2nd Thematic Conference on Knowledge Commons - Call for papers

1. The International Association for the Study of the Commons 2nd Thematic Conference on Knowledge Commons: Governing Pooled Knowledge Resources with special attention to the ﬁelds of medicine and the environment SEPTEMBER 5-7, 2014 New York University School of Law New York, New York USA ! CALL FOR PAPERS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 28, 2014 ! IASCKC.NYUENGELBERG.ORG WITH SUPPORT FROM

2. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS YOCHAI BENKLER Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman Professor for Entrepreneurial Legal Studies Harvard Law School ERIC VON HIPPEL T. Wilson (1953) Professor in Management MIT Sloan School of Management MICHAEL MCGINNIS Professor, Department of Political Science Senior Research Fellow, Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis Indiana University, Bloomington 1

3. CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION How are knowledge, information, and other shared intellectual resources governed? Building upon the successful 2012 global thematic IASC conference on knowledge commons, this 2nd conference aims to take stock of the latest developments in the interdisciplinary study of knowledge commons. The conference will seek to better understand how knowledge commons work, where they come from, what contributes to their durability and effectiveness, and what undermines them. This year’s program will highlight knowledge commons in the fields of medicine and the environment by devoting special paper tracks and policy sessions to those topics. The Conference organizers invite paper submissions in the following areas: HIGHLIGHT TRACKS T1: Medical science and innovation commons T2: Knowledge commons in environmental research, innovation and management ! GENERAL TRACKS T3: Scientific and technical digital data and information commons T4: Knowledge commons in the cultural sector T5: Knowledge commons approaches to scientific research T6: Traditional and local communities’ knowledge T7: Innovation Commons ! METHODOLOGICAL TRACK T8: Innovative analytical and empirical approaches 2

4. ILLUSTRATIVE SUB-TOPICS HIGHLIGHT TRACKS ! Track 1: Medical science and innovation commons ! ! • Access to clinical trial data for follow-on research • Nested and networked medical research consortia (e.g., the Rare Disease Clinical Research Network and associated rare disease research consortia) • “Open” approaches to drug development • Platforms for sharing of medical knowledge and innovation between patients • Sharing norms and institutions among physicians • Commons-based approaches to global health issues Track 2: Environmental science and innovation commons ! • Digital portals for citizen based biodiversity monitoring and taxonomy (e.g. citizen taxonomy, monitoring of bird populations) • Citizen engagement and crowdsourcing in environmental management (e.g. of invasive species) • Commons approaches to environmental research and innovation (e.g. climate change research, development of environmentally friendly technologies) • Managing big environmental data as a commons • Open hardware and mobile technology-based systems for data collection by stakeholders 3

5. ILLUSTRATIVE SUB-TOPICS GENERAL CONFERENCE TRACKS ! Track 3: Scientific and technical digital data and information commons ! ! • Governance of large-scale public databases (e.g. in the field of genomics) • Institutional repositories of publications and scientific information: collaborative design, financing, management, and long-term preservation • Open access of journal publications, including mechanisms for access to research data and the governance of relevant privacy issues • Open data repositories and management in government settings Track 4: Knowledge commons in the cultural sector ! • Public repositories of audio-visual recordings of art, dance, performances (e.g. audio-visual archives of publicly funded initiatives and performances) • Commons-based production, curation and sharing of artistic and other creative works (e.g. archives, digital libraries, and peer production and UGC platforms) • Heritage collection of works in the cultural sector after copyright exhaustion • Peer to peer file sharing 4

6. ILLUSTRATIVE SUB-TOPICS GENERAL CONFERENCE TRACKS (CONT’D) ! Track 5: Knowledge commons approaches to scientiﬁc research ! ! • Crowdsourcing, citizen science and citizen engagement • Ex-situ collections (e.g. CGIAR, microbial collections, Smithsonian, human cell tissues) • Research consortia, public-private partnerships and other collaborative research initiatives • Social norms of scientiﬁc and medical communities • Synthetic biology commons (e.g. BioBricks, MIT group) • Traditional seed exchange networks • History of open science Track 6: Traditional and local communities’ knowledge ! • Commons governance of traditional artistic, musical, spiritual, and other cultural resources • Protecting and sustaining access to traditional medicinal and agricultural knowledge and practices • Promoting living and preserving old dialects (e.g. open source repository of texts in Gaelic dialect) • Technology and knowledge commons that are complementary to commons governance of natural resources 5

7. ILLUSTRATIVE SUB-TOPICS GENERAL CONFERENCE TRACKS (CONT’D) ! Track 7: Innovation Commons ! • Commons-based strategies for technology transfer, distribution and sharing across institutions • History of collective knowledge pooling initiatives (e.g. ancient guilds, airplane inventors) • Dissemination of technological innovations • Open source software, hardware • “Makerspaces” • Online systems supporting collective action/collaboration • Patent pools, standard-setting organizations, and other commons-based approaches to production of consumer goods and services • User innovator communities ! METHODOLOGICAL TRACK ! Track 8: Innovative analytical and empirical methodological approaches ! • Frameworks or approaches to large-scale cross-case comparisons or longitudinal analyses • Institutional economics and game theoretical models • Adaptation of the Institutional Analysis and Development framework for the analysis of knowledge commons • Metrics for success in knowledge commons and approaches to measuring outcomes for cross-case comparisons • Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research methodologies • Institutional diagnostic approaches 6

8. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The international call for papers on the conference website will be open beginning January 8, 2014. Abstracts may be submitted at iasckc.nyuengelberg.org. Deadline for submission of an abstract is February 28, 2014. All abstracts should be uploaded through the online abstract submission form available on the conference website and include the following components: ! ! 1. Selection of 1 to 3 thematic tracks in order of priority (cf. information on tracks below) 2. Abstract of 500 words maximum, which should be organized around the following 4 subheadings : a. Summary of the research b. Design/methodology/approach c. Findings d. Originality/value for knowledge commons research 3. Personal Bio of 250 words maximum. The Bio should include up to 3 most relevant publications; affiliation and position; main field of expertise. All submissions will be reviewed by the international scientific program committee. Acceptance decisions will be based on scientific quality, relevance to the conference themes and originality. ! Those with accepted abstracts must confirm attendance by registering and paying the conference fee of $270 through the conference website. The deadline for registration by presenters is May 31, 2014. The registration deadline for other attendees is June 30, 2014. Presenters are strongly encouraged to submit full paper drafts for posting on the conference website. The deadline for draft paper submission is August 1, 2014. ! Papers from the 1st IASC Knowledge Commons conference were eligible to be considered for publication in a special issue of the International Journal of the Commons. The organizers will explore similar options for papers presented at this conference. ! ! KEY DATES January 8, 2014: opening of the conference website and abstract submission February 28, 2014: deadline for abstract submission April 30, 2014: information on abstract acceptance May 31, 2014: registration deadline for presenters June 30, 2014: registration deadline for general attendees August 1, 2014: deadline for full draft submission 7

9. INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR KATHERINE J. STRANDBURG Alfred B. Engelberg Professor of Law New York University School of Law (USA) CO-CHAIR CHARLES M. SCHWEIK Department of Environmental Conservation Center for Public Policy and Administration University of Massachusetts Amherst (USA) ! INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE as of December 1, 2013 ! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Prof. Jorge Contreras, Washington College of Law, American University (USA) Prof. Paul David, Department of Economics, Stanford University (USA) Prof. Tine De Moor, Utrecht University (Netherlands) Prof. Tom Dedeurwaerdere, Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium) Prof. Matthijs den Besten, Montpellier Business School (France) Prof. Severine Dussolier, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix (Belgium) Prof. Clemente Forero-Pineda, University of the Andes (Colombia) Prof. Brett M. Frischmann, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (USA) Charlotte Hess, Associate Dean Emerita, Syracuse University Library (USA) Prof. Benjamin Mako Hill, Department of Communications, University of Washington (USA) Prof. David Lametti, Faculty of Law, McGill University (Canada) Prof. Michael J. Madison, University of Pittsburgh School of Law (USA) Prof. Arul Scaria, Delhi National Law University (India) (from February 2014) Prof. Victoria Stodden, Department of Statistics, Columbia University (USA) Paul Uhlir, Director, Oﬃce of International Scientiﬁc Information Programs, The National Academies (USA) • Prof. Alvaro Zerda, Columbia National University (Columbia) 8

10. ABOUT The International Association for the Study of the Commons The International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) is a nonprofit Association devoted to understanding and improving institutions for the management of resources that are (or could be) held or used collectively by communities in developing or developed countries. IASC's goals are to encourage exchange of knowledge among diverse disciplines, areas, and resource types; to foster mutual exchange of scholarship and practical experience; and to promote appropriate institutional design. The Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy at NYU School of Law sponsors interdisciplinary work in the area of innovation law and policy. It draws together legal scholars and practitioners, economists, historians, culturalists, social scientists, and representatives of the innovation industries to examine questions on allocating global resources to creative activities; to study the legal regimes and cultural forces that influence innovation; to explore methods for optimizing the exploitation of intellectual products; and to search for new ways to facilitate the transfer of technology from creator to end-user, across fields, and among nations. 9