[spectre] Data at the intersection of Society, Science, Art, Design and Technology, Budapest

[czegledy at interlog.com]

October 2-6, 2012, Budapest
Data at the intersection of Society, Science, Art, Design and Technology
conference, workshops, exhibition.  Hackathon
http://dib.kibu.hu/english.html

The ultimate aim of the Data is Beautiful project is to create a  
national and international platform
between Hungarian and International Educational Institutions and  
Kitchen Budapest
to investigate in collaboration one of the most timely and significant  
phenomena of digital culture:
aspects of data and data visualization.

Due to rapidly developing technologies and the inclusion of innovative  
design techniques, the
representation of conceptual approaches, structures and working  
methods of Data Visualization offer
new probes and new possibilities now extend beyond Academia -whether  
these are in the form of visual or sound projects. Beyond aesthetics  
functions, the concepts of effectiveness, access, transparency and  
usefulness are necessary claims challenging the experts who have  
developed visualization of databases and try to utilize the available  
tools for the professional and general public. While most of the basic  
software techniques used is similar in all disciplines the motivations  
and outcomes are entirely different in the visualization community.

The goal of this program is to introduce and dissect questions,  
problems by the representatives of various disciplines based on their  
own professional viewpoints creating a dialogue between event  
participants and presenters through lectures, round table discussions  
and workshop aiming to resolve these various issues in various fields.

The program-series is part of the official program of Design Week  
Budapest. Distribution partner is www.visualizing.org.

Data is Beautiful Project Curators:
Nina Czeglédy and Eszter Bircsák (design, technology, science and  
society sections).
Henrik Hargitai: program director of the science section.
Brigitta Zics: program director of the art section.