The Cities Seminar 2010-2011 Theme: New Directions in Urbanism The Cities Seminar meets monthly during the academic year, and features a combination of guest speakers and focused group readings and discussions. The theme for the 2010-2011 seminar is “New Directions in Urbanism”. Our concern will be not only to identify and think through the implications…

5th International Conference on Communities & Technologies – C&T 2011 29 June – 2 July 2011, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net/ The biennial Communities and Technologies (C&T) conference is the premier international forum for stimulating scholarly debate and disseminating research on the complex connections between communities – both physical and virtual – and information…

Esther Polak Is looking for people who are willing to be interviewed on the subject their use of TOMTOM and/or other satnav systems. The interview will be recorded, poetic and be a part of the ETAK project .    For more information on the project see the blog: http://etaksonglines.wordpress.com/ Contact Esther Polak if you are interested…

Opening: Theo Deutinger (AT/NL), TD Architects Demonstrations: Selena Savic (SRB), Piet Zwart Institute | David Benque (FR), Royal College of Art | Michael Dotolo (US), Frank Mohr Institute | Renee Hulshoff (NL), Royal Art Academy | Gabriel Vanegas (CO), Academy of Media Arts Cologne | Oliver Goodhall (UK), Royal College of Art Performance: Joram Kroon,…

On behalf of the Changzhou City government and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, I would like to cordially invite you to attend the ‘New Media City and High-Tech Industrialization Conference’ in Changzhou, China on the 23rdof this June. The main objectives of this event are to discuss international technology industrialization in China. The conference…

A Festival of Locative Media and Urban Community Projects and Symposium June 11 – 13, 2010 Hands-on community workshops June 19, 2010 City Centered is a free, three-day festival of locative media and urban community in San Francisco. The event includes demonstrations and installations in the Tenderloin district, a symposium in the Mission district and…

+++++ Call for Papers +++++ Call for Papers, Architectural Concepts and Media Art & Design Projects MediaArchitecture, Urban Context and Social Practices 3rd international conference on the interaction of architecture, media and social phenomena Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany, 29 to 31 October 2010 The 3rd MediaCity conference will investigate how new media re-define social settings and urban…

Test_Lab: Urban Screen Savers http://www.v2.nl/events/test_lab-urban-screen-savers Thursday May 20 | 20:00 to 23:00 V2_, Eendrachtsstraat 10, Rotterdam Featuring: Michelle Teran, Ubermatic (CA) | Gunnar Green, TheGreenEyl (DE) | Matthias Oostrik (NL) | Toine Horvers and Paul Cox (NL) | Rui Guerra, I?TK (PT) A screen is a powerful medium in an artist’s hands, and public space…

Here’s your ultimate chance to meet other developers, entrepreneurs, startups and technology companies to discuss the latest trends in mobile software. No frills, no strings attached, no marketing-speak, only folks like you who make the mobile world more interesting every day. Remember, this unconference is all about YOU! http://www.mobileunconference.com/

De vierde Utrechtse Nieuwe Media Avond over Augmented Reality op de mobiel. Ook: de Utrechtse Social Ijsco man. De Berlijnse muur is weg, maar door het scherm van je mobiele telefoon is hij gewoon weer te zien, precies waar hij ooit stond. De techniek die het mogelijk maakt: Augmented Reality, en het is nu enorm…