OuiShare Fest Awards - Call for projects - EN

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p. 1 An award to honor outstanding projects and startups from the collaborative economy The OuiShare Fest Awards are a series of prizes that will be given to projects and startups from the collaborative economy during OuiShare Fest in Paris by OuiShare and its OuiShare Fest partners. These awards aim to create awareness for the values of the OuiShare community (Openness, Transparency, Action, Impact...) and its partners by honoring projects that put these into practice in an exemplary way. The award winners will be featured during the professional days of OuiShare Fest and will be awarded special prizes from the OuiShare Fest partners at the closing party on Friday, May 3. What projects or startups are eligible? A project or startup is eligible for a OuiShare Fest Award if it reflects the OuiShare values and matches at least two of the following criteria. It - promotes access over ownership of assets - connects people in a peer-to-peer fashion - creates commons (code, designs, content, physical resources, …) - promotes an emerging economy based on gift, barter or alternative currencies - emphasizes collaboration over competition - is based on peer production and horizontality - experiments with open, collaborative and sustainable business models - creates a local and/or global community - explores, connects or promotes any of the above topics Note: We welcome applications from all types of projects including startups and nonprofits Call for projects

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The OuiShare Fest Awards are a series of prizes that will be given to projects and startups from the collaborative economy during OuiShare Fest in Paris by OuiShare and its OuiShare Fest partners. These awards aim to create awareness for the values of the OuiShare community (Openness, Transparency, Action, Impact...) and its partners by honoring projects that put these into practice in an exemplary way.

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An award to honor outstanding projects and startups from the collaborative economy

The OuiShare Fest Awards are a series of prizes that will be given to projects and startups from the collaborative economy during OuiShare Fest in Paris by OuiShare and its OuiShare Fest partners. These awards aim to create awareness for the values of the OuiShare community (Openness, Transparency, Action, Impact...) and its partners by honoring projects that put these into practice in an exemplary way.

The award winners will be featured during the professional days of OuiShare Fest and will be awarded special prizes from the OuiShare Fest partners at the closing party on Friday, May 3.

What projects or startups are eligible?

A project or startup is eligible for a OuiShare Fest Award if it reflects the OuiShare values and matches at least two of the following criteria. It

- promotes access over ownership of assets

- connects people in a peer-to-peer fashion

- creates commons (code, designs, content, physical resources, …)

- promotes an emerging economy based on gift, barter or alternative currencies

- emphasizes collaboration over competition

- is based on peer production and horizontality

- experiments with open, collaborative and sustainable business models

- creates a local and/or global community

- explores, connects or promotes any of the above topics

Note: We welcome applications from all types of projects including startups and nonprofits

Call for projects

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How can I apply?

If this sounds like your or someone else’s project that you would like to nominate, then we look forward to your application! It’s easy - all you have to do is fill out this form before 12 pm on April 9th.

What are the next steps?

1. Pre-selection process

All applications will be evaluated by the OuiShare Fest team, its partners and experts on the basis of specific criterias (exact criteria and jury list will be public) between April 9. and 12.

2. Open Online Evaluation

Between April 12 and 30, people will be able to evaluate the selected projects on a webpage based on the values they represent. This evaluation counts towards half of the final ranking.

3. Offline Vote

On May 2. and 3., professionals attending OuiShare Fest will be able to vote for the selected projects based on the same values. Their vote accounts for the second half of the final ranking. The winners will be selected after this step.

4. Award Ceremony

The Award ceremony will take place at the main venue of OuiShare Fest, the Cabaret Sauvage, on Friday, May 3rd at 8.30 PM.

We look forward to your applications!

The OuiShare Fest TeamOuiShareFest.com

@OuiShareFest

contact: [email protected]