It was an experience: people met other creatives, artists, researchers and professionals and were inspired in a fresh and dynamic international setting.

PICNIC ’06 included a conference, specialty workshops and events organized by cultural institutions, industry associations, government and business, as well as the PICNIC at Night public program for Amsterdam residents.

Featured Speakers

• Craig Newmark, Founder of Craigslist (United States)
• John de Mol, Co-founder of Endemol and Founder of Talpa (the Netherlands)
• Simon Guild, President and CE at MTV Networks Europe (United Kingdom)
• Michael B. Johnson, Group Lead, Pixar Animation Studios (United States)
• Philip Rosedale, Founder of Second Life (United States)
• Linda Stone, writer, speaker, consultant, former Microsoft executive (United States)

Event Highlights

• Keynote presentation: The Creative Process at Pixar Animation Studios
• My Second Life: an in-depth demo of the Second Life platform by its founder
• Keynote presentation: Multi-tasking and continuous partial attention
• Live multimedia performance by Peter Greenaway, ‘real time image conductor’ and the alternative movie director of movies such as “The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover”
• Machinima Salon: event exploring the cross over between gaming, visual art and filmmaking
• PICNIC at Night: live performances, music, VJs, fashion, presentations, art installations and a news lounge

PICNIC in Numbers

• 5000 registered delegates for conference, specialty workshops, presentations and PICNIC at Night
• 70 conference speakers from Europe, North America and Asia
• 15 government and corporate sponsors
• 29 specialty workshops and presentations organised by government, business, Dutch and international industry associations and cultural organizations
• active marketing by 45 Dutch and international industry associations and cultural organizations
• promotion by 18 Dutch and international media partners