[spectre] SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES SUMMIT:,THE FUTURESONIC CONFERENCE

Wed Mar 4 13:39:39 CET 2009

*SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES SUMMIT:
THE FUTURESONIC CONFERENCE*
13-16 May 2009, Manchester UK

Conference passes now on sale.
Special Early Bird rate applies until 13th March.
Register as a delegate online at
http://www.futuresonic.com

A part of
*FUTURESONIC 2009*
Urban Festival of Art, Music and Ideas
In 2010 Futuresonic will return as FutureEverything

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*Social Technologies Summit*

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The Social Technologies Summit is a leading international conference
that brings together 500 opinion formers, futurologists, artists,
researchers and technologists to explore the latest upgrade affecting
today's digital culture. Pioneering ideas will be presented,
transforming the way you and your organisation operate, innovate and
interact.

This is the place where the technology and digital sectors connect
with the creative vision of the international digital arts community.
Over four days and nights participants can share, collaborate and
network whilst also immersing themselves in exciting and innovative
art and music events within the wider festival.

Help generate the sparks that grow into new ways of seeing the world
and critically explore the trends and innovations that are affecting
the digital sphere.

Combining keynotes, critical debates, demonstrations and experiences
with open space and participatory sessions, it is an engaging,
critical and essential event to attend.

Confirmed speakers: Stowe Boyd, Adam Greenfield, Jamais Cascio,
Tom Ilube, Dr Tristan Thielmann, Roland Harwood, Ewan McIntosh,
Alfie Dennon, Helen Aspell, Christian Licoppe, Dr Stefan
Agamanolis, Selene Kolman, Lee Bryant, Aaron Koblin,
Usman Haque, Christian Nold, Yuri Suzuki.

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*Themes*

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*Digital Futures*
How can we embrace a digital future? Peer-to-peer interaction,
individual contributions and online communities are changing the
nature of society. Who are the new specialists, where are the new
forms of value exchange, and how do we achieve the goal of
universal access?

*Environment 2.0*
Futuresonic's ongoing theme is ever more prescient today. Environment
2.0 decodes the relationship between people, nature and technology,
and explores how online technologists create interfaces between our
digital presence and environmental footprint.

*Identity and Trust*
Trust is the glue that stops the online world collapsing into
anarchy. In the online world we can create unique digital personas.
How do we trust those we meet and how do we know that online social
spaces are secure?

*Mobile*
Constantly on, always active, the mobile phone is coming of age, and
is now the world's most pervasive technology. Coupled with their ever
expanding feature set (cameras, GPS, NFC, compass, acceleromaters,
etc), they offer the possibility of new and exciting forms of
interactivity.

*Semantic Web: Cultural Algorithms*
Web applications are evolving and learning. Search engines learn
habits from the torrent of marketable information produced. The
Semantic Web offers an even more accurate map of our preferences. But
is this map based on the presumption of common language and experience?

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*Register*

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Visit http://www.futuresonic.com for current information and to register

Participants will be issued with a delegate pass for the Futuresonic
festival, which gives access to the Futuresonic Conference: Social
Technologies Summit and art and music festival programme*.

*Some festival events have limited capacity and will require a
ticket. A list of these restricted events will be announced on our
website www.futuresonic.com

*PASS OPTIONS*(all prices exl vat)
Early Bird Pass - book by 13 March 2009 £80
Advanced Pass - book by 12 May 2009 £120
Door Pass (bought on the door) £150
Single Day Pass May 2009 £85
Students/Concessions Pass No deadline £30

Further discounts available for group bookings, for further details
contact ideas2009 at futuresonic.com
A limited number of pay-what-you-can Day Passes will be available on
each day of the conference.

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*The Festival*

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Futuresonic Urban Festival of Art, Music and Ideas is an
international festival now in its 14th year occupying the orbits of
both digital culture and music. It combines the Social Technologies
Summit with art and music events, exhibitions and live performances
across the city.

13-16 May, Manchester UK

Transforming the city into a space of experimentation,
making it come alive

Futuresonic is presented by FutureEverything CIC. It is a Regularly
Funded Organisation (RFO) of Arts Council England North West,
a pillar event of Manchester City Council and is supported
by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation

Futuresonic is presented in partnership with ImaginationLancaster
http://imagination.lancaster.ac.uk, a major new research lab at
Lancaster University.

In 2010 Futuresonic will return as FutureEverything

http://www.futuresonic.com

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Steve Hockett
Marketing Assistant
FutureEverything and Futuresonic
3rd Floor
Swan Buildings
20 Swan St
Manchester M4 5JW

T: +44 (0) 161 834 1300

Futuresonic 2009
13 - 16 May, Manchester UK

In 2010 Futuresonic will return as FutureEverything.

http://www.futuresonic.com
stevehockett at futuresonic.com