Barcamp: How the Internet Changes our Reality
Monday, November 28, 2011
9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Free – no cost for participation
Umweltforum
Pufendorfstrasse 11
10249 Berlin
[click here for map]
Blogposts on the BarCamp written by FutureChallenges’ bloggers:
Measuring the Influence of Internet Movements on Reality
The Age of Too Much Information and How to Deal With It
Pluses and Minuses of the Berlin Barcamp
Between theory and reality – My day at the fc_org barcamp “How the internet changes our reality”
CURRENT SESSION PLAN (http://goo.gl/Nlhs1)
Etherpads for each session…
Session 1 Internet und Demokratie, room 8
Session 2 Structuring Data Chaos, room 9
Session 3 Crowdsourcing, room 8
Session 4 Barcamps can change the world, room 9
Session 5 Dezentralisierte Zahlungen, room 11
Session 6 How the Internet changes reality, room 8
Session 7 Digitale Abgeordnete – Online Demokratie im Parlament, room 9
Languages: German and English
[Click here to register for the Barcamp]
[Click here to see the list of sessions, or to suggest a session yourself!]
What’s the hashtag for this revolution?
From #solidarity to #occupy, we’re seeing the power of Internet-enabled political action all around us. Individuals can organize quickly, they can unify around ideas, they can find and spread information (and misinformation) with lightning speed. It’s obvious that virtual platforms can have real-world impact, from the Maghreb to Main Street / Benghazi to Boston / Syria to Wall Street (pick whatever you like best). The use of Internet-based tools as catalysts for political activism is well-established, and its momentum is growing.
How can we use these new forces in our global society to productively address the chronic problems of humanity? What are the limitations of these tools and movements? How can these new tools be used by decision-makers and others to cope with our future challenges? Where do the Internet and “real world” communities intersect, sharing real concern about the same issues? And how does this look in countries outside of Europe?
Join us on the 28th of November for an all-day Barcamp in Berlin to debate these questions. As part of the registration, you’re invited to propose your own session to the audience. Argue for your own ideas about what’s right and what’s practical. Help us find ways to direct this outstanding energy and creativity to solve problems beyond the present-day.
Special guest: Professor Franz Josef Radermacher
Prof. Dr. Dr. Franz Josef Radermacher is the head of the Research Institute for Application-oriented Knowledge Processing in Ulm, Germany. He is also president of the Economic Senate e.V. (Bonn), vice president of Eco-Social Forum Europe (Vienna) and a member of the Club of Rome.
For a longer biography (in German), please click here.
Agenda
08:30 – 09:30 Registration
09:30 – 10:30 Opening Session (Peter Bihr & Ahmet Açar)
10:30 – 11:00 „Planning Plenary“
11:00 – 11:15 Break
11:15 – 12:45 Sessions
12:45 – 13:15 Break
13:15 – 13:45 Reporting Back & futurechallenges
(Peter Bihr & Ole Wintermann/ Thomas Fries)
13:45 – 14:45 Sessions
14:45 – 15:15 Reporting Back & Club of Rome
(Peter Bihr & Thomas Schauer/ Alexander Stefes)
15:15 – 15:30 Break
15:30 – 16:30 Sessions
16:30 – 17:00 Reporting Back
17:00 – 17:30 Closing fishbowl – Future steps
Organizing Partners
[for full contact information, click here]
Alexander von Humbold Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft
The Club of Rome International Centre and European Support Centre
[link for International Centre: www.clubofrome.org]
[Link for European Support Centre: www.clubofrome.at]
