Nov 22, 2011 4:19 PM

Picnic 2.0, or, events are the new magazines

From: Picnic festival in Amsterdam

PICNIC 2.0

It’s a brand new day for PICNIC. We are moving beyond our three-day, annual festival to establishing PICNIC as a global creativity and innovation platform with year-round activities. So stay tuned for new events, including PICNIC City Salons in other countries, PICNIC Creative Business Club activities, and other initiatives which encourage creators, innovators and entrepreneurs to co-create with professionals from business, government, higher education and the non-profit world. Watch this space.

PICNIC Creative Business Club

The Club will launch its member program with a meeting in early December to discuss the the theme of ‘socializing retail’. Corio, a Club member and one of Europe’s leading retail property companies, will share its innovation strategy to transform its properties into 'favourite meeting places'. Learn more about the Club.

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PICNIC continues to add new speaker videos from our Festival in September. The latest include: Emer Beamer on using mobile games to engage the poorest people in a city, Tim Campbell on creating smart cities based on continuous learning and innovation, and Victor van der Chijs on bringing business and the creative industries closer together to stimulate the economy and boost innovation. Watch these great talks (and the others) here.

Vodafone Firestarters

PICNIC hosted two Vodafone Firestarters travelling talk shows which highlight innovation in technology, music, fashion and art. One show focused on ‘Urban Futures’, the theme of the 2011 PICNIC Festival, while the other explored technology vs. branding and the impact of smartphones on our social lives. Take a look.

Upcoming Events

STRP Festival, November 18 – 27, Eindhoven (((hey, I'm goin')))

Discover projects by young game designers alongside major works from established international artists, experimental live cinema, and successful pop artists and DJs. At STRP, interactive art, light art, robotics, concerts, theatrical and dance performances, experimental music, interviews, discussions, films, lectures, video art, animation and workshops co-exist dynamically. Learn more.

How do you Do, November 25, Eindhoven

During STRP Festival, Virtueel Platform will host the first edition of ‘How do you Do’. Fifty top-notch digital creatives will share their tricks of the trade with you. Make sure to join them!

TEDxAmsterdam, November 25, Amsterdam

The third edition of TEDxAmsterdam is all about Human Nature and will be hosted by the Stadsschouwburg. As always, the program looks amazing. Though there are no tickets left, you can still watch one of the live streamcasts! Don't miss it.

LeWeb, December 7 – 9, Paris

LeWeb brings together the most influential audience in the Internet ecosystem. Top industry entrepreneurs, executives, investors, senior press and bloggers gather to focus on the key issues and opportunities in the web marketplace. Read more.

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