Just a brief update from the box-office. Two weeks before the conference takes off, more than 80 percent of seats are taken. That means that (as of 4/2/2012) there’s only 40 tickets or so left (and counting down), so make sure to reserve your seat
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Workshop section website updated
The workshop section of the event website has been updated with separate pages, including the four cases, the programme, an overview of selected participants, external experts available during the workshop, and practical information. Visit the workshop section of this website >>
Selection of ‘Showcases’ now available
At our conference we will feature a number of ‘Showcases’ in the design of our ‘social cities of tomorrow.’ All of them make use of urban media in an innovative way and their initiators will share their ambitions as well as their ‘lessons learned.’ We
Ticket update (12/02/10): 22 tickets left!
If you are planning to attend our Social Cities of Tomorrow conference, please order your tickets at your earliest convenience. With exactly one week to go, we only have 22 tickets left.
Workshop application now closed
We’ve received over 40 applications for the Social Cities of Tomorrow workshop that will take place in the days before the conference. Participants will receive news about their selection in the week of January 9th. During the workshop they will work on four real world urban issues.
Over 80 entries received; Jury to select presenters
Our call to propose a project for presentation at our conference, resulted in over 80 entries. We are very glad with this interest in Social Cities of Tomorrow. It also means that we now have the difficult task to select 10 projects from the wide
Third keynote speaker: Dan Hill
We are very happy to announce Dan Hill as our third keynote speaker. Dan Hill is a designer and urbanist. Currently Dan is a Strategic Design Lead at Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, working as part of the Strategic Design Unit. He and his colleagues are exploring
Workshop call: ‘Designing Social Cities of Tomorrow’ 14 − 16 Feb 2012
Image: The Mobile City / NAi / IABR ‘Connectivity’ workshop during the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam in 2009. We just updated the Workshop page on our website with the full announcement and call for participation. The basic idea is that teams of about 6 participants will
Social Cities: how to engage citizens with digital media
(This article was published a few days ago on Engaging Cities) Social Cities: how to engage citizens with digital media Michiel de Lange – The Mobile City The increasing growth and complexity of cities raises the question how we can use digital media technologies and
Background reading: ‘applying a web 2.0 approach to urban issues’
Michiel de Lange and Cathy Brickwood are discussing the conference themes in a highly recommended interview at the website of Virtueel Platform. (Unfortunately, it’s only available in Dutch). You can read the interview on the Virtueel Platform website.