Audio log of re:Activism Conference on new media and activism which took place in Budapest 2005 October 14-15. Sometimes partial. Recorded with internal iBook micro. Contributors of the conference are advocates of free information, the uploader would be surprised if they protested.. Program in the Notes for this item.
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Program of the RE:activism conference Central European University, Budapest, Hungary October 14-15, 2005 Important
This is a preliminary program, thus it is only 99% accurate. Some minor changes might happen in the next few days. We will distribute an updated version of this program upon registration. On the www.re-activism.net website You will always find the most up-to-date program.
The conference takes place at the central building of the Central European University. The exact address is: Budapest, Naìdor utca 9. This location is in walking distance (15 minutes) from most of the hotels and the places where the evening programs take place.
For those who stay in the CEU Residence Center we provide night shuttles from the CEU to the Residence Center. The schedule of the shuttles will be available at the registration desk.
The registration desk is open from Thursday 13.00, at the Central European University Naìdor street building.
Thursday, 13th of October Welcome
13.00- Reception and registration desk is open from 13.00 at the Central European University, Naìdor u. 9.
19.00 Screening of the movie ÃÂThe Yes MenÃÂ with one of the Yes men A comedic documentary which follows The Yes Men, a small group of prankster activists, as they gain world-wide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organization on television and at business conferences around the world. The film begins when two members of The Yes Men, Andy and Mike, set up a website that mimics the World Trade Organization's--and it's mistaken for the real thing. They play along with the ruse and soon find themselves invited to important functions as WTO representatives. Delighted to represent the organization they politically oppose, Andy and Mike don thrift-store suits and set out to shock unwitting audiences with darkly comic satire that highlights the worst aspects of global free trade. (Source:IMDB)
Location: CEU Auditorium
Sonic Tags Workshop city tour Tiny radio transmitters broadcast the sonic messages of an international mix of artists around the 100 MHz FM frequency in Budapest on the 13th of October from the afternoon. The leaders and participants of the workshop lead tours in the city, so You have the chance to explore Budapest by looking for these radio messages.
More on the workshop at: http://mokk.bme.hu/sonictags/
Location: the walks start from Akku, at the Hungarian Museum of Electrotechnics, Kazinczy u. 21. There You can pick up the necessary FM receivers and a map to walk alone, or You can join a group.
Friday, 14th of October Local and global activism in the context of new media
Time Program Location 09.00 ÃÂ 10.00 Conference opening and keynotes Opening remarks by Yehuda Elkana, President, Rector Central European University
Kaìlmaìn Kovaìcs, Minister Ministry of Informatics and Communications
Keynotes delivered by Michael X. Delli Carpini, Dean Annenberg School for Communication
Saskia Sassen, Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology University of Chicago Auditorium 10.00 ÃÂ 10.30 Coffee break 10.30 ÃÂ 13.00 Morning sessions ÃÂ paper presenters Civic uses of new media (Panel leaders: Joanne Richardson and Nick Jankowski) Popper Room Activism and the urban fabric (Panel leader: Laura Forlano) Gellner Room New media and democratic elections (Panel leader: Michael X Delli Carpini) Room #004
New media and global civil society (Panel leader: Saskia Sassen) Auditorium 13.00 ÃÂ 14.00 Lunch 14.00 ÃÂ 16.00 Afternoon sessions part I ÃÂ panel discussions Civic uses of new media Popper Room Activism and the urban fabric Auditorium
Exhibition of activist projects Room #004 16.00 ÃÂ 16.30 Coffee break 16.30 ÃÂ 18.30 Afternoon sessions part II ÃÂ panel discussions New media and global civil society Auditorium New media and democratic elections Popper Room
Exhibition of activist projects Room #004
Schedule of the New media and democratic elections panel (Room #004)
10.30 - 10.55 Giovanni Navarria: The Three Faces of Government in the Age of the Internet and the future of Activism within a condition of shared weakness 10.55 à11.20 Paul Falzone: Truth and Reconciliation Meets Activism and Celebrity - A Case Study of Media and Stakeholder Dynamics in the Sierra Leone Peace Process 11.20 à11.45 Raul Pertierra: The role of mobile phones and the Internet in the political culture of the Philippines 11.45 à12.10 Isaack Otieno: Mobile telephony and transition politics: a case 2002 elections in Kenya 12.10 à12.35 Kiril Avramov: Spray Can Politics: Strengthening Party Identity in Post-Socialist Sofia 12.35 à13.00 Kaposi Ildikoì: Efficacy v Liberty: Cyberactivist Dilemmas and Democracy on peticio.hu
Schedule of the New media and global civil society (Auditorium)
10.30 ÃÂ 11.00 Daniel Drache: New Geographies of Power and Counter-publics: The Political Economy of Dissent and Battle for Public Space 11.00 ÃÂ 11.30 Chris Bailey: The Liverpool dockworkers' strike 1995-98 and the Internet 11.30 ÃÂ 12.00 Natalie Fenton: Contesting global capital, new media and the role of a social imaginary 12.00 ÃÂ 12.30 Huub van Baar: Scaling the Romany Grassroots: Europeanization and Transnational Networking 12.30 ÃÂ 13.00 Hammer Ferenc: Strange but responsive bedfellows: Single-issue activism and the commercial media
Schedule of the Civic uses of new media (Popper Room)
10.30 à10.55 Sola Olorunyomi: Prelimenary Remarks on a Model Farmers' ICT Center 10.55 à11.20 Sükösd Mikloìs: New Media and Transactional Activism in the Zeng