“Know thyself and our world in the digital era”<\/b><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\nHosted by Tsinghua University, together with the Centre of Research Interdisciplinary (CRI), the Institut Pasteur and Sage Bionetworks<\/a>, the 2016 Assembly was held in Shenzhen China, on March 26-28.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Assembly News” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n
View<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- Slides and videos<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0from the Shenzhen Assembly<\/li>\n
- Enjoy photos<\/a><\/strong> of the Shenzhen Assembly experience<\/li>\n
- 2016 Assembly Participants<\/a><\/strong> &\u00a0Agenda<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Background:<\/strong> The 2016 Shenzhen Assembly<\/a>: Open Innovation and the Environment\u00a0\u201cKnow thyself and our world in a digital era\u2019\u201d was the sixth in a series of open innovation events starting with the Sage\u00a0Commons Congress<\/a>\u00a0held in San Francisco in 2010 through 2013, followed by the Paris Assembly<\/a>\u00a0 \u201cConnecting Open Research, Open Education and Open Social Impact\u201d in 2015.<\/p>\n2016 Speakers included:<\/b>\u00a0Christiana Figueres<\/span><\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;\u00a0Francois Grey<\/b><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0Citizen Cyberlab, University of Geneva;\u00a0Fabricatorz<\/a><\/strong>;\u00a0Peter Kapitein<\/b>,\u00a0Inspire2Live<\/span><\/a>; \u00a0Parag Mankeekar<\/b><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0Curator \u2013 RealLives Simulation Game;\u00a0Tefo Mohapi,\u00a0<\/b>iAfrikan<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0ReportXenophobia<\/span><\/a>;\u00a0<\/b>Eric Pan<\/strong>, Seeed Studio;\u00a0Lea Shanley<\/b>,\u00a0<\/span>US federal government citizen science organizer<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and South Big Data Hub<\/a><\/span>;\u00a0Buster Simpson<\/b><\/span><\/a>, Public Art and Expression; Geoffrey Henry Siwo<\/strong>, iBM Research-Africa;\u00a0Pablo Suarez<\/b><\/span><\/a>, Red Cross\/Red Crescent Climate Centre: Elizabeth Tyson<\/strong>, Commons Lab, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars;\u00a0\u00a0Jun\u00a0Wang<\/b><\/span><\/a>, iCarbonX;\u00a0David Li<\/strong>, Director,\u00a0Shenzhen Open Innovation Lab<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Co-founder of\u00a0Maker Collider<\/a>\u00a0and Hacked Matter<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n2016 Recipients of the Hartwell Award for Open Innovation:\u00a0Christiana Figueres<\/strong>\u00a0for her tireless efforts in support of collaborative and global action on climate change as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; and\u00a0Massimo Banzi<\/strong>, co-founder of Arduino, for his work driving creativity and imagination through open-sourced technologies.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Hold The Date” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n
Hold the Date: April 20-22, Seattle WA<\/strong><\/h4>\n2017 Open Assembly: “Nurturing Communities of Novel Experts for Deeper Insights & Impact”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Featured Speakers” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n
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The theme of the 2016 Assembly\u00a0is on increasing knowledge through personal sensors, and how this form of open learning in a digital era can be applied to an area of shared concern – the environment.\u00a0 In short, we will focus on the ubiquity of and the knowledge\u00a0<\/b>to be gained from personal sensors, and how this information\u00a0can be applied to address issues of real concern.\u00a0 Our attendees come from a variety of sectors – science, education, social impact, the arts, etc. – the commonality is the desire to impact change in their respective areas.<\/p>\n
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The theme of this year\u2019s Open Assembly will be around the opportunity to make a difference by gaining knowledge about ourselves and our societies through exploration and sharing of insights.<\/p>\n
The classic Greek Philosopher Socrates said \u201cKnow thyself\u201d; Lao Tzu went further to say \u201cKnowing others is intelligence, knowing thyself is true wisdom\u201d. In a digital era there is a new strength that can come from the wisdom of open learning, of open science where insights can accelerate innovation, and through increased self-awareness\u00a0to enable responsibility. This year\u2019s Open Assembly will focus these themes on one shared area of interest \u2013 the environment. We will consider how synergies between the areas of open knowledge, open education, and open arts will allow us to tackle the underlying issues to address a central issue of the 21st \u00a0century- the health of our common home, this planet earth. We are inviting world experts to come together with the next generation of creative young minds to explore our common future. \u00a0J<\/strong>oin us in Shenzhen in March and explore your role in shaping this future.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nDuring the Assembly, we will more fully explore the following:<\/p>\n
Know Thyself in a Digital World<\/strong>
\nSensors allow us to know ourselves and our world in a new way. We are no longer dependent on the traditional experts to tell us who we are (i.e. doctors say \u201cyou are a person with Parkinsons disease\u201d rather than viewing our data gathered by sensors into features). We can sense ourselves, and our world, directly.<\/p>\nWe will open the Assembly be looking at what does this mean in terms of power and social roles? Societies of experts will have to adapt. And new intermediaries will emerge \u2013 few of us will actually sense things directly, and we\u2019ll instead depend on the accuracy of the sensors as well as the interpretation of the algorithms.<\/p>\n
Why is it that an \u201copen\u201d knowing of oneself is better than a closed knowing? What\u2019s the structural advantage of the open approach? What are the negatives and risks? And how do we design \u2013 projects, institutions, ourselves \u2013 to increase the odds of realizing the advantages while mitigating the risks and negatives?<\/p>\n
We are inviting world experts to come together with the next generation of creative young minds to explore our common future. \u00a0J<\/strong>oin us in Shenzhen in March and explore your role in shaping this future.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nTo apply for the 2016 Shenzhen Assembly, email:\u00a0info@sagebase.org<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_accordion_item] [\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Host Organizations” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n
Host Organizations<\/h1>\n
The 2016 Assembly is hosted by four internationally recognized research organizations:<\/p>\n
Tsinghua University and Open FIESTA, The Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity, Institut Pasteur\u00a0and Sage Bionetworks<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Host](\"http:\/\/shenzhenasbly.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Host-Organizations-150x150.png\")
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Past Assemblies<\/h1>\n
The\u00a02016 Shenzhen Assembly is the sixth in a series<\/strong>\u00a0of Sage Bionetworks’ events on open innovation.<\/p>\nThe\u00a02015 Paris Assembly<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0based on the theme \u201cConnecting Open Research, Open Education and Open Social Impact\u201d, was held on April 16-18, at the Institut Pasteur. The 2013 Commons Congress<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in San Francisco…<\/p>\n![\"Paris3\"](\"http:\/\/shenzhenasbly.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Paris3-300x195.jpg\")
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The Open Assembly Experience<\/h3>\n
Attending an Open Assembly is a unique experience. \u00a0From the structured part of the conference, you can expect rapid-fire project descriptions ranging from open genomic data sharing to novel education methods to in-depth keynotes on how data drives tornado models and micro lending. But you can also expect to be turned out of the conference hall into the host city and asked to interact directly with other attendees, with local citizens, with nature, with data, with your own hopes and fears…<\/span><\/p>\nLearn More<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Background Info – Org Comittee” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n
Organizing Committee<\/h2>\n
Christian Brechot<\/strong>, Institute Pasteur<\/p>\nStephen Friend<\/strong>, Sage Bionetworks<\/p>\nGeoff Mulgan,<\/strong> National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts, London<\/span><\/p>\nFrancois Taddei<\/strong>, Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire<\/p>\nJun Wang<\/strong>, iCarbonX<\/p>\nJohn Wilbanks<\/strong>, Sage Bionetworks<\/p>\nLuping Xu<\/strong>, Tsinghua University<\/p>\nLin Zhang<\/strong>, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Hartwell Award Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n
2016 Hartwell Award for Open Innovation<\/h2>\n
The award namesake, Nobel laureate Leland Hartwell, was a founding director of Sage Bionetworks and the 2015 Open Assembly Co-Chair. \u00a0Invited keynote speakers include the 2016 recipients of the Hartwell Award for Open Innovation:\u00a0\u00a0Christiana Figueres<\/strong> and Massimo Banzi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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View<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- Slides and videos<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0from the Shenzhen Assembly<\/li>\n
- Enjoy photos<\/a><\/strong> of the Shenzhen Assembly experience<\/li>\n
- 2016 Assembly Participants<\/a><\/strong> &\u00a0Agenda<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Background:<\/strong> The 2016 Shenzhen Assembly<\/a>: Open Innovation and the Environment\u00a0\u201cKnow thyself and our world in a digital era\u2019\u201d was the sixth in a series of open innovation events starting with the Sage\u00a0Commons Congress<\/a>\u00a0held in San Francisco in 2010 through 2013, followed by the Paris Assembly<\/a>\u00a0 \u201cConnecting Open Research, Open Education and Open Social Impact\u201d in 2015.<\/p>\n2016 Speakers included:<\/b>\u00a0Christiana Figueres<\/span><\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;\u00a0Francois Grey<\/b><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0Citizen Cyberlab, University of Geneva;\u00a0Fabricatorz<\/a><\/strong>;\u00a0Peter Kapitein<\/b>,\u00a0Inspire2Live<\/span><\/a>; \u00a0Parag Mankeekar<\/b><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0Curator \u2013 RealLives Simulation Game;\u00a0Tefo Mohapi,\u00a0<\/b>iAfrikan<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0ReportXenophobia<\/span><\/a>;\u00a0<\/b>Eric Pan<\/strong>, Seeed Studio;\u00a0Lea Shanley<\/b>,\u00a0<\/span>US federal government citizen science organizer<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and South Big Data Hub<\/a><\/span>;\u00a0Buster Simpson<\/b><\/span><\/a>, Public Art and Expression; Geoffrey Henry Siwo<\/strong>, iBM Research-Africa;\u00a0Pablo Suarez<\/b><\/span><\/a>, Red Cross\/Red Crescent Climate Centre: Elizabeth Tyson<\/strong>, Commons Lab, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars;\u00a0\u00a0Jun\u00a0Wang<\/b><\/span><\/a>, iCarbonX;\u00a0David Li<\/strong>, Director,\u00a0Shenzhen Open Innovation Lab<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Co-founder of\u00a0Maker Collider<\/a>\u00a0and Hacked Matter<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n2016 Recipients of the Hartwell Award for Open Innovation:\u00a0Christiana Figueres<\/strong>\u00a0for her tireless efforts in support of collaborative and global action on climate change as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; and\u00a0Massimo Banzi<\/strong>, co-founder of Arduino, for his work driving creativity and imagination through open-sourced technologies.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Hold The Date” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n
Hold the Date: April 20-22, Seattle WA<\/strong><\/h4>\n2017 Open Assembly: “Nurturing Communities of Novel Experts for Deeper Insights & Impact”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Featured Speakers” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n
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The theme of the 2016 Assembly\u00a0is on increasing knowledge through personal sensors, and how this form of open learning in a digital era can be applied to an area of shared concern – the environment.\u00a0 In short, we will focus on the ubiquity of and the knowledge\u00a0<\/b>to be gained from personal sensors, and how this information\u00a0can be applied to address issues of real concern.\u00a0 Our attendees come from a variety of sectors – science, education, social impact, the arts, etc. – the commonality is the desire to impact change in their respective areas.<\/p>\n
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The theme of this year\u2019s Open Assembly will be around the opportunity to make a difference by gaining knowledge about ourselves and our societies through exploration and sharing of insights.<\/p>\n
The classic Greek Philosopher Socrates said \u201cKnow thyself\u201d; Lao Tzu went further to say \u201cKnowing others is intelligence, knowing thyself is true wisdom\u201d. In a digital era there is a new strength that can come from the wisdom of open learning, of open science where insights can accelerate innovation, and through increased self-awareness\u00a0to enable responsibility. This year\u2019s Open Assembly will focus these themes on one shared area of interest \u2013 the environment. We will consider how synergies between the areas of open knowledge, open education, and open arts will allow us to tackle the underlying issues to address a central issue of the 21st \u00a0century- the health of our common home, this planet earth. We are inviting world experts to come together with the next generation of creative young minds to explore our common future. \u00a0J<\/strong>oin us in Shenzhen in March and explore your role in shaping this future.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nDuring the Assembly, we will more fully explore the following:<\/p>\n
Know Thyself in a Digital World<\/strong>
\nSensors allow us to know ourselves and our world in a new way. We are no longer dependent on the traditional experts to tell us who we are (i.e. doctors say \u201cyou are a person with Parkinsons disease\u201d rather than viewing our data gathered by sensors into features). We can sense ourselves, and our world, directly.<\/p>\nWe will open the Assembly be looking at what does this mean in terms of power and social roles? Societies of experts will have to adapt. And new intermediaries will emerge \u2013 few of us will actually sense things directly, and we\u2019ll instead depend on the accuracy of the sensors as well as the interpretation of the algorithms.<\/p>\n
Why is it that an \u201copen\u201d knowing of oneself is better than a closed knowing? What\u2019s the structural advantage of the open approach? What are the negatives and risks? And how do we design \u2013 projects, institutions, ourselves \u2013 to increase the odds of realizing the advantages while mitigating the risks and negatives?<\/p>\n
We are inviting world experts to come together with the next generation of creative young minds to explore our common future. \u00a0J<\/strong>oin us in Shenzhen in March and explore your role in shaping this future.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nTo apply for the 2016 Shenzhen Assembly, email:\u00a0info@sagebase.org<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_accordion_item] [\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Host Organizations” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n
Host Organizations<\/h1>\n
The 2016 Assembly is hosted by four internationally recognized research organizations:<\/p>\n
Tsinghua University and Open FIESTA, The Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity, Institut Pasteur\u00a0and Sage Bionetworks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nLearn More<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Assembly History” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n
Past Assemblies<\/h1>\n
The\u00a02016 Shenzhen Assembly is the sixth in a series<\/strong>\u00a0of Sage Bionetworks’ events on open innovation.<\/p>\nThe\u00a02015 Paris Assembly<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0based on the theme \u201cConnecting Open Research, Open Education and Open Social Impact\u201d, was held on April 16-18, at the Institut Pasteur. The 2013 Commons Congress<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in San Francisco…<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nLearn More<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Assembly Experience” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n
The Open Assembly Experience<\/h3>\n
Attending an Open Assembly is a unique experience. \u00a0From the structured part of the conference, you can expect rapid-fire project descriptions ranging from open genomic data sharing to novel education methods to in-depth keynotes on how data drives tornado models and micro lending. But you can also expect to be turned out of the conference hall into the host city and asked to interact directly with other attendees, with local citizens, with nature, with data, with your own hopes and fears…<\/span><\/p>\nLearn More<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Background Info – Org Comittee” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n
Organizing Committee<\/h2>\n
Christian Brechot<\/strong>, Institute Pasteur<\/p>\nStephen Friend<\/strong>, Sage Bionetworks<\/p>\nGeoff Mulgan,<\/strong> National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts, London<\/span><\/p>\nFrancois Taddei<\/strong>, Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire<\/p>\nJun Wang<\/strong>, iCarbonX<\/p>\nJohn Wilbanks<\/strong>, Sage Bionetworks<\/p>\nLuping Xu<\/strong>, Tsinghua University<\/p>\nLin Zhang<\/strong>, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Hartwell Award Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n
2016 Hartwell Award for Open Innovation<\/h2>\n
The award namesake, Nobel laureate Leland Hartwell, was a founding director of Sage Bionetworks and the 2015 Open Assembly Co-Chair. \u00a0Invited keynote speakers include the 2016 recipients of the Hartwell Award for Open Innovation:\u00a0\u00a0Christiana Figueres<\/strong> and Massimo Banzi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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Background:<\/strong> The 2016 Shenzhen Assembly<\/a>: Open Innovation and the Environment\u00a0\u201cKnow thyself and our world in a digital era\u2019\u201d was the sixth in a series of open innovation events starting with the Sage\u00a0Commons Congress<\/a>\u00a0held in San Francisco in 2010 through 2013, followed by the Paris Assembly<\/a>\u00a0 \u201cConnecting Open Research, Open Education and Open Social Impact\u201d in 2015.<\/p>\n 2016 Speakers included:<\/b>\u00a0Christiana Figueres<\/span><\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;\u00a0Francois Grey<\/b><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0Citizen Cyberlab, University of Geneva;\u00a0Fabricatorz<\/a><\/strong>;\u00a0Peter Kapitein<\/b>,\u00a0Inspire2Live<\/span><\/a>; \u00a0Parag Mankeekar<\/b><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0Curator \u2013 RealLives Simulation Game;\u00a0Tefo Mohapi,\u00a0<\/b>iAfrikan<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0ReportXenophobia<\/span><\/a>;\u00a0<\/b>Eric Pan<\/strong>, Seeed Studio;\u00a0Lea Shanley<\/b>,\u00a0<\/span>US federal government citizen science organizer<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and South Big Data Hub<\/a><\/span>;\u00a0Buster Simpson<\/b><\/span><\/a>, Public Art and Expression; Geoffrey Henry Siwo<\/strong>, iBM Research-Africa;\u00a0Pablo Suarez<\/b><\/span><\/a>, Red Cross\/Red Crescent Climate Centre: Elizabeth Tyson<\/strong>, Commons Lab, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars;\u00a0\u00a0Jun\u00a0Wang<\/b><\/span><\/a>, iCarbonX;\u00a0David Li<\/strong>, Director,\u00a0Shenzhen Open Innovation Lab<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Co-founder of\u00a0Maker Collider<\/a>\u00a0and Hacked Matter<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n 2016 Recipients of the Hartwell Award for Open Innovation:\u00a0Christiana Figueres<\/strong>\u00a0for her tireless efforts in support of collaborative and global action on climate change as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; and\u00a0Massimo Banzi<\/strong>, co-founder of Arduino, for his work driving creativity and imagination through open-sourced technologies.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Hold The Date” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n 2017 Open Assembly: “Nurturing Communities of Novel Experts for Deeper Insights & Impact”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Featured Speakers” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Christiana Figueres<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Buster Simpson<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Themes Header” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” text_font=”|on|||” text_font_size=”24″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion admin_label=”Themes – Accordian” toggle_font_size=”16″ toggle_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” body_text_color=”#000000″] [et_pb_accordion_item title=”Know thyself and our world in the digital era” closed_toggle_text_color=”#000000″ closed_toggle_background_color=”#1e73be” open_toggle_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n The theme of the 2016 Assembly\u00a0is on increasing knowledge through personal sensors, and how this form of open learning in a digital era can be applied to an area of shared concern – the environment.\u00a0 In short, we will focus on the ubiquity of and the knowledge\u00a0<\/b>to be gained from personal sensors, and how this information\u00a0can be applied to address issues of real concern.\u00a0 Our attendees come from a variety of sectors – science, education, social impact, the arts, etc. – the commonality is the desire to impact change in their respective areas.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”More on Themes” closed_toggle_background_color=”#1e73be” open_toggle_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n The theme of this year\u2019s Open Assembly will be around the opportunity to make a difference by gaining knowledge about ourselves and our societies through exploration and sharing of insights.<\/p>\n The classic Greek Philosopher Socrates said \u201cKnow thyself\u201d; Lao Tzu went further to say \u201cKnowing others is intelligence, knowing thyself is true wisdom\u201d. In a digital era there is a new strength that can come from the wisdom of open learning, of open science where insights can accelerate innovation, and through increased self-awareness\u00a0to enable responsibility. This year\u2019s Open Assembly will focus these themes on one shared area of interest \u2013 the environment. We will consider how synergies between the areas of open knowledge, open education, and open arts will allow us to tackle the underlying issues to address a central issue of the 21st \u00a0century- the health of our common home, this planet earth. We are inviting world experts to come together with the next generation of creative young minds to explore our common future. \u00a0J<\/strong>oin us in Shenzhen in March and explore your role in shaping this future.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n During the Assembly, we will more fully explore the following:<\/p>\n Know Thyself in a Digital World<\/strong> We will open the Assembly be looking at what does this mean in terms of power and social roles? Societies of experts will have to adapt. And new intermediaries will emerge \u2013 few of us will actually sense things directly, and we\u2019ll instead depend on the accuracy of the sensors as well as the interpretation of the algorithms.<\/p>\n Why is it that an \u201copen\u201d knowing of oneself is better than a closed knowing? What\u2019s the structural advantage of the open approach? What are the negatives and risks? And how do we design \u2013 projects, institutions, ourselves \u2013 to increase the odds of realizing the advantages while mitigating the risks and negatives?<\/p>\n We are inviting world experts to come together with the next generation of creative young minds to explore our common future. \u00a0J<\/strong>oin us in Shenzhen in March and explore your role in shaping this future.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n To apply for the 2016 Shenzhen Assembly, email:\u00a0info@sagebase.org<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item] [\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Host Organizations” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n The 2016 Assembly is hosted by four internationally recognized research organizations:<\/p>\n Tsinghua University and Open FIESTA, The Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity, Institut Pasteur\u00a0and Sage Bionetworks<\/a>.<\/p>\n Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Assembly History” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n The\u00a02016 Shenzhen Assembly is the sixth in a series<\/strong>\u00a0of Sage Bionetworks’ events on open innovation.<\/p>\n The\u00a02015 Paris Assembly<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0based on the theme \u201cConnecting Open Research, Open Education and Open Social Impact\u201d, was held on April 16-18, at the Institut Pasteur. The 2013 Commons Congress<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in San Francisco…<\/p>\n Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Assembly Experience” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n Attending an Open Assembly is a unique experience. \u00a0From the structured part of the conference, you can expect rapid-fire project descriptions ranging from open genomic data sharing to novel education methods to in-depth keynotes on how data drives tornado models and micro lending. But you can also expect to be turned out of the conference hall into the host city and asked to interact directly with other attendees, with local citizens, with nature, with data, with your own hopes and fears…<\/span><\/p>\n Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Background Info – Org Comittee” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n Christian Brechot<\/strong>, Institute Pasteur<\/p>\n Stephen Friend<\/strong>, Sage Bionetworks<\/p>\n Geoff Mulgan,<\/strong> National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts, London<\/span><\/p>\n Francois Taddei<\/strong>, Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire<\/p>\n Jun Wang<\/strong>, iCarbonX<\/p>\n John Wilbanks<\/strong>, Sage Bionetworks<\/p>\n Luping Xu<\/strong>, Tsinghua University<\/p>\n Lin Zhang<\/strong>, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Hartwell Award Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#000000″]<\/p>\n The award namesake, Nobel laureate Leland Hartwell, was a founding director of Sage Bionetworks and the 2015 Open Assembly Co-Chair. \u00a0Invited keynote speakers include the 2016 recipients of the Hartwell Award for Open Innovation:\u00a0\u00a0Christiana Figueres<\/strong> and Massimo Banzi<\/strong>.<\/p>\nHold the Date: April 20-22, Seattle WA<\/strong><\/h4>\n
2016 Featured Speakers<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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\nSensors allow us to know ourselves and our world in a new way. We are no longer dependent on the traditional experts to tell us who we are (i.e. doctors say \u201cyou are a person with Parkinsons disease\u201d rather than viewing our data gathered by sensors into features). We can sense ourselves, and our world, directly.<\/p>\nHost Organizations<\/h1>\n
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Organizing Committee<\/h2>\n
2016 Hartwell Award for Open Innovation<\/h2>\n