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PICNIC Nominated as 1 of the top 10 next places for innovation
This is an annual award given out by WGSN
Innovation is perhaps our most valuable commodity. WGSN announced the next 10 groups and places where innovation is tangible and thought leaders are unshackling imaginations.
Take a look at all the nominees, PICNIC was among them.
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This is what they said about PICNIC: "This annual conference presents the latest trends at the crossroads of media, technology, entertainment, art and science in Europe, North America and Asia. The event presents awards and develops examples of real innovation such as Qurrent - a system that measures and optimises energy flows. Developer Igor Kluin won the €0.5m PICNIC Green Challenge in 2007, for the most innovative carbon-reducing product or service.
WGSN (Worth Global Style Network) is an online subscription service that delivers information, analysis and inspiration to the apparel, style, design and retail industries. WGSN’s forward-looking trend analysis, real-time intelligence updated every hour and 10 year archive of reports and images provide information and inspiration for industries across the world. Their global team of 200 experts design, analyse, photograph and write about style, sourcing, distribution, consumer insight and the business of fashion. www.wgsn.com
21.10.08, Claire Powell Read more
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Enquiring Minds at PICNIC08 Papers
Reflections on PICNIC by the researchers of the Enquiring Minds seminar
The PICNIC organization offered 25 researchers a free pass to the conference and asked Digital Methods Initiative researchers Sabine Niederer and Anne Helmond to organize an informal seminar where everyone could meet and present their research to fellow researchers. At the end of the conference they asked the researchers to write a short essay or paper with reflections on the conference or one of the topics in relation to their research.
Enquiring Minds
Research essays:
Mapping the Physics of the Web by Esther Weltevrede
Cyberculture, Here and Now by Michael Stevenson
Post-Demographics by Erik Borra
The "Long Now" of PICNIC08 by Andrea Fiore
Formalism and the Real -(time) Social Web @ PICNIC08 by Rachel O’Reilly
Social Gaming: the next big thing? by Pieter-Paul Walraven
Feedback society by Taina Bucher
Open innovation at PICNIC2008 by Thieme Hennis
Reflections on PICNIC by Kjen Wilkens
The Future of Virtual Worlds by Rene Glas
A Picnic Sampler by Sonja Kerkhoff
Let’s disconnect at Picnic by Marije Kanis
PICNIC08 Report by Helene Zuili
Games Go Social ...15.10.08, Monique van Dusseldorp Read more
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PICNIC'08 - A Huge Success
Amsterdam-based cross-media festival goes international
The third edition of the PICNIC cross-media event has turned out to be a huge success. A total of 8,535 professionals from the creative and technology industry from more than 100 countries took part in one or more of the sessions at the PICNIC’08 event. A third of the conference delegates were visiting from abroad. Added to which, no less than 3,000 people watched the PICNIC live video stream.
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PICNIC Conference audience (Picture Ferdy Damman)
Visitors could choose from an abundant programme of events including a high-level international conference as well as numerous 'Specials', 'Labs' and other partner events. PICNIC has evolved into a platform that is becoming increasingly interesting for international parties as well. During the event, specials were offered by the European Broadcasting Union, the European Journalism Centre and various other international organisations. Amsterdam now also offers many more events during the PICNIC Week: many companies and organisations regard PICNIC as an excellent opportunity to host their own events 'off-PICNIC'.
PICNIC: focus on talent and entrepreneurship
Over 800 schoolchildren joined in PICNIC Young’s interactive workshops. The PICNIC Academy was attended by 700 students, and the 100 best graduates from media, design and art colleges met up during the ‘Hot100’ Special. PICNIC also invited 25 start-ups to introduce themselves.During the event, new companies contended for various awards. During the Vodafone Mobile Click Awards, 100,000 Euros were awarded to the best start-ups in the mobile industry (Nulaz, TipSpot and MaptheGap). The PICNIC Green Challenge awarded a total of 600,000 Euros to the best green initiatives (Greensulate and Veranda Solar), while the ‘Ding’ Award’ granted a development budget of 50,000 Euros to the best artistic game (´A Split Second´, a joint initiative by the Stedelijk Museum and SubmarineC...
08.10.08, Monique van Dusseldorp Read more
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DIK video channel with PICNIC clips
Waiting for the PICNIC video presentations? We are working hard to get all the files online!
For now, we are delighted to present a short preview, courtesy of DIK. This Dutch start up collects and presents video material found online in an easy to embed video widget. See below!More video channels, including channels for our keynote speakers are available as well. Please note the selected video items come from various sources, and some of them are in Dutch.
06.10.08, Monique van Dusseldorp Read more
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Blogcamp Central and Eastern Europe 2008 invites you to meet emerging Eastern European new media markets
October 17-19th in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Blogcamp Central and Eastern Europe 2008 is gathering over 500 new media entrepreneurs, investors, professionals and enthusiasts on October 17-19th in Kyiv, Ukraine.
PICNIC works with many different partners, and we are happy to introduce our partner Blogcamp to you. First organized in 2007 as the very first barcamp in Eastern Europe, Blogcamp provoked the wave of barcamps in Post-Soviet countries: around 15 barcamps this year. Poland, which had been reached by barcamps earlier, and where barcamp movement developed independently from the Eastern Europe, also has now up to 10 barcamps in every regional centre of the country.
Barcamp success in Central and Eastern Europe couldn't have been possible without rich soil of emerging new media entrepreneurship. Ukraine, the host country of Blogcamp CEE shows about 100% growth of online advertising market for two last years, with still relatively low entrance barrier and high growth potential.
Blogcamp CEE 2008, the leading Central and Eastern European event on the new media and online start-ups postulates as one of its objectives to create a friendly opportunity for everyone to explore CEE internet markets and make useful connections. Up to 80 sessions delivered in 5 parallel agenda tracks must be the most exhaustive description of Eastern European online scene.Investor Day which is a special event of Blogcamp is a start-up contest judged by local venture community as well as Western European and North American VCs.
Most Europeans do not need a visa to visit Kyiv, Ukraine where Blogcamp will take place....
03.10.08, Monique van Dusseldorp Read more
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Connections and Creativity: Where are the New Frontiers?
by Madanmohan Rao, PICNIC 2008 Ambassador and Editor of “The Knowledge Management Chronicles”
In the first couple of days, we looked at a range of frameworks and case studies of how new media are helping creative communities, and the last day of PICNIC had a dazzling array of discussions and debates on future trends and fads in this field.
Here is my pick of the top ten trends to watch for in the coming years -- email me at madan@techsparks.com with your thoughts and responses!
1. The Rise of “Professional” Social Networking
Popular models of Web 2.0-based social networking on consumer or citizen sites will extend to professional communities within and outside organisations as well. Witness the rise of OpenAd, SellABand and Blurb, which are more than just communities of interest in advertising, music or publishing – but well-developed networks of professional services.
2. Citizen media brings political power to the people
From the US to the far reaches of Africa (as the one-day track “Surprising Africa” so powerfully revealed), citizens are claiming control over the narrative affecting their lives. This is being amplified by traditional media and diaspora populations, and giving power to the people – though much more struggle will be needed to fully transform dictatorial regimes or unilateralist powers.
3. Mobile communication is opening up unprecedented value chains
From the use of airtime as currency in developing countries to the growing demand for “snack media” in mature economies, mobile communication is both extending the shelf-life of existing content to creating entirely new forms of economic transaction for stakeholder communities.
4. “Everything now for me”
The combination of universal search, immediate access, and personalised communities is giving rise to a culture where people expect to be able to search the entire “info-cloud” and immediately connect to ...
29.09.08, Claire Powell Read more
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And the winner of Vodafone Mobile Clicks competition is ...Nulaz
Yuri van Geest and Harry Odenhoven announce the winner at PICNIC 08
Vodafone Mobile Clicks is a competition for the best Dutch mobile start up. Bought to you by Vodafone, SPRXmobile and Mobile Monday Amsterdam.
The following mobile internet start-ups presented their high impact ideas and services in a morning session at PICNIC 08 in Amsterdam:
- TipSpot
- MobyPicture
- MapTheGap
- Nulaz
- Mi-i
- ExpheraOn the last evening of PICNIC in front of a packed audience, the winner NULAZ was announced along with the runners up. NULAZ walked away with 60K, 30K for TipSpot, and 10K for MapTheGap.
Thanks to Vodafone - Premium Sponsor of PICNIC.
26.09.08, Claire Powell Read more
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A woooooppppppping $10 million
To mark Google's 10th birthday they have launched Project 10^100
That's "ten to the hundredth" in Google speak, a call for ideas that could help as many people as possible, and a program to bring the best of those ideas to life. CNN will be covering this project, including profiles of ideas and the people who submit them from around the world.
Never in history have so many people had so much information, so many tools at their disposal, so many ways of making good ideas come to life. Yet at the same time, so many people, from all walks of life, could use so much help, in ways both little and big.
In the midst of this, new studies are reinforcing the simple wisdom that beyond a certain very basic level of material wealth, the only thing that increases individual happiness over time is helping other people.
The question is: what would help? And help most?
At Google, they don't believe they have the answers, but they do believe the answers are out there. Maybe in a lab, or a company or a university - or maybe not.
Maybe the answer that helps somebody is in your head, in something you've observed, some notion that you've been fiddling with, some small connection you've noticed, some old thing you have seen with new eyes.
If you have an idea that you believe would help somebody, Google want to hear about it. They are looking for ideas that help as many people as possible. You can submit your ideas and help vote on ideas from others. Final idea selections will be made by an advisory board.
Google have committed $10 million to fund up to five ideas selected by the advisory board.
26.09.08, Claire Powell Read more
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Launch of "Paint the World Orange" Contest - another chance to win 500,000 euros
On the last day of PICNIC 08 the Dutch Government launched a new competition
The competition, which is a national initiative by the Dutch government, and it is to find the best idea to brand the Netherlands internationally. Marcel Wanders launched the initiative to hundreds of eager delegated of the last day of PICNIC 08.
The Dutch Innovation Platform and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs have launched a contest to develop a new approach for the international branding of the Netherlands.
The goal is to develop innovative marketing concepts, tools and ideas to position the Netherlands as an international hub for creative talent, and a global force in innovation.
A jury, led by designer Marcel Wanders, will select 5 candidates from the initial entries; these will be announced by 3 December 2008 and are asked to further develop their concept. The winner will be announced in the Spring of 2009. A budget of max. Euro 500.000 will be allocated to roll out the concept, and it will be made into an integral part of the Holland Branding Strategy.
For more information and to enter click here.
26.09.08, Claire Powell Read more
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Creative Collaboration: How Communities and Cities Do It
PICNIC Second day spotlight by Madanmohan Rao - International Ambassador
Yesterday we talked about how communities can be nurtured to facilitate collaboration with creative results. Let us now see how such energy has actually been harnessed with real life case studies and projects, and how new tools like smartphones are facilitating new kinds of creative connections.
In terms of cities, a good community to follow is the European Network of Living Labs (ENOLL -- www.openlivinglabs.eu/), a combination of local communities with technology players and entrepreneurial startups. A Living Lab, as one of the ENOLL founding members explained at PICNIC, is about “experimentation and co-creation with real users in real life environments.”
An interesting working experiment was spun off as a company called ConnectedDay, which offers photo and video services of content created by children and their daycare centre managers. The concept arose in the Living Lab in Helsinki, and is now offered as a paid service via the Net or mobile phone in countries as diverse as Finland, UK, USA and Singapore.
A terrific hotbed of such connected innovation is South Korea, according to Nokia’s Adam Greenfield, author of “Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing.” The concept of ubiquitous computing has caught on with the “u” prefix applied to a range of things including even cities, such as the “u-city Songdo.”
The mobile phone is a very useful platform in this regard due to the fact that content is made available locally, on demand, and in a way that it can acted upon. “We never had this potential before, and can create addressable, scriptable and queryable surfaces,” said Greenfield.
Other case studies of successful connected communities were presented by Dop...
26.09.08, Claire Powell Read more
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