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<div align="left"><big><big><big><b>V2_Newsletter December 2011</b></big></big></big><br>
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<big><big><b>Test_Lab: <i>Who Wants To Be...?</i></b></big></big><br>
Thursday Dec 1, 2011<br>
20:00 – 23:00 | V2_, Eendrachtsstraat 10<br>
Admission: 10 EUR | RSVP <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:reservations@v2.nl">reservations@v2.nl</a><br>
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Test_Lab: <i>Who Wants to Be…?</i> is a social experiment in the
form of a raucous game show developed by art collective <i>The
People Speak</i>. All visitors chip in 10 EUR in advance to enter
the game, after which they brainstorm, argue, and vote on how to
spend the collective money. Questions around value, worth and common
ideals simmer under the surface of this ‘direct democratic game
show’. Everything is possible in <i>Who Wants To Be…?</i> What is
certain is that you will have a say in it. Local politicians from <i>D66</i>
and <i>Leefbaar Rotterdam</i> will be present. RSVP <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:reservations@v2.nl">reservations@v2.nl</a><br>
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href="http://www.v2.nl/events/test_lab-who-wants-to-be">http://www.v2.nl/events/test_lab-who-wants-to-be</a><br>
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<big><big><b>Blowup: <i>Show Me The Money</i></b></big></big><br>
Friday Dec 2, 2011<br>
20:00 - 23:00 | V2_, Eendrachtsstraat 10<br>
Admission: 5 EUR (free in combination with Test_Lab and for
students)<br>
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What pricetag do you put on priceless experiences and objects? Join
us in discussion getting to the root of notions of "value" and
"culture"? We focus on the finer points of how we think about
culture and money, and how we can get out of the losing argument
with our austerity-minded leaders. Guiding the conversation will be
a cultural economist Diane Ragsdale with experience both in Europe
and the US, Hans Abbing, who is an artist, economist and author of
the book <i>Why Are Artists Poor</i> and Saul Albert representing <i>The
People Speak</i>, who masterminded the <i>Who Wants To Be…?</i>
gameshow.<br>
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href="http://www.v2.nl/events/blowup-show-me-the-money">http://www.v2.nl/events/blowup-show-me-the-money</a><br>
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<big><big><b><i>The Politics of the Impure</i> - Reading Group
Amsterdam</b></big></big><br>
Thursday Dec, 15, 2011<br>
19:00 – 21:00 | SMART project space, Arie Biemondstraat 105-113,
Amsterdam<br>
Admission: free (reservation is required at <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:reservations@v2.nl">reservations@v2.nl</a>)<br>
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Get smart: Join the free <i>The Politics of the Impure</i> reading
group at SMART project space in Amsterdam. Over the course of four
meetings a small group will discuss the various themes from the book
in a discussion format led by editor and author Arjen Mulder. Free
to join, complimentary refreshments, and participants receive a 5
EUR discount on the book. Places limited, reserve early.<br>
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href="http://www.v2.nl/events/the-politics-of-the-impure-reading-group">http://www.v2.nl/events/the-politics-of-the-impure-reading-group</a><br>
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<big><big><b>One Day Conference: <i>The Internet of Things</i></b></big></big><br>
Friday December 9, 2011<br>
09:00 – 17:00 | V2_, Eendrachtsstraat 10 <br>
Admission: 65 EUR | RSVP through the website<br>
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V2_ is hosting the one day Conference <i>The Internet of Things</i>
organized by Council and hybridLiving in collaboration with
Designplatform Rotterdam. This one day conference will bring
together a variety of researchers throughout the diverse
disciplines. We will present and discuss the current status of the
Internet of Things for the effort to articulate elements that will
contribute to the actual, ongoing development of home versus
technology.<br>
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href="http://www.v2.nl/events/one-day-conference-the-internet-of-things">http://www.v2.nl/events/one-day-conference-the-internet-of-things</a><br>
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