquote><p><span>Join us from wherever you are for the 2021 CC Global Summit, taking place 20-24 September! </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span>Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Want to know more about this year&#8217;s Summit presenters? <a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/">Discover all the &#8216;Meet the CC Summit Presenter’ Q&amp;As here&gt;&gt;</a></span></em></p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63779
title: Meet CC Summit Presenter: Subha Das Mollick
uri: Meet-CC-Summit-Presenter-Subha-Das-Mollick
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/08/31/meet-cc-summit-presenter-subha-das-mollick/
content:
<figure id="attachment_63780" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63780" style="width: 450px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63780" src="media/5a43cfea.Subha-Das-Mollick-300x214.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Subha-Das-Mollick-300x214.png" alt="" width="450" height="321" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Subha-Das-Mollick-300x214.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Subha-Das-Mollick-768x548.png 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Subha-Das-Mollick-56x40.png 56w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Subha-Das-Mollick-50x36.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Subha-Das-Mollick-217x155.png 217w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Subha-Das-Mollick.png 900w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 85vw, 450px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63780" class="wp-caption-text">Photo courtesy of Subha Das Mollick</figcaption></figure>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Next up in our ‘</span></i><a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’ series, Subha Das Mollick tells us what she&#8217;s looking forward to at the summit. Subha, a media teacher and documentary filmmaker, has explored various subjects in her films. A post graduate in Physics, she switched over to media after more than ten years of teaching Physics at the undergraduate level. She has been the head of the Film Studies and Mass Communication Deptt. at the St. Xavier&#8217;s College, Kolkata, and nurtured the twin departments at their stages of infancy. She has also been the head of the Media Science Department at iLEAD Institute. She has been the principal instructor for two online courses on the SWAYAM Platform. Presently, she is a visiting faculty at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Viswa Bharati University and Aliah University. As the founder secretary of Bichitra Pathshala, she has been developing the pedagogy for effective use of moving images in teaching learning designs. </span></i></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her recent independent productions “Calcutta Sonata” and “Dwelling in Travelling” have been critically acclaimed in the festival circuit and bagged some prestigious awards. Her film “Promising Plastic Polymers” won the Bronze Beaver Award at the 9th National Science Film Festival organized by Vigyan Prasar, and also a special award at the Eco Art Contest organized by American Centre and SAFE. She is also an avid writer. Her recent publication is Schools of Kolkata: Weaving Magic in Education (Volumes I &amp; II), Published by Sampark.</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Kolkata, India</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> THE MEDIA GAME: A media literacy project for school students</span></p>
<p><b>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This will be my first time. </span></p>
<p><b>In the future, what is something you would like to see at the CC Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I would like CC to facilitate the sharing of resources between people of the same profession.</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Unless knowledge is made open, the world will not be flat. It will not be a playground of equal opportunities. </span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Open sharing will brighten everybody&#8217;s future. The giver will be gratified, the receiver will be grateful.</span></p></blockquote>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When my students excel in their respective professions, I can say proudly, &#8220;Look, so-and-so has been my student&#8221;. </span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As far as filmmaking is concerned, the best part is scripting, and the most difficult part is executing the script. </span></p>
<p><b>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?</b></p>
<p>The biggest setback I faced was not getting international funding for a documentary film on the Indo-Bangladesh border after pitching twice at the international forum. It made me realize that my craft was not of international standard. Eventually, I made the film with my own funds, and I tried my best to improve my craft.</p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Consume your media with more than a pinch of salt.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received? </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best advice: &#8220;When you show a rough cut to your client, make it as finished as you can&#8221;.</span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to adulthood. Let us continue to grow together.</span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It means that open sharing will brighten everybody&#8217;s future. The giver will be gratified, the receiver will be grateful. </span></p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63787
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Gorana Gomirac
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Gorana-Gomirac
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/01/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-gorana-gomirac/
content:
<figure id="attachment_63788" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63788" style="width: 400px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63788" src="media/6dca2444.1024px-WikiLive_2019_-_Darko_018-200x300.jpeg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1024px-WikiLive_2019_-_Darko_018-200x300.jpeg" alt="" width="400" height="600" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1024px-WikiLive_2019_-_Darko_018-200x300.jpeg 200w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1024px-WikiLive_2019_-_Darko_018-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1024px-WikiLive_2019_-_Darko_018-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1024px-WikiLive_2019_-_Darko_018-27x40.jpeg 27w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1024px-WikiLive_2019_-_Darko_018-33x50.jpeg 33w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1024px-WikiLive_2019_-_Darko_018-103x155.jpeg 103w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1024px-WikiLive_2019_-_Darko_018.jpeg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63788" class="wp-caption-text"><br /><a href="media/7ea3b416.FileWikiLive_2019_-_Darko_018.jpg" data-original-source="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiLive_2019_-_Darko_018.jpg">Ванилица</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons</figcaption></figure>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our next feature in the </span></i><a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’ series is Gorana Gomirac, GLAM Manager at Wikimedia Serbia. Gorana was born in 1996 in Belgrade, Serbia, but because of her roots, she always says she comes from Lika. Because of her origins, Gorana realized the importance of preserving culture, and the importance of its digitalization and proud presentation to the world. The GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) program is an important part of the Wikimedia movement, and an indispensable part of it is free content, as well as CC licenses, which we encounter every day. Through its GLAM program, a program of cooperation with cultural institutions, over 11 thousand files on Wikimedia Commons have been released. Cultural institutions have been given the opportunity to present the content they possess without fear that their copyright will be endangered, and at the same time the freedom to present that content to the whole world. In this way, their visibility and their possibilities in preserving the digital cultural heritage have been raised. Her wish is to work tirelessly on the digitization of cultural heritage. She is passionate about preserving culture, traditions and customs.</span></i></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">During her session, she will present the ways in which Wikipedia Serbia cooperates with cultural institutions, how they have established good relations, how they have educated them about the importance of CC licenses, but also their perspective before and after using CC licenses on the Internet. She hopes to see you in as many numbers as possible at her session!</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Belgrade, Serbia</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> CC as an indispensable part of the GLAM</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As part of Wikimedia Serbia.</span></p>
<p><b>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is my first time!</span></p>
<p><b>In the future, what is something you would like to see at the CC Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The very concept of this year&#8217;s Summit is great. In the future, I would like to hear a lot of new people who will share their experiences with CC licenses, but also experienced licensees who will share their knowledge with newcomers.</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Because without Open knowledge, humanity would not be the same. Let&#8217;s share knowledge, experiences, contents, so that the whole world can get involved.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Without Open knowledge, humanity would not be the same. Let&#8217;s share knowledge, experiences, contents, so that the whole world can get involved.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;</span></p></blockquote>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Educating employees in cultural institutions about the importance of free content, their willingness to participate in our projects, and to continue sharing content with the world when our activities are over. Pointing out how important it is to fulfill the mission of open knowledge, to present our activities and achievements with full enthusiasm, and thus motivate people to get involved.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best part of my work is when I present to the community what we have achieved, what we have digitized, and when I see how many things have been improved on Wiki projects thanks to cooperation within the GLAM program. When I see how the articles have been improved, how many new articles have been written, but also how many people want to get involved in the improvement process, when we present our mission and activities to them. While the most difficult part of my job is when we fail to reach certain people or cultural institutions, when they are completely closed-minded and do not give us the opportunity to point out the importance of our activities.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your favorite GIF?</b></p>
<div class="tenor-gif-embed" data-postid="6138435" data-share-method="host" data-aspect-ratio="1" data-width="100%"><a href="https://tenor.com/view/its-on-wikipedia-true-wikipedia-unreliable-gif-6138435">Its On Wikipedia True GIF</a>from <a href="https://tenor.com/search/its+on+wikipedia-gifs">Its On Wikipedia GIFs</a></div>
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<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/">https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/</a> which makes life easier. <img src="media/432cf937.1f642.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></span></p>
<p><b>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The readiness of cultural institutions to digitize their content because they have become aware of the importance of existence on the Internet due to the pandemic.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our biggest seatback was in March 2020, when the entire country (Serbia) closed. Curfew has been introduced, all institutions, except health, police, shops and pharmacies, have been closed. We had to quickly adapt to remote mode, completely online activities, and find a way to make it interesting to the community. Then, we had to adapt to the remote way of maintaining our projects. After a year and a half, we can say that good communication and understanding are the key to solving the problem. We listened well to what the community wants, what are the problems of cultural institutions with which we cooperate, how our Wikipedian in residence can perform its activities, what we can do in a situation if COVID-19 is infected&#8230; The key was good communication, readiness for adjustment, the desire to continue the activity, and that giving up was never an option for us.</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Attend and you will hear about adaptation and survival skills! <img src="media/432cf937.1f642.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received? What was the worst career advice you ever received?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best was &#8211; love your job and you won&#8217;t have to work a single day, and the worst &#8211; it&#8217;s just a job, don&#8217;t bother.</span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thank you for doing activities and fighting for free content around the world. 20 years of your existence have made huge changes!</span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It gives hope and confidence that over time, the content will be shared even more, and that cultural, religious, and prejudices of every other type will be broken.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join us from wherever you are for the 2021 CC Global Summit, which takes place 20-24 September! </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63794
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Frederick Noronha
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Frederick-Noronha
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/02/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-frederick-noronha/
content:
<figure id="attachment_63795" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63795" style="width: 230px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63795" src="media/c2c8adb6.51400613148_2b42863cca_c.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51400613148_2b42863cca_c.jpg" alt="" width="230" height="500" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51400613148_2b42863cca_c.jpg 367w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51400613148_2b42863cca_c-138x300.jpg 138w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51400613148_2b42863cca_c-18x40.jpg 18w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51400613148_2b42863cca_c-23x50.jpg 23w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51400613148_2b42863cca_c-71x155.jpg 71w" sizes="(max-width: 230px) 85vw, 230px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63795" class="wp-caption-text"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/51400613148/in/datetaken/">&#8220;fn&#8221;</a> by fredericknoronha, CC BY-SA 2.0</figcaption></figure>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re back with another ‘</span></i><a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’ Q&amp;A — next up is Frederick Noronha. </span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Frederick is a journalist, alternative book publisher, Wikipedia&#8217;s Editor of the Week in March 2020,  Free Software supporter, shared 66+K photographs under Creative Commons licenses, has served on the jury of the FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software. One of the early online networking media-persons in India, since circa 1995.  Frederick claim to fame — a two-letter Twitter handle <a href="https://twitter.com/fn">@fn</a>.</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Goa, India</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Code, Words and Ideas: Contrasting Free Software, the Wikipedia and CC</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">By reading about it online&#8230; was already immersed in supporting Free Software, GNU, and the concept of sharable code/information/etc. As a journalist who believes that information needs to have a (positive) purpose, this comes naturally to me.</span></p>
<p><b>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Once before, 2019, Lisbon.</span></p>
<p><b>In the future, what is something you would like to see at the CC Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">More participation by more people, perhaps digitally, so as not to widen CC&#8217;s carbon footprint, and yet also involve more in sharing such an idea with much potential. More networks across the globe at the regional and even sub-regional level.</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">People are dying due to a lack of knowledge (literally). The least we can do is to share it, liberally&#8230;.  We need to go beyond the concepts that have grown out of ideas from the Medieval and colonial times, more suited to meet the interests of corporations and those who control them.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;We need a more globalized perspective to take the CC ideal forward. Let&#8217;s look to traditions and thought systems from more remote parts of the globe. A stronger case to challenge the entire logic of copyright is seriously needed.&#8221;</span></p></blockquote>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Building bridges between the Wikipedia, Free Software, Community Radio, Creative Commons, Open Access, alternative publishing, developmental communications, in my part of the globe (Goa, India&#8230; and a little beyond). Just a series of small achievements. Maybe also staying committed to the idea of sharing knowledge and information for the last 25 years?</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Being able to use IT and the Internet to build alternative spaces for communication, including at the local level, thus making real theories of &#8220;development communication&#8221;, alternative journalism, etc. Finding out that the day has only 25 hours!</span></p>
<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">GNU/Linux, which I would support even if it was a worse option, purely on ideological grounds. WhatsApp: politically very incorrect for sure, but a useful tool for building very focused and often very useful micro networks in this corner of the globe. Email and Mailman, a fantastic tool for building wider networks, despite its limitations compared to Instant Messangers of today, and being used since 1995. Tonnes of Free Software &#8212; LyX to produce books, Jstor to write articles in, GIMP for editing images, Inkscape for creating posters, etc.</span></p>
<p><b>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We need a more globalized perspective to take the CC ideal forward. Let&#8217;s look to traditions and thought systems from more remote parts of the globe. A stronger case to challenge the entire logic of copyright is seriously needed.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">See life more in terms of learning experiences rather than &#8220;setbacks&#8221;. But the incorporation of some parts of the &#8220;free knowledge&#8221; movements, and sustained attacks on their leadership (from Assange, to Stallman), the use of &#8220;predatory journal&#8221; logic to systematically hit out at Open Access, and the stranglehold attained by proprietorial software over Open Source has been a painful reality for someone watching these &#8220;movements&#8221; from close quarters for long.</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is an idea whose time has come; work harder to take it forward. Find the hack(s) to attain that.</span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received? What was the worst career advice you ever received?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">BEST: Follow your heart; do what you love. WORST: Don&#8217;t take part in students&#8217; protests, that&#8217;s only for the rich kids.</span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Great going. Work to expand. Create more regional affiliates. Having a single institutional member/organisation in a huge country doesn&#8217;t make sense. Find new ways to make the idea more catchy and easy-to-spread. Network more closely with other parallel movements that work to make knowledge/code/information free. Concepts could be made simpler to appeal to many more. We are still touching only a very tiny part of our potential&#8230; Yours is a powerful idea (with scope for improvement, of course).</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Haven’t had a chance to register for the 2021 Global Summit yet?</span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63821
title: Meet CC Summit Presenter: Dr. Kavita Batra
uri: Meet-CC-Summit-Presenter-Dr-Kavita-Batra
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/03/meet-cc-summit-presenter-dr-kavita-batra/
content:
<figure id="attachment_63822" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63822" style="width: 400px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63822" src="media/6fa6bbe2.IMG_20210727_132438-222x300.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_20210727_132438-222x300.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="541" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_20210727_132438-222x300.jpg 222w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_20210727_132438-757x1024.jpg 757w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_20210727_132438-768x1039.jpg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_20210727_132438-30x40.jpg 30w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_20210727_132438-37x50.jpg 37w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_20210727_132438-115x155.jpg 115w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_20210727_132438.jpg 1079w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63822" class="wp-caption-text">Photo courtesy of Dr. Kavita Batra</figcaption></figure>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The countdown to the </span></i><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">2021 CC Global Summit</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> continues! Next up in our ‘</span></i><a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’ series, we have Dr. Kavita Batra. An assistant Professor at Manohar Memorial College of Education, Fatehabad, Haryana India, Dr. Kavita has worked as teacher educator for the last fourteen years. She is passionate about the integration of technology in education and equipping future teachers with the knowledge of educational tools so that they can serve society in a better way.</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Fatehabad, India</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Improving Assessment through Bloom&#8217;s Taxonomy and Rubrics</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Through the creation of OER under the UNESCO&#8217;s open education for better world online mentoring program</span></p>
<p><b>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It is my very first time.</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sharing is Caring!</span></p>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Releasing my first MOOC on Improving Assessment through Bloom&#8217;s Taxonomy and Rubrics.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I like teaching with the story telling method, and it is the best part of my work, but sometimes I find it a little bit difficult to animate my stories.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your favorite GIF?</b></p>
<div style="padding-top: 100.000%; position: relative;"><iframe style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0;" src="https://gifer.com/embed/IPNp" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div>
<p><a href="https://gifer.com">via GIFER</a></p>
<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I love the Padlet because my students enjoy collaborative learning.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When people at administrative level don&#8217;t understand opinions on a progressive level, my positive mindset helps me a lot.</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Accept and Love yourself, and keep on moving.</span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received? </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I received my best career advice from my Father, &#8220;Listen to everyone, but do whatever your mind tells.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Keep up the good work. </span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sharing the wisdom, Radiating the Happiness&#8230;makes the world shine.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whether you&#8217;re an activist, advocate, librarian, educator, lawyer, creator, or technologist, the 2021 CC Global Summit has got you covered. Join us September 20 &#8211; 24! </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63835
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Dr. Muhammad Zaheer Abbas
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Dr-Muhammad-Zaheer-Abbas
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/07/meet-cc-summit-presenter-dr-muhammad-zaheer-abbas/
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<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63836 size-full alignright" src="media/64eb0ce3.Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-1.25.25-pm.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-1.25.25-pm.png" alt="" width="195" height="197" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-1.25.25-pm.png 195w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-1.25.25-pm-40x40.png 40w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-1.25.25-pm-50x50.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-1.25.25-pm-153x155.png 153w" sizes="(max-width: 195px) 85vw, 195px" />Our ‘</span></i><a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’ series is taking us across the world, next up we head to Australia. Meet Dr. Muhammad Zaheer Abbas, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Faculty of Business and Law, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia. He has undertaken extensive research on public health dimensions of intellectual property laws. He has written about TRIPS Agreement’s public health flexibilities, like compulsory licensing (Journal of World Intellectual Property, 2018), parallel importation (Journal of Generic Medicines, 2021), and patent opposition (Global Public Health, 2020). He has evaluated the possibility of invoking trade-related security exceptions (ANZSIL Perspective, 2021), the practical implications of ‘vaccine nationalism’ (South Views 2020), and the importance of localized supply chains (South Views, 2021). He has also analyzed policy options like patent pooling (Journal of Law and the Biosciences, 2020), tiered pricing (Journal of Generic Medicines, 2020). Abbas has also considered the implications of free trade agreements (Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal, 2018) and evergreening (Journal of Generic Medicines, 2019) for affordable and equitable access to essential medicines. He has been providing expert commentary on the issue of access to vaccines and other COVID-related health technologies during the current pandemic.</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Brisbane, Australia</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Inefficiency of the TRIPS Agreement’s Article 31bis Mechanism: The Bolivia-Biolyse Case</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I was introduced to Creative Commons by Professor Matthew Rimmer &#8211; previously my PhD supervisor, and currently my colleague and mentor at the Faculty of Business and Law, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I have been advocating for improved access to affordable medicines for almost a decade now. I have mostly dealt with patent law barriers in accessing innovative health technologies. I understand the access barriers posed by copyright laws in the domain of education and science. I advocate for Open, as it is the way to more equitable and inclusive outcomes.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Better sharing is key to a brighter future. We need to adopt inclusive and equitable approaches in terms of sharing the knowledge and resources, making sure that no one is left behind.&#8221;</span></p></blockquote>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I am a modest early-career academic researcher eager to learn and contribute positively to society. I will see it as an achievement if I remain focused and consistent in making my humble efforts.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best and satisfying part of my academic work is that it is motivated by concerns for humanity and aimed at protecting the public interest. It is frustrating that mostly nothing is done at national and international levels to address the adequately highlighted public policy concerns.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Life has been kind to me so far.</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We must always raise our voice for justice and fairness. The safeguard mechanisms &#8211; like compulsory licensing &#8211; that we put in place in response to HIV/AIDS are not delivering their intended results. There is a need to revisit and fix the broken systems if we are serious in suppressing the current COVID-19 pandemic in a timely manner.</span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Make values based decisions and try to build goodwill. Be humble, open-minded, and respectful, and acknowledge the contributions of others. </span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Keep up the great work!</span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Better sharing is key to a brighter future. We need to adopt inclusive and equitable approaches in terms of sharing the knowledge and resources, making sure that no one is left behind.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reserve a spot at the </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2021 CC Global Summit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, taking place virtually on September 20-24!</span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63827
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Alissa Bigelow
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Alissa-Bigelow
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/07/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-alissa-bigelow/
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<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class="alignright wp-image-63828" src="media/9a67bb4d.2017-200x300.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2017-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="600" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2017-200x300.jpg 200w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2017-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2017-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2017-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2017-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2017-27x40.jpg 27w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2017-33x50.jpg 33w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2017-103x155.jpg 103w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2017-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2017.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px" /></span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">We&#8217;re back with another ‘<a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</a>&#8216; Q&amp;A. Next up, Alissa Bigelow, a Program Facilitator for the Ontario Extend program. In her role as a Program Facilitator, she creates engaging Communities of Practice about the Ontario Extend program and the &#8220;Empowered Educator&#8221; micro-credential to connect post-secondary faculty across the province of Ontario. These sessions focus on building community while increasing digital fluency skills, and support faculty with the selection and evaluation of emerging technologies and new pedagogical practices in online and flexible learning environments. </span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">She is also an Instructional Design Technologist in the Centre for Teaching &amp; Learning at Georgian College. In her role as an Instructional Design Technologist, she develops, implements and evaluates several software and educational technology pilot initiatives. She is passionate about researching new and emerging technologies that will improve the student learning experience. She has extensive background and experience with the Articulate 360 Suite, H5P and Pressbooks technologies, and a strong foundational knowledge of the principles of Universal Design for Learning &amp; Open Pedagogy.</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Barrie, Ontario &#8211; Canada</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Building digital fluency skills and communities of practices through open access with the Ontario Extend program.</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I have been an avid follower of Creative Commons for several years. As someone who is passionate about Open Educational practices and resources, Creative Commons has been an incredible source of information.</span></p>
<p><b>What was your favorite CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Toronto, 2016</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I believe education is a right that should be available and accessible to everyone. My elementary school motto was &#8220;Knowledge is Power!&#8221; and I feel very strongly that this is true. Everyone should have access to learn and make the world a better place. There are so many injustices in the world, education should not be one of them.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Everyone should have access to learn and make the world a better place. There are so many injustices in the world, education should not be one of them.&#8221;</span></p></blockquote>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My four incredible children! (17, 16, 13, 12)</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best part of what I do is interact and educate people about Open Education. I find knowledge about OE, OER and OP varies greatly, and there is a need to advocate for growing these initiatives. Working with closed minded folks who are stuck in their ways is definitely a challenge.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your favorite GIF?</b></p>
<div style="width: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 100%; position: relative;"><iframe class="giphy-embed" style="position: absolute;" src="https://giphy.com/embed/26AHG5KGFxSkUWw1i" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div>
<p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/illustration-rainbow-unicorn-26AHG5KGFxSkUWw1i">via GIPHY</a></p>
<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I love MS Teams! This app has enabled me to create community with our remote faculty throughout the pandemic. It&#8217;s great for asynchronous and synchronous interaction and group work. The integrations with other Microsoft products is incredible and it is a very powerful tool.</span></p>
<p><b>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Open technologies to facilitate HyFlex delivery. Right now, the technologies we are using for this delivery method are quite expensive and proprietary. It would be great to see some new open source technologies that can facilitate a more broad application worldwide.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I was told I&#8217;d never get into University to become a teacher with the grades I had in high school (79% average overall). Instead, I pursued a career in Computer Networking &amp; Engineering, which led to software support in education, which led to teaching post-secondary computer networking courses, which led to my current Instructional Design Technologist position. I have not only overcome that set back, I have crushed it!</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Find your comfort zone and push the boundaries. Experiment!</span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best career advice I&#8217;ve received has been in the form of support from my colleagues. I can&#8217;t narrow down one that particularly stuck out for me, but others&#8217; confidence in my skills and abilities has been key to my successes. </span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wow! Congratulations &amp; cheers to 20+ more!</span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Exactly that. Let&#8217;s share to make a brighter future for everyone.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whether you&#8217;re an activist, advocate, librarian, educator, lawyer, creator, or technologist, the </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2021 CC Global Summit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has got you covered. Join us September 20-24 for an unforgettable experience! </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Dr. Matthew Rimmer
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url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/08/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-dr-matthew-rimmer/
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<figure id="attachment_63841" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63841" style="width: 450px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63841" src="media/84b848bf.26576593567_30aae23121_k-300x200.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/26576593567_30aae23121_k-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="300" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/26576593567_30aae23121_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/26576593567_30aae23121_k-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/26576593567_30aae23121_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/26576593567_30aae23121_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/26576593567_30aae23121_k-60x40.jpg 60w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/26576593567_30aae23121_k-50x33.jpg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/26576593567_30aae23121_k-233x155.jpg 233w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/26576593567_30aae23121_k-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/26576593567_30aae23121_k.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 85vw, 450px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63841" class="wp-caption-text"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ter-burg/26576593567/in/album-72157692494629562/"><em>&#8220;Humans of the Commons at the Creative Commons Global Summit 2018&#8221;</em></a> by Sebastiaan ter Burg is licensed under CC BY 2.0</figcaption></figure>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span></i><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">2021 CC Global Summit</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (September 20-24) is on the horizon, and we have another ‘</span></i><a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’ Q&amp;A for you! Meet Dr. Matthew Rimmer, a Professor in Intellectual Property and Innovation Law at the Faculty of Business and Law, at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). He has published widely on copyright law and information technology, patent law and biotechnology, access to medicines, plain packaging of tobacco products, intellectual property and climate change, Indigenous Intellectual Property, and intellectual property and trade. He is undertaking research on intellectual property and 3D printing; the regulation of robotics and artificial intelligence; and intellectual property and public health (particularly looking at the coronavirus COVID-19). His work is archived at QUT ePrints, SSRN Abstracts, Bepress Selected Works, and Open Science Framework. </span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Brisbane, Australia (As the Men at Work song goes, &#8220;I come from a Land down under&#8221; )</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Adbusting Big Tobacco; Australia&#8217;s TRIPS Waiver Wobble; The Right to Repair</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My interest in intellectual property and the commons arose as a student in the 1990s &#8211; and pre-dates the establishment of the Creative Commons.</span></p>
<p><b>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is my 4th consecutive Creative Commons Summit (following on from Toronto, Canada, Lisbon, Portugal, and the Corona-Lockdown Virtual Summit).</span></p>
<p><b>What was your favorite CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lisbon, Portugal</span></p>
<p><b>In the future, what is something you would like to see at the CC Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I would like to see the Creative Commons movement grapple with the grand challenges of the sustainable development goals &#8211; such as poverty and inequality, education and access to knowledge, public health, climate action, and responsible consumption and production.</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I am an advocate for open innovation in order to address and achieve the goals of access to knowledge, health for all, and climate justice.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;&#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; signals the need for intergenerational justice — the demand for long-term solutions to global challenges.&#8221;</span></p></blockquote>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I was part of the collective effort &#8211; which brought about the introduction of plain packaging of tobacco products in Australia, and its defence in the High Court of Australia, an ISDS tribunal, and the WTO. Standardized packaging for tobacco products has proven to be an effective means of tackling the global tobacco epidemic in a range of countries around the world.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best part of my work is building research networks and social movements to advocate for law reform in respect of intellectual property in areas of public policy. The most difficult part of my work is that the intellectual property debates I care about are perennial battles &#8211; they require long-term work and advocacy.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your favorite GIF?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Laughing Kookaburra is my favourite GIF &#8211; as I hear and see Kookaburras where I live every day.<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cZX30AKkuj4" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> </span></p>
<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nugs. It has been wonderful to watch live music by Sleater-Kinney and Wilco &#8211; while in lockdown in Australia, and during interruptions and cancellations to performing arts events in Australia.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly has a great song about solutions for a &#8220;Stumbling Block&#8221;.<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/m_7Xld00Mck" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Open Innovation has powerful collaborative, community-based solutions for global challenges &#8211; such as the tobacco epidemic, the Coronavirus pandemic, and runaway climate change.</span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received? What was the worst career advice you ever received?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best Career Advice &#8211; You&#8217;ll Never Walk Alone, The Kop, Anfield, Liverpool FC. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Worst Career Advice &#8211; You&#8217;ll never work in this town again, from a Senior Professor after I spoke up about access to essential medicines in the National Australian media.</span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Creative Commons needs to lift its ambitions to tackle the pressing Sustainable Development Goals in the future.</span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; signals the need for intergenerational justice &#8211; the demand for long-term solutions to global challenges.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Have you registered for the 2021 CC Global Summit yet? Don&#8217;t worry if you haven&#8217;t, there is still time.</span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63849
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Franny Gaede
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Franny-Gaede
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/08/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-franny-gaede/
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<figure id="attachment_63850" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63850" style="width: 400px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63850" src="media/4dd5ca49.2021_square-300x300.jpeg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021_square-300x300.jpeg" alt="" width="400" height="400" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021_square-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021_square-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021_square-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021_square-768x768.jpeg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021_square-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021_square-40x40.jpeg 40w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021_square-50x50.jpeg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021_square-350x350.jpeg 350w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021_square-155x155.jpeg 155w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021_square-1200x1200.jpeg 1200w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021_square.jpeg 1821w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63850" class="wp-caption-text">Photo courtesy of Franny Gaede</figcaption></figure>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Next in our ‘</span></i><a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’ series meet, Franny Gaede, Director of Digital Scholarship Services at the University of Oregon Libraries. Franny provides leadership and support for digital scholarship, digital collections, digital preservation, scholarly communication, and library-led open access publishing. She earned her MSIS and BA in History at the University of Texas at Austin, and previously worked as the Scholarly Communication Librarian for Butler University. Franny’s professional interests include open access and social justice, digital scholarship project sustainability and preservation, and applications for digital scholarship work in research and teaching.</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Eugene, Oregon, United States</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Open as a High Impact Practice: Centering Open Pedagogy and Public Scholarship</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I got involved with Creative Commons pretty much day one as a teaching librarian who was trying to keep students engaged in information and digital literacy instruction! As the designated &#8220;copyright person&#8221; on campus, I was so uninterested in policing people&#8217;s usage and measuring risk tolerance. I&#8217;m always much more excited to collaborate and co-create with my colleagues, and that&#8217;s what Creative Commons makes possible.</span></p>
<p><b>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is my first time attending.</span></p>
<p><b>In the future, what is something you would like to see at the CC Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Continued opportunities to present, collaborate, and learn about open education and open scholarship.</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I am an advocate for Open because Open saves lives. It makes extraordinary works of art, creativity, music, drama, experiences available for all to experience and engage with in a variety of unknowable ways. It fulfills the promise of the Internet and of science, building connections and foundations.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Open saves lives. It makes extraordinary works of art, creativity, music, drama, experiences available for all to experience and engage with in a variety of unknowable ways. It fulfills the promise of the Internet and of science, building connections and foundations.&#8221;</span></p></blockquote>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Helping pass the University of Oregon&#8217;s first comprehensive open access policy.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best part of what I do is getting to geek out with others about cool stuff! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The most difficult part of what I do is maintaining a sense of self &#8212; the idea of &#8220;it&#8217;s not just what I do, but who I am&#8221; is hard to maintain in the long run and can lead to burnout. I don&#8217;t want that for myself or for others. A healthy balance is good.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your favorite GIF?</b></p>
<div class="tenor-gif-embed" data-postid="7243985" data-share-method="host" data-aspect-ratio="1.05674" data-width="100%"><a href="https://tenor.com/view/kisses-kiss-mwah-muah-heart-gif-7243985">Kisses Mwah GIF</a>from <a href="https://tenor.com/search/kisses-gifs">Kisses GIFs</a></div>
<p><script type="text/javascript" async src="https://tenor.com/embed.js"></script></p>
<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I am super into Polywork! (https://www.polywork.com) It&#8217;s a little bit like LinkedIn, but it recognizes that we&#8217;re multifaceted people whose work isn&#8217;t just their title or 9-5, but a whole bunch of different things. It lets me talk about and share the other stuff I&#8217;m into, like my calligraphy, gaming, and blogging.</span></p>
<p><b>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not a *new* trend, but I&#8217;d love to encourage the CC community to continue to look to GLAM institutions as collaborators, and for GLAM institutions to continue using CC licenses as much as they possibly can. (And to advocate for their institutions to do the same!)</span></p>
<p><b>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My institution has been going through a lot of change, pretty much since I got there! I manage it by not being precious about my ideas, sharing thoughts and feelings freely, operating transparently, and asking all the questions. </span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This isn&#8217;t easy, but it&#8217;s learnable. We can do this.</span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received? What was the worst career advice you ever received?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not just the best career advice, but life advice: &#8220;When someone shows you who they are, believe them.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Worst career advice, from my brain as I&#8217;m about to leave for the day: &#8220;You don&#8217;t need that cardigan; it&#8217;s 95 degrees Fahrenheit outside.&#8221; (Yes, but it&#8217;s approximately 60 in the library.)</span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Congratulations and thank you. You&#8217;ve changed the world for the better.</span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We can do better, and we can do better still, together.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join us at the </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2021 CC Global Summit,</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> which will take place virtually September 20-24. </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Juan Miguel Palma Peña
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Juan-Miguel-Palma-Peña
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/09/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-juan-miguel-palma-pena/
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<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class="size-medium wp-image-63854 alignright" src="media/ef305a38.Alex-19-JMP-291x300.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Alex-19-JMP-291x300.jpg" alt="" width="291" height="300" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Alex-19-JMP-291x300.jpg 291w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Alex-19-JMP-39x40.jpg 39w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Alex-19-JMP-150x155.jpg 150w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Alex-19-JMP.jpg 615w" sizes="(max-width: 291px) 85vw, 291px" />Our ‘</span></i><a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’ series is taking us around the world — next stop: Mexico City. We recently caught up with Juan Miguel Palma Peña, a PhD holder in Library Science and Information Studies at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). At UNAM, </span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Juan works as a scholarly librarian in the Humanindex Scholarly Information System of the Humanities Coordination, and is also a professor of the Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in Librarianship and Information Studies of the Open University and Distance Education System. His research interests are: scholarly communication; open science; open access.</span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Juan is also a national and international speaker. He has spoken at over 60 academic events in Mexico, the United States of America, Romania, Greece, Malaysia, Egypt and Portugal, among other countries. Juan is an Elected Member of the Standing Committee of the Serials and Other Continuous Resources Section (SOCRS) of the International Federation of Library Associations and Libraries (IFLA). He&#8217;s also a member of the Metadata Schema Commission of Institutional Repository UNAM. </span></i><br />
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<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Mexico City, Mexico </span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Licenses Creative Commons for the Open Science in Humanities and Social Sciences Repositories</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During my doctoral thesis research, in which I studied “Open access to the informational heritage of higher education institutions: recommendations and strategies,” I found that creative commons licenses are significant instruments that foster and formalize openness of commons goods.</span></p>
<p><b>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Two</span></p>
<p><b>What was your favorite CC Global Summit? </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CC Global Summit 2019 &#8211; Lisbon Portugal</span></p>
<p><b>In the future, what is something you would like to see at the CC Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I would like to see more contributions and participation of librarianship community and Latin American community in trends and implementations of Creative Commons licenses to foster openness.</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I think open licenses are a benefit society in terms of fostering the universal right of universal information access, and society benefits from the outputs of research and culture that build an informed society. </span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Never before has society had so much information as today, but never before have we needed access to information so much as today.&#8221;</span></p></blockquote>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I am proud of my research and sharing open science and its factors, actors and infrastructure in Latin America with the participation of libraries. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Also, I am proud to share proposals for publicly funded open information resources in different forums. Additionally, I participate in different projects and networks that foster scholarly communication, open access and open science, such as UNAM and IFLA.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I collaborate in research and study different approaches and factors of open access, open science, specifically in social factors, actors and infrastructure, such as metadata schemas for data and scholarly publications.</span></p>
<p><b>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</b></p>
<p>Seeing more libraries use C<span style="font-weight: 400;">reative Commons licenses for </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">sharing information resources around the world.</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p>Never before has society had so much information as today, but never before have we needed access to information so much as today.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To ensure better access to information, librarianship approaches are fundamental. This will help justify and promote the standardized openness of those resources, as well as harmonize that process with FAIR principles, to expand and enrich creative commons licenses for research data and scholarly publications that ensure these routes are available and open to all, to promote inter-connectivity and be as interoperable as possible in line with the current flow of information.</span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p>We are working together to build an open ecosystem for the exchange of information for the benefit of society.</p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I think it is necessary to foster different approaches of study and implementation, and to work with diverse communities in a common aim that is openness of information resources that benefit societies.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We can’t wait to see you at the </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2021 CC Global Summit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> happening September 20-24. If you haven’t had a chance to register yet?</span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63858
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Lisa Macklem
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Lisa-Macklem
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/10/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-lisa-macklem/
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<figure id="attachment_63859" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63859" style="width: 360px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63859 size-full" src="media/bb417d0e.lmackle2.jpeg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/lmackle2.jpeg" alt="" width="360" height="240" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/lmackle2.jpeg 360w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/lmackle2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/lmackle2-60x40.jpeg 60w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/lmackle2-50x33.jpeg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/lmackle2-233x155.jpeg 233w" sizes="(max-width: 360px) 85vw, 360px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63859" class="wp-caption-text">Photo courtesy of Lisa Macklem.</figcaption></figure>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 10 days, the second-ever </span></i><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">virtual CC Global Summit</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> will be coming to a screen near you September 20-24! We’re back with another ‘</span></i><a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’ Q&amp;A, in this blog post, we catch up with Lisa Macklem. Lisa is a PhD candidate in Law at the University of Western Ontario, whose research focuses on digital content delivery, IP, and the Entertainment Industry. She focuses on issues of access, copyright, and technology. &#8220;Fair Dealing, Online Teaching and Technological Neutrality: Lessons From the COVID-19 Crisis,” cowritten with Samuel Trosow, is in the Intellectual Property Journal Vol. 32, Iss. 3 (Sept 2020) and was cited in the recent Supreme Canada of Canada case York University v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright), 2021 SCC 32.</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: London, ON &#8211; Canada</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Pump Up the Volume: The Importance of Listening to Stakeholders in Copyright Reform and Regulation</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I first became aware of Creative Commons in law school. As a Copyright scholar and a writer, I was fully on board from day 1!</span></p>
<p><b>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twice &#8211; including this year! It&#8217;s helpful when it&#8217;s online.</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With increasing costs and barriers to access, it&#8217;s never been more important to ensure that everyone has access to culture and information &#8211; and the tools to create and innovate. Open access helps to foster the next generation of creators and students, and ensures that content reaches the widest possible audience. As large copyright and technology owners increasingly lobby for (and too often get!) more stringent restrictions, open access has never been more important.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;The more we can share in a responsible way, the more we can foster a more creative, innovative future!&#8221;</span></p></blockquote>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Being cited by the Supreme Court of Canada in support of fair dealing.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Helping people understand their rights. Convincing people that no one is trying to pick their pocket! </span></p>
<p><b>What is your favorite GIF?</b></p>
<div class="tenor-gif-embed" data-postid="18509828" data-share-method="host" data-aspect-ratio="1.35593" data-width="100%"><a href="https://tenor.com/view/what-weekend-confused-gif-18509828">What Weekend GIF</a>from <a href="https://tenor.com/search/what-gifs">What GIFs</a></div>
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<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Zoom &#8211; but it&#8217;s really a love/hate relationship. It&#8217;s easy to use and has done me great service over the last year and a half.</span></p>
<p><b>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The trend of governments to overlook what creators and innovators really need. </span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don&#8217;t be taken in by the rhetoric from the loudest voices.</span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here&#8217;s to the next 20 years!</span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The more we can share in a responsible way, the more we can foster a more creative, innovative future!</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whether you are new to the community or a long-time contributor, the 2021 CC Global Summit on September 20-24 has something for you! </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63863
title: Open Minds Podcast: *Special Episode* Meet 3 of our CC Global Summit Keynotes
uri: Open-Minds-Podcast-Special-Episode-Meet-3-of-our-CC-Global-Summit-K
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https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/10/open-minds-podcast-special-episode-meet-3-of-our-cc-global-summit-keynotes/

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Happy Friday Creative Commoners! There are only 10 more days until this year’s </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">virtual CC Global Summit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, on September 20-24. </span></p>
<figure id="attachment_63864" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63864" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63864" src="media/f3dae585.Open-Minds-1.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Open-Minds-1.png" alt="" width="300" height="675" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Open-Minds-1.png 400w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Open-Minds-1-133x300.png 133w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Open-Minds-1-18x40.png 18w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Open-Minds-1-22x50.png 22w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Open-Minds-1-69x155.png 69w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63864" class="wp-caption-text">Photos from top to bottom: Angela Oduor Lungati, Achal Prabhala &amp; Cecília Olliveira</figcaption></figure>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In anticipation of the Summit</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, we’re doing something a little different in this episode. Pack your bags and prepare for a short (audio) tour around the world, join CC’s Ony Anukem as she speaks to three of our wonderful Summit keynote speakers. First up in Nairobi, Kenya, where we sit down with </span><a href="https://twitter.com/angienicoleod?lang=en"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Angela Oduor Lungati</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Executive Director at </span><a href="https://www.ushahidi.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ushahidi</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Ushahidi is a global non-profit technology company that builds tools for democratizing information, increasing transparency and lowering barriers for individuals to raise their voices. Angela was also recently appointed to the Creative Commons Board of Directors. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Next, we&#8217;ll arrive in Bangalore, India, where you’ll hear from Shuttleworth Fellow and Coordinator of the </span><a href="https://accessibsa.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">AccessIBSA project</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Achal Prabhala. AccessIBSA is a project set up to expand access and speed up the discovery of new drugs in India, Brazil and South Africa. Our final stop on the tour will be in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where we will catch up with </span><a href="https://twitter.com/Cecillia"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cecília Olliveira</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Executive Director of </span><a href="https://fogocruzado.org.br/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fogo Cruzado</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Fogo Cruzado aims to expand a community-driven open data platform and reduce the impact of armed violence to build a more just society. She is also a fellow of the Shuttleworth Foundation.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are you ready for an adventure? Get to know our Summit keynote speakers, as we talk about their work, what drives them and what they are most excited about ahead of this year’s CC Global Summit.</span></p>
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<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">P.S. If you haven’t listened to </span></i><a href="https://anchor.fm/creativecommons/episodes/Audrey-Tang--Digital-Minister-of-Taiwan-e14dc56"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Episode 5 of Opens Minds</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> yet, it features another one of this year’s keynote speakers, Audrey Tang, Digital Minister of Taiwan.</span></i></p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63872
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Kyle Smith
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Kyle-Smith
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/13/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-kyle-smith/
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<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-63874 alignright" src="media/a92f4ba4.umblr_ebf548d5fab8cd285f4b838a94c55d08_1ea3b152_400-300x300.jpeg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/tumblr_ebf548d5fab8cd285f4b838a94c55d08_1ea3b152_400-300x300.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/tumblr_ebf548d5fab8cd285f4b838a94c55d08_1ea3b152_400-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/tumblr_ebf548d5fab8cd285f4b838a94c55d08_1ea3b152_400-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/tumblr_ebf548d5fab8cd285f4b838a94c55d08_1ea3b152_400-40x40.jpeg 40w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/tumblr_ebf548d5fab8cd285f4b838a94c55d08_1ea3b152_400-50x50.jpeg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/tumblr_ebf548d5fab8cd285f4b838a94c55d08_1ea3b152_400-155x155.jpeg 155w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/tumblr_ebf548d5fab8cd285f4b838a94c55d08_1ea3b152_400.jpeg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px" />Can you believe we&#8217;re just one week away from the </span></i><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">2021 CC Global Summit</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">? Join us from September 20-24 for an unforgettable event. This week, we will keep the ‘</span></i><a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’ Q&amp;As coming, so that you can continue to get to know our presenters and their session topics ahead of next week. Our next presenter in the series will engage us in a topic that&#8217;s been making headlines recently — NFTs (Non-fungible tokens). Kyle Smith is a polymath passionate about the digital art creator economy, working on &#8220;conscientious cybernetics&#8221; using media &amp; entertainment deeptech. He has a BBA in music industry from Belmont University and a JD in law from Western University. As an active member of LexDAO and Fellow in Gitcoin&#8217;s KERNEL incubator, Kyle is currently working on Ethereum projects. Namely, &#8220;public good&#8221; Ethereum projects that leverage Raspberry Pi Nodejs devops environments for STEAM education. Kyle’s Summit session ‘CC + NFT’will be based on this Creative Commons Canada blog post </span></i><a href="https://ca.creativecommons.net/2021/08/09/copyright-as-a-public-good-cc-nft-value-creation/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Copyright as a public good: CC + NFT value creation</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Victoria, Canada</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> CC + NFT</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While I was a student at Western Law, I wrote a paper for Brian Fitzerald about using small claims court for copyright disputes.</span></p>
<p><b>In the future, what is something you would like to see at the CC Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Monetary &amp; validation awards for community voted projects that support the Commons.</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I believe in the positive impact literacy has on society. Program language literacy is now more important than ever.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In academia: </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/stevenstrogatz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@stevenstrogatz</a> your tweet re: Needham&#8217;s visual math book reminded me of <a href="https://t.co/9FDkSJfQDj">https://t.co/9FDkSJfQDj</a><br />
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You expertly explain the subtle scale-symmetry invariant in Einstein&#8217;s Pythagoras proof: fa^2 + fb^2 = fc^2.<br />
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This clip shows my scale-symmetry method. The next clips go deeper. <a href="https://t.co/VoogPEANOR">pic.twitter.com/VoogPEANOR</a></p>
<p>— Kyle Smith | bestape.eth (@bestape) <a href="https://twitter.com/bestape/status/1429518916234186753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best is being the first to figure out low-level information theory. The most difficult is going out on a limb free solo for long stretches of time. </span></p>
<p><b>What is your favorite GIF?</b></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CSQTKfZrT-N/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cheerbot script-as-UX</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> because it can live code and hot swap during performances. </span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I believe in the positive impact literacy has on society. Program language literacy is now more important than ever.&#8221;</span></p></blockquote>
<p><b>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Full-fidelity duplication as a CC public good embraced by the &#8220;global parent&#8221; private good NFT layer; the topic of my Summit presentation.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Political instability from Truth &amp; Reconciliation struggles has been difficult. I look forward to moving to a jurisdiction without this complication, so I can better prioritize Cheerbot for all peoples.</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We can have our cake and eat it too with digital media if we embrace &#8220;two-sided coin&#8221; IP composites, such as CC + NFT assets.</span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received? What was the worst career advice you ever received?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best advice, know your personal brand and patiently work with it. Worse advice, impatiently try to make a lot of money, above all other priorities.</span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Congratulations! The World wouldn&#8217;t be nearly as Enlightened without you. Keep up the good work. :o)</span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Continue Jobs&#8217;s &#8220;bicycle of the mind&#8221; dream with modern &#8220;IoT&#8221; general purpose machines like Raspberry Pi so we can unleash the latent power of humanity and innovate ourselves out of this fossil-fuel-driven climate crisis. </span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join us from wherever you are for the 2021 CC Global Summit on September 20-24. We will explore the latest developments in the Open Movement, celebrate <a href="https://creativecommons.org/20-years/">20 years of Creative Commons</a>, and consider what the future of Open holds. </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63882
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Comfort Onyaga
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Comfort-Onyaga
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/13/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-comfort-onyaga/
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<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-63883 alignright" src="media/18c3ff12.1xrxuvuJ.jpeg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1xrxuvuJ.jpeg" alt="" width="400" height="400" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1xrxuvuJ.jpeg 400w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1xrxuvuJ-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1xrxuvuJ-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1xrxuvuJ-40x40.jpeg 40w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1xrxuvuJ-50x50.jpeg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1xrxuvuJ-350x350.jpeg 350w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1xrxuvuJ-155x155.jpeg 155w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px" />Next up in our ‘</span></i><a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’ series, we sit down with social entrepreneur, Comfort Onyaga. ​​Comfort is a market systems development expert with over five years of field experience and a proven track record in her field. As a social impact entrepreneur, Comfort believes that Africa can become self-reliant through homegrown solutions to socioeconomic problems. This philosophy inspires her to drive inclusive economic growth and continue to impact humanity a day at a time. Comfort is a multi-hyphenate who has founded a nonprofit organization and private sector companies as follows: Founder &amp; Executive Director, CLICE Foundation; Founder &amp; CEO of Izanu Africa, an Agritech Startup; JustComfort, a fashion line for children and teens, Co-Founder, Policy Sharpers, and the coordinator, Ngozi Nwozor- Agbo Initiative (NNAI), and Multi-stakeholders Partnership Initiatives for Advocacy on Countering Trafficking in Persons (MULTIPACT). She is also an Alumna of the Founder Institute, Utiva Product School, and the Tekedia Mini-MBA Institute. </span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a founding member of </span></i><a href="https://policyshapers.com/team/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Policy Shapers</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, she and her team participated in the maiden edition of the Stanford Open Data Project and emerged top three in the Policy and Advocacy Tract. </span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Comfort was recently nominated for the World Economic Forum (WEF) Young Global Leaders, Class of 2022.</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Lagos, Nigeria</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> How Open Data can drive Transparency and Transformation in Virtual Universities</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My team saw the ads on DevCom and we decided to apply! </span></p>
<p><b>In the future, what is something you would like to see at the CC Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A physical Summit if possible.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Been nominated for the World Economic Forum (WEF) Young Global Leaders Class of 2022 sometime this year. </span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best part of what I do as the Founder of CLICE Foundation is working with my team to impact humanity, and the most difficult part of it is fundraising. </span></p>
<p><b>What is your favorite GIF?</b></p>
<div class="tenor-gif-embed" data-postid="15100451" data-share-method="host" data-aspect-ratio="1.78771" data-width="100%"><a href="https://tenor.com/view/owambe-dance-oshey-yoruba-gif-15100451">Owambe Dance GIF</a>from <a href="https://tenor.com/search/owambe-gifs">Owambe GIFs</a></div>
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<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">LinkedIn: I&#8217;m able to network and connect with professionals in my field seamlessly. </span></p>
<p><b>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My biggest setback was graduating from the Founder Institute in 2020, and I overcame it by quickly creating a team of like-minded persons to help me with most of my assignments, which were real-time tasks. </span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We all have a right to access data when we need it, because data is the live wire of the future.</span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received? </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To build and grow CLICE Foundation during my formative years, rather than dump it for an offer another organization proposed in 2018.  </span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best is yet to come. Phenomenal strides await the Creative Commons. </span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It means collaboration for accelerated growth, because it takes collaboration to share, and this will ultimately birth growth in leaps and bounds.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not long to go until the </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2021 CC Global Summit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on September 20-24. Join us from wherever you are as we explore the latest developments in the Open Movement, celebrate 20 years of Creative Commons, and consider what the future of Open holds. </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63891
title: Meet CC Summit Presenters: Laliv Gal & Ariel Elinson
uri: Meet-CC-Summit-Presenters-Laliv-Gal-Ariel-Elinson
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/14/meet-cc-summit-presenters-laliv-gal-ariel-elinson/
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<figure id="attachment_63892" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63892" style="width: 400px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63892" src="media/6c71893a.Ariel-and-Laliv.jpeg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ariel-and-Laliv.jpeg" alt="" width="400" height="345" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ariel-and-Laliv.jpeg 1500w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ariel-and-Laliv-300x259.jpeg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ariel-and-Laliv-1024x883.jpeg 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ariel-and-Laliv-768x663.jpeg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ariel-and-Laliv-46x40.jpeg 46w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ariel-and-Laliv-50x43.jpeg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ariel-and-Laliv-180x155.jpeg 180w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ariel-and-Laliv-1200x1035.jpeg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63892" class="wp-caption-text">Photo courtesy of Ariel Elinson (left) &amp; Laliv Gal (right)</figcaption></figure>
<p><i>Next up in our ‘<a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">’ </span>series, meet long-time Wikipedians Ariel Elinson and Laliv Gal.</i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Ariel is an accomplished graphic designer and lecturer. With the support of Wikimedia Israel, he launched the VIPs Photography Project for Wikipedia. Ariel and Laliv will be presenting together at Summit. Laliv is a former board member of Wikimedia Israel, and a leader and active member of the Wiki-Woman local project. She has been volunteering for the VIPs Photography Project for Wikipedia for 6 years. Their session at the <a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/">2021 CC Global Summit</a> will introduce their work photographing public figures in Israel, and the main goal of this unique project. This project focuses on creating and promoting high-quality, free and open content that can be used on Wikipedia articles and in other media.</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Israel</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Very Important People become Commoners</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ariel is the initiator of the VIPs photography project for Wikipedia with the aid of the Wikimedia Foundation in Israel, and Laliv is a volunteer at the project. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Together we upload as many CC released photos as we can.</span></p>
<p><b>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is our first one! We are excited.</span></p>
<p><b>In the future, what is something you would like to see at the CC Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We would like to hear about other ways to create high-end, good quality photos for the public use in other countries.</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are advocates for Open because we believe in creating and sharing high quality visual content.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><b></b>Contributing hundreds of new photos to Hebrew Wikipedia articles.</p>
<p><b>What is your favorite GIF?</b></p>
<div style="width: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56%; position: relative;"><iframe class="giphy-embed" style="position: absolute;" src="https://giphy.com/embed/xT5LME9biZLPKonutW" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div>
<p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/thesimpsons-xT5LME9biZLPKonutW">via GIPHY</a></p>
<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wikipedia, Of course!</span></p>
<p><b>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Making video content more accessible for people use.</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Create great content!</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Only 6 days until the <a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/">2021 CC Global Summit</a> kicks off on September 20-24. Join us virtually for a week of discussion, collaboration, creativity and community building. </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63900
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Chimdi Chukwukere
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Chimdi-Chukwukere
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/16/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-chimdi-chukwukere/
content:
<figure id="attachment_63901" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63901" style="width: 400px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63901" src="media/b6c9f43e.Chimdi.jpeg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Chimdi.jpeg" alt="" width="400" height="533" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Chimdi.jpeg 960w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Chimdi-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Chimdi-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Chimdi-30x40.jpeg 30w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Chimdi-38x50.jpeg 38w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Chimdi-116x155.jpeg 116w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63901" class="wp-caption-text">Photo courtesy of Chimdi Chukwukere</figcaption></figure>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">We&#8217;re 4 days out from the <a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/">2021 CC Global Summit</a>! Featuring next in our ‘</span></i><a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’ series, we meet Nigerian Chimdi Chukwukere—a Research Assistant and first class History &amp; International Relations graduate. Chimidi is passionate about International Development, especially the provision of access to quality education for children &amp; youth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Chimdi believes in investing in the skills and career development of youths, especially those from less-privileged backgrounds in Africa. Because of this, he created and currently manages an online community where I provide helpful personal and professional development resources to more than 200 African youths. </span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: South Orange, United States</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> How Open Data Can Drive Transparency and Transformation In Virtual Universities</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Because everyone deserves a chance to have access to world-class knowledge.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Being a part of a Graduate Diplomacy Students contingent that advised the US government’s National Security Council, and the Department of Defense on Great Power Competition &amp; Counterterrorism earlier this year as part of our National Security Fellowship.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best part of my job as an academic researcher is being able to produce knowledge that has a policy effect. The most difficult part is asking the right questions and figuring out how to find answers to research questions.</span></p>
<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Currently, I’m loving my iPhone Notes. It’s been helpful for jotting down quick ideas and thoughts.</span></p>
<p><b>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Increase in virtual learning and remote working. Meaning that more free resources will be sought after.</span></p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Shared prosperity and equal access to all will increase the world’s chance to live in peace.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p><b>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The biggest setback I faced was the pandemic. As an international student who was alone and far away from home during the pandemic, I overcame the emotional challenges I faced through my faith in God.</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Everyone can get an education, and virtual universities are one way to make education accessible to all.</span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received? What was the worst?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best career advice: Diligence always pays, and even if you have to take a step back to achieve your goals, do it now and you will be happy you did, years to come.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Worst career advice: Don’t worry too much, what will be will be. </span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thank you for the work you’re committed to doing. Millions all over the world have been educated and helped through Creative Commons initiatives.</span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shared prosperity and equal access to all will increase the world’s chance to live in peace.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join us from wherever you are for the </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2021 CC Global Summit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on September 20-24, as we explore the latest developments in the Open Movement, celebrate 20 years of Creative Commons, and consider what the future of Open holds. </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></em></p></blockquote>
<p><img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-63886" src="media/dcfb4d19.-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-1.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-1.png" alt="" width="1600" height="700" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-1.png 1600w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-1-300x131.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-1-1024x448.png 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-1-768x336.png 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-1-1536x672.png 1536w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-1-91x40.png 91w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-1-50x22.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-1-270x118.png 270w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-1-1200x525.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /></p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63916
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Dan McGuire
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Dan-McGuire
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/18/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-dan-mcguire/
content:
<figure id="attachment_63917" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63917" style="width: 400px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63917" src="media/156ca2f6.Dan-Headshot-full.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dan-Headshot-full.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="457" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dan-Headshot-full.jpg 710w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dan-Headshot-full-263x300.jpg 263w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dan-Headshot-full-35x40.jpg 35w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dan-Headshot-full-44x50.jpg 44w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dan-Headshot-full-136x155.jpg 136w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63917" class="wp-caption-text">Photo courtesy of Dan McGuire</figcaption></figure>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Next up in the ‘</span></i><a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’ series, we sit down with Dan McGuire. Founder and Executive Director of SABIER, the Stone Arch Bridge Initiative for Education Resources, a nonprofit that enables philanthropy and foundation funding to go directly to supporting teachers and students to be able to use free, openly licensed content on open source learning management systems. Dan taught elementary grades at Marcy Open School in the Minneapolis Public Schools for 15 years after spending 16 years in sales management for telecom and computer companies in local, regional, and international markets.</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Minneapolis, U.S.</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> GeoGebra + Illustrative Mathematics = Great Teaching and Learning</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a teacher in the Minneapolis Public Schools looking for ways to improve teaching and learning.</span></p>
<p><b>In the future, what is something you would like to see at CC Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">More elementary and secondary teachers and a few administrators.</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Open licensing enables equity, accessibility, more creativity, and more collaboration.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Making GeoGebra&#8217;s Illustrative Mathematics in an LMS available to the global community.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Collaborating with really smart and creative people who care deeply about education. Making governmental orgs aware of the possibilities that OER provides for them.</span></p>
<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">GeoGebra. It is an incredibly powerful and fun education tool. </span></p>
<p><b>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Governments waking up to the possibility of making learning resources equitable and accessible. </span></p>
<p><b>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not getting a hit the whole first year of Little League baseball. I practiced to be able to get hits.</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Open source learning management systems need to be more widely understood and used.</span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received? What was the worst career advice you ever received?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">1) Go for it.  2) Working for a big corporation provides security.</span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thank you!</span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">More people working on ways to peacefully solve the world&#8217;s problems.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Only 2 days to go until the </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2021 CC Global Summit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on September 20-24. Join us from wherever you are as  we explore the latest developments in the Open Movement, celebrate 20 years of Creative Commons, and consider what the future of Open holds. </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63911
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Kate Thornhill
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Kate-Thornhill
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/18/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-kate-thornhill/
content:
<figure id="attachment_63912" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63912" style="width: 255px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63912 size-full" src="media/ce6d2cbc.picture-676-1603308659.jpeg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/picture-676-1603308659.jpeg" alt="" width="255" height="279" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/picture-676-1603308659.jpeg 255w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/picture-676-1603308659-37x40.jpeg 37w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/picture-676-1603308659-46x50.jpeg 46w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/picture-676-1603308659-142x155.jpeg 142w" sizes="(max-width: 255px) 85vw, 255px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63912" class="wp-caption-text">Photo courtesy of Kate Thornhill</figcaption></figure>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our next presenter in the ‘</span></i><a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’ series, Kate Thornhill, believes that information should be available for all, and with its availability, we should know how it is made by being good digital stewards. Kate has worked at the University of Oregon Libraries in the Digital Scholarship Services Department since 2018. At the University of Denver Library and Information Science, she teaches digital libraries and digitization for the online master&#8217;s degree program. Before becoming a professional digital scholarship librarian, she received her master&#8217;s degree in library and information science from Simmons University in 2013. </span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">She has been devoted to developing and sustaining digital services as a hybrid between a librarian, archivist, and web technologist throughout her career. Her specializations are digital library services, emphasizing digital special collections and archives, and digital humanities project development, maintenance, and pedagogy. At UO Libraries, she regularly works with humanists and social scientists to advance their research and classroom practices by working through intellectual property rights, digital assets management, web development, and computational thinking issues and challenges. Before UO Libraries Digital Scholarship Services, she worked at Oregon Health and Science University as the Interim Director of Curatorial Services and Repository Librarian. She was also the Digital Scholarship Librarian at Lesley University&#8217;s College of Art and Design Library.</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Eugene, Oregon, United States</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Open as a High Impact Practice: Centering Open Pedagogy and Public Scholarship</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Information should be available for all, and with its availability, we should know how it is made by being good digital stewards.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Graduating from college!</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best part is getting to learn new technologies and how to use them for social good. The most difficult part of my job is not being integrated more into my university&#8217;s degree program designs.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your favorite GIF?</b></p>
<div style="width: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 67%; position: relative;"><iframe class="giphy-embed" style="position: absolute;" src="https://giphy.com/embed/GeimqsH0TLDt4tScGw" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div>
<p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/vibes-vibing-vibin-GeimqsH0TLDt4tScGw">via GIPHY</a></p>
<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CollectionBuilder. It&#8217;s a static website development app that allows you to build digital exhibits using GitHub pages.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Information should be available for all, and with its availability, we should know how it is made by being good digital stewards.&#8221;</span></p></blockquote>
<p><b>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When building open digital humanities projects in a classroom, think about maintenance for the technologies and what does it really mean to use &#8220;free and easy tools&#8221; before starting an initiative.</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plan your classroom digital projects with digital librarians.</span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Keep up the good work!</span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Think critically about cultural sensitivities before you share openly. It can make futures brighter, but also bring stronger partnerships and collaborations.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Only 2 days to go until the </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2021 CC Global Summit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on September 20-24. Join us from wherever you are as we explore the latest developments in the Open Movement, celebrate 20 years of Creative Commons, and consider what the future of Open holds. </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
<p><img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-63908" src="media/76bf02d2.-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-2.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-2.png" alt="" width="1600" height="700" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-2.png 1600w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-2-300x131.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-2-1024x448.png 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-2-768x336.png 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-2-1536x672.png 1536w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-2-91x40.png 91w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-2-50x22.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-2-270x118.png 270w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thank-you-to-our-sponsors-for-making-this-years-Summit-possible-2-1200x525.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /></p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63922
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Shweta Mohandas
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Shweta-Mohandas
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/18/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-shweta-mohandas/
content:
<figure id="attachment_63924" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63924" style="width: 400px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63924" src="media/f61189fb.Shweta-M.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Shweta-M.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="469" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Shweta-M.jpg 409w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Shweta-M-256x300.jpg 256w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Shweta-M-34x40.jpg 34w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Shweta-M-43x50.jpg 43w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Shweta-M-132x155.jpg 132w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63924" class="wp-caption-text">Photo courtesy of Shweta Mohandas</figcaption></figure>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The next presenter in our &#8216;<a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</a>&#8216; series is Shweta Mohandas. Shweta is a Researcher at the Centre for Internet and Society, India. Her areas of work and interest include Artificial Intelligence, Privacy, and Intellectual Property Rights, and India’s policies surrounding them. She is currently researching on the development and use of voice-based technologies in India, with a focus on languages, accessibility and privacy.</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: India</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Making Voices Heard: Challenges and Opportunities for Open Access Voice Technologies</span></p>
<p><b>In the future, what is something you would like to see at CC Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I would like to see more sessions on law and policy, as well as sessions based on emerging technologies.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To be listed as 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics for 2020.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best part is researching and writing, and hoping that it helps make the internet a safer and more accessible place. The most difficult part is the wait and anticipation over government policies, or the sheer speed at which they are passed at times. And I need to be always keep an eye on what is happening in AI, and Privacy. </span></p>
<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Right now I love Reddit! where I can follow discussions on my favorite shows, plant care, and see tons of cat photos.</span></p>
<p><b>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I would say computer generated art and NFTs.</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Please help us keep the conversation on voice interfaces forward, and do read and share our report. <img src="media/063ed200.1f60a.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f60a.png" alt="😊" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> </span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hope there are many many more, and the community grows stronger each year. </span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Making work publicly accessible helps more people than you can imagine. As a researcher, I have been able to read and learn new ideas and approaches because of open and publicly available research.</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Only 2 days to go until the </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2021 CC Global Summit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on September 20-24. Join us from wherever you are as we explore the latest developments in the Open Movement, celebrate 20 years of Creative Commons, and consider what the future of Open holds. </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63927
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Deborah De Angelis
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Deborah-De-Angelis
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/18/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-deborah-de-angelis/
content:
<figure id="attachment_63928" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63928" style="width: 400px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63928" src="media/7df24cdb.AD5I4859.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AD5I4859.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="600" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AD5I4859.jpg 1080w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AD5I4859-200x300.jpg 200w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AD5I4859-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AD5I4859-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AD5I4859-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AD5I4859-27x40.jpg 27w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AD5I4859-33x50.jpg 33w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AD5I4859-103x155.jpg 103w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63928" class="wp-caption-text">Photo courtesy of Deborah De Angelis</figcaption></figure>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our next ‘<a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</a>’ Q&amp;A features Italian Attorney-at-law and the Lead and Representative of the Italian Chapter of the Creative Commons Global Network, Deborah De Angelis. </span></i><i><span>Deborah is a legal expert in copyright law, entertainment law and new technologies. She also worked as legal advisor on copyright law to the previous Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage. She carries out teaching and training activities, has organized numerous conferences and events in the field of copyright and entertainment law, and has authored several publications in that field. She is a fellow of the NEXA Center for the Internet &amp; Society. She is a component of the working group Digital Cultural Heritage ICOM ITALIA &#8211; 2020. Since 2008, she is the president of the no-profit association A-DJ that promotes and protects professional DJs.</span></i></p>
<p><b>Based in</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />: Rome, Italy</span></p>
<p><b>Summit Session:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Creative Commons for Privacy Commons: How CC can Inspire Creation of Legal Tools for Managing Privacy Issues on-line.</span></p>
<p><b>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Back in 2001, during my research in the field of digital music copyright law.</span></p>
<p><b>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?<br />
</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">2<br />
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<p><b>What was your favorite CC Global Summit? </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The first one that I joined in Lisbon in 2019, one year before Covid.</span></p>
<p><b>In the future, what is something you would like to see at CC Summit?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When it will be possible to attend physically again, I would like to have more CC artists&#8217; performances/exhibitions.</span></p>
<p><b>Why are you an advocate for Open?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Because I believe that it is the right way to manage culture, research and information online, enhancing the importance of sharing and access to culture for everyone all over the world.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your proudest achievement?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I am proud to have designed and opened, since ten years ago, the access to CC music for background music (radio in store) in commercial premises and chains in Italy, nevertheless the monopoly of the Italian collecting society for authors and publishers (SIAE). I am also proud of having achieved the support of the Italian Parliament for the free reproduction of digital images of cultural heritage in Italy, expressed with the Resolution dated June 16th 2021. But there is still more to be done in order to convince the Government to adopt effective and real policy of open access.</span></p>
<p><b>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best part of what I do is giving my legal support and sharing my expertise on copyright law and culture heritage law. The most difficult part of what I do is changing the ideas of the institutions who are not ready for the change, in favor of the free sharing of culture and knowledge.</span></p>
<p><b>What is your favorite GIF? </b></p>
<div class="tenor-gif-embed" data-postid="15146795" data-share-method="host" data-aspect-ratio="1.17647" data-width="100%"><a href="https://tenor.com/view/heart-time-to-share-gif-15146795">Heart Time To Share GIF</a>from <a href="https://tenor.com/search/heart-gifs">Heart GIFs</a></div>
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<p><b>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I love Shazam to find out the credits of the music I am listening to, Whatsapp and Messanger for Messaging, Carl for plants, Waze to move around.</span></p>
<p><b>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Short videos on CC social platform </span></p>
<p><b>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The loss of my father. Only time lightens it.</span></p>
<p><b>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CC&#8217;s approach will help other sectors of law become more flexible and understandable.</span></p>
<p><b>What was the best career advice you ever received? What was the worst career advice you ever received?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best career advice was given by my dominus who informed me that after having passed the bar exam, I should wait for 15 years before receiving the first recognition of my job. The worst career advice came from a person that told me that my choice of copyright law specialization would not work for me.</span></p>
<p><b>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I would like to tell Creative Commons that a lot has been achieved so far, and 20 years are an important goal for the consolidation of the entire community. My sincere congratulations.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At the same time, there is still a lot of work to do, and events like the pandemic must be an incentive to increase the commitment devoted to the mission. For example, in the Glam sector, there is the need to provide specific tools for the attribution of public domain materials, and, more in general, we need to harmonize CC licenses with other laws such as privacy and personal data protection. </span></p>
<p><b>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I think that the meaning is related to the question above &#8220;Why are you an advocate for Open?&#8221;. I strongly believe that free knowledge and culture are the key to support innovation, transformation and global rebirth.</span></p>
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<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Only 2 days to go until the </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2021 CC Global Summit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on September 20-24. Join us as we explore the latest developments in the Open Movement, celebrate 20 years of Creative Commons, and consider what the future of Open holds. </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63935
title: Meet the CC Summit Presenter: Ebenezar Wikina
uri: Meet-the-CC-Summit-Presenter-Ebenezar-Wikina
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/19/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter-ebenezar-wikina/
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<p><em><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63936 alignright" src="media/1ffd39a7.Ebenezar-Wikina-Headshot.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ebenezar-Wikina-Headshot.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="438" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ebenezar-Wikina-Headshot.jpg 1183w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ebenezar-Wikina-Headshot-274x300.jpg 274w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ebenezar-Wikina-Headshot-935x1024.jpg 935w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ebenezar-Wikina-Headshot-768x841.jpg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ebenezar-Wikina-Headshot-37x40.jpg 37w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ebenezar-Wikina-Headshot-46x50.jpg 46w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ebenezar-Wikina-Headshot-142x155.jpg 142w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px" /><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Next up in our ‘</span></i><a href="https://creativecommons.org/tag/meet-the-cc-summit-presenter/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the CC Summit Presenter</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">’ series, we sit down with </span></i>Ebenezar Wikina. Ebenezar is the founder of Policy Shapers, the world’s first open source platform for policy ideas led by young people. He also currently serves as Advocacy Program Coordinator at PIND Foundation, a corporate social initiative of Chevron Corporation. Ebenezar</em><em> sits on the British Council’s UK-Africa New Narratives Youth Advisory Board, where he represents West Africa, and the Board of Trustees of the Sickle Cell Awareness and Health Foundation. He is a senior category judge of the Queen&#8217;s Commonwealth Essay Competition, the world’s oldest international writing competition for schools, and International Judge of the Association for International Broadcasting Awards (AIBs) based in London. Ebenezar is also a member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network, the G20 Civil Society Working Group on Education, the Open Government Youth Collective, and the Internet Society. He had previously worked as a policy volunteer at the United States Congress, Guest Lecturer at Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Technical team member at the Rivers State Government SDGs office, and TEDx Organizer. </em><em>This extensive work has earned him several awards and recognition, including the first-ever Soundcity MVP Award for Community Development, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group Bridge Fellowship, the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Future News Worldwide, the Global Investigative Journalism Network fellowship, the inaugural list of 100 most influential young Nigerians, to mention a few. Ebenezar is an alumnus of the London School of Journalism, Harvard Kennedy School, and the Stanford Centre for Professional Development.</em></p>
<p><strong>Based in <img src="media/1c31774a.1f4cd.png" data-original-source="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/72x72/1f4cd.png" alt="📍" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> :</strong> Port Harcourt, Nigeria</p>
<p><strong>Summit session:</strong> How Open Data can Drive Transparency and Transformation in Virtual Universities</p>
<p><strong>How did you get involved with Creative Commons?</strong></p>
<p>I had always known about CC&#8217;s licenses since I started blogging in 2009. However, last year while I was building the Policy Shapers website, an open source platform for policy ideas, with my team, I got a chance to learn more about each license and the great work done by Commoners around the world.</p>
<p><strong>How many times have you been to CC Global Summit?</strong></p>
<p>This is my first time</p>
<p><strong>In the future, what is something you would like to see at CC Summit?</strong></p>
<p>CC already has a great line up of youth speakers, and I would love that to continue moving forward, especially young keynote speakers.</p>
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<div class="freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextLongText freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextDisabledText freebirdThemedInput">I believe that all of what we enjoy today on the internet is a result of the open internet model. To ensure that the internet is useful and dynamic for future generations, I believe we must continue to advocate for open collaboration and sharing. The pandemic has shown us that in moving forward, we cannot achieve success or immunity on our own. When we openly share, we can do more and we can go far together.</div>
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<div>&#8220;To ensure that the internet is useful and dynamic for future generations, I believe we must continue to advocate for open collaboration and sharing.&#8221;</div>
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<p><strong>What is the best part of what you do? What is the most difficult part of what you do?</strong></p>
<p>The best part is that we are inspiring the next generation of policymakers and equipping them with the knowledge needed to reach their full potential. Through our work at Policy Shapers, we are also contributing to the intensity of the open movement.</p>
<p>The most difficult part is that all of us on the team already have 9-5 engagements. Some of us are doing our Master&#8217;s, one person is doing a PhD, and we all have other jobs. It can be so difficult pulling everyone together at the same time, knowing fully well that we are volunteering for the cause, and Policy Shapers cannot afford to pay any of us a salary yet. However, we keep pushing ourselves and finding ways to make it work.</p>
<p><strong>What is your favorite GIF?</strong></p>
<div style="width: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 68%; position: relative;"><iframe class="giphy-embed" style="position: absolute;" src="https://giphy.com/embed/2JeQO72XbrQk4wNdbp" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div>
<p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/reactions-paw-osita-iheme-2JeQO72XbrQk4wNdbp">via GIPHY</a></p>
<p><strong>What tool/platform/app are you loving right now? Why?</strong></p>
<p>I know this makes me sound ancient, but I am really enjoying Slack right now for the first time ever. I used to find it very complicated in the past but it makes a lot of sense now.</p>
<p><strong>What’s one new trend that you think the CC community should look out for?</strong></p>
<p>I am currently studying a relatively &#8216;new&#8217; field of science called Biomimicry, under a scholarship from Learn Biomimicry based in South Africa. The field looks at nature as a model for solving human problems, knowing that nature has existed longer than all human civilizations, and thus has already dealt with the challenges we are struggling to solve today.</p>
<p>Recently stumbled on an expose about the Internet of the Forest (aka the Wood Wide Web). I find it very cool because we can see how everything is connected in the forest, and how the concept of open sharing and trust is better exhibited in nature, especially in the confines of the forest.</p>
<p><strong>What is the biggest setback you have experienced? How did you overcome it?</strong></p>
<p>Finance and funding to carry out projects have continued to be a major setback or challenge I have experienced in my work so far. To overcome this, I continue to save a lot and deny myself of certain &#8216;pleasures&#8217; in a bid to raise funds for our projects and activities. I also continue to apply for grants, fellowships, and other opportunities that give me and my team the chance to advance our work.</p>
<p><strong>If you could only leave people with one message from your summit presentation, what would it be?</strong></p>
<p>Virtual learning has come to stay. To co-create this evolving mode of learning, it is important for institutions and learners to work together and open up data sets that can help increase understanding of learning outcomes in this era.</p>
<p><strong>What was the best career advice you ever received? What was the worst career advice you ever received?</strong></p>
<p>Best &#8211; Don&#8217;t wait to finish school before your life starts. It has already started. This came at a time when I was rewriting the University Matriculation examination in Nigeria, trying to secure admission into the university. That advice made a world of difference, because it is the reason I started to write on the internet back in 2009, rather than waiting to graduate from school before practicing.</p>
<p>Worst &#8211; Don&#8217;t think about money. So I call this advice the worst, because as good as it sounds, I have learned from experience that even though you should not make money your sole motivating factor, it is important to always have a financial plan. Money is the fuel of society, and if you never think about it, you&#8217;d sooner or later hit a roadblock.</p>
<p><strong>What would you like to say to Creative Commons on our 20th anniversary?</strong></p>
<p>Thank you for the amazing work. Posterity will surely be grateful to you, because your work is the lifeblood of the internet and its future.</p>
<p><strong>What does &#8216;Better Sharing, Brighter Future&#8217; mean to you?</strong></p>
<p>It means that as we continue to find better ways to share ideas, products and solutions on the internet, we&#8217;d directly be working towards a brighter future for ourselves and generations to come.</p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">J</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">oin us from wherever you are from 20-24 September for the <a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/">2021 CC Global Summit</a> as we explore the latest developments in the Open Movement, celebrate 20 years of Creative Commons, and consider what the future of Open holds. </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Register here &gt;&gt;</span></a></p></blockquote>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63944
title: CC Global Summit to Promote Open Access and Better Sharing
uri: CC-Global-Summit-to-Promote-Open-Access-and-Better-Sharing
url: https://creativecommons.org/2021/09/20/cc-global-summit-to-promote-open-access-and-better-sharing/
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<p><img loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-63946 size-large" src="media/d3622ce2.CC-Global-Summit-TW-1024x576.png" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CC-Global-Summit-TW-1024x576.png" alt="" width="840" height="473" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CC-Global-Summit-TW-1024x576.png 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CC-Global-Summit-TW-300x169.png 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CC-Global-Summit-TW-768x432.png 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CC-Global-Summit-TW-1536x864.png 1536w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CC-Global-Summit-TW-71x40.png 71w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CC-Global-Summit-TW-50x28.png 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CC-Global-Summit-TW-270x152.png 270w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CC-Global-Summit-TW-1200x675.png 1200w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CC-Global-Summit-TW.png 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">More than a thousand educators, lawyers and tech experts from over 65 countries will come together this week for <a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/">a global summit</a> to promote open access and better sharing of research and resources.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Creative Commons, the US-based global non-profit organization behind free copyright licenses, is hosting the event to develop solutions for the post-Covid world.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With <a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/2021-keynotes/">keynote speakers</a> from the US, UK, Taiwan, Brazil, Kenya and India, the virtual summit will address how to increase access to valuable information, historic images, scientific articles, educational resources, cultural artifacts, and more.</span></p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;The CC global summit is bringing together leading activists, advocates, librarians, educators, lawyers, technologists and more from all over the world to promote open access and better sharing.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Creative Commons, which is celebrating its <a href="https://creativecommons.org/20-years/">20</a></span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/20-years/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">th</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://creativecommons.org/20-years/"> anniversary</a>, has established the goal of putting the tools to share and reshare content in the hands of everyone, everywhere.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It has set a target of raising $15 million USD by the end of next year to free knowledge and culture around the world.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The organization has powered a global movement spanning 86 countries, developing and stewarding legal tools and licenses.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://creativecommons.org/about/cclicenses/">CC licenses</a> remove legal and technical obstacles, so far unlocking nearly 2 billion works around the world across 9 million websites, to enable the global sharing of knowledge and creativity. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Since 2009, all <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page">Wikipedia</a> content, in every language, has been published under CC license.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The virtual summit, which runs until September 24 and has a pay-what-you-can registration policy, will be addressed by Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig, the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, Audrey Tang, the digital minister of Taiwan, and the UK-based CEO of Creative Commons, Catherine Stihler – former MEP for Scotland.</span></p>
<h3><b>A few words from<a href="https://creativecommons.org/author/catherine/"> Catherine Stihler</a>, CEO of Creative Commons:</b></h3>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The CC global summit is bringing together leading activists, advocates, librarians, educators, lawyers, technologists and more from all over the world to promote open access and better sharing.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Covid pandemic means that our theme of ‘better sharing’ resonates now more than ever.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Greater access to information means a stronger global community, more innovation, and increased capacity to solve the key challenges the world faces today.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re eager to put the tools to share and reshare content in the hands of everyone, everywhere, and our $15m fundraising campaign will ensure that Creative Commons can continue advocating for open access to knowledge for years to come.”</span></em></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">More information on the CC global summit is available here: </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://summit.creativecommons.org/</span></a></p></blockquote>
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title: Creative Commons’ Response to Wikimedia Foundation’s WIPO Observer Application Being Blocked
uri: Creative-Commons-Response-to-Wikimedia-Foundation-s-WIPO-Observer
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<figure id="attachment_63977" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-63977" style="width: 450px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63977" src="media/e194c447.Untitled-design-3-1024x779.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Untitled-design-3-1024x779.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="342" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Untitled-design-3-1024x779.jpg 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Untitled-design-3-300x228.jpg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Untitled-design-3-768x584.jpg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Untitled-design-3-1536x1169.jpg 1536w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Untitled-design-3-53x40.jpg 53w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Untitled-design-3-50x38.jpg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Untitled-design-3-204x155.jpg 204w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Untitled-design-3-1200x913.jpg 1200w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Untitled-design-3.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 85vw, 450px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-63977" class="wp-caption-text"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/41916075@N06/15339685942">&#8220;World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)&#8221;</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/41916075@N06">US Mission Geneva</a> is licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/?ref=ccsearch&amp;atype=rich">CC BY-ND 2.0</a></figcaption></figure>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-wp-editing="1">Yesterday, we were disappointed to learn that the Wikimedia Foundation’s application for observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was <a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/10/05/china-again-blocks-wikimedia-foundations-accreditation-to-world-intellectual-property-organization/">blocked due to opposition by China for the second time</a> after its initial application in 2020.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Creative Commons has been an accredited observer at WIPO since 2005. WIPO is the UN agency that develops international treaties on copyright, patents, trademarks and related intellectual property issues. Last year, we </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/2020/09/25/in-support-of-the-wikimedia-foundation-wipo-application/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">supported the Wikimedia Foundation’s WIPO observer application</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and welcomed the prospect of it joining us as a WIPO observer. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Wikimedia Foundation is one of the world’s largest stakeholders and contributors in the sphere of access to knowledge and information, with its projects and community reaching a global audience. The Foundation operates Wikipedia, one of the most popular sources of information for people around the world. </span></p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;<span style="font-weight: 400;">It&#8217;s deeply frustrating to see the Wikimedia Foundation&#8217;s application for WIPO observer status blocked. WIPO plays a pivotal role in shaping international rules that influence the sharing of free knowledge. This decision deprives the Wikimedia Foundation’s vast global communities of the opportunity to participate in this process.</span>&#8220;</p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Creative Commons and the Wikimedia Foundation are close affiliates, and over the last two decades we have worked as partners committed to free and open knowledge and developing a thriving global commons,&#8221; said Creative Commons CEO Catherine Stihler. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;It&#8217;s deeply frustrating to see the Wikimedia Foundation&#8217;s application for WIPO observer status blocked. WIPO plays a pivotal role in shaping international rules that influence the sharing of free knowledge. This decision deprives the Wikimedia Foundation’s vast global communities of the opportunity to participate in this process. Creative Commons reaffirms its support for Wikimedia Foundation’s application and calls on WIPO members, including the People’s Republic of China, to reconsider this decision.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Restrictive copyright systems and other barriers to access and sharing of knowledge and information continue to threaten the foundations of our free and democratic societies. We must welcome a diversity of voices and foster global cooperation to meet the IP challenges the world faces, and achieve better sharing that serves the public interest and creates a world where everyone has access to culture, science, and knowledge. </span></p>
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feed_id: https://creativecommons.org/?p=63983
uri: Creative-Commons-Announces-New-Board-Members-Angela-Oduor-Lungati-Gl
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Creative Commons Announces New Board Members: Angela Oduor Lungati, Glenn Otis Brown & Jeni Tennison

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https://creativecommons.org/2021/10/06/creative-commons-announces-new-board-members-angela-oduor-lungati-glenn-otis-brown-jeni-tennison/

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On behalf of the entire Creative Commons Board of Directors, I am delighted to announce the appointment of three new members of the Board: Glenn Otis Brown, Angela Oduor Lungati, and Jeni Tennison. Glenn is one of CC’s original architects: he was our Executive Director from 2002-2005, and then served on the Board from 2009-2012. He returns to CC with a deep sense of our history and fresh ideas for our future. Angela and Jeni are both long-time supporters of Creative Commons and leaders in the open knowledge movement, who are joining the board with a wealth of experience in technology and innovation. We are truly honored and grateful to have all three of them join us at this critical stage in the development of CC, as we celebrate our 20th anniversary and look to the future of </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/20-years/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">better sharing</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These outstanding new Directors were selected following an open nomination process that harnessed the insights of the CC Global Network, led by Governance and Nominations Committee Chair Carolina Botero. Please join me in thanking Carolina for that service and in extending a warm welcome to Jeni, Angela, and Glenn!</span></p>
<blockquote><p><b>About the new board members:</b></p></blockquote>
<h3><b>Angela Oduor Lungati</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class="alignleft wp-image-63720" src="media/d73d5ab5.xecutive-Director-Ushahidi-Headshot-1-e1633521816902-300x300.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Angela-Oduor-Lungati-Executive-Director-Ushahidi-Headshot-1-e1633521816902-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="240" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Angela-Oduor-Lungati-Executive-Director-Ushahidi-Headshot-1-e1633521816902-300x300.jpg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Angela-Oduor-Lungati-Executive-Director-Ushahidi-Headshot-1-e1633521816902-150x150.jpg 150w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Angela-Oduor-Lungati-Executive-Director-Ushahidi-Headshot-1-e1633521816902-40x40.jpg 40w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Angela-Oduor-Lungati-Executive-Director-Ushahidi-Headshot-1-e1633521816902-50x50.jpg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Angela-Oduor-Lungati-Executive-Director-Ushahidi-Headshot-1-e1633521816902-350x350.jpg 350w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Angela-Oduor-Lungati-Executive-Director-Ushahidi-Headshot-1-e1633521816902-155x155.jpg 155w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Angela-Oduor-Lungati-Executive-Director-Ushahidi-Headshot-1-e1633521816902.jpg 746w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" />Angela is a technologist, community builder, and open-source software advocate who is passionate about building and using appropriate technology tools to create an impact in the lives of marginalized groups. She’s a first class honors’ graduate from </span><a href="http://strathmore.edu/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Strathmore University</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Information Technology. She has over ten years of experience in software development, global community engagement, and non-profit organizational management. She currently serves as the Executive Director at </span><a href="https://www.ushahidi.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ushahidi</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a global non-profit technology company that helps communities quickly collect and share information that enables them to raise voices, inform decisions and influence change. She previously served as the Director of Community Engagement, creating and managing programs for Ushahidi’s diverse global community. She is also a co-founder of </span><a href="https://akirachix.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">AkiraChix</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a non-profit organization that nurtures generations of women who use technology to develop innovations and solutions for Africa. Angela joined us as a </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/2021-keynotes/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">keynote speaker</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> at this year’s </span><a href="https://summit.creativecommons.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Creative Commons Global Summit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and she was recently featured on an </span><a href="https://anchor.fm/creativecommons/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">episode of our Open Minds podcast</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<h3><b>Glenn Otis Brown</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-63973 alignleft" src="media/a438d7d3.GlennOBrown-1.jpeg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/GlennOBrown-1.jpeg" alt="" width="240" height="240" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/GlennOBrown-1.jpeg 240w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/GlennOBrown-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/GlennOBrown-1-40x40.jpeg 40w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/GlennOBrown-1-50x50.jpeg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/GlennOBrown-1-155x155.jpeg 155w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" />Glenn O. Brown works with a range of organizations on brand and identity, audience development, team building, and fundraising. In addition to advising start-ups and corporations, Glenn is on the board of directors of nonprofits </span><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Texas Tribune</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><a href="https://www.wordswithoutborders.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Words Without Borders</span></a>,<span style="font-weight: 400;"> and is a senior advisor at </span><a href="https://www.ccc.mit.edu/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">MIT’s Center for Constructive Communication</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Glenn has worked in creative and business roles at the intersection of media and technology at </span><a href="https://www.obama.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Obama Foundation </span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">(Chief Digital Officer 2016-2020), </span><a href="https://www.betaworks.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Betaworks</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (Entrepreneur in Residence 2015-2016), Twitter (co-founder of Twitter Amplify video marketplace 2011-2015), and YouTube (head of U.S. music partnerships 2007-2011), and Google/YouTube (product counsel, 2005-2007). From 2002-2005, Glenn was CEO of Creative Commons, where he managed the launch of the first CC licenses and visual design framework, coined the phrase “Some Rights Reserved,” and drove early CC adoption among creators, communities, and platforms around the world. Glenn is a long-time movie buff, book lover, and amateur musician. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Austin, Texas.</span></p>
<h3><b>Jeni Tennison</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-63719 alignleft" src="media/d26e28eb.Jeni-Tennison-big.jpg" data-original-source="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jeni-Tennison-big.jpg" alt="Jeni Tennison Profile PIc" width="240" height="239" srcset="https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jeni-Tennison-big.jpg 1157w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jeni-Tennison-big-300x300.jpg 300w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jeni-Tennison-big-1024x1021.jpg 1024w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jeni-Tennison-big-150x150.jpg 150w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jeni-Tennison-big-768x766.jpg 768w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jeni-Tennison-big-40x40.jpg 40w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jeni-Tennison-big-50x50.jpg 50w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jeni-Tennison-big-350x350.jpg 350w, https://d15omoko64skxi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jeni-Tennison-big-155x155.jpg 155w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 85vw, 240px" />Jeni Tennison is the Vice President and Chief Strategy Adviser of the </span><a href="https://theodi.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Open Data Institute</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which is a UK based non-profit with a mission to work with companies and governments to build an open, trustworthy data ecosystem. She earned her PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Nottingham in the UK, then worked as an independent consultant, specializing in open data publishing and consumption. She was the technical architect and lead developer behind </span><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/new"><span style="font-weight: 400;">legislation.gov.uk</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, before joining the ODI as Technical Director in 2012, becoming CEO in 2016, and Vice President in 2020. She has a long-standing interest in open and web standards, served on the W3C&#8217;s Technical Architecture Group from 2011 to 2015, and co-chaired the W3C’s CSV on the Web Working Group. She is the co-chair of the Data Governance Working Group within the </span><a href="https://gpai.ai/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Global Partnership on AI</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and sits on the Advisory Boards for the </span><a href="https://www.data4sdgs.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and the </span><a href="https://infolawcentre.blogs.sas.ac.uk/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Information Law and Policy Centre</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. She loves board games and is the proud co-creator of the open data board game, </span><a href="https://theodi.org/service/tools-resources/datopolis/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Datopolis</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
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