Knowledge Commons Gathering
SiG@Waterloo will be hosting a gathering for anyone interested in discussing the role of knowledge in society. This gathering will precede CU Expo 2011 in Waterloo where community-university partnerships will be explored as a vehicle for social change.
The Knowledge Commons refers to conceptual spaces where the boundaries between diverse locations of knowledge creation, forms of knowledge and uses of knowledge are diminished. This gathering will build upon past events and discussions including a national summit held in Montreal in June of last year.
This event will begin with a half hour, informal meet and greet, followed by a short presentation about the Knowledge Commons initiative, a reminder of what we mean by 'a knowledge commons' etc, and then a chance to move into open space and small groups for conversation and inspiration about new ways to think about 'knowledge' and to work together to integrate new knowledge into social action - a terrific warm-up to CU Expo!
SiG@Waterloo is coordinating the gathering and sharing of some updates on related action that were discussed last June at the Knowledge Commons Summit in Montreal - stay tuned for more information and links to these updates