OSCON 2011: Jono Bacon, "The Future Of Community"

In recent years collaborative communities have revolutionized how we consume and create information for each other. In this new keynote, Jono Bacon, author of The Art of Community, founder of the Community Leadership Summit and award-winning Community Manager for the global Ubuntu community, talks about the new opportunities and challenges we face in understanding the art and science of community leadership. His keynote will continue in his other OSCON session A New Era Of Community.

Jono Bacon

Canonical Ltd

Jono Bacon is the Ubuntu Community Manager at Canonical, leading a team to grow, inspire and enthuse the global Ubuntu community. He is the author of "The Art of Community," (O'Reilly), co-author of "Linux Desktop Hacks" (O'Reilly) and the "Official Ubuntu Book" (Prentice Hall).

He is the founder of the annual Community Leadership Summit, co-founder of the popular LugRadio and Shot Of Jaq podcasts, and a common speaker on community management, Linux, and best practices. He is also the founder of the Jokosher, Acire, Python Snippets, and Lernid projects.

In addition to this, Bacon is leading an effort to change the music industry, inspired by Open Source and Free Culture, through Severed Fifth, an innovative music project, band and philosophy.

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