Amman CC Iftar

Being the first Arab country to start porting Creative Commons licenses, Jordan has entered the global debate about finding a balance between the right to intellectual property and the right to access to knowledge. This is happening thanks to the push given by a vibrant local community made up of tech start ups, Ngos and creative industries, in addition to a very pro-active blogosphere.

The Amman CC Iftar will be a gathering for people who are interested in sharing.
The idea of sharing perfectly matches with the spirit of Ramadan: people share their Iftar meals with families and friends, Muslims share their food with the poor and elder scholars share their religious teachings.

Since sharing matches both with the spirit of Ramadan and with the main idea promoted by Creative Commons we propose to have the Amman CC Iftar under the title of: “Fast-Sharing”.
“Fast” indicates here both the quick collaboration/communication/creativity which is peculiar to the digital age and the religious and ethical values behind the fasting practice during holy Ramadan.

HOW TO JOIN

Through the kind support of our sponsors, we will be able to cover the cost of some of the attendees for the event and have reserved 5 of those sponsored seats to give away through a competition.

To submit a message in less than 130 characters within the concept of sharing in the digital age that encourages the philosophy behind open content and open access. These messages will be retweeted by us @CCIftar . "sharing thoughts" ! The complementary seats will be awarded to those who send the most creative and innovative messages.
Follow the following link:
http://tinyurl.com/324m2f6

The deadline for submission of entries is the 3rd of September at 9pm Amman time. We`ll post the best messages on this website and notify the winners on the morning of the 4th of September. The judges' decision is final.

OR

You can join the Amman CC Iftar by reserving your seat at the price of 11 JD per person. To submit your reservation request and we'll get back to you with a confirmation. Please note that you would
Follow the following link:
http://tinyurl.com/35gw77g

ORGANIZATION
Eman Jaradat and Issa Mahasneh from Jordan Open Source Association
http://jordanopensource.org/

With kind support of
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