BARCELONA ACTIVA, CASA ASIA - BARCELONA
18 - 22 DECEMBER 2009

ll Internacional Conference ART TECH MEDIA 09 “Innovation, Networks & New Media at Digital Culture  and Social Development”

The conference will serve as a meeting point for art, creativity, and innovation. It will also raise institutional, entrerprise and social awareness, nationally and internationally, of the challenges and threats that new information and communication technologies bring for the construction of a Knowledge Society that will define the future of Spain and the whole world.

It is directed to institutional representatives within the art world, technology business, university, research centres, communication media, foundations and other social organisations.

The main objective of the call for the II International Conference is to debate and articúlate proposals that will instigate the implementation and awareness of new media and the development of networks that will drive the alliance between Art, Science, Innovation, Technology and Institutions as a vehicle for integration and social development.

This call responds to the support demonstrated by institutions, organisations and artists who participated in the debates that tool place in the ARTECHMEDIA activities.
Proposals will be presented and debated that show the most innovative ideas and creations from the national and international area.


Speakers:

Laura M. L. Directora CIN2. Research Center on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Nanobiosensors and Bioanalytical Applications Group;

Esteve AlmirallExpert on Open Innovation, User Driven Innovation y Living Labs. UPC, Esade and proyects i2Cat and in Living Labs (ENoLL – CatLab)

Montse Basora Director Enterprise Area of Barcelona Activa. Programa CreaMedia

Ícaro Moyano Director of Communication TUENTI

Claudia Giannetti University of Évora (Visual Arts). Resercher & curator of media art.

Beatriz Martínez & Dolors Boatella DivuCIENCIA

Oscar García Director MCDEM

Ricard Gras Director INTER – Activa. London

Roger Pujol, Dani Armengol & Xavier Vilar. Multitouch Barcelona

Regine Debatty. Director of we make money not art. Italia

Marcel.lí Antúnez Artist & cofounder of Fura dels Baus

Fernando Piquer Director Bitoon. Development on line videogames

Hector Milla Balzac tv

Montxo Algora Director of ART FUTURA

José Manuel Berenguer Artist & director Orquesta del Caos

Pedro Soler Director Hangar

Alex Borrás Director DiBa

Ulla Taipale Capsula project

Natalia Rojas Directora Cuatic – Interactive Experience

Emiliano Labrador Artist, ANIMA project

Anne Rodquing WJ Paris

Bani Brusadin Co-director The Influencers

Menene Gras Director Culture & Exhibitions

CASA ASIA Montse Arbelo & Joseba Franco Directors ARTECHMEDIA

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