PICNIC

10:00 - 10:15
PICNIC Chair Marleen Stikker kicks off the 2011 Festival along with Grand Theater Host Pep Rosenfeld. This session also features a special welcome...

10:15 - 10:35
It seems that history is full of cities thought up, imagined, and dreamed of, that were eventually never realized. Admirable projects, magnificent places...

10:35 - 10:55

11:00 - 11:20
We have to start a revolution! The way we age in America is inhumane and inadequate. We might live a good life after retirement, but the last three...

11:20 - 11:40
Exploring the limits of art and technology, the Robodock festival invites artists from Europe and North America to create fanciful worlds with state...

11:40 - 12:00
"Consultation", "participation", "co-design" and "community" are the popular mantras of responsible city development. But often what is sold or practiced...

13:15 - 13:40
So where do we find ourselves, after a solid decade of smart city rhetoric? What was promised to us, what has been delivered, what were the results...

13:40 - 14:00
Popular literature and many high-tech corporations tout “intelligent” and “smart” cities, referring to the wizardry of pervasive electronic connections...

14:00 - 14:20

14:20 - 14:40
The real-time city is now real! The increasing deployment of sensors and hand-held electronics in recent years is allowing a new approach to the study...

14:40 - 15:05
"Smart cities, ubicomp, and other technological wonders are all very well, but cities are made of people, and people are weird. Ben Hammersley will...

15:45 - 16:10
Make this world a better place, win a Nobel Prize and sell more! In just 25 minutes, Mark Woerde unveils new insights and practical knowledge that will...

16:10 - 16:25
Five billion people in the world today have no access to the Internet. A large part of these citizens live in developing countries and marginalized...

16:25 - 16:40
This session will explore the power of art as a communication tool, an instrument to integrate cities and a vehicle for change. ARTO founders will also...

16:40 - 16:55
How can a mobile game contribute to improving life in informal settlements around the world? Today, one billion people live in informal settlements...

16:55 - 17:10
The increased control that consumers have over media means we are moving into an era of brand philanthropy. Like the philanthropists of the Industrial...

12:00 - 13:30

15:00 - 15:45

17:30 - 20:30
Family-style dinner with lamb, fish and vegetarian tajine. Drinks are not included but will be availabe for purchase at the bar. Dinner voucher...

10:00 - 12:00
Creating the cities of the future is not something that can be done from an ivory tower. Real life in cities is far more complex than planners and scientists...

13:30 - 15:00
Creating the cities of the future is not something that can be done from an ivory tower. Real life in cities is far more complex than planners and scientists...

15:45 - 17:15
Creating the cities of the future is not something that can be done from an ivory tower. Real life in cities is far more complex than planners and scientists...

14:00 - 15:00
Vodafone Firestarters is a traveling talk show that takes place at a number of events within the art, music, technology and fashion industries. With...

16:00 - 17:15
Vodafone Firestarters is a traveling talk show that takes place at a number of events within the art, music, technology and fashion industries. With...

10:00 - 17:15
The City, Design & Play Lab has three concurrent themes running through informing one other with their respective ideas and points-of-view. Cross-theme...

10:00 - 12:00
Premsela, the Netherlands Institute for Design and Fashion, and Volume Magazine will host a panel discussion during PICNIC Festival 2011 to explore...

12:15 - 13:15
Boom Chicago's Pep Rosenfeld will provide advice on the art of pitching your ideas.

13:30 - 15:00
Outdoor and public screens are the cheap, new media being installed throughout cities by governments, businesses and advertisers. Could these change...

15:45 - 17:15
Gamification has been described as the use of game thinking to engage audiences and to solve problems. EGG is a cooperative initiative between TFI...

10:00 - 12:00
In this creative workshop, we discuss a future scenario in which citizens create government. What if every citizen becomes a Member of Parliament and...

13:30 - 15:00
There are two sources of data in a city: the physicality and the people. Both are generating huge amounts of data a great deal of which is being shared...

15:45 - 17:15
Redesigning the European City: Amsterdam, Paris ... International teams of young designers present their winning solutions and we look towards the...

14:15 - 16:45
The Postcode Lottery Green Challenge Deciding Round is the opportunity for finalists to talk about their earth-friendly inventions. This year’s finalists...

16:45 - 19:00
This private, invitation-only event, is an informal reception with past winners of the Green Challenge in celebration of five-year anniversary of this...

10:00 - 12:00
The Course of Creativity On Wednesday 14 September at PICNIC Festival 2011, we’ll start the morning with a keynote address (Robbert Dijkgraaf) on...

13:30 - 15:00
What does it mean to be creative? And what does it mean to you? This session explores various visualization techniques as a medium to support the...

15:45 - 17:15
This is a panel is about "ownership" as alternative design approach to the so-called Smart City paradigm. The session is hosted by Virtueel Platform...

10:00 - 16:00
Creative Learning Lab, founder of PICNIC Young, offers an interactive workshop which engages the participants in urban planning and design processes...

16:00 - 17:00
Open to all participants and the PICNIC audience. During the “thank god it’s the end of the day drink” we will share and discuss the workshop outcomes...

10:00 - 17:15
Debate, design, listen, build, experiment and get your hands dirty: the Urban Future is Personal - Waag Society@PICNIC Festival 2011! Hypercrafting...

09:00 - 17:15
Organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Syntens together with KansenKanon and Mediaguild, The Marketplace is taking place for the 6th time during the...

10:00 - 17:30
Over the course of three days, we’re organizing an Open Data Hackathon! Developers will gather here to explore unconventional ways of using open...

10:30 - 10:50

10:55 - 11:15
The world we live in is changing fast. Exploding populations and economic growth in emerging countries are having a serious impact on our environment...

11:15 - 11:30

11:30 - 13:15
The Green Challenge Award Ceremony is a triumphant and emotional moment when the jury announces the 2011 winner. This session will also include an...

13:50 - 14:10

14:10 - 14:30
The Greenhouse By Joost sets a new precedent for designing and operating better hospitality venues and public spaces. The Greenhouse is a productive...

14:35 - 14:55
Fix it! The Energetic Society as a New Perspective on Governance for a Clean Economy The ambitious goal of a clean economy and a high-quality...

14:55 - 15:15
The New Economy will be Built by the People, Empowered by Technology Beyond the green economy is the new economy, which I believe will be...

15:50 - 16:10
How are governments responding to the entitlement, engagement and sharing brought about by the Internet? How can policy "mistakes" be fixed in "high...

16:10 - 16:30
Citizens and governments around the world are learning quickly that they can only solve problems by working together as equals. Government is moving...

16:35 - 16:55
The Creative City concept has become a mantra of our times, yet it is in danger of being overused and so can lose its potential power and relevance...

16:55 - 17:15
“It’s time for the Creative Class to grow up and take responsibility. But first, we must understand who we are.” —Richard Florida in The...