WIKISYM 2012

WIKISYM 2012
8th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration
Event in series	Wikisym
Dates	2012/08/27 (iCal) - 2012/08/29
Homepage:	https://www.opensym.org/ws2012/WebHome.html
Location
Location:	Linz, Austria
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Committees
General chairs:	Cliff Lampe, Dan Cosley
Table of Contents

We are pleased to welcome you to the 8th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration. This symposium has been a gathering place for those interested in how we can use technologies like Wikis to support, develop, and change collaboration and collective action.

Wikisym is a leading conference in understanding how individuals, groups, organizations and society can use information and communication technology to enable novel and meaningful collaboration and collective action. Researchers and practitioners from all over the world have gathered together in these meetings to discuss and display their insights into this important area of inquiry. WikiSym 2012 is pleased to be collocated with Ars Electronica this year. Ars Electronica is an annual festival that has been occurring since 1979 and helps explore the intersection of art and technology

The International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration (WikiSym) is the premier conference on open collaboration and related technologies. In 2012, WikiSym celebrates its 8th year of scholarly, technical and community innovation in Linz, Austria. We are excited this year to be collocated with Ars Electronica, the premier digital art and science meeting that attracts over 35,000 attendees per year.

This conference belongs additionally to the series Ars Electronica