<div dir="ltr">*Sent on behalf of GO GLAM Miniconf Orgs*<div><br></div><div><div>The Generous & Open Galleries, Libraries, Archives &
Museums (GO GLAM) Miniconf will explore what’s next for generous and
open culture and memory.<br><br>As COVID-19 swept across the planet,
advocates for open access to scholarly and cultural knowledge finally
had their moment in the sun, with GLAM workers scrambling to provide
greater access to digital and digitised collections. Open data about
COVID-19 is shared and tracked globally in real time. At the same time,
governments tighten control of official records and COVID-19 has seen
cultural institutions around the world close their doors - in some cases
permanently. And under the cover of all this chaos, companies and
governments are destroying some of the world’s most ancient and precious
cultural sites - at Jukaan Gorge, Djab Wurrung country, Wet’suwet’en
territories and elsewhere.<br><br>Previous miniconfs have explored what
we mean by "open culture", what we might mean by "generous archives",
and why sometimes an ethic of care for those represented in GLAM
collections means access should be closed rather than open without
restrictions.<br><br>What should GLAM workers be thinking about, doing,
and supporting now? What should FOSS technologists help to build and
maintain? How can open knowledge advocates add the most value in our
current moment? What critical perspectives on cultural memory and open
knowledge do we need to hear and act upon? How can we use open and free
technologies to support communities to maintain strong and living
cultures, and defend open and transparent government, science and
societies?<br><br>We invite you to share a project you’re working on, a
proposal for a new initiative, a call to action, a history lesson - or
any other presentation that can help to answer “So what’s next?” and
help us all to get there. We particularly invite critical perspectives
and first time speakers to propose a session, and are looking for
proposals of 15, 20 or 45 minutes (including Q&A).<br></div><div><br></div><div>Go to <a href="http://linux.conf.au">linux.conf.au</a> to submit your session!</div><div><br></div><div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span class="gmail-il">Hugh</span> Rundle<br>Bonnie Wildie</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>