responders guide
This is a short guide with basic information on your participation as responder in the international conference
“Work As Invention. Art for Social Change” / 31.03-01.04.2017 / Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki & Museum der Kulturen Basel
“Work As Invention. Art for Social Change” / 31.03-01.04.2017 / Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki & Museum der Kulturen Basel
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GENERAL INFO |
GUIDELINES for your presentationDEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF MATERIAL: 10 MARCH.
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CONFERENCE MAIN THEMEOur aim is to show the mutual dependence of work and art in envisioning the future of an upcoming society, via a productive exchange between the fields of art, education, creative industries, technology, politics, economy and research-based knowledge. You are one of the distinguished contributors from these fields, academics and practitioners, who will discuss novel approaches towards work and socially engaged art practices, offering your proposals and insights on building alternative models of urban creativity, social entrepreneurship, resilient economies and civic participation, that can shape the future of work.
CONFERENCE FORMAT / RESPONDERS ROLEA unique trait is the conference format. Contributors have been invited to participate via video statements or as responders. Responders are invited to use the video statements as a departing point or general reference material, rather than texts for detailed critical analysis. You have the liberty to choose the points that you’ll refer to, in order to generally comment and make your own contribution to the discussion. The video statements will be made available to you in advance, allowing you time to prepare. We expect to receive the video statements by the first days of March. As soon as we have them, we’ll make them available to you, giving you time to prepare.
LIVE STREAMPublic around the world will be able to follow the conference live online and join the discussion via a specially setup youtube channel. A group of young creatives, coordinated by our Principal Scientific Consultant, Dr. Sotirios Bahtsetzis, will gather incoming questions and pose them to the responders, feeding into the discussion.
International institutions are invited to host the live broadcast of the event and/or organise parallel discussions. In case you think that your institution would be interested in hosting the live stream, please let us know, and we'll send you all necessary information. conference languageThe main language of the conference is English.
For the live audience, interpretation will be provided. The live stream will be available in English only. Please let us know if you prefer to speak in a language other than English or Greek. SCENOGRAPHYThe conference scenography is designed by Practise(in)Cognition, a group of artists, architects and designers that emerged from the project Perceiving Academy developed by Eric Ellingsen for his residency in the context of Artecitya by Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki last summer. The scenography consists of a set of cubes that the public will have the freedom to move around choosing where they'd like to sit within the auditorium. Responders will be positioned in the middle of the space.
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PRESENTATIONS & CONFERENCE FLOWAll presentations will be integrated into one unified keynote file, in order to avoid any delays and technical issues that would disrupt the conference flow. For this, we’re asking all responders to submit their material to our Visuals Manager, George Mantzouranedes ([email protected]).
Once everything is submitted, we will create one slideshow based on your directions. For clarity and consistency, we may also change the font and font colour of your presentation, in which case we will let you know in advance. In the weeks leading up to the conference, you will have the chance to review your presentation and work with our Visuals Manager in case any technical issues or questions arise. During the conference, the presentations will be projected on two screens visible by everyone in the space. A monitor will be provided, for you to see the current and upcoming slides. You will also be given a handheld remote to advance your own slides and start or stop embedded audio or video. When your time is up, you will be unable to continue presenting. Since the conference is live streamed, we will do our best to keep up with the schedule, in order to facilitate everyone watching us online. We will use a musician as a fun, creative way to keep the day on track. When you’ll have one minute remaining, a musician that will be positioned off-stage will play a single note as a gentle reminder. When your time is complete, the musician will play for longer and your microphone will fade out (imagine the overtime acceptance speech at the Academy Awards and the Creative Time Summit). DURATION / NUMBER OF SLIDESYour contribution should take 15 mins (10 mins at the end of each session will be given to Q&As). This takes about 10-15 slides.
what types of files can you send
how to send your files1. Upload all material through the following Dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/request/SxUpdjg4fyvDXOQzXQcX (you don’t need a Dropbox account for this).
2. Once you have uploaded your material, please notify George Mantzouranedes via email ([email protected]). 3. In case you don't plan to have a presentation, please also notify George Mantzouranedes via email ([email protected]). Deadline: Sunday, March 10. |
travel / accommodation / local subistence
Travel arrangements
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In case we have not yet arranged your travel, please send us the soonest possible:
arrival in thessaloniki - airport transferA few days prior to your trip, our travel agency will handle your online check-in and we’ll forward your boarding pass to you - unless we've notified you otherwise.
Upon your arrival, a taxi will be waiting for you at the airport to take you to your hotel (or straight to the conference, depending on when you arrive). Please look for the driver at the arrivals lounge - he'll be holding a sign with your name. hotelThe hotel you’ll be staying at is:
Davitel Tobacco Hotel (4*) 25 Agiou Dimitriou str., 546 32, Thessaloniki T. +30. 2310.515.002, F. +30.2310.530.711 E. [email protected]; W. www.davitel.gr |
local subistenceWe are happy to have the possibility to cover your local expenses with the sum of 100 euros / day for up to 3 days.
The sum will be deposited to your bank account right after your trip to Thessaloniki. Please send us full details of your bank account (account holder, bank, bank address, swift and iban), for the transfer. Local transportationTransportation from the hotel to Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki will be provided.
welcome dinnerWelcome dinner will take place at Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki on Thursday, 30 March at 20:30.
We have arranged for a bus to pick you up from the hotel at 20:00. |
publicity material
info we need from youIn case you have not yet sent us the following material for use in our communication and publicity material, please do so the soonest possible:
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social media linksFacebook page - Artecitya by Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki: https://www.facebook.com/artecityathessaloniki/
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1245174968881568/ Thank you for spreading the word! |
conference schedule
The schedule of the conference has been formed as follows.
Please do not circulate this yet, since there might be slight changes.
In case you’d like to further discuss your contribution, don’t hesitate to contact Lydia at [email protected].
Please do not circulate this yet, since there might be slight changes.
In case you’d like to further discuss your contribution, don’t hesitate to contact Lydia at [email protected].
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