From iCommons wiki

1. Learn: The iCommons iSummit should be a place of dynamic learning for both new participants and seasoned commoners.
2. Connect: A diverse group of participants should be given meaningful opportunities to connect and network with one another and the iSummit should be an opportunity to promote conversation between Japan and the rest of the world.
3. Collaborate: The iSummit should provide opportunity for participants to get know each other's work and collaborate in meaningful ways that contribute to the growing global momentum that the commons is gathering.
4. Showcase: The summit should be a be a well packaged showcase of new developments in free culture and place them within the wider evolution of cultural practice.