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No JOOPAS during December!
Aalto University is a new university to be formed by the Helsinki School of Economics (HSE), the University of Art and Design Helsinki (TaiK) and Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) on 1 January 2010.
The doctoral program in Media Lab Helsinki invites to a research symposium on the theme of openness during November 5–6, 2009. This academic event is naturally open for all interested parties who want to understand the ongoing shift from an industrially organized era to an era of networks and social production. The symposium aims to explore acting in this space, keeping theoretical and practical knowledge together. The event takes place in the grand lecture hall (822) on the 8th floor of the University of Art and Design Helsinki. Please note that this event is free of charge, but we require registration at the conference website [http://opensymposium.net/2009/registration/].
Please note, our phone numbers will slowly change now as Aalto is coming nearer. The update is quite simple: just replace the old TaiK code 756 with the new one: 470. For instance, when the number was 756 30 404, now you can call 470 30 404.
At the ACM International Conference on Multimedia 2009 Media Lab researchers and artists are presenting their implementation of the multimedia artwork Alan01 / AlanOnline. The work wakes up the 1952 criminally convicted Alan Turing as a piece of code within the art work – thus fulfilling Turing’s own vision of preserving human consciousness in a computer.
Probably the most famous media artist in Finland, Marita Liulia, started her work in the Media Lab in the beginning of October. Marita Liulia is a versatile visual artist and a pioneer of interactive multimedia. Her production includes media art works, photography, painting and stage performances. Her works have been exhibited and performed in over 40 countries.
Mindtrek 2009 – nordic digital media and business conference takes place this week in Tampere. The conference focuses on social media and Web 2.0. From the program we have spotted the following media labbers (come to say hello!):
The Aalto University Research evaluation was published this morning. You can find more in the Aalto News in English (same news in Finnish). You may also have a look of the actual Assessment Report.
OPEN 2009 – Media Lab Doctor of Arts Symposium is an event for all interested parties who want to understand the ongoing shift from an industrially organized era to an era of networks and social production. The role and meaning of information is changing from a fixed, well-guarded asset to a continuously changing openly shared process. Openness is affecting the relational dynamics between different actors. New ideals, organizational forms and practices emerge. They interfere with older traditions and create a space of conflict.
Media Lab alumni Hanna Haaslahti’s exhibition Superpositions is open at the Galleria Heino until the end of August. Group of Media Lab alumni have been working hard to get their Kung-Fu Live game ready for release.
The Alan01 installation is open for public August 17 – September 9, 2009, between 9:00-17:00 at Media Centre Lume (University of Art and Design Helsinki), Hämeentie 135 C.