[ 1 September 2007; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]
http://www.projectbase.org.uk/events/exploring-open-source

Kate Southworth, from iRes and Glorious Ninth, explores ideas of free software and open source as an area of contemporary art. The talk will provide a context for SUPERFLEX’s FREE BEER project, which is currently being exhibited at Tate St Ives and within the Public Realm.

The talk is FREE and booking can be made through [...]

[ 11 September 2007; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ]
What sparks innovation? A clash of ideas, a fresh perspective, a fusion of expertise?

NESTA Connect seeks to stimulate innovation through collaboration, in part by exploring the participatory culture of the web. On Tuesday 11 September 2007 they are hosting Mass Collaboration? in partnership with the Institute of Creative Technologies at De Montfort University, where we [...]

[ 18 September 2007; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
Folksonomy: A look at a hated word but a loved resource
2:00-3:30PM, September 18, 2007. Free and open to the public.
Room 0.01, Clephan Building, De Montfort University, Leicester UK. LE1 9BH

“Folksonomy” was recently voted one of the new terms most likely to make you “wince, shudder or want to bang your head on the keyboard.” This [...]