Digital LEARNING LABS will take place prior to the Art of Digital Conference. These learning labs will combine conceptual and future-thinking discussion with practical and relevant workshop sessions. They will look at the global, organisational, cultural and personal aspects of the digital environment.

The Global (10 September 2009)

The Global is about infrastructure, connectivity, and capacity. The Global theme will explore issues around high-end technology, services and facilities. Global will aim to help organisations understand the digital world and the technologies available.

09:30-10:00 Registration / Breakfast
10:00-10:15 Introduction & Housekeeping, Deena DeNaro- Bickerstaffe
10:15-10:35 Introduction, The ‘Twacky Races’ RFID scavenger hunt & Ardunio/Twitter fuelled-race, Adrian McEwen, MCQN
10:35-11:15 Infrastructure & Sustainability, Ross Parry, Programme Director, Museum Studies, University of Leicester
11:15-11:35 The ‘Twacky Races’: Phase 1
11:35-11:55 Coffee & Tea Break
11:55-12:35 Sustainable Digital Practices, Adrian McEwen, MCQN
12:35-13:00 The ‘Twacky Races’: Phase 2
13:00-14:15 Lunch
14:15-15:00 Digital Archiving, Anne La Foret, PhD
15:00-16:00 Storage 2.0, Colin Pattison, Prof. of Mobile and Converging Technologies Leeds Met
16:00-16:15 Comfort Break / The ‘Twacky Races’: Phase 3
16:15-17:30 The ‘Twacky Races’: Finale

Register here for Learning Lab 4: http://aodlearninglab4.eventbrite.com/

The Organisational (30 July 2009)
The Organisational is about digital strategy; across business process, communication & engagement, audience development, arts marketing, curatorial practice, emerging forms of collaborative working, production and distribution. The Organisational theme will ensure organisations are equipped with the insight to develop integrated digital strategies.

AM Sessions:
09:00-09:30 Registration / Breakfast

09:30-09:40 Introduction - Deena DeNaro- Bickerstaffe
09:40-09:50 Love Culture - Taylor Nutall, folly
09:50-10:10 Introduction, The ‘Twacky Races’ - Adrian McEwen, MCQN - RFID scavenger hunt & Ardunio/ Twitter fuelled race
10:10-11:00 Unwiring your Organisation - Heath Bunting, co-founder of net.art, and sport-art
11:00-11:20 Coffee & Tea Break
11:20-12:00 Art, Engagement and the Ubiquitous Museum - James Burke, co-founder and interaction designer of NARB
12:00-13:00 Hacking Working Practices - Anders Boelskifte Mogensen, co-founder of Seismonaut
13:00-14:15 Lunch
14:15-15:00 Break out session - Brian Degger, Digital Fellow, Digital City, IDI Teesside University
15:00-16:00 The ‘Twacky Races’  - RFID twitter fuelled race, Adrain McEwen, founder of MCQN Ltd
16:00-16:15 Comfort Break
16:15-17:00 Wrap Up & Plenary - Heath Bunting, James Burke, Anders Mogensen, Brian Degger, Adrian Mcewen
17:00-18:00 Drinks in the Bar!


The Personal (25 June 2009)

The Personal is about personalisation; it is about the role and influence of people (as well as organisations). We have recently seen the emergence of the ‘self’ at the heart of online communication, placing the individual is at the centre of digital culture. The Personal theme will ensure organisations (and the people in them) understand the opportunity for flexible, personalised forms of interaction and production and are equipped with the confidence to operate in a people centred way.

Rodewald Suit @ Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Entrance through Stage Door, located to the right of the building
Philharmonic Hall
Hope Street

Liverpool
L1 9BP
Telephone (Reception): 0151 210 2895

09.00-09.40 Registration / Breakfast
09.40-09.50 Introduction / Housekeeping – Deena DeNaro-Bickerstaffe, MITES Manager, FACT
09.50-10.00 Introduction – Prof. Phil Redmond CBE, Chair ICDC and Liverpool Screen School

10.00-11.00 Identity 2.0 – Alison Gow, Executive Editor, Digital, Liverpool Echo & Daily Post

11.00-11.20 Coffee & Tea Break
11.20-12.00 Break Out Session: Power of Online Communities – Millicent Jones, Liverpool Philharmonic
12.00-13.15 Walk to FACT / Lunch
13.15-14.15 Social Media Master Class – Charlotte Britton, Reach Further
14.15-15.00 Web 2.0 & New Audience Relationships – Will Gompertz, Director, Tate Media
15.00-15.30 Comfort Break
15.30-16.30 TV 2.0 – Ian Forrester, BBC Backstage
16.30-17.00 Wrap Up & Plenary – Alison Gow, Charlotte Britton, Will Gompertz, Ian Forrester

17.00-18.00 Drinks! – FACT Bar, First Floor


The Cultural (28 May 2009)
The Cultural is about understanding the impact of the digital revolution and new technologies on society, in business and in the arts – and about harnessing this knowledge to connect with communities, to foster and facilitate collaboration and to nurture partnerships.

Urbis
b2b meeting rooms 1 & 2
Cathedral Gardens
Manchester
M4 3BG
United Kingdom

General Number: 0161 605 8200

09.00-09.40 Registration / Breakfast
09.40-10.00 Introduction - Sarah Fisher, ACE NW, Mike Stubbs, CEO of FACT
10.00-11.00 Web 2.0 & the Future of Ideas – Jamie King, founder of VoDo Project
11.00-11.20 Coffee & Tea Break
11.20-12.30 New Mobile Platforms – Katie Lips, Kisky Media
12.30-13.00 Break Out Session - Rob Dunne presents the Cultural Widget

13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.00 How User Habits are Shaping the Web – Peter Bazalgette, Media Consultant & Digital Investor
15.00-16.00 Power of Online Communities – Andy Gibson, Socialbility
16.00-16.30 Comfort Break
16.30-17.00 Wrap Up & Plenary - Jamie King, Katie Lips, Peter Bazalgette

17.00-18.00 Drinks!