ORGANIZED NETWORKS - Renewable Network Meeting and Workshop Programme in Riga, Decembrer 4-5

[Michel Bauwens]

Via Rasa Smite

ORGANIZED NETWORKS - Renewable Network Meeting and Workshop Programme

Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5, 2009
10.00-18.00

* Themes and Working Groups will include:

"sustainable networking" - discussing politics, strategies and models of building sustainable network
(with on-line participation of Ned Rossiter, author of the book "Organized Networks" )

"design for resilience" (on-line interview with John Thackara / Founder of Doors-of-Perception)
case study:

"distributed energy infrastructure" and "alternative economies" - for social and cultural networking
(including on-line discussion from peer-to-peer research network)

"immobile sustainability" - developing online tools and tactics; discussing im/mobility and communication (from ecars to green wifi); introducing forthcoming Electrosmog festival in March 2010 in Amsterdam - (conducted by Eric Kluitenberg)


* Context/Case studies and topics for discussion also will include:

1) how to set up emerging Network for Art and Renewable Energy;
2) how to start RIX-C new studio for art and sustainable technologies, which is based on networked management
3) how to enhance baltic-nordic cultural networking, by discussing how to involve e.g. caucasus and other post-soviet countries in european networks

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