Jul 11, 2010 2:42 PM

PICNIC 2010 is coming

*Well worth a look if you've never seen a giant European Web 2.0 festival held in an abandoned gasworks.

Introducing the first speakers at
PICNIC '10

It's that time again! After many long months of preparation, we're slowly drawing back the curtains to reveal what's in store at PICNIC '10! Get to know a few of our great speakers, meet our newest sponsor, and see what we and our partners have planned in the coming months. Want to attend PICNIC '10? Don't forget to buy your ticket before 31 July to qualify for the Early Bird discount.

The first speakers at PICNIC '10 revealed!
Get to know the first speakers for PICNIC '10. We're excited to bring you innovative thought-leaders who are eager to help us Redesign the World! We'll redesign media with with Cory Doctorow and Jeff Jarvis, discover new ways to build cities with Reinier de Graaf and Mitchell Joachim, and explore the intersection of life and design with Nathalie Jeremijenko. Keep an eye on our website and Twitter stream for more speaker announcements in the coming weeks.

PICNIC '10 Tickets with Early Bird Discount
There are still three weeks left to take advantage of the Early Bird discount! Until 31 July 2010, you can purchase your 3-Day Ticket for only € 695 ex VAT (full price € 995 ex VAT) or a 1-Day Ticket for € 295 ex VAT (full price € 395). Order your tickets today.

PICNIC launches new webinar series
Can't wait until September to get your fix from PICNIC's speakers? Starting last week, we launched a new series of free webinars, starting with PICNIC '09 speaker Jeffrey Hayzlett. Missed the first webinar? Don't worry - there are more to come! Stay tuned for more information on our upcoming speakers.
Ernst & Young: New sponsor of PICNIC '10

Please join us in warmly welcoming Ernst & Young to the PICNIC family! Ernst & Young is a global leader in insurance, tax and advisory, with roots going back to 1883. Their core values of entrepreneurship, environment and community engagement resonate completely with the goals of PICNIC. So, what is Ernst & Young bringing to PICNIC? A passion for supporting responsible and sustainable global entrepreneurship and growth! Ernst & Young will play a key role in the expanded Business Program at PICNIC '10, especially in the new Pitch Night just for entrepreneurs.

PICNIC Mini Salon Dortmund
We're taking PICNIC across the border for the PICNIC Mini-Salon Dortmund! This Mini-Salon takes place on 25 August at the E-Culture Fair, an experiential combination of exhibitions, demos, live presentations, workshops, and an open art lab in Dortmund, Germany. PICNIC Mini Salon Dortmund is an interactive afternoon workshop that will explore one concrete question related to the PICNIC '10 theme Redesign the World: If you were to improve the quality of your own or other peoples’ lives what project would you want to launch, what activity would you want to develop or what idea would you want to pursue? Read more.

New Aging Conference
We're excited to introduce the New Aging Conference, a new initiative organized by PICNIC advisor Matthias Hollwich together with the University of Pennsylvania School of Design and Architizer. This event combines architecture, city planning, culture and urbanism to provide pragmatic and visionary insights for the challenges of our aging population. Guests from inside and and outside the design profession will contribute to a manifesto on "New Aging" in architecture. This unique new conference is complemented by hands-on workshops, matchmaking sessions, and open houses at collaborating institutions. The New Aging Conference takes place from 1 to 2 October 2010 at the University of Pennsylvania.

(Un)limited Design Contest
This year's (Un)limited Design Contest was launched at DMY 2010 in Berlin. Now in its second year, the contest is is an experiment in open design. Participants can submit original designs or copy and adapt other participants’ entries to the contest. The themes for this year's competetion include Form, Food, Fashion and Fusion. Go to the (Un)limited Design Contest website to learn more or submit your entry (deadline 9 September 2010). The winning design will be announced at PICNIC '10! (Un)limited Design Contest is a project by Premsela and Waag Society, in cooperation with Dutch Fablabs and Creative Commons Netherlands.
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