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Thursday September 27

On Thursday the PICNIC conference offers a full day of plenary sessions: keynotes, debates, demo's, analysis and a special session on the PICNIC Green Challenge.

Conference Wednesday
Conference Friday

  • Conference Event

    1

    Keynote: Everything is Miscellaneous

    David Weinberger, author, ‘Everything Is Miscellaneous’ (US)

    In this keynote presentation, Dr. David Weinberger offers a profound contribution to understanding the impact of the digital revolution, ...

  • Conference Event

    1

    PICNIC Green Moment

    Woody Harrelson, actor and activist

    The world needs to embrace a new greener lifestyle. One bright idea can make a big difference. Join us and help save the planet!

  • Conference Event

    Future Technology Trends

    Bruno Giussani, Jeff Han of Perceptive Pixel, Nikolaj Nyholm of Polar Rose, Alexander Straub of Pixsta, Arnold Smeulders of Multimedian

    In this demo session, four industry leaders will show their technologies and share their ideas on the future of information interfaces.

  • Conference Event

    Demo and Discussion: Recognition

    Nikolaj Nyholm, Alexander Straub and Arnold Smeulders

    After years of research on touch-driven computer displays, Jeff Han has created a simple, multi-touch, multi-user screen interface that ...

  • Conference break

    Lunch

    Food and networking in the PICNIC Club

  • Conference Event

    1

    Designing Killer Experiences

    Peter Frankfurt, Co-Founder, Imaginary Forces

    Imaginary Forces is a leading practitioner of the art of ‘experience design’, driven by ‘moments of engagement’ between people ...

  • Conference Event

    Observations of Visionary Works

    Danny Yount, Creative Director, Prologue Films

    Title designer Danny Yount’s work has earned many industry awards, including an Emmy for the opening sequence of Six Feet Under, which ...

  • Conference Event

    Creative Genius: Things I have learned in my life so far

    Stefan Sagmeister, Graphic Designer and Typographer, Sagmeister Inc (AT)

    Renowned for the album covers he created for the likes of Lou Reed, Talking Heads and the Rolling Stones, Austrian-born designer Stefan ...

  • Conference Event

    Trends in Communication and Entertainment

    Dr. Stefana Broadbent, Head of User Adoption Lab, Swisscom Innovations (CH)

    Why people hate to talk, love to write, don’t skip the ads and still listen to the radio. For years, Stefana Broadbent has been ...

  • Conference Event

    A User’s Guide to the 21st Century

    Alex Steffen, co-founder Worldchanging, and Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century

    Though many people are working on tools, models and ideas for a better future, often they are not connected. PICNIC'07 and the PICNIC ...