Presentation, discussion space where invited guests debate, share perspectives and experience of social practice, inclusion and diversity
Tues 5th March:
Presentations and Debate introducing the Beta Society event partners:
12:15 Intro to the Digital Maker Collective DMC and the BETA Society Event
Chris Follows, University of the Arts London and members of the Digital Maker Collective (30 min)
13:00 Intro to LionHeart ITC and Black Thrive
Charles Yassin and Victoria Cabral (45 min)
14:00 Open Design and Manufacturing OD&M
CSM MA Industrial Design students reflecting on the Charlton Street Open Design and Manufacture project and its trajectory into self-directed research in social design practice. (45 min)
15:00 Intro to Happy Finish
Daniel Cheetham CEO (45 min)
16:00 Intro to CRIN – Child Rights International Network
Veronica Yates (45 min)
17:00 End
12:15 Intro to the Digital Maker Collective DMC and the BETA Society Event
Chris Follows, University of the Arts London and members of the Digital Maker Collective (30 min)
13:00 Intro to LionHeart ITC and Black Thrive
Charles Yassin and Victoria Cabral (45 min)
14:00 Open Design and Manufacturing OD&M
CSM MA Industrial Design students reflecting on the Charlton Street Open Design and Manufacture project and its trajectory into self-directed research in social design practice. (45 min)
15:00 Intro to Happy Finish
Daniel Cheetham CEO (45 min)
16:00 Intro to CRIN – Child Rights International Network
Veronica Yates (45 min)
17:00 End
Weds 6th March:
Presentation and Debate exploring:
12:15 Children's rights and the environment: (45 min) More Details
Chair: Veronica Yates, CRIN
Nick Mole: Pesticide Action Network - PAN UK
Carole Wright: Tate Neighbour, Events Manager, Community Gardener, Beekeeper, Urban Orchardist
13:00 Who's Watching you: children under constant surveillance:
Privacy International Jen Perrson, Director Defend Digital Me, Chair: Veronica Yates, CRIN (45 min)
14:00 Intro to the Open Design and Manufacturing OD&M
OD&M team (45 min)
15:00 Open Mic
Spontaneous open debate session (45 min)
16:00 Give children the right to vote:
Danielle Rowley, MP, British Youth Council Chair: Veronica Yates (45 min)
17:00 End
12:15 Children's rights and the environment: (45 min) More Details
Chair: Veronica Yates, CRIN
Nick Mole: Pesticide Action Network - PAN UK
Carole Wright: Tate Neighbour, Events Manager, Community Gardener, Beekeeper, Urban Orchardist
13:00 Who's Watching you: children under constant surveillance:
Privacy International Jen Perrson, Director Defend Digital Me, Chair: Veronica Yates, CRIN (45 min)
14:00 Intro to the Open Design and Manufacturing OD&M
OD&M team (45 min)
15:00 Open Mic
Spontaneous open debate session (45 min)
16:00 Give children the right to vote:
Danielle Rowley, MP, British Youth Council Chair: Veronica Yates (45 min)
17:00 End
Thurs 7th March:
Presentation and Debate exploring:
12:15 Open Mic
Spontaneous open debate session (30 min)
13:00 Welfare and the digital lie, problems of Digital Exclusion for the poor and the vulnerable in the UK
Paul Atherton FRSA (45 min) More Details
14:00 Exploring the theme of Common Language
Charles Yassin, Lionheart ITC and Victoria Cabral, Black Thrive (90 min) More Details
15:30 Emerging technologies and the potential impacts on society
Happy Finish, Daniel Cheetham (45 min)
16:15 Theatre is ordinary: Performance, participation and social engagement
Professor Adrian Kear, Programme Development Director - Performance, Arts University of the Arts London (45 min) More Details
17:00 End
12:15 Open Mic
Spontaneous open debate session (30 min)
13:00 Welfare and the digital lie, problems of Digital Exclusion for the poor and the vulnerable in the UK
Paul Atherton FRSA (45 min) More Details
14:00 Exploring the theme of Common Language
Charles Yassin, Lionheart ITC and Victoria Cabral, Black Thrive (90 min) More Details
15:30 Emerging technologies and the potential impacts on society
Happy Finish, Daniel Cheetham (45 min)
16:15 Theatre is ordinary: Performance, participation and social engagement
Professor Adrian Kear, Programme Development Director - Performance, Arts University of the Arts London (45 min) More Details
17:00 End
Fri 8th March:
Presentation and Debate exploring:
12:15 My period is my power - To re-image periods as a superpower and to reframe it in a positive way
Safiya Ahmed and Basma Osman, CRIN (30 min)
13:00 Designing an Inclusive Education and Outreach Strategy
Ronald Macintyre (45 min) More Details
14:00 Social Performance Network will consider the relationship between socialisation and social mobility
Social Performance Network (45 min) More Details
15:00 Is British theatre truly accessible to the working-class? And what potential does digital technology have to change it? COMMON: Panel Debate (60 min) More Details
Chair: David Loumgair
Panellists: Dr Jo Shah, Steven Kavuma, Jordan McKenzie and Tom Ryalls
16:15 Perspectives of women in technology and creative industries
UAL students & Alumni from the Digital Maker Collective (45 min)
17:00 End
12:15 My period is my power - To re-image periods as a superpower and to reframe it in a positive way
Safiya Ahmed and Basma Osman, CRIN (30 min)
13:00 Designing an Inclusive Education and Outreach Strategy
Ronald Macintyre (45 min) More Details
14:00 Social Performance Network will consider the relationship between socialisation and social mobility
Social Performance Network (45 min) More Details
15:00 Is British theatre truly accessible to the working-class? And what potential does digital technology have to change it? COMMON: Panel Debate (60 min) More Details
Chair: David Loumgair
Panellists: Dr Jo Shah, Steven Kavuma, Jordan McKenzie and Tom Ryalls
16:15 Perspectives of women in technology and creative industries
UAL students & Alumni from the Digital Maker Collective (45 min)
17:00 End
Sat 9th March:
Presentation and Debate exploring:
12:15 Presenting the activities of KOBAKANT: 'soft electronics' explore data ownership and future technology
Mika Satomi (45 min)
13:00 What if Education was Socially Just
Ronald Macintyre (45 min) More Details
14:00 What if design education was open? OD&M open design, citizen centered innovation across Europe (Session 1)
Matt Malpass, OD&M Principal Investigator, Adam Thorpe Professor in Socially Responsive Design and OD&M project team (60 min)
15:30 Reflecting and recognizing experience-based learning: Open Design and Manufacture workshop (60 min)
17:00 End
12:15 Presenting the activities of KOBAKANT: 'soft electronics' explore data ownership and future technology
Mika Satomi (45 min)
13:00 What if Education was Socially Just
Ronald Macintyre (45 min) More Details
14:00 What if design education was open? OD&M open design, citizen centered innovation across Europe (Session 1)
Matt Malpass, OD&M Principal Investigator, Adam Thorpe Professor in Socially Responsive Design and OD&M project team (60 min)
15:30 Reflecting and recognizing experience-based learning: Open Design and Manufacture workshop (60 min)
17:00 End
Sun 10th March:
Presentation and Debate exploring:
12:15 Warmup: Robyn Herfellow and Margaret prepare us for other realities with three simple exercises
Robyn Herfellow and Margaret (45 min)
13:00 Designing an Inclusive Education and Outreach Strategy
Ronald Macintyre (45 min) More Details
14:00 Open Mic: Spontaneous open debate session (45 min)
15:00 Everyone has heard the term, but do you know actually what a social enterprise is?
Natalie Bell workshop from Coin Street Community Builders (70 min) More Details
16:30 Final thoughts and what next for BETA Society and the Digital Maker Collective
Chris Follows, University of the Arts London (30 min)
17:00 End
12:15 Warmup: Robyn Herfellow and Margaret prepare us for other realities with three simple exercises
Robyn Herfellow and Margaret (45 min)
13:00 Designing an Inclusive Education and Outreach Strategy
Ronald Macintyre (45 min) More Details
14:00 Open Mic: Spontaneous open debate session (45 min)
15:00 Everyone has heard the term, but do you know actually what a social enterprise is?
Natalie Bell workshop from Coin Street Community Builders (70 min) More Details
16:30 Final thoughts and what next for BETA Society and the Digital Maker Collective
Chris Follows, University of the Arts London (30 min)
17:00 End