[spectre] Conference Reminder

[Drew Hemment]

final conference plug :)

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FUTURESONIC CONFERENCE:
THE SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES SUMMIT

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Conference Info
http://www.futuresonic.com/08/ideas/

Last Chance To Buy Advance Discount Delegate Pass (includes Weekender  
Wristband: Festival Music Pass)
£100 Advance
£150 on the Door
A limited number of Pay-What-You-Can Day Passes will be available on  
each day of the conference

The 2008 Conference is our biggest and best yet, with 60 contributors  
from UK and worldwide. Delegate Passes are selling fast so don't miss  
out on the last opportunity to buy an advance discounted Pass, which  
also offers access to all key music and live events.

Delegate Pass Info
http://www.futuresonic.com/tickets/


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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Contact Theatre, Manchester
1 - 2 May (supporting events 30 April & 3 May)

At the heart of the festival, the Futuresonic Conference: The Social  
Technologies Summit brings together opinion formers, futurologists,  
artists, researchers, technologists and scientists to explore the  
latest upgrade affecting today’s digital culture. Plus hands-on  
workshops and supporting events including Dirt Party, Nokia Mash  
Reality, Future Culture, Leonardo Education Forum, Future Networks  
and the Freewear fashion show.

Conference Info
http://www.futuresonic.com/08/ideas/


THUR 1 MAY

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9.30am
Informal networking

10am-1pm
Social Futures
Hosted by Matt Locke & Aleks Krotoski

2pm-3.30pm
Urban & Social Media
Chris Heathcote, Matt Jones, Mark Shepard, Aleks Krotoski

2pm-3.30pm
Collective Media
Platoniq (Olivier Schulbaum, Susana Noguero), Ravikant Shama (Sarai),  
Jennie Savage (STAR Radio), Geraldine Juarez, Christine Hanson &  
Michael Schafae

4pm-5.30pm
Social Music
Jonas Woost (Last.fm), Scott Cohen (The Orchard), Andi Studer

4pm-5.30pm
Participatory Media
Adrian Woolard (BBC Participate), Katie Lips & Patrick Fox, Geoff  
Cox, Monika Buscher & Paul Coulton, Beverly Geesin

4pm-5.30pm
How Collective is Your Revolution
James Wallbank, Felipe Fonseca, Pete Cranston, Ele Carpenter

6pm-7pm
Two Visions of Future Music: Gerd Leonhard & Brian Duffy

7.30pm-8.15pm
An Audience with RZA (Wu-Tang Clan)



FRI 2 MAY

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9.30am-11am
Richard Stallman

11am-11.15am
Free Software Art
Matt Fuller

10am-11.30am
Musical Interfaces
Florian Hollerweger, Gauti Sigthorsson, Steve Daniels, Jamie Allen

11.15am-11.45am
Future Play
Aleks Krotoski

12pm-1pm
BBC Radio Labs and Backstage
Ian Forrester (Senior Producer, BBC Backstage), Yasser Rashid (BBC  
Audio & Music Interactive), Tristan Ferne (BBC Audio & Music  
Interactive)

11.45am-12pm
Engineering social futures
Shannon Spanhake

12pm-1pm
Passive Multiplayer Online Gaming
Justin Hall

2pm-5.30pm
Open Space Event
The highlight of the conference

6pm-7pm
Closing Event


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WORKSHOPS & DROP-IN SESSIONS

Running throughout Thursday and Friday, including:

BBC Backstage hands-on hacking workshop
BLISS Sofa Sessions by CRUMB
Digital Situations by Dirt Party


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SUPPORTING EVENTS


WED 30 APRIL

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9.30am-5pm
Future Networks
Contact, Oxford Road

12noon - 3pm
Nokia Mash Reality
Contact, Oxford Road

4pm-6pm
Fourthought by Four: Future Culture
Moso Moso, opposite Contact, Oxford Road


SAT 3 MAY

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11am - 3pm
Freewear
Contact, Oxford Road

1pm-3pm
Artist Talks: Social Media
MDDA, Portland Street (next to CUBE)

4pm – 6pm
Future Of Sound Talks and Demo
Contact, Oxford Road

10am – 5.30pm & 8pm – 10pm
The Last Gallery
Gardens behind Contact Theatre, Oxford Road


Conference Info
http://www.futuresonic.com/08/ideas/


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ONLINE

The final of a series of online debates takes place this Thursday at  
the Sylgrut Centre in Second Life exploring the themes of the  
conference.

More information here LINK http://www.futuresonic.com/08/secondlife


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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.

Further information: LINK http://www.futuresonic.com/08/art/


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BOOKING INFORMATION

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

* Full Delegate Pass includes a Weekender Wristband (usually £45)  
which gives the wearer access to key Futuresonic music and live  
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: ideas2008 at futuresonic.com

A limited number of Pay-What-You-Can Day Passes will be available on  
each day of the conference, for further details contact:  
ideas2008 at futuresonic.com

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RESERVATIONS AND FURTHER DETAILS

Purchase Delegate Passes and other festival tickets online or via the  
Contact Box Office on T: +44 (0) 161 274 0600
http://www.futuresonic.com/tickets

A registration form can be downloaded at http://www.futuresonic.com/ 
tickets. Alternatively email your name, address and contact details  
to ideas2008 at futuresonic.com

For further information on the conference and Futuresonic 2008, and  
to subscribe to festival updates, please visit: http:// 
www.futuresonic.com

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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, Unity Radio, Contact, Art Attack, Cube.