Fwd: Invitation – Speakers programme and hackathon, Urban Prototyping Festival 2013

[Jason Neylon]

Hi,

In addition to the hackathon that is running in April the speaker programme for the Urban Prototyping festival has been announced. It sounds very interesting for Cleanweb folks. Plus its free to attend!

Regards,
Jason

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From: Jefferies, Megan <m.jef...@imperial.ac.uk>
Date: 21 March 2013 14:58
Subject: Invitation – Speakers programme and hackathon, Urban Prototyping Festival 2013

 

 

Events

 

 

 

Held from 8 April - 26 June 2013, Sustainable Society Network+ and NEMODE Network+ present Urban Prototyping London Festival.  We will be hosting over 300 developers, architects, designers, artists and technology specialists investigating the role of digital technologies in creating can stimulate and sustaining resilient environments, economies and communities. Come and join the discussion!
Hosted at Imperial, the conference brings together a number of leading speakers in the Internet of Things, Architecture and Entrepreneurship space, including Mischa Dohler, Jon Goodbun, Professor Erkko Autio and Natalie Jeremijenko to debate the current and future role of technology in the urban environment.  The keynote speaker will Professor Brian Collins, UCL and Chair of the Sustainable Society Network+

 

Our theme is ‘Digital innovation to create resilient environments, economies and communities.’ What technical ideas and sustainable business models will enhance environments and communities over the long-term? Come and find out - book your place today.

 

 

Monday 8 April 2013   A day dedicated to the joint role that architects and technologists will need to play in the new smart sustainable city era.

09.30 - 1430 - From Static to Dynamic R&D focused talks and panel discussion on resilience in digital economy and sustainability in the built environment for an audience of researchers, students and practitioners from ICT/Computer Science and Built Environment backgrounds.   15.30 – 17.30 - Digital Works A Case Study; Smart and Sustainable City Computer Science vs Design in the Built Environment. A dynamic, humorous workshop that addresses technical language barrier, underlines gaps, difference in design inspirations and immediate goals set, among technologists and architects. The debate aims to motivate collaboration between researchers, practitioners and inspire young people, looking for a future career in digital economy.   18.30 - Tech-Locale The evening programme for the event brings together industry experts to explain and explore how interdisciplinary understanding can take ideas from the drawing board into profit, for benefit of all stakeholders in society.

 

Tuesday 9 April 2013   A day of technical workshops and panel debates about the role of IoT in creating the city of the future.

09.00 - 13.30 - Workshops Workshops from OS and Imperial College’s Real-time streaming analytics platform teams in preparation for the hackathon 19th-21st April.   14.00 – 17.30 - The Internet of Things This session will explore the role of the Internet of Things for building the Future Sustainable City. The discussion will touch upon technological, sociological and legal topics.   18.45  -  21.00  -  IOT Day Showcase It’s International Internet of Things Day. A showcase with projects such as hardware, commercial products, art installation, citizen science projects and much more.

 

Wednesday 10 April 2013   The role entrepreneurship and digital innovation can play in creating resilient environments?

09.00 – 12.30 -  The Role of Data in Creating Sustainability and Resilience Debate panel including Usman Haque, the GLA, Joel Gethin-Lewis and numerous others!   14.00 – 17.30 -  The Role of Entrepreneurship in Cities It’s What role can digital innovation and entrepreneurship play in creating resilient environments? Without flourishing market, many of the digital technologies proposed to help the environment will not take hold in the market place. How can we use digital entrepreneurship to create resilient environments and communities in the face of massive change?

 

Thursday 11 April 2013 Prototyping the City – Hellicar + Lewis   This workshop is open to all skills and backgrounds and is designed to provide participants first hand experience of the challenges of design for the urban environment.  Starting in the location of the UP London IoT call, Hackney, participants will be able to see with their own eyes the issues that the area needs addressing.  Finishing up with a hands-on rapid prototyping workshop, participants will leave with real conceptual ideas that will have a genuine impact on the urban environment.   Skill Level: All levels and all skillsets including design, architecture and technology

 

Thursday 11 and Friday 12 April 2013   Intel Workshop   Intel is providing an exclusive 2-day hands-on workshop around their latest kit and SDKs that will be useful in the urban environment.  Register today to get to interact and develop real prototypes with their experts from their USA research labs visiting London especially for this event.  Attendees will even get to keep the kit they work on!   Skill Level: Experienced Coders - Please note that to make the best of this workshop, experience coding is a must.

 

 

Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ T: +44 (0)20 7589 5111

 

 

 

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