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PICNIC'08

September 24th - 26th, Amsterdam, Westergasfabriek

From 24 to 26 September 2008, thousands of creative minds from all over the world will come together in Amsterdam for the third PICNIC. Don’t miss the year’s most inspiring, fascinating and entertaining event! Sign up f

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  • PICNIC PROJECT WINS WEBBY

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    Eboman wins Webby Award for ¡Viva la Creaçión!

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    Another award! PICNIC is proud to announce that '¡Viva la Creaçión!' has won a Webby! Hurray! In its 11th year, The Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-member body of leading Web experts, business figures, luminaries, and creative celebrities.

    During PICNIC'07, Media artist Eboman invited the audience to collaborate in video sampling contest, culminating in the ¡Viva la Creación! party on September 27 at PICNIC'07 in Amsterdam.

    Congratulations to Eboman, as well as his partners in crime, XS4all and Creative Commons!

  • PICNIC Specials and Labs

    Last Call for Proposals!

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      Picnic Jr Lab at PICNIC'07, picture: Thomas Schlijper

    From 24 to 26 September 2008, the Amsterdam Cross Media Week Foundation will organise PICNIC’08. In addition to the PICNIC Conference, PICNIC will host the PICNIC SPECIALS and the PICNIC LABS, organised in collaboration with a select number of partners. Interested parties are requested to send in their proposals before April 15.

    Please contact Anne Cramwinckel at anne@crossmediaweek.org if you wish to receive more information and the form you should use to send in your ideas..

  • I have never Googled something in my life

    Report of the Creative Company Conference

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      CCC event, view over the IJ from the event's venue picture by Mattmo, designers of the logo

    The Creative Company Conference took place in Amsterdam yesterday, and brought together an interesting assortment of speakers and delegates. Main topic of the day: how can companies be creative?

    Some quotes from four chief creative officers on fostering creativity, attention to detail and entrepreneurship and social responsability:

    • “To be creative, you have to start from a place of connection”, according to Ivy Ross, who has worked for Disney, Mattel and Old Navy. She gets teams to ‘hum’ together. She had video profiles made of everyone in a new design department– to facilitate connections. She gets a consultant in to classify people based on their facial characteristics (which sounds as scary as it is), striving for the right team composition. “People are more creative in groups, and you need to find a way to get a group to connect. Smart leaders will be like orchestra conductors”.

    Stanley Hainsworth, who is the 'Global Creative' at Starbucks referred to the '100 list' he spotted in the back office of a local Starbucks. It turned out to be a list of 100 clients, their names, mnemonic aids (‘ pink bag’), and personal coffee orders - the barristas challenged each other to memorise all of their local customers’ preferences. When he came back months later, the list had turned into "the 200 list"....

  • Wired pays tribute to Eckart Wintzen

    Maverick entrepreneur played role in launch of Wired

    • Eckart Wintzen and Woody Harrelson at PICNIC'07. Picture Guido van Nispen

      Eckart Wintzen and Woody Harrelson at PICNIC'07. Picture Guido van Nispen

    Today many people gathered to say goodbye to Eckart Wintzen, PICNIC adviser, maverick entrepreneur and green venture capitalist. We are pleased that Wired Magazine pays hommage to Eckart Wintzen. Wintzen also played a role in the founding of Wired: In 1991, his company made a one-time investment of $35,000 in a single-issue magazine, never printed, produced by Louis Rossetto and Jane Metcalfe. Rossetto and Metcalfe went on to found Wired in 1992.

  • 2Contribute to PICNIC'08

    Monique van Dusseldorp - How can you contribute to PICNIC’08?
  • 1PICNIC Conference, PICNIC Specials, PICNIC Labs…

    What's the difference?

    Monique van Dusseldorp
  • Join the PICNIC team

    Open Call for Interns and Volunteers!

    Monique van Dusseldorp
  • PICNIC'07 video archive

    Find the archived PICNIC'07 video's here.
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