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Terry had already pulled the truck and was telling the other two the best way to gain more leverage.
The conference „Digital Backyards Japan“ has been initiated by smal.jp and berlinergazette.de. It took place during three days of January 2013 (10th-12th) in northern Japan at the Sapporo Media Arts Lab. The aim was to explore future forms of networking in the field of knowledge production.
The awareness towards the digital monopolism of companies based in Silicon valley is growing all over the world. Also in Japan. But what are alternatives to Google and Facebook? The conference „Digital Backyards Japan“ claims: The answer can not be yet another internet giant of Japanese origin to rival Google and Facebook. A real alternative would be to empower diversity.
The resources for alternatives to an increasingly centralized internet landscape lie dormant in Japan's diversity itself: tinker garages, corporate hotbeds, grassroots hubs, institutional labs, hacker bedrooms, editorial outposts etc. In those digital backyards various stakeholders in the field of knowledge production have been pursuing their innovative work over the last decades. However its potential has not been exhausted yet.
What can be done about this? The conference invited open minded bloggers, entrepreneurs, researchers, cultural workers, journalists and programmers to explore synergies between their work. Here they discussed: Why do we network in the first place? What do we see as emerging trends? What are up and coming web services? What is the potential of decentralized strategies?
The motivation of the conference is to think and network beyond the given (e.g. infrastructures) and the dominant (e.g. cultures). Above all it is about exploring dormant potentials: How can Japan's digital backyards catalyse networking cultures in a sustainable way? How can they revitalize a country in deep crisis? And how can they help to connect Japan anew with world society?
„Digital Backyards Japan“ was a kick off event for more meetings in Japan/Asia and a follow up of a Berlin summit in October 2012. The spontaneous proliferation of the conference enables a fruitful process of cross-regional learning from: Insights from the debates in Europe are shared in Japan/Asia and vice versa.
documentation of the Berlin conference:
berlinergazette.de/digi-yards-documentation
program of the Berlin conference:
berlinergazette.de/digital-backyards
Photo Credit: Yasuhiro Yamaguchi (Mayer Planning Office/ City of Sapporo, SMAL), Chris Piallat (Alliance '90/The Greens), Krystian Woznicki (berlinergazette.de)
Citation: Mennonite World Conference Records, 1923-2012. X-009. Mennonite Church USA Archives - Goshen. Goshen, Indiana. Box 20, Folder 5.
Lycée international de Ferney-Voltaire student, with Model UN conference banner at the entrance of ITU HQ, Geneva, for the FerMUN: Model UN conference, ITU, Geneva, 9 - 11 January 2013.
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Preparations behind the scenes, before the start of FerMUN: Model UN conference, ITU, Geneva. 9 January 2013.
© ITU/ M. Jacobson-Gonzalez
Alumni came back together for Alumni Conference 2022—a business leadership conference developed just for Anderson alumni. Attendees connected with Anderson’s illustrious industry leaders and faculty to explore the role that communities play in creating new business models, generating value and driving societal impact. As the kick off to Alumni Weekend, Alumni Conference is the platform for Anderson alumni get back in the classroom, reconnect with the school and make new connections.
Preparations behind the scenes, before the start of FerMUN: Model UN conference, ITU, Geneva, 9 - 11 January 2013.
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Speaker at FerMUN: Model UN conference, ITU, Geneva, 9 - 11 January 2013.
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Preparations behind the scenes before the start of FerMUN: Model UN conference, ITU, Geneva, 9 - 11 January 2013.
© ITU/ M. Jacobson-Gonzalez
Student speaking at FerMUN: Model UN conference, ITU, Geneva, 9 - 11 January 2013.
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The Voice news media report; Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park, Sydney, Australia
The Voice enjoyed a media conference at Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park, this morning, with Voice coaches and finalists there to help promote the smash hit TV show, as the finals approach via Channel Nine.
Update...
The culling of eight singers from The Voice last night has set the stage for a controversial finale Channel Nine's talent comp.
Rachael Leahcar, Sarah De Bono, Darren Percival, and Karise Eden will battle it out in next week's grand final.
Only one singer per team was permitted to go through and critics and viewers took to Twitter to complain about the final line-up.
The ruling meant fan favourites on the same team were culled.
Both Leahcar and Percival battled a virus as well as the high-pressure nerves, which told in their limited vocal performances last night.
Good Charlotte rock god Joel Madden, who had culled Prinnie Stevens and Layken Heperi, chose Sarah DeBono over popular lad Ben Hazlewood.
During the show's preamble, Madden likened the semi-final line-up to The X Men: "We all have super powers. No one is better than anyone else."
The final performances will be on Sunday, with each contender performing one cover and one original song. The winner revealed on Monday night, no doubt to massive TV ratings, the likes of which have not been seen by Nine for years, is the inside word.
Each contender will perform one cover and one original song.
May the best man or woman win, and hopefully its also a win for the Australian entertainment industry.
News...
Australian TV Report With Ratings - The Voice leads...
The Voice leaped to 2.13 million viewers as the talent show heads towards to its finale.
That figure (based on actual broadcast time - not the preliminary figure of 2.15 million) is up on last Monday's 1.90 million audience in the capital cities and it appears the two finales on Sunday and Monday should hit around three million viewers for Nine.
The program gave Nine a 29.6 per cent channel share against Seven's 21.0 per cent and ABC1's 13.3 per cent, with its current affairs line-up led by 736,000 viewers for PM Julia Gillard's appearance on Q&A.
A key result for Nine was Tricky Business's performance into its fifth week. Preliminary figures from OzTAM demonstrate the Aussie drama rose to 1.091 million viewers, higher than its launch episode in May. But the actual figures based on broadcast times show the drama starring Gigi Edgley averaged 682,000 viewers with its number rocketed by The Voice's over-run as "Team Seal" decided its contestant for Sunday and Monday's finale.
Seven News came in second for the night with 1.55 million viewers and rare wins over Nine in Sydney and Melbourne. The Block continued to build for Nine, up to 1.49 million in the 7pm slot, besting Masterchef Australia (1.08 million), ABC News (1.05 million) and Home and Away (1.01 million).
Revenge continued its awesome run for Seven with 1.218 million viewers.
ABC1 had a stronger Monday night than usual, led by Q&A. Four Corners was up to 734,000 viewers, Australian Story 719,000 and Media Watch 712,000, all well up on their 2012 averages in the 600,000 region.
Fox Sports Monday Night Football match between the Panthers and Warriors bested the platform, with 278,000 viewers while 210,000 watched the afternoon AFL match between Melbourne and Collingwood. Seven's AFL figures were not yet available for publication.
OZTAM OVERNIGHT RANKINGS FOR MONDAY JUNE 11, 2012
1 THE VOICE Nine 2,154,000
2 SEVEN NEWS 1,549,000
3 THE BLOCK Nine 1,485,000
4 TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,296,000
5 NINE NEWS 1,279,000
6 REVENGE Seven 1,218,000
7 A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,137,000
8 TRICKY BUSINESS Nine 1,091,000
9 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,082,000
10 ABC NEWS ABC1 1,053,000
11 HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,006,000
12 THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 998,000
13 BORDER SECURITY - AUSTRALIA'S FRONT LINE Seven
14 TEN NEWS AT FIVE Ten 837,000
15 BILLY CONNOLLY'S ROUTE 66 SNEAK PEEK Seven 799,000
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