Informal Academy Meeting #2, 2013
Fontys Eindhoven, Rachelsmolen 1, room R1-4.18
Wednesday 27 March 2013, 17.00-19.00

The next informal Academy meeting will be at Fontys. We will discuss augmenting our abilities through technology.

Informal Academy meetings are focused on sharing innovative ideas and offers students a platform to share the research and projects they are working on with fellow students from related programs in Eindhoven. Students and artists expand their network in an informal setting while gaining extra knowledge and feedback from like-minded participants from other schools: TU/e Industrial Design, Fontys Hogeschool ICT & Media Design, and Design Academy Eindhoven.

The content of the Informal Academy evenings will consequently be co-designed by the participants, depending on specialization and fields of interest. For Informal Academy updates, please join the Informal Academy  Facebook group.

Thursday, 31 January 2013
17:00 – 19:00
Bibliotheek Eindhoven
Emmasingel 22 Eindhoven
http://www.bibliotheekeindhoven.nl

Informal Academy evenings are focused on students sharing innovative ideas at the intersection of art, science, design and technology. The next Informal Academy will take place at the Bibliotheek Eindhoven, where Design Academy master student Ben Landau has been helping the library re-define itself for the future. We would love to hear your ideas about the ‘Library of the Future’ and about your own interests and projects.

“As part of my thesis topic, Design in Crisis, I assisted the Eindhoven Public Library to develop strategies of change in response to their severe budget cuts. The focus was on what would be lost with the proposed reductions, the library as a platform, and the library as a social space. I see potential in assembling the library members, re-contextualising the library’s services within the city, connecting people and developing web 2.0 strategies to remain in a state of flux. With these changes, I see the library becoming a vibrant, exciting and popular indoor public space.”

About Informal Academy
Each meeting takes place at a different location in Eindhoven.  Students and artists expand their network in an informal setting while gaining extra knowledge and feedback from like-minded participants from other schools: TU/e Industrial Design, Fontys Hogeschool ICT & Media Design, and Design Academy Eindhoven. The content of the Informal Academy evenings will consequently be co-designed by the participants, depending on specialization and fields of interest. Please join us on our Facebook page:  Informal Academy Facebook page

Time: 17.00-19.00
Thursday 29 November, 2012
Location: Fontys Hogeschool, Eindhoven, building: Rachelsmolen 1, room: R1-3.41

The location for the next informal Academy will be at Fontys.  Jonas Lund, Baltan’s shared resident artist, will join us for this session. He’ll talk about his work in-progress and participate in our discussion of student projects.

Informal Academy meetings are focused on sharing innovative ideas and offers students a platform to share the research and projects they are working on with fellow students from related programs in Eindhoven. Students and artists expand their network in an informal setting while gaining extra knowledge and feedback from like-minded participants from other schools: TU/e Industrial Design, Fontys Hogeschool ICT & Media Design, and Design Academy Eindhoven.

The content of the Informal Academy evenings will consequently be co-designed by the participants, depending on specialization and fields of interest. If you are interested in joining the Informal Academy, please send us a short description of yourself and your current research to info[AT]baltanlaboratories.org You can keep up with all the Informal Academy updates by joining our Facebook group.

INFORMAL ACADEMY #5 AT THE HOLST CENTRE
16:00 – 18:00, 19 September 2012
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