Every iSummit automatically takes on some of the flavour of the host country - iSummit '06 had the distinctly caipirinha-tinged taste of Brazil, and iSummit '07 was marked by the flavours of burek and beer, the tastes of Croatia. So, it's fitting that attendees at iSummit '08 will be treated to the taste of sushi, a typically Japanese delicacy, and very particular to host-city Sapporo.

But this is not any old sushi - this is free culture sushi; remixed, reworked and re-imagined by the Commons. Sushi culture has spread in popularity all over the world, and in the spirit of sharing and developing this culture, The City of Sapporo has launched the Sushi Project, which  enables them to showcase one of Sapporo's sources of pride--sushi--while allowing people from around the world to freely create new sushi without limits. In the spirit of open knowledge sharing, the city will also make the winning recipes and designs freely accessible to everyone by licencing them under a Creative Commons Licence.

Entries are being accepted in the Sushi Roll, Nigiri Sushi Category, Creative Sushi and Design categories, and the competition is open to any sushi fans and fundis all over the world.

For more information, please visit the Sushi Project website, where you can download an entry form, find out about the categories and the prizes, and check the deadline for entries.

Pic: by Ulterior Epicure on Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0