[ecrea] Community-Powered Digital Transformations: free workshop on Production & Creativity, inc. John Naughton

You are warmly invited to join us for the following event:

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.


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