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Economics and the Common(S) Organisers Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung e.V. Commons Strategies Group Schumannstr. 8, 10117 Berlin http://www.bollier.org (David Bollier) Economics and the Common(s): T +49 (0)30 285 34-0 http://commonsblog.wordpress.com (Silke Helfrich) F +49 (0)30 285 34-109 http://p2pfoundation.net (Michel Bauwens) From Seed Form to Core Paradigm E [email protected] www.boell.de Exploring New Ideas, Practices and Alliances Berlin, Germany, May 22 – 24, 2013 Partners in Cooperation Remix the Commons Communautique 65 De Castelnau Ouest, suite 202 http://remixthecommons.org Montréal, Québec, Alain Ambrosi: [email protected] H2R 2W3, CANADA Frédéric Sultan: [email protected] Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer pour le Progrès de l'Homme Bureau de Lausanne: Bureau de Paris: Avenue Charles Dickens, 6 38, rue St Sabin 1006 Lausanne - Suisse 75011 Paris - France T +41 (0)21 342 50 10 T +33 (0)1 43 14 75 75 F +41 (0)21 342 50 11 F +33 (0)1 43 14 75 99 E [email protected] E [email protected] www.fph.ch Stream 5: Treating Knowledge, Culture and Science as Commons as Science and Culture Knowledge, Treating 5: Stream Stream 4: Commoneering Money, Markets and Value and Markets Money, Commoneering 4: Stream Stream 3: New Infrastructures for Commoning by Design by Commoning for Infrastructures New 3: Stream Stream 2: Doing Away with Labor: Working and Caring in a World of Commons of World a in Caring and Working Labor: with Away Doing 2: Stream Stream 1: Integrating Theory and Practice in the Management of Natural Commons Natural of Management the in Practice and Theory Integrating 1: Stream Additional spaces for autonomous self-organised sessions: lift area and stair case (see map in the conference booklet) conference the in map (see case stair and area lift sessions: self-organised autonomous for spaces Additional Ground Floor Ground Light Buffet Light 6:30 – 8:00 pm 8:00 – 6:30 Closing Session Session Closing Towards a Commons-Based Society Commons-Based a Towards Panel with Stream Coordinators Stream with Panel pm 6:30 – 5:30 Ground Floor Ground Break Break 5:00 – 5:30 pm 5:30 – 5:00 Host: Saki Bailey Saki Host: of Natural Commons Natural of Host: Ludwig Schuster Ludwig Host: Linksvayer Mark Host: Host: Miguel Said Vieira Said Miguel Host: Löschmann Heike Host: Science as Commons as Science Commons of Commons Practice in the Management Management the in Practice Design by Commoning Treating Knowledge, Culture and and Culture Knowledge, Treating World a in Caring and Working Money, Markets, Value and the the and Value Markets, Money, Integrating Theory and and Theory Integrating for Infrastructures New Stream Breakout Stream pm 5:00 – 2:30 Stream Breakout Stream Stream Breakout Stream Breakout Stream Labor: with Away Doing ‘Commonopolis’ Break Lunch pm 2:30 – 1:00 Ground Floor Ground and Moderator: tba Moderator: Andreas Weber Andreas Paradigm Shift’ Paradigm the Commons: Towards a Cultural Cultural a Towards Commons: the ‘Life, Meaning and Spirituality in in Spirituality and Meaning ‘Life, Discussion pm 1:00 – 12:00 Host: Mark Linksvayer Mark Host: Host: Ludwig Schuster Ludwig Host: Science as Commons as Science Commons Treating Knowledge, Culture and and Culture Knowledge, Treating self-organised session self-organised self-organised session self-organised self-organised session self-organised the and Value Markets, Money, Stream Breakout Stream autonomous for Option autonomous for Option am 12:00 – 9:45 autonomous for Option Breakout Stream Steering Committee Steering Commoning From Stocks to Flows to to Flows to Stocks From Recap am 9:45 – 9:30 Entrance Area Entrance Registration 9:00 – 9:30 am 9:30 – 9:00 Small Conference Room 1 Room Conference Small Bank GLS 1&2 Auditorium Small 2 Auditorium Large 1 Auditorium Large Friday, 24th May 2013 May 24th Friday, Programme Overview Programme Programme Overview Thursday 23rd May 2013 Large Auditorium 1 Large Auditorium 2 Small Auditorium 1&2 GLS Bank Small Conference Room 1 9:00 – 9:45 am Registration Entrance Area 9:45 – 12:00 am Framing Streams #1 Integrating Theory and Practice in the Management of Natural Commons Joshua Farley #2 Doing Away with Labor: Working and Caring in a World of Commons Daniela Gottschlich #3: New Infrastructures for Commoning by Design Miguel Said Vieira Preparing the Breakout Sessions Moderator: tba 12:00 – 2.30 pm Lunch Ground Floor and ‘Commonopolis’ 2:30 – 5:00 pm Option for autonomous Stream Breakout Stream Breakout Stream Breakout 2:30 – 3:30 pm self-organised session Integrating Theory and Practice Doing Away with Labor: Working New Infrastructures for Doing Away with Labor: in the Management of Natural and Caring in a World of Com- Commoning by Design Working and Caring in a Commons mons Host: Miguel Said Vieira World of Commons Host: Saki Bailey Host: Heike Löschmann 3:30 – 5:00 pm Option for autonomous self-organised session 5:00 – 5:30 pm Break Ground Floor 5:30 – 7:00 pm Framing Streams #4: Commoneering Money, Markets and Value Jem Bendell #5: Treating Knowledge, Culture and Science as Commons Carolina Botero Preparing the Breakout Sessions for the next morning Moderator: tba 7:00 – 8:30 pm Light Buffet Ground Floor 8:30 – 9:00 pm Rhythm is a Commons! Staircase area Additional spaces for autonomous self-organised sessions: lift area and stair case (see map in the conference booklet) Stream 1: Integrating Theory and Practice in the Management of Natural Commons Stream 2: Doing Away with Labor: Working and Caring in a World of Commons Stream 3: New Infrastructures for Commoning by Design Stream 4: Commoneering Money, Markets and Value Stream 5: Treating Knowledge, Culture and Science as Commons Stream 5: Treating Knowledge, Culture and Science as Commons as Science and Culture Knowledge, Treating 5: Stream Stream 4: Commoneering Money, Markets and Value and Markets Money, Commoneering 4: Stream Stream 3: New Infrastructures for Commoning by Design by Commoning for Infrastructures New 3: Stream Stream 2: Doing Away with Labor: Working and Caring in a World of Commons of World a in Caring and Working Labor: with Away Doing 2: Stream Stream 1: Integrating Theory and Practice in the Management of Natural Commons Natural of Management the in Practice and Theory Integrating 1: Stream Additional spaces for autonomous self-organised sessions: lift area and stair case (see map in the conference booklet) conference the in map (see case stair and area lift sessions: self-organised autonomous for spaces Additional Ground Floor Ground Light Buffet Light 6:30 – 8:00 pm 8:00 – 6:30 Closing Session Session Closing Towards a Commons-Based Society Commons-Based a Towards Panel with Stream Coordinators Stream with Panel pm 6:30 – 5:30 Ground Floor Ground Break Break 5:00 – 5:30 pm 5:30 – 5:00 Host: Saki Bailey Saki Host: of Natural Commons Natural of Host: Ludwig Schuster Ludwig Host: Linksvayer Mark Host: Host: Miguel Said Vieira Said Miguel Host: Löschmann Heike Host: Science as Commons as Science Commons of Commons Practice in the Management Management the in Practice Design by Commoning Treating Knowledge, Culture and and Culture Knowledge, Treating World a in Caring and Working Money, Markets, Value and the the and Value Markets, Money, Integrating Theory and and Theory Integrating for Infrastructures New Stream Breakout Stream pm 5:00 – 2:30 Stream Breakout Stream Stream Breakout Stream Breakout Stream Labor: with Away Doing ‘Commonopolis’ Break Lunch pm 2:30 – 1:00 Ground Floor Ground and Moderator: tba Moderator: Andreas Weber Andreas Paradigm Shift’ Paradigm the Commons: Towards a Cultural Cultural a Towards Commons: the ‘Life, Meaning and Spirituality in in Spirituality and Meaning ‘Life, Discussion pm 1:00 – 12:00 Host: Mark Linksvayer Mark Host: Host: Ludwig Schuster Ludwig Host: Science as Commons as Science Commons Treating Knowledge, Culture and and Culture Knowledge, Treating self-organised session self-organised self-organised session self-organised self-organised session self-organised the and Value Markets, Money, Stream Breakout Stream autonomous for Option autonomous for Option am 12:00 – 9:45 autonomous for Option Breakout Stream Steering Committee Steering Commoning From Stocks to Flows to to Flows to Stocks From Recap am 9:45 – 9:30 Entrance Area Entrance Registration 9:00 – 9:30 am 9:30 – 9:00 Small Conference Room 1 Room Conference Small Bank GLS 1&2 Auditorium Small 2 Auditorium Large 1 Auditorium Large Friday, 24th May 2013 May 24th Friday, Programme Overview Programme Programme Overview Thursday 23rd May 2013 Large Auditorium 1 Large Auditorium 2 Small Auditorium 1&2 GLS Bank Small Conference Room 1 9:00 – 9:45 am Registration Entrance Area 9:45 – 12:00 am Framing Streams #1 Integrating Theory and Practice in the Management of Natural Commons Joshua Farley #2 Doing Away with Labor: Working and Caring in a World of Commons Daniela Gottschlich #3: New Infrastructures for Commoning by Design Miguel Said Vieira Preparing the Breakout Sessions Moderator: tba 12:00 – 2.30 pm Lunch Ground Floor and ‘Commonopolis’ 2:30 – 5:00 pm Option for autonomous Stream Breakout Stream Breakout Stream Breakout 2:30 – 3:30 pm self-organised session Integrating Theory and Practice Doing Away with Labor: Working New Infrastructures for Doing Away with Labor: in the Management of Natural and Caring in a World of Com- Commoning by Design Working and Caring in a Commons mons Host: Miguel Said Vieira World of Commons Host: Saki Bailey Host: Heike Löschmann 3:30 – 5:00 pm Option for autonomous self-organised session 5:00 – 5:30 pm Break Ground Floor 5:30 – 7:00 pm Framing Streams #4: Commoneering
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