WLT08 Salon
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
1pm-8pm Thursday 20th November 2008 hosted by BASE at Bates Mill, Huddersfield HD1 3DX
1- 6pm presentations – open mic and demos till 8pm (download latest WLT08 programme)
Led by pioneering technologists, We Love Technology is an annual celebration of the creative use of technology. This year an array of makers and thinkers from across digital culture, games and art and design communities will be contributing to our special-edition free salon event.
If you would like to join us email Lisa Roberts to check on seat availability.
Speakers include;
Dr Chris Speed x2.i-dat.org/%7Ecs/
Andrew Shanahan www.230milesoflove.com movingaudio.wordpress.com
Ben Dalton bendalton.noii.net
Drew Hemment www.drewhemment.com www.futuresonic.com
Russell Davies www.eggbaconchipsandbeans.com www.interesting2007.com www.openintelligenceagency.com www.russelldavies.com
Reinhold Behringer creativetech.inn.leedsmet.ac.uk/staff/rb/>
Jim Rossingnol www.rockpapershotgun.com www.rossignol.cream.org
Presenting BASE www.8453.org
a newly formed group of artists, designers and programmers working in the field of creative technology in Huddersfield.
Andrew Wilson www.blinkmedia.org www.fisharepeopletoo.com
Tom Betts www.thinkinggames.co.uk www.nullpointer.co.uk
Alison Mealey www.alisonloves.com/warcraft
Jen Southern www.theportable.tv www.hamiltonandsouthern.net
Daniel Blackburn www.danielblackburn.co.uk www.tiletoy.org
Tuomo Tammenpää www.misusage.org
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Invited guests include,
The British Council and the International Young Creative Entrepreneurs 2008 Finalists
WLT08 Salon : designed and delivered by Lisa Roberts Blink and Base and hosted by Bates Mill and supported by Screen Yorkshire.
Lisa Roberts
When she isn’t organising We Love Technology and programming the Social Technologies Summit for Futuresonic, Lisa designs socially-inclusive mobile technology initiatives using SMS,
MMS and Bluetooth. As the codirector of Blink, since 1999 she has collaborated with Andrew Wilson on a raft of short film initiatives including NESTA-funded, made-for-mobile short film production fund Pocket Shorts which for two years helped new filmmakers explore the impact of mobile technology on the future of film making and distribution. In 2005 Lisa co-developed Bluevend, a unique Bluetooth vending machine designed for the wireless distribution of made-for-mobile phone content which went on to tour Film and Video Umbrella’s Single Shot film commissions across the UK after opening at Tate Britain. Lisa is currently working on Blueloci, a new Bluetooth system which will provide visitors with a deeper understanding of key works at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Lisa Roberts is a founder member of BASE.
lisa (at) blinkmedia (dot) org
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Past WLT contributors include :- Usman Haque / Chris O Shea / Graham Pullin / Alex Grunsteidl / Regine DeBatty / Julius Popp / Steve Manthorp / Jaxson Payne / Player Please / Mirjam Struppek / Tom Schouten / Mathias Fuchs / Troika / Andy Gracie / slub / Tim Hunkin / Matt Locke / Stuart Nolan / Matt Webb
“It’s unbelievably inspiring, includes the most amazing visionary speakers but is also small friendly and perfectly formed. The quality of TED but more accessible. “ The Melt team
“Totally fascinating and informing, We Love Technology opened up a world of new media that I’d only imagined existed. I went back to work buzzing with ideas. A truly unique event.” Guest feedback
Join our Facebook group / WLT07 pics / Matt Webb’s presentation Engaging Technology
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Photo credits and captions
(1) photographer Iman Moradi
Jen Southern, Rob Lycett, Tuomo Tammenpää , Steve Manthorp and Stuart Nolan among others in Cafe Ollo , The Media Centre.
(2) photographer Jamie Hutchinson
Troika : Sms Guerilla Projector demo, Andrew Wilson : Snakes and Ladders demo, Daniel Blackburn and Tuomo Tammenpää : Tiletoy demo. Karen Gaskill and Abby Dix testing out Troika’s Electroprobe
October 2, 2008 at 4:55 pm
This is awsome! look forward to more thanks!