| may 2003 | september 2004 |

Social Tapestries: Public Authoring & Civil Society
Proboscis is organising a one day Peer2Peer Creative Lab with MEDIA@LSE to explore the themes of public authoring and civil society – Social Tapestries – and bring together practitioners from the arts, industry, government, civil society organisations and academia in a pre-competitive environment.

Around 25 participants will be invited to join us in brain- and bodystorming key theories and practical applications of the convergence of mobile technologies, public authoring and geographic information systems within the context of civil society uses (rather than commerce or entertainment). The purpose of the event is to introduce existing partners and collaborators for Proboscis' Social Tapestries experiments and look towards future partnerships and collaborations.

A DIFFUSION eBook documenting the day is here

Morning Session - group discussion and brainstorming sessions will focus on key issues underpinning the use of public authoring technologies like Urban Tapestries:

• citizenship: agency & authorship
• presence and time
• communications, architecture and urbanism
• appropriate technologies for communities

For background to these issues, please read the Social Tapestries Cultural Snapshot published in July 2004

Afternoon Session – a Bodystorming Experience will be conducted for participants to develop and demonstrate scenarios for uses of public authoring in 4 areas:

• education
• housing and local community
• e-government and active citizenship
• cultural industry and regeneration

The day will end with a wrap up session drawing together the threads from the group breakouts in the morning and the bodystorming experience in the afternoon to propose future experiments and collaborations in these areas.

ATTENDANCE IS FREE, but space will be limited and we will require confirmation of attendance. Proboscis will provide lunch and refreshments during the day and participants are invited to attend a dinner at a local restaurant.
A NO-SHOW FEE of £25 + VAT will be charged if you book a place and do not turn up.