Technology in my Pocket

Technology & My Pocket - A Call for Participation
Technology & My Pocket, a weekend - 22-23 September - conference at the Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project, exploring technologies and the evolution of how we work.

Hosted at the Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project, the conference will engage the communities BUCFP supports, and provide a unique context for makers, artists, theoreticians, unemployed & disadvantaged people to exchange ideas.
The conference will take place over two days. Each day will feature two presentations, two or three workshops and a panel discussion.

The first day, 22/09, will focus mainly on technologies and services for making physical objects. Topics may include 3D printing, "crowd-sourced" and "crowd-funded" product design and other "maker" activities.

The second day is geared towards the "virtual" and can cover everything from online markets for selling your work, through P2P / open-source project organisation, to alternative currencies.

We are seeking presentations and workshops that explore the challenges and opportunities that these innovations bring, for everyone who works in any area of production, from arts and crafts to industrial manufacture.


Finance:
We have applied for ACE funding which, if received, will cover travel within the uk and lunch, coffee etc. If we do not get funds, we would hope that you might still find this a worthwhile event to attend and support either as a speaker or workshop leader. (But please see the section below)

Place:
The conference will be hosted by the Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project. Details can be found here - http://www.bucfp.org/

Please note : the funding we have applied for will also cover costs of the BUCFP itself. While we are awaiting the result of our application, the BUCFP's own volunteer committee is deciding how they will proceed if we don't get it. The message we are hearing from them is positive in this regard but their final decision will only be made in August.

We are open for the idea that some speakers may present via Skype rather than in person. (Get in touch to discuss this with us.) The entire conference will be netcast so that as many people as possible can participate.

nb: deadline flexible, for further details contact

http://digihub.org.uk/