WIKITOPIA

[size=50]Wikitopia[/size]
Presented by Videotage
The First Tinyfest on Collaborative Future in Hong Kong
11-19 September 2010

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Videotage is proud to present WIKITOPIA, the first TinyFest on collaborative future in Hong Kong from 11 to 19 September 2010. Aiming to raise public awareness for various concepts in the expanded Free Culture movement such as knowledge sharing, networked creativity, and most importantly the collaborative future, we will explore how we as engaged human beings, by acknowledging and utilizing these concepts growing from the technological world and entering the creative realm, envision a new utopia, opening up a new possibility for our way of working, thinking, and, ultimately, living.

Keynote Speakers:
Prof. Wendy Hui Kyong Chun(US), Professor of Modern Culture and Media, Brown University
Dr. Hector Rodriguez(HK), Associate Dean of School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong

Participants: Keith Lam(HK), moddr_(NL), Kika Nicolela(BR), Ignacio Garcia(ES), Jehan Chu(HK), Zheng Weimin(CN), Phoebe Wong(HK), Jon Cates(US), Charles Mok(HK), Henry Oh(US), Ger Choi(HK), Paul Yip(HK), Perry Bard(HK), .re_potemkin:, Robin Peckham(HK), Ellen Pau(HK), Chilai Howard Cheng(HK), POGO(AU), iii(HK)


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[size=20]Keynotes[/size]
The Principle of Reciprocity by Dr. Hector Rodriguez
'…(Marcel) Mauss opposed the practices of the capitalist economic system and regarded the gift as an alternative model of exchange based on sharing and common participation. This idea clarifies the nature of public licenses and the aims of the free culture, copyleft, and creative commons movement…. This presentation explains the theory of reciprocity, describes its implications and possible interpretations, and traces its influence on such contemporary theorists…'
9.18 / 11:15am-12:15pm / HKU SPACE (CWB)

The Possibilities and Limitations of Open Content by Prof. Wendy Hui Kyong Chun
New media has made possible new “vernacular” archives of knowledge—from wikipedia to del.icio.us—that are challenging their standard top-down counterparts. These archives are usually either celebrated as democratizing knowledge, or condemned as destroying it. Refusing either of these positions, this talk asks: what does opening up content do? What does the open both make possible and close down? Is open content enough? How, in other words, should the open be the beginning rather than the end of the discussion?
9.19 / 11:00am-12:30pm / HKU SPACE (CWB)

[size=20]Panel Discussions[/size]
DIWO (Do It With Others)
DIY has evolved. DIWO (Do It With Others) is the new trend. While collaborative efforts empower people and spark creativity, this panel will look at the process of and spirit behind DIWO.
Kika Nicolela (BRA), Ignacio Garcia (ES), Keith Lam (HK), Jehan Chu (HK)
moderated by Hector Rodriguez (HK)
9.18 / 12:30pm-2:00pm / HKU SPACE (CWB)

Open It Up
Representatives from three very prominent and different art archives/databases will share the mission and vision of their running projects, and their views on archive 2.0, leading the discussion back to: Is art for share?
Jon Cates (USA), Phoebe Wong (HK), Zheng Weimin (CN)
moderated by Robin Peckham (HK)
9.19 / 2:00pm-3:30pm / HKU SPACE (CWB)

Free for all
How does ‘free’ work in our society? What is nurturing free culture and how are we benefited from the pioneering new modes of social relations, meaning, and engagement?
Henry Oh (USA), Charles Mok (HK), Ger Choi (HK), moddr_ (NL)
moderated by Ellen Pau (HK)
9.19 / 3:30pm-5:00pm / HKU SPACE (CWB)

[size=20]City Hack Workshops[/size]
Why-Fi?
Break into your neighbour’s password-rotected wireless(wifi)-network….
Artist: moddr_ (NL) [[Sign up now!!]]
9.18 / 3:00pm-7:00pm / ACO (1/F, Foo Tak Bldg, Wanchai)
Fee: HK$30

[size=20]Crowdsourcing Video Screenings[/size]
Exquisite Corpse Video Project 2
Curated by Kika Nicolela
9.18 / 8:30pm-10:00pm / Doublehappiness Studio (8/F, Foo Tak Bldg, Wanchai)

[size=20]Open Jam[/size]
Feel Music Experimental Lab
An unique opportunity to observe, share and jam music with a group of
passionate musicians from Hong Kong.
Curator: Paul Yip (HK)
9.18 / 3:00pm-7:30pm / Doublehappiness Studio (8/F, Foo Tak Bldg, Wanchai)

[size=20]Audiovisual Mashup Party[/size]
Special appearance: POGO from Perth, Australia, performing unseen audiovisual mashup using footage from Disney films, plus iii's crowdsourcing playlist realisation!
Artists: POGO (AU), iii (HK)
9.19 / 8:00pm-11:00pm / Videotage (Cattle Depot Artist Village, To Kwa Wan)
Ticket: HK$120 / HK$100

For program details and events sign up, please visit the following website:
http://videotage.org.hk/wikitopia/, or contact us at
(852)2573-1869, [email][email protected][/email]