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  • Mathias J. Holzmann

    Mathias is a 22 year old free thinker and entrepreneur, who co-founded the catalyst and network for young individuals play & build. Furthermore, he is an evangelist for a number of other projects and...

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  • Future Technology Trends

    Bruno Giussani, Jeff Han of Perceptive Pixel, Nikolaj Nyholm of Polar Rose, Alexander Straub of Pixsta, Arnold Smeulders of Multimedian

    In this demo session, four industry leaders will show their technologies and share their ideas on the future of information interfaces.

  • Case Study: Minimally Invasive Education through…

    Dr. Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology, Newcastle University (United Kingdom/India)

    Creativity and play are closely connected, and play can be a form to arrive at collaborative creativity. In this session, Dr Sugata Mitra, know from the ‘Hole in the Wall’ project, will share with us...

  • Virtual Worlds

    What do virtual worlds mean for brands

    Once the stuff of science fiction, virtual worlds are becoming central to the future of marketing, technology, entertainment and brand-building. Consumers desire to be engaged in a dialogue with the...

  • Fablab Workshop: Friday

    A FabLab is a public enterable space with digital fabrication machines to make (almost) anything you want...

  • Heroes of the Information Economy — the Makers

    Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing

    With the rise of the internet and digital technology, we have not only been given the power to produce and distribute digital content, we now have new tools to make things.

  • Fablab Launch Meeting

    Meet Neil Gershenfeld and other Fabbers

    The Dutch FabLab Network will gather to meet Neil Gershenfeld. Anybody interested in FabLab is welcome! Just sign up!

  • Digital Pioneers

    Pitch Digital Pioneer Academy 2007, Presentation 'Open Doors' book

    Since April 2007 eleven projects are working on their Digital Pioneer Businessplan. During this event, the projects will each present their plans to a group of experts and compete for three prizes...

  • Web of Things

    PICNIC '09 Special

    The popularity of open source hardware and software, along with the openness and sharing ideals behind Web 2.0, is transforming the creation and manufacturing process for consumer devices. As more...

  • Creative Genius: Things I have learned in my life…

    Stefan Sagmeister, Graphic Designer and Typographer, Sagmeister Inc (AT)

    Renowned for the album covers he created for the likes of Lou Reed, Talking Heads and the Rolling Stones, Austrian-born designer Stefan Sagmeister has a slightly different way of looking at things.

  • FabLab Workshop: Wednesday

    We have 3 days! to built an open source 3D printer...

    A FabLab is a public enterable space with digital fabrication machines to make (almost) anything you want...

  • PICNIC Green Moment

    Woody Harrelson, actor and activist

    The world needs to embrace a new greener lifestyle. One bright idea can make a big difference. Join us and help save the planet!

  • Creative Tour

    PICNIC '09

    Get introduced to the most creative companies in the Netherlands! The Amsterdam-based organizations Syntens , MediaGuild and the Chamber of Commerce (KvK) are proud to organize the 4th consecutive...

  • Creating New Worlds

    Michael Johnson, Digital Lead, Pixar

    This session is dedicated to the creative processes involved in building new worlds. Three leading creators discuss what it means to make a reality out of whole cloth – for personal reasons or on...

  • Review of the Tools

    Review of the Tools

    Together with public broadcaster VPRO and many other media and service partners, PICNIC’07 intends to be an incredibly well covered event, using all the web 2.0 tools available.

  • In Search of Belonging

    Susan Kish, Xing; Danah Boyd, Researcher; Marc Canter, Broadband Mechanics

    It’s human nature to form cliques and join communities. The Internet, TV, music, mobile devices, virtual reality and gaming and print publications make it easier for people to form communities of...

  • Creative Cities in China

    Organized by Da-Tong China Desk Creative Industry

    Interesting and conceptually compelling cases of building "creative cities" in China, debate about the role of the creative industry in the dynamic urbanization in China. Moderated by: Paul van den...

  • European Creative Industries@PICNIC

    Vision, Strategic Agenda, Work

    IIP CREATE, the innovation platform of the Dutch ICT/Media Creative Industries, is grasping the opportunity of this year’s international PICNIC event to invite leading European IT/Media Creative...

  • Ecomap Lab: THINK!

    Labs PICNIC '09

    Waag Society, FING, FutureEverything 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...

  • Future of Dutch Creative Industry

    Formulating a joint ambition and agenda for the Dutch creative industry

    A new program initiative for the Dutch Creative Industries, with Emile Aarts (Philips), Hermen van der Lugt (TI), Marleen Stikker (Waag), Geleyn Meijer (Logica) In Western societies the lifestyle of...

  • Mobile City showcase

    Directly following the Mobile City workshop Waag Society will present what its Mobile City platform is all about and what future plans are.

  • Demo: From pictures to 3D worlds – Photosynth

    Blaise Aguera y Arcas, architect, Microsoft Live Labs

    Using photos of subjects gathered from around the Web, Photosynth creates breathtaking multidimensional spaces with zoom and navigation features that outstrip all expectation. Imagine hundreds of...

  • Augmented Reality for Advertisers

    Ferhan Cook, Eduardo Dias, Ydreams; David Polinchock, Brand Experience Lab; Jeroen Mol, Total Immersion

    Augmented reality is a field of computer research which deals with the combination of real world and computer generated data. Most AR research is concerned with the use of live video imagery which is...

  • Design wonderful things

    Chee Pearlman, Ben Fry, Shari Swan, Matt Webb, Bruce Sterling

    Hosted by Chee Pearlman Director of Chee Company (United States)

  • (Un)common Ground - Scale and Intimacy

    Expert meeting

    The meeting will take place on the 24 Sept. (1 - 5pm) and 25 Sept. (9am - 5pm) in Amsterdam. Announcing (Un)common Ground – Scale and Intimacy, the latest in a series of expert meetings designed to...

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