ONLINE-ARCHIVES ---PERSPECTIVES ON NETWORKED KNOWLEDGE SPACES

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Workshop Agenda //redaktion at netzspannung.org //15-10-2002 //

ONLINE-ARCHIVES ---PERSPECTIVES ON NETWORKED KNOWLEDGE 
SPACES
October 25 and 26, 2002
Schloss Birlinghoven in Sankt Augustin,near Bonn/Germany
Organised by:MARS Exploratory Media Lab
Fraunhofer Institute for Media Communication
Contact:Gabriele Blome,Jochen Denzinger,Katja Heckes
redaktion at netzspannung.org
Tel:+49-(0)2241-14-3447 oder -3448
Fax:+49-(0)2241-14-2133

Netzspannung.org,the Internet platform for media art,design and technology created by the MARS
Exploratory Media Lab has reached the second phase of its development.http://netzspannung.org
We would like to use this as an opportunity for a critical analysis of the project and a chance to discuss
possibilities for further development within the framework of an experts'workshop focusing on the
perspectives on networked knowledge spaces.What opportunities do digital technologies offer for
representing digital cultures?What are the requirements and possible limitations?How can knowledge
spaces be created on the Internet?Can they be carried over into real spaces?
The workshop will focus on the developmental prospects and potential of media-cultural platforms.
"Networked knowledge spaces"will be one of the major subjects under discussion.
The workshop's aims include the creation of a shared working platform and cooperation opportunities.
Details of the workshop and its conclusions will be published in print and will be broadcast live on the
Internet via streaming.The event will then be archived on netzspannung.org.
The proposed agenda is as follows:

Friday,Oktober 25
11:00 ---12:00 Registration and Snack
12:00 ---12:15 Introduction
Ministerialdirektor Hans Rainer Friedrich ,Federal Ministry of Education and Research
12:15 ---14:45 Panel 1
_netzspannung.org in context ---Internet platforms for media art
Subjects such as Production,Distribution,Connectivity,Collaboration,Communication,Theory building,
Publication,Education,Archives and Public displays form the basic requirements of the 'electronic arts
community'on a media art Internet platform.Panel 1 will outline and discuss different strategies and
concepts,together with their various areas of focus and different approaches.
Speakers and Topics
» Monika Fleischmann,Fraunhofer Institute Media Communication,D
netzspannung.org -Competence Center for Media Art &Knowledge Discovery
content,tools,capacities:results of 3 years of development
» Alex Adriaansen,V2 Organisation,NL
Perspectives on networked knowledge Spaces
» Eric Kluitenberg,de Balie.NL
» Minna Tarka,m-cult,FI
» Gilbert Dutertre ,INA -Institut National de l'Audiovisuel,F
» Katharina Morik,Universität Dortmund,D
Knowledge Discovery and Knowledge Viusalisation
» Moderation:Gabriele Blome,Fraunhofer Institute Media Communication,D
14:45 ---15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 ---18:00 Panel 2
_Knowledge visualisation ---Methods and technologies for representing knowledge
Digital media allow and require more in-depth strategies in order to contextualise,visualise and
communicate contents.Various interactive approaches will be presented from the fields of knowledge
discovery and information design.
Speakers and Topics
» Jasminko Novak &Martin Schneider,Fraunhofer Institute Media Communication,D
Wissensmanagement und Visualisierungstools für Experten-Communities in
netzspannung.org
» Maarten Handstede,V2_Lab,NL
Dataviews and Dataclouds
» Danijela Djokic,Martin Grothmaak;Projekttriangle,D
Inform:Informationsinterface basierend auf einer Matrixstruktu und Kryptästhesie in
vernetzten Systemen
» Rochus Hartmann,FH Anhalt-Dessau-FB Design,D
Projekt prometheus -Das digitale Bild als Lehr-und Lernmedium in der Kunstgeschichte,
Archäologie und Designgeschichte
» Gerhard M.Buurman,Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Zürich,CH
Theme Machine -ein prototypisches Lite aturda enbankabfrage-und Analysesystem
» Ben Schouten,Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI)Amsterdam,NL,
Interfaces to explore (visual)information by visual means
» Moderation:Stefan Paal,Fraunhofer Institute Media Communication,D
18:30 ---22:30 digital sparks 02 awards ceremony and evening event

Following the first two rounds of discussions,the winners of this year's digital sparks 02 (the media art,
media design and media IT competition for college and university students)will be chosen and the winning
projects presented.
The first day will conclude with an evening meal and the possibility for further exchange of ideas.

Saturday,October 26
10:00 ---12:30 Panel 3
_Extensible multimedia information management system
In order to develop a multimedia information management system,new data structures are needed which
dynamically allow structural,time-based and spatial functionalities and relationships to be mapped to each
other and modified.This panel will focus on the requirements for developing a highly modular information
management system which can be extended flexibly and efficiently.This is of particular relevance in
relation to storage,access,retrieval and the presentation of large volumes of heterogeneous media data.
Speakers and Topics
» Hyowon Lee,Fishlár,Dublin City University,IRL
Físchlár Digital Video:an online TV programme recording,analysis,and browsing system 
» Joachim Köhler,Fraunhofer Institute Media Communication,D
iFinder:The MPEG-7 compliant multimedia indexing and archiving solution
» Michael Hanisch,IWF-Institut Wissen und Medien,D
IWFdigiclip -Die Clipdatenbank im Internet
» Kurt Fendt,MIT Comparative Media Studies,USA
MetaMedia ---An open platform for media annotation and sharing
» Stefano Mazzocchi,apache.org,USA
The economy of distributed metadata authoring
» Stefan Paal,Fraunhofer Institute Media Communication,D
Distributed Extension of Interne Information Systems
» Moderation:Daniel Pfuhl,Fraunhofer Institute Media Communication,D
12:30 ---13:30 Snack
13:30 ---15:45 Panel 4
_Knowledge spaces and ambient spaces
The question of how Internet platforms and databases can be implemented not just metaphorically,but also
in a physically real sense ---i.e.as knowledge spaces that can be entered and understood ---is one of the
potential lines of development as the mobile,omnipresent,networked computer disappears.
The last panel of the workshop focuses on strategies for mixed reality and thus the overlayering and fusion
of physical and electronic knowledge spaces.
Speakers and Topics
» Stefan Iglhaut,Iglhaut &Partner,D
Hard Science and public myths
» Bruce Wyman,Nearlife Inc.,USA
Interface and Experience Lessons Learned from Museum Exhibits
» Sebastian Oschatz &Max Wolf,meso -digital media systems design
» Staffan Björk,Play Interactive Institute,S
PLAY -Experimental Design in Ubiquitous Computing
» Wolfgang Strauss,Fraunhofer Institute Media Communication,D
netzspannung.org als Wissensraum ---die Architektur der Mixed Reality
» Moderation:Jochen Denzinger,Fraunhofer Institute Media Communication,D
16:00 ---17:00 Concluding discussion
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