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Four hundred techies are gathered in a pleasant exposed-brick building in Copenhagen. And although the group is as geeky as it gets, the topics so far are wider ranging than at a tyupical US tech conference. Here's what the conference's site says Reboot is about:

reboot is a community event focused on digital change and culture

Reboot is the European meetup for the practical visionaries who are building tomorrow one little step at a time, using new models for creation and organization ó in a world where the only entry barrier is passion. Reboot is two days in June filled with inspiration, perspective, good conversations and interesting people.

I missed Doc's talk on re-framing the Net. I heard Scoble's rap on why blogging is here to stay. Jimbo Wales talked about Wikipedia. These three are stars of the tech conference circuit. But I also participated in a session led by Johnnie Moore and James Cherkoff that used improv techniques to lead a discussion about open source marketing. When the discussion turned to llimitations on openness, someone asked: "Does anyone know of a company who is too open?" Good question. (Johnnie and James' del.icio.us tags are here.) I also heard an imaginative talk by Thomas Harttung on "gap dynamics" and farming — he runs his farm not via Darwinian competition but by increasing collaborative complexity.

The gap conversations have been just wonderful. And, by the way, although there are few women speakers, there are lots of women attendees, and their presence is definitely felt.