[Fsuk-manchester] [Fwd: [GeekUp] Stallman to speak at Futuresonic]

[Tim Dobson]

--- Begin Message --- Subject: [GeekUp] Stallman to speak at Futuresonic Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 12:55:20 +0000

The only other name that stands out is our very own Katie Lips.

Why do the Futuresonic crowd not speak to us? Just curious but you'd think they'd want to spend a lot of time with us and sell to us more...

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From: "Futuresonic" <address@hidden>

Date: 6 March 2008 12:37:17 GMT

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Subject: Futuresonic 2008 - Futuresonic Conference: Speakers Announced

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click here to view this online: http://www.futuresonic.com/updates/080304.html

Futuresonic Conference:
Speakers Announced

Futuresonic Conference: 
The Social Technologies Summit
Contact Theatre, Manchester 
1– 2 May (supporting events 30 April & 3 May) 

Delegate Passes Now On Sale

Contributors - Gerd Leonhard, Richard Stallman, Dopplr, Sarai, Matt Fuller, Last.fm, Aleks Krotosk, Matt Locke, Geraldine Juarez, Felipe Fonseca ... 

The Futuresonic Conference brings opinion formers, futurologists, artists, researchers, technologists and scientists from the digital culture, art and music communities together around shared issues to do with technology, society, art and the city. The theme Social Futures - Online, Mobile and Unplugged is explored by leading figures developing the next generation of social media alongside Richard Stallman founder of the Free Software movement and Gerd Leonhard speaking on the future of music. Reflecting the 'social' theme, the conference will combine keynotes, critical debates, workshops, demos and experiences with open and participatory sessions, promising a fun and engaging number of days. Themes include: mobile social software, freeing space in the augmented city, how game design can revolutionise social software, OpenID and who is keeping an eye on the kids.

Further Conference Information

This year's conference contributors include:

Gerd Leonhard, Media Futurist, Author, CEO 
Richard Stallman, Founder, Free Software Foundation
Matt Jones, Founder, Dopplr
Aleks Krotoski, TV Presenter, Gaming Academic and cool Girl Gamer
Jonas Woost, Head Of Music, Last.fm
Felipe Fonseca, Bricolabs, Brazil
Scott Cohen, Founder, The Orchard
Matt Fuller, Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam
Matt Locke, Commissioning Editor, Channel 4
Geraldine Juarez, Senior Fellow, Eyebeam, NY
Ruth Catlow & Marc Garrett, Furtherfield
Ravikant Shama, Sarai, India
Adrian Woolard, Head of Innovation Culture, BBC Research & Innovation
Justin Hall, CEO, PMOG
Beryl Graham & Sarah Cook, CRUMB, University of Sunderland
Chris Heathcote, anti-mega.com
James Wallbank, CEO, Access Space
Katie Lips, Director, Kisky Netmedia
Patrick Fox, Manager, tenantspin / FACT
Paul Coulton, Lancaster University & Nokia Innovation Network 
Gabe Sawhney, Founder, Wireless Toronto
Platoniq (Olivier Schulbaum, Susana Noguero) 
Charlton Barreto, Senior Computer Scientist, Adobe
Monika Buscher, ImaginationLancaster, Lancaster University
Mark Shepard, Artist / Architect / Researcher, TSG Toolkit
Ronald Lenz, Locative Media Research Programme, Waag
Christine Hanson, Visual Communications, California State University
Johanne Ejbye-Ernst, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Steve Daniels, New Media, Ryerson University, Toronto
Verena Kuni, Visual Culture, University of Frankfurt am Main
Yasser Rashid, BBC Audio Music Interactive
Gauti Sigthorsson, Media & Communications, University of Greenwich
Geoff Cox, University of Plymouth / Associate Curator, Arnolfini 
Florian Hollerweger, SARC, Queens University Belfast
Torsten Reimer, AHRC ICT Methods Network, King's College London
Andi Studer, Producer and researcher
Jennie Savage, STAR Radio
Mat Dalgleish, University of Wolverhampton
Beverly Geesin, Sociology, University of York
Jon Wetherall & Maria Stukoff, ONTECA
Will Edmondes, Artist
Ele Carpenter, Artist, Researcher & Curator
Tapio Makela, Researcher & Media Artist
Drew Hemment, FutureEverything & ImaginationLancaster 


Many more speakers to be announced. For more information on Futuresonic Conference and to buy a Delegate Pass please visit 
www.futuresonic.com

Online
A series of online debates will take place every Thursday during April exploring the themes of the conference. See website from the end of March for details.

Exhibition
Futuresonic's Art strand presents Social Networking Unplugged, a major exhibition of newly commissioned artworks from an array of international artists across the city that take a sideways glance at social networking. A part of the first comprehensive and creative look at social networking by an art festival.

Presented in association with Institute of Advanced Studies and ImaginationLancaster at Lancaster University. Part of a series of activities by Lancaster University on Social Arts and Technologies.

Supported by 
FutureEverything, Arts Council England, Manchester City Council, Lancaster University, ImaginationLancaster, Institute of Advanced Studies, Piccadilly Partnership, Contact, Art Attack, Cube.

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Booking Information

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Advance Delegate Pass: £100 *
Delegate Pass (on the door): £150 *
Delegate Day Pass: £75
Students/Concessions: £30

* Full Delegate Pass includes a Weekender Wristband: The Festival Music Pass (usually £45) which gives the wearer access to many key Futuresonic music events (subject to terms and capacity). Not applicable for Day, Student or Pay-What-You-Can Delegate Passes.

• Further discounts available for group bookings, for further details contact:address@hidden

• A limited number of pay-what-you-can Day Passes will be available on each day of the conference, for further details contact: address@hidden

Reservations and Further Details

Delegate Passes, Weekender Wristbands and individual tickets can be bought at 
www.futuresonic.com
T: 0161 274 0600

A registration form can be downloaded at www.futuresonic.com. Alternatively email your name, address and contact details to address@hidden

For further information on the conference and Futuresonic 2008, and to subscribe to festival updates, please visit: www.futuresonic.com
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For more info and to buy advance tickets now visit
http://www.futuresonic.com

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