Open Alliances
Collaborations in art, media technology and education. Part of the DEAF04 conferences program.
Increasingly, educational institutions are entering into alliances with companies and institutes from different sectors. An important motivation is mutual exchange of knowlegde and practices. 'Open Alliances' is a meeting about cooperation and transfer of knowledge between universities, colleges, companies and knowledge institutes in art and media technology. Central issue will be how intermediate knowledge institutes can contribute to an open transfer of knowledge.
Open Alliances discusses existing and future models for cooperation and knowlegde exchange. First, a selection of Dutch initiatives will be presented in which education , business and knowledge institutes work together. Forms of cooperation, different demands of partners and the influence on education and research will be discussed.
Schedule
09:45 Doors open
10:00 Introduction Moderator Emilie Randoe
10:20 Charles van der Mast,TU Delft
10:45 Jeroen van Mastrigt, Professional School of the Arts Utrecht
11:10 Bas Haring, Media Technology, Leiden University
11:35 Coffee Break
11:55 Han Gerrits, Amsterdam New Media Institute
12:20 Anne Nigten, V2_
12:45 Jan Vogel, TNO
13:00 Lunch Break
13:45 Respondent: Rob van Kranenburg
14:00 Public discussion with panel: Mirko Tobias Schaefer, Arie Altena, Henk van Zeijts, Leonard Franken and students' representatives
15:00 Conclusion
