Category: _events

7-8 September 2006 The Media in Transition 2006 Conference, hosted in Munich, Germany, will be discussing the structural transition in the media industry – how the Internet is modifying the way media is produced, distributed and consumed. We have invited innovative Internet media companies, researchers and strategists from U.K., Canada, U.S.A. und central Europe to Munich for two intensive days. Goethe Institute Munich, Germany http://www.mediaintransition.com/indexe.html

6 – 8 September 2006 The Austin Game Conference (AGC) – now in its 4th year – is the definitive conference for online and networked game development, including massively multiplayer online games, casual games, online PC and console games. The event is marketed internationally and provides a venue where developers, technologists and business professionals can network with colleagues, learn from industry leaders, stay informed about the latest tools, technologies and techniques and get business done in a relaxed atmosphere. http://www.gameconference.com/

1-4 September 2006If you’ve never been to a dorkbot meeting, you’ve missed out. Events with distinctly and purposely rough edged, you’ll learn about strange applications of technology, probably be inspired to start your own project, and quite possibly find people who will join you on your journey.With a extended-weekend long event, you’ll be able to completely immerse yourself.The workshops are as diverse and unusual as you’d expect

• self-sufficient electric animals’ workshop
• fire making workshop
• building a radio telescope
• wifi antenna diy

Only £15 for the weekendBentley Copse, between Dorking and Guildford (short train journey from London) Map linkhttp://dorkbot.org/dorkbotlondon/camp06/

25-27 August 2006 The MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival is the essential annual event for everyone working in television. Shaping the future of our industry by debating the key issues of the day, the Festival opens doors to learn from the best in the business and build relationships within the TV community. Engaging, vibrant and fun, EITF is a sociable experience that celebrates success and is committed to the development of new talent. Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Scotland http://www.mgeitf.co.uk/

21 – 22 August The Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival gets to the cultural and creative heart of games. With an expert team gathered from across the interactive entertainment business driving the festival, Edinburgh provides two days of stimulating and forward thinking debate, great networking and the chance to experience the wider context of games as part of the world’s biggest cultural festival. EIEF is designed with simple core objectives: to help you know more, to help you ask the right questions and to challenge the way you think about the future of games. From groundbreaking sessions to a wide ranging screenings event covering four major cinema screens, it is unrivalled in terms of value and benefit. Some of the world’s leading developers, companies and brand leaders will be in Edinburgh to share their thinking, their ideas and their vision. We went last year and were really impressed. Edinburgh, UK http://www.eief.co.uk/

31.Jul – 6.Aug.2006 The approach to Megabit is super casual. It’s made by the people who attend, for the people attending. Sounds fun. They describe it like this …

Megabit is an open air network event unlike any other event. We try to combine interesting lectures on new technologies, security and other interesing stuff with hanging out with people you would otherwise probably only meet online. Quite some things are organized by participants, including this website.

Amsterdam, Holland http://www.megabit.nl

11-13 July 2006 The Develop Conference & Expo in Brighton is bringing together some of the world’s most creative and talented individuals from every sector of games development. At the heart of the event is a conference program that operates on three levels; a full two-day program of 42 sessions split across six tracks; workshops, and walk-in seminars which are free to attend. This is coupled with an expo, featuring some of Europe’s leading players, which will also be free to attend for all pre-registered and qualified attendees. The result? An event that is fully inclusive for everyone in the development community regardless of budget. Brighton, England http://www.developconference.com/

23-25 June, 2006 “Towards a global digital commons” The past few years has seen the burgeoning of a number of initiatives aimed at opening the fields of creativity, science and knowledge in communities around the world. Practitioners from these movements currently identify themselves as falling within a particular community – ‘free and open source software’, ‘open access’, ‘open content’ and ‘open science’, amongst others – but they share key processes and values whose common elements are yet to be fully realized. This year’s iCommons Summit aims to bring together, in a creative, stimulating and cooperative environment, the pioneers from these communities – to inspire and learn from one another and establish closer working relationships around a set of incubator projects. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil http://icommons.org/