Winter Camp is an event, organized by the Institute of Network Cultures and will take place 3-7 March ‘09 in Amsterdam. Network Cultures Winter Camp will be a mix of presentations and work spaces with an emphasis on getting things done. It will be a four-day program of work spaces and plenary presentations, in which a dozen networks (each of which has 5-15 people) can work on their specific current topics. Winter Camp is an event, organized by the Institute of Network Cultures
and will take place 3-7 March ‘09 in Amsterdam. Network Cultures Winter
Camp will be a mix of presentations and work spaces with an emphasis on
getting things done. It will be a four-day program of work spaces and
plenary presentations, in which a dozen networks (each of which has
5-15 people) can work on their specific current topics.About Winter Camp
March 2 a plenary opening in the evening
March 3 - 7 workshops & group sessions
March 8 plenary wrap up with presentations
Format
This specific format was inspired by the special cardboard box
architecture with parallel workspaces, built by Paco Gonzalez for the
10th edition of the Zemos98 festival in Seville, Spain, in March 2008.
http://www.zemos98.org/spip.php?article891?rubrique=19.
Background info
When a network settles down, and is not so new anymore, it can be quite
a challenge to keep it’s activity level. Should a network then
transform into a so-called ‘organized network’? Organizing a network
does not necessarily mean decreasing the level of spontaneity to make
way for rules and hierarchy: it can provide a place for sustainable
knowledge sharing and production. As Ned Rossiter argues in his book
Organized Networks (2006), face-to-face meetings are crucial “if the
network is to maintain momentum, revitalize energy, consolidate old
friendships and discover new ones, recast ideas, undertake further
planning activities, and so on.” Network Cultures Winter Camp is
therefore meant for those networks and (potential) network members that
need support to gather in real life, conspire, discuss and make the
necessary steps forward. Winter Camp does not have an (academic)
educational or training component, but there is a lot to learn.
Winter Camp will probably be held in a newly renovated former school
building in the east part of the city, a multi-cultural area with
streets named after the former Dutch colony Indonesia.
http://www.studio-k.nu/
http://www.stayokay.com/
Funding
This event is taken place with funding from Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst and Stichting Democratie en Media.