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The Future is free: A conference in collaboration with Design week and Howest The Studios
To do a test, and to check whether people are willing to donate in a free environment, you can register in two ways, as a donator or a freebie. We are very curious how many of you will spontaneously donate :-).
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14.00 Welcome
14.30 Opening Keynote
What is opensource and creative commons, what does that actually mean.
Geert Hofman, Emergent Collectives Howest
In the introduction to the Future is free, Geert Hofman will overview creative commons and opensource software. What does this mean, and straghten out misunderstandings on open source principles.
3 Key elements:
Definition of open source and creative commons
Open source in a broader context
F/LOSS as a prototype for a new economy?
15.00
Co-construction : let’s bring (re)designability back into a design.
Lieven Decouvreur, Design for everyone Howest
The long tail of things. The phenomenon of open design is gaining more and more attention in terms of resilience and resourcefulness . We dive into history from craftsmanship to user innovation and sketch the drivers and guidelines behind this paradigm shift.
3 Key elements
“THE” user is a designer’s fiction.
Information as a material, read-write.
Fail forward, be open on failure.
15.15
Timelab, Lieven Standaert
Timelab started the program Able Machinery Repair inspired by the success of Makerbot. This DIY 3D printer shows us how a machine works and how it can be repaired, rebuilt or improved. Able Machinery Repair tell us we can make the machine we need, we can fix it instead of throw away or recycle.
Open structures allow different people with different skills to create together.
Open hardware shows that open source business models are possible, but they are still in their infancy. Timelab examines how this model is further developed. It's a business model that is also very well suited for young designers today.
15.30
How wil open source change the world of education and games?
Joost Ingels, 3D Square, Howest
An inspiring and motivational travel through some education and games project who have a open source ingredient. We mention Jimmy Wales, Dr. Sugata Mitra, Salman Khan, Jane mc Gonigal,..
15.45
A case study in Zeo open source health care, ZEO Inc, Jason Donahue US
Break 15.45-16.15
16.15
Which new business models are coming up in a world of ‘open’ and ‘free’
Board of innovation, Philippe De Ridder
About the lecture: The Future of Free ... What new business models come in a world where things 'free ' and 'open '. With a visual approach, we look at a number of inspiring examples!
16.45
Drobots.com, cloud software for survey analysis and reporting.
Dr. Gino Verleye – Drobots.com - Ugent
Drobots.com is a Flemish IBBT spinoff that offers cloud software on the market for survey analysis and reporting. IVenture invested in 2008 as a seed investor in Drobots.com so we could develop a product that enables researchers and consultants with an intuitive data analysis mode.
3 Key elements
How do you develop statistical software for non-experts, which can be used without mistakes and risk
How to make statistical software sexy
Everyday experiences used to improve the product for the user.
17.15
Closing Keynote:
On open source business models, how can you earn money with open source and creative commons
Glyn Moody,UK, auteur.
The main focus of this closing keynote will be on open source business models (how can you earn money with open source and creative commons) and the positive effects of these models for creativity. Some reflections and thoughts about the future of doing business as such and of the open models will conclude the whole.
3 Key elements
Overview of open source business models
Open source and creativity: a powerful relation
Why open is the only choice.
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Een seminarie over mobiele apps. De laatste trends in de wereld van mobiele applicaties. Met topsprekers uit de Vlaamse mobiele apps business. Trends, cases en inspirerende speeches. The future of mobile.
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Joost Landsheere from MobileMinds
Creating state of the art, next generation applications for mobile devices of the past, present and future
http://mobileminds.be/
Bart Chanet from Dreams and Creations
Hans Mortelmans from Syntetik
A multidisciplinary studio deeply in love with new media and visual commincation
http://syntetik.be
Creating websites, installations and mobile applications based on ideas not on technology
http://www.dreamsandcreations.be/
For Altripan, an independed importer for quality plywood and panel products, we build an iPad application for their sales people. The app contains information about the company, photo library, price lists and product sheets. In an online cms they can update their products in multiple languages and updates are pushed to the iPads on the road. We will talk about the process of building the application, from application design to development. Next to that we will give you insights in our vision on mobile development.
In The Pocket, Louis Jonckheere, helping companies, brands and organizations use the mobile channel in an effective and creative way http://www.inthepocket.mobi/
Peter Bonne from Orbit
Creating geospatial technologies and adding geospatial awareness and intelligence to everyone’s daily job http://www.orbitgis.com/
Thomas Joos from Little Miss Robot
Interactive designing, storytelling, creative developing & mobile expertise
www.littlemissrobot.com
The city that never sleeps
In deze inspirerende presentatie gaat Thomas Joos dieper in op de mogelijkheden die steden hebben om op een innovatieve en interactieve manier te communiceren met haar inwoners. Een overdosis creativiteit en technologie.. een spetterende combinatie!
Brecht Fourneau from mobilejuice
Creating topnotch mobile apps for the masses
http://www.mobilejuice.be/home/
Jill VandenDriessche and Nicolaas Bijvoet from Howest University College of West Flanders
Trends, evolutions + cases from the Devine (Digital Design and Media) program
http://www.devine.be/ &http://www.howest.be/Default.aspx?target=pih&lan=nl&item=732
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Je hebt slimme, gekke ideeën,
Je wil een klankbord
Je zoekt een team om slimme, gekke ideeën tot leven te brengen
Howest -The studios ism Creatieve starter en VOKA Bryo, hebben misschien de juiste mensen om
Te luisteren naar je slimme, gekke ideeën
Introductie te doen naar geldschieters
In contact brengen met andere jonge ondernemers
Immers ondernemen gaat niet enkel over bedrijven oprichten, maar is veel meer, het is een levenstijl, een persoonlijkheid, jonge gepassioneerde mensen die wat willen.
Voor wie?Voor iedereen die zich vindt in ons gek idee!
Wat zit er in!
1 workshop hoe te pitchen, mentors uit professionele pitchers milieu( (Inge Geerdens - CV Warehouse12 mei)
1 pitchavond (20 mei), waar dromen misschien werkelijkheid worden (geanimeerd door Arnout Van den Bossche).
Wie zit er in de zaal, jonge en oudere ondernemers, die het leuk vinden van jonge talenten te mentoren.
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This year is the 11th time we are organising Multi-Mania, the biggest free multimedia conference in Europe!
Like last year edition we will provide you with the ultimate pixeltacular mixof multimedia, networking and lot’s of awesome inspiring sessions.
Join our international entrepreneur forum and learn form your peers!
Gene Vangampelaere & Peter Vyvey: GreenDesk
www.GreenDeskNetwork.com
Joost Denolf: Boempatat
www.depraatpaal.be & www.deflitspaal.be
Davy Kestens: Ghostbloggers
www.davykestens.be & www.ghostbloggers.net & www.runaddicts.net
Leo Exter: westartup
www.linkedin.com/in/exter & www.westartup.eu
Dorine Clement: koffiequeen
www.koffiequeen.be & www.strawberrysky.be
Evert-Jan De Kort: Choqoa
www.choqoa.com
Fraser Doherty: Super Jam 2.0
www.superjam.co.uk
Sheena Lindahl and Michael Simmons: Extreme Entrepreneurship Education
www.extremetour.org & www.virtualspeakerseries.org & www. journeypage.com
Panel Discussion with local and international Entrepreneurship Forum Speakers
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An Island, an innovative marketing approach to publicly sharing a movie. An Island; is an unconventional music performance film and an abstract documentary about a band and an island. It's an an innovative marketing approach to publicly sharing a movie.
http://anisland.cc/
film by: www.vincentmoon.com
music by: www.efterklang.net
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