RecentChangesCamp
 Participants at RecentChangesCamp 2008 |
RecentChangesCamp is an unconference focused on wikis, that was first held in 2006. It is named after the "recent changes" feature that is found in most wikis.[1] RecentChangesCamp follows an Open Space model in having a program that is determined onsite by participants.[2]
History
RecentChangesCamp was conceived at WikiSym 2005 as a way to replicate online wiki collaboration in the face-to-face world, using Open Space Technology, which enables participants to create the agenda on the fly, guaranteeing that all issues that participants were willing to take responsibility for were worked on to the extent possible.[3]
The first RecentChangesCamp was held February 3-5, 2006 in Portland, Oregon, USA,[4] with 147 people in attendance. Participants included wiki inventor Ward Cunningham.[5] Sponsors of the 2006 event were: ICANNWiki, IBESI, OSDL, Socialtext, Atlassian and IBM.[2]
The next RecentChangesCamp was also held in Portland, from Feb. 2-4, 2007.[6]
A few months later, another RecentChangesCamp was held in Montreal,[7] from 18-20 May 2007.[8] It was also called RoCoCoCamp, for RencOntres sur la COllaboration, la Créativité et l'autOgestion ("Meetings on Collaboration, Creativity and Self-Management");[9] the name was chosen to echo the "RCC" initials in "RecentChangesCamp", with more recognition of Montreal's French-speaking population. The theme of the event was "AccidentalLinking"[10], a wiki pattern about surprising, serendipitous relationships between wiki writers and wiki pages. The event was held at the Société des Arts Technologiques (SAT) in downtown Montreal. [8]
RecentChangesCamp 2008 took place May 9-11 in Palo Alto, California, USA, at the SocialText offices. The theme of the weekend was "Assume Good Faith", and the sponsors were AboutUs.org, Atlassian, Socialtext, Solseed, Wikia, and wikiHow.[11]
More recent RecentChangesCamp events have included:
- February 20-22, 2009, Portland, Oregon[12]
- June 25-27, 2010, Montreal[13]
- August 11, 2010, Canberra[14]
- January 28-30, 2011, Canberra[15]
- March 11-13, 2011, Boston[16]
See also
References
- ^ Ayers, Phoebe (September 2008). How Wikipedia Works. No Starch Press. p. 78. ISBN 9781593271763.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ a b 2006 RecentChangesCamp website
- ^ 2006 RecentChangesCamp Proceedings
- ^ Michael Rogoway, "In an open room, ideas flow: Like the Web sites, a Portland "wiki" conference embraces free-form sharing", The Oregonian, February 4, 2006, C,1, (Above the fold). link.
- ^ Michael Rogaway, "Exploring why humans click online or in person," The Oregonian. February 2, 2006.
- ^ 2007 RecentChangesCamp site.
- ^ Nicolas Ritoux. "Rococo Camp: la «déconférence» technologique." La Presse. [1] 23 May, 2007. (English translation)
- ^ a b RoCoCo website.
- ^ cmaq.net announcement
- ^ c2.com page on AccidentalLinking
- ^ 2008 SF Bay Area RecentChanagesCamp website
- ^ 2009 Portland RecentChangesCamp website
- ^ http://www.rococo2010.org/
- ^ 2010 Canberra RecentChangesCamp page
- ^ 2011 Canberra RecentChangesCamp page
- ^ 2011 Boston RecentChangesCamp page
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