[ecrea] AHRC network - 'Community-powered digital transformations'

COMMUNITY-POWERED DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS

Production and Creativity workshop

29 March 2012

University of Westminster, London

http://bit.ly/digital29march

Digital transformations mean that cultural and media organisations now 
find themselves in a new environment in which communities of 
participants interact to create, curate, organise and support cultural 
experiences.

This is the first in a series of AHRC-funded events where practitioners 
and researchers will come together to consider innovative practices, and 
develop new ideas together.

This workshop will consider:

* How can the creativity of interested communities be unlocked for 
maximum benefit?

* To what extent can the creativity of enthusiasts be channelled and 
organised to achieve specific goals?

* What is the role of the professional producer as they find themselves 
in a community of enthusiast producers, fans, and other practitioners?

Speakers include:

* John Naughton, technology writer for The Observer, author of From 
Gutenberg to Zuckerberg: What You Really Need to Know About the 
Internet, former Professor of the Public Understanding of Technology at 
the Open University

* Frances Taylor, British Library, responsible for connecting the 
British Library with the creative industries

* David Gauntlett, author of Making is Connecting, Professor of Media 
and Communications at University of Westminster

* Other practitioners and researchers to be announced soon.

The day will involve presentations, discussions, and smaller-group 
conversations.

The event, including refreshments and lunch, is free, but you must 
register online. (Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council – 
Digital Transformations Programme).

INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION AT: http://bit.ly/digital29march

Arrive from 10.30am for tea or coffee. Starts at 11.00am, ends at 4.30pm.

Venue: The Boardroom, University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, London.

Senior Lecturer

Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI)

School of Media, Arts & Design

University of Westminster

Harrow Campus

Watford Road

Northwick Park

Harrow MIDDX HA1 3TP

United Kingdom

tel.: +44(0)20 7911 50000 ext.4155