(Open data & open gov are hot issues. The event “Hack the government” focusses on creative data reuse. Announcement in Dutch) Programma Hack de Overheid – 12 maart Openingsspreker van Hack de Overheid dit jaar is Toby Barnes, eigenaar van het BritseMudlark dat dingen maakt op de grens van ontwerp, spel en technologie. Hun project Chromaroma oogst lof…

(Willem de Kooning Academy & Rob van Kranenburg are organizing an evening about ubiquitous computing and design. The announcement is in Dutch) Computers worden steeds kleiner en onzichtbaar geïntegreerd in ons dagelijks leven, zie de RFID in de OV-chipkaart. De openbare ruimte is nu een intelligente, genetwerkte omgeving waarin mobiele devices met elkaar communiceren. Dit…

(This Call For Papers reached us via the Anthropology & Design mailinglist. It looks like an interesting exploration of how ‘end-users’ might become more involved in the shaping of pervasive computing. Anne Galloway is co-organizer). Introduction While pervasive technology development and implementation proceed apace, the potential social and cultural implications – including the ways in…

(Mmm.. this should be interesting..) Over the next few decades, the world is preparing to build more urban fabric than has been built by humanity ever before. At the same time, new technologies are disrupting the traditional principles of city making and urban living. This new condition necessitates the creation of innovative partnerships between government,…

Utrecht New Media Evening #5: Tagging the City Tuesday 8 march 2011, Impakt HQ Today’s cityscapes are tagged not only with traditional graffiti out of the spray can, but also with what could be called ‘digital graffiti technologies’. RFID tags and Photos and Youtube videos placed on Google maps also mark and control virtual and physical…

Prague Call for Participation | Deadline 22|2|2011 ENTER: DATAPOLIS (April 14-17, 2011) is the 5th art | tech biennale held in Prague, Czech Republic, organized by CIANT. http://festival-enter.cz Exhibitions | Performances | Lectures | Debates | Workshops | Screenings DATAPOLIS is a call for theory and practice based proposals addressing emerging interactions of media technologies,…

Kick-off Apps for Amsterdam 16-2-2011 On 16 February the Apps for Amsterdam contest will have its kick-off at the Waag in Amsterdam. Apps for Amsterdam is an initiative to make accessible as much data of Amsterdam as possible. Developers are invited to send in their applications that use available information of the (local) government. Open…

Mobile Monday Amsterdam # 19 Limited RSVPs will be available via this meetup page on Monday, January 17th, 12:00 sharp A sneak peak on what to expect: What: MoMoAms #19 Date: Monday, January 31st, 2011 Time: 15:00-19:00 (Speakers start 16:00, drinks till 21:00) Where: De Duif (Prinsengracht 756, Amsterdam) Lineup: 1) Jyri Engeström – speaker at…

The Mobile City is involved in what promises to be an interesting conference on storytelling with digital media, to be held in Amsterdam, February 17 2011. Here’s the blurb: Wireless Stories New Media in Public Space From flash mobs to GPS city games, urban screens to digital graffiti, and smartphone tours to augmented reality Amsterdam,…

February 26 & 27 2011 The Cognitive Cities Conference takes place in Berlin, Germany. Some of our friends are speaking. From their announcement: We are at a point in time where the paths are set for the future of cities. The Cognitive Cities Conference (#CoCities) aims to bring the vibrant global conversation about the future…

Die Urbanauten – an interdisciplinary debating society on public space – is organizing a conference in Munich this January: Die Vermessung des Urbanen 3.0 Ein neuer „Zwischenraum“? Der öffentliche Raum der Stadt erlebt gegenwärtig eine Renaissance. E-Mail, SMS, später Blogs, Facebook und Twitter: anders als von Kulturpessimisten prophezeit, haben die neuen Kommunikationsfor( m)en des Internets…

For those of you in or near New York, this looks like an interesting event on December 9 2010: On Thursday, December 9th, join us for Mobiles + Art + Activism We’ll feature interactive artists and activists who use mobile phones in innovative and creative ways for expression and advocacy. Featuring installations and discussion with the…