Well, since we want to redesign the world, we decided to start with our website. Our new look will be revealed in a few weeks bit by bit, but keep reading to learn more about PICNIC '10.
The world around us is changing fast, and not all the changes are positive. We're facing the biggest natural, social and economic challenges our world has ever seen. We've addressed some of these issues in the past, but the days of just talking are over. It's time to take action.
To make an impact, we need some help. So we're asking you — yes, YOU — to roll up your sleeves and Redesign the World with us at PICNIC '10. Are you up for the challenge?
Of course we can't possibly redesign the whole world in three days, so we're limiting our focus to Life, Cities, Media and Design. The high-impact changes these areas are undergoing provide real opportunities to make a difference. PICNIC '10 brings you a platform to create new solutions for a better world.
What are you bringing?
Design is going through some fundamental changes: open design, downloadable design and distributed design, democratize the design industry and imply that anyone can be a designer or a producer. On the other hand design methodology as a problem solving process has found new applications in a broad range of seemingly unrelated sectors.
Can design maintain its integrity whilst finding itself in the midst of disciplinary meltdown, globalization and knowledge distribution? How will these trends impact the very essence of the design industry, including copyright issues, traditional business models and the role of the professional designer?
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But not all is glory. What about the ethical and moral implications of these developments? How does it change our role as human beings in the greater order of things? Is there such a thing as nature any more? Does it shift our notion of life and the rights and responsibilities that go with that?
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Can we trust our news outlets or are they hopelessly untrustworthy and irreparably damaged by editorial bias? How can the industry reinvent itself and positively impact on the 21-century? PICNIC brings together knowledgeable experts, experienced professionals and you to develop new business models and redefine the role of media professionals.
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How can we face such challenges and enhance the quality of living in cities? And how can social engineering, technology and open data help us to achieve that? Will cities provide us with the strategies for survival or will they become ghettos of pollution, overpopulation and decay?
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Tickets are now available for PICNIC '10. Purchase your ticket today! In addition to 1 Day and 3 Day Tickets, you can also buy tickets for special networking dinners on Wednesday and Thursday night.
Below you'll find a description of the different tickets.
Go to the registration page and buy your ticket now.
3 day ticket
This ticket provides access to PICNIC on 22, 23 and 24 September. With this ticket you can attend the Conference, Festival and the PICNIC Club. Lunch is included.
Full Price: € 995 (ex VAT)
Early Bird Price Until 31 July: € 695 (ex VAT)Buy tickets
1 day ticket
This ticket provides access to PICNIC on 22, 23 OR 24 September. With this ticket you can attend the Conference, Festival and the PICNIC Club on the day of your choice. Lunch is included.
Full Price: € 395 (ex VAT)
Early Bird Price Until 31 July: € 295 (ex VAT)Buy tickets
Dinner @ PICNIC Wednesday
Family-style Moroccan dinner featuring lamb, fish and vegetarian tajine. Drinks are not included, but will be available for purchase at the bar. This ticket is only available in combination with a 3 Day Ticket or a 1 Day Ticket.
Price: € 25 (ex VAT)Buy tickets
Dinner @ PICNIC Thursday
Surf & Turf BBQ including grilled rib-eye, lobster and vegetables, fresh bread, a variety of salads and dessert. Wine and bottled water are also included in the price. This ticket is only available in combination with a 3 Day Ticket or a 1 Day Ticket.
Price: € 50 (ex VAT)Buy tickets
We're pleased to introduce you to a selection of the speakers at PICNIC '10. Get to know these thought leaders that are redesigning the world, media, life, design and cities.
Andreas Weigend studies people and the data they create. He was the Chief Scientist at Amazon.com, where he helped the company build its customer-centric, measurement-focused culture. He currently advises startups and established firms worldwide, helping them leverage user data to create innovative products and business models. In his spare time, Andreas regularly teaches courses at Stanford, UC Berkeley and Tsinghua/INSEAD.
Charles Leadbeater is a leading authority on innovation and creativity. He has advised companies, cities and governments worldwide on innovation strategy and used that experience in writing his latest book We-think: the power of mass creativity, which charts the rise of mass, participative approaches to innovation. He is co-founder of Participle, working with government to devise new approaches social challenges.
Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger -- the co-editor of Boing Boing (boingboing.net) and the author of the Teens/HarperCollins UK novels like \"For the Win\" and the bestselling \"Little Brother\". He is the former European director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and co-founded the UK Open Rights Group. Born in Toronto, Canada, he now lives in London.
David Gallo is Director of Special Projects at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He participated in numerous high-profile expeditions, including the RMS Titanic and the German battleship Bismarck, and was one of the first oceanographers to use a combination of submarines and robots to map the undersea world. In 2010, David joined James Cameron and a group of 28 marine experts to discuss alternative solutions to capping or controlling the flow of oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
Denise Caruso has extensively covered one of the most significant innovations in human history - the move to digital technology - from posts at the San Francisco Examiner, New York Times and MSNBC. She founded the Hybrid Vigor Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science via interdisciplinary collaboration. She is author of the award-winning book Intervention: Confronting the Real Risks of Genetic Engineering and Life on a Biotech Planet.
Geoff Mulgan is director of the Young Foundation, bringing together insights, innovation and entrepreneurship to meet social needs. He worked in the UK Prime Minister's office and Cabinet Office from 1997 to 2004, and before that was the founding director of the think-tank Demos. His latest book is \"The Art of Public Strategy: mobilising power and knowledge for the common good\".
Jeff Jarvis, author of \"What Would Google Do?\" blogs about media and news at Buzzmachine.com. He is associate professor and director of the interactive journalism program and the new business models for news project at the City University of New York's Graduate School of Journalism. He is well known for his opinion on the current and future state of media, and does consulting for various media companies.
Matthias Hollwich is co-founder of HollwichKuschner (HKWN), an architecture firm specializing in physical, digital and branded environments. He has worked in several internationally acclaimed architectural firms in the United States and Europe. In 2004 Matthias finished editing his first book with Rainer Weisbach at the Bauhaus: UmBauhaus – Updating Modernism. He is driven to upgrade manmade environments on a human and engaging scale with an ECONIC twist.
Dr. Mitchell Joachim is a leader in ecological design and urbanism. He is a co-founder of Terreform ONE, Terrefuge and Bioworks Institute. His projects focus on uniting experts from a broad range of disciplines to create innovative solutions for sustainable energy, transportation, infrastructure, buildings and more. Rolling Stone called him one of \"The 100 People Who Are Changing America\" and Popular Science named him a visionary for \"The Future of the Environment\".
Oliver Medvedik works at the intersection of biology and art. He co-founded the Bioworks Institute, a tightly knit group of designers, artists and scientists who seek to develop new forms of products and designs using biotechnology. They aim to produce a radical new architectural craft, featuring new organisms and synthetic ecosystems. Previously Oliver was a consultant for Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, a company specializing in development of treat age-onset diseases.
Philip Beesley is an associate professor in the School of Architecture, University of Waterloo who practices digital media art, experimental and applied architecture. His recent projects increasingly feature digitally fabricated 'textile' structures and kinetic systems that use microprocessors, sensors and actuator systems. He is also director of the Integrated Centre for Visualization, Design and Manufacturing at Waterloo and co-directs Riverside Architectural Press.
Rachel Armstrong is an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in medicine. She collaborates with artists and architects to explore scientific concepts and re-engage with the fundamental creativity of science. She encourages change and new ways of thinking to develop innovative and different solutions in the fields of Technology, Science, Environment and Architecture.
Reinier de Graaf is partner at OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture, founded by Rem Koolhaas), responsible for a number of prestigious building projects in Europe, Russia and the Middle East. He's also director of AMO, the think tank of OMA, where he oversees their involvement in sustainability and energy planning, including the publication \"Roadmap 2050: A Practical Guide to a Prosperous, Low-Carbon Europe\".
Sebastian Chan is Head of Digital, Social & Emerging Technologies at the Powerhouse Museum in Australia. His varied background includes social policy, journalism, media criticism, information technology, and interactive media. At Powerhouse he is responsible for the museum's online presence and a large suite of experimental and collaborative projects, as well as the Museum's collection database, which has won several international awards.
Tom is a Design Director at IDEO in London, where he uses the innovation and design process to develop new business opportunities. A serial entrepreneur and angel investor, Tom has first-hand experience in building successful enterprises and is particularly interested in commercializing new products and services. Having spent a year teaching secondary school in Tanzania, he also believes in the power of entrepreneurship for sustainable social good.