[spectre] FutureEverything at PICNIC / 23-25 Sept / Amsterdam

[Drew Hemment]

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FutureEverything at PICNIC
23-25 September 2009 / Amsterdam
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FutureEverything is collaborating with Waag Society, FING and  
Amsterdam Innovation Motor to host a EcoMap Lab at PICNIC09.
http://www.picnicnetwork.org/page/52631/en

FutureEverything's Director, Drew Hemment, has also been invited to  
present a main stage talk at PICNIC09.
http://www.picnicnetwork.org/page/52770/en

PICNIC is three inspiring days of ideas, fun and sensory stimulation  
in media, technology, entertainment, art and science. Come and  
inspire others.

PICNIC is a unique festival and an inspiring conference complimented  
by a set of networking events and hands-on technology experiences for  
top creatives and innovation professionals in business, technology,  
new media, entertainment, science and the arts.


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EcoMap Lab
Friday 25 September
09:45-17:00
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http://www.picnicnetwork.org/page/52631/en

FutureEverything, Waag Society, FING and Amsterdam Innovation Motor  
will host a one-day EcoMap Lab at PICNIC. We will build a shared  
understanding on how to map the environment (eg. energy, waste &  
mobility), aggregate the data and visualize it to promote behavioral  
change and reduce CO2 footprints. We will use alternative measurement  
networks and services that enable people to take active part. Based  
on international examples we will develop prototypes for getting,  
aggregating & visualizing environmental data in effective, useable  
and unexpected ways.


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Drew Hemment/FutureEverything
Friday 25 September
Conference Hall, 14:15-14:45
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http://www.picnicnetwork.org/person/30604/en

This talk shall explore how participatory observation and mapping  
made possible by locative technologies combined with the ability to  
share information globally and instantly creates an unprecedented  
capacity for participatory mass observation on the environment,  
biodiversity and local climate. Environment 2.0 is a project  
initiated in 2006 by FutureEverything to explore how people can use  
locative art to develop 'new senses,' and share their discoveries  
with neighbours and people around the globe to become a part of a  
world-wide network of 'one billion eyes.'


http://futureeverything.org/news/picnic09