Barcamp Transparency UK

I would very much like to attend this event, but I am afraid I am otherwise engaged that weekend.

Is there any way I can present a paper in my absence? In particular, I would like to propose Open-Book Accounting. Since practically all ledgers are now kept electronically, and since there is no reason any electronic resource cannot be made world-readable, the ledgers of every Government department, every public official and ideally every corporation (or at least, every public company) should be world-readable in real time.

Secondly, I would like to propose Contract Transparency: that is, a contract made by any company or government department is enforceable only to the extent that it is published.

I really want to sign up for this but am such a luddite I don't know if I have succeeded. Does saying "I'm going" on Upcoming mean that I am registered...maybe this is a sign that I am too stupid to attend!

@ejoftheweb We are holding a virtual event a couple of days before for those who can't physically attend our main event, so feel free to drop in to that (details http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2988465/).

I do like the idea of contract transparency, and yes I would be keen to hear this discussed!

@cat.taylor We offer tickets now for the event (see link), but this is basically so we can get an idea of numbers and do things like assign wifi keys or contact you with important information.

However, we won't be turning people away if you were to turn up on the day :)