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ESRC Science Festival and SerenA
Hi all, As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, we would like to invite you to attend our interactive event at Nottingham Castle on Friday 8th November 2013. Our event will explore information sharing and connection-making based on the SerenA ...
Future Everything Summit of Ideas and Digital Invention, 2013 hosted SerenA team members Mel Woods and Dr Stephann Makri for a Serendipity Salon Workshop on March 21, 2013. Seeking Serendipity through Digital Invention Mel Woods (University of Dundee) / Dr. ...
March Events: Serendipity Symposium
Serendipity Symposium Date: Tuesday 26 March, 2 - 4.30pm, Visual Research Centre, DCA. Who: Artists and Designers who use Serendipity, chance elements or the unexpected as a method in their practice are invited to a workshop afternoon with members of the SerenA team. An ...
- DCA | Debbie Maxwell | Mel Woods | Symposium | VRC
March Events: Retelling ‘The Three Princes of Serendip’
Blether Tay-Gither retells 'The Three Princes of Serendip'. Date: Tuesday 26 March, 7-9.30pm, Activity Room, DCA. £3 suggested donation. No booking required. Join Dundee's storytelling group, Blether Tay-Gither, for an evening of tales on unexpected, chance surprises in stories, and a special retelling ...
March Events: Serendipity Storytelling and Craft Activity
The Serendipity programme took place in Dundee in March 2013 bringing artists, designers, technologists and other groups together for a workshop, symposium and other events encouraging participants to think differently and creatively about previously unrelated concepts and ideas. Serendipity Storytelling Sessions ...
- DCA | Debbie Maxwell | Mel Woods | storytelling | VRC
Ann Blandford was invited to contribute an article on Information Encountering and Serendipity" to "Designing the Search Experience: The Information Architecture of Discovery" by Tony Russell-Rose and Tyler Tate. This text has now been published by Morgan Kaufmann, to widespread acclaim ...
Stephann Makri to take part in Royal Institution debate on luck
Business success: what's luck got to do with it? Public event in partnership with Hiscox Wednesday 6 March 2013 7.00pm to 8.30pm What role does luck play in the success of a business? Do we make our own luck through hard work or ...
SerenA workshop at Digital Economy 2012
SerenA team members are leading a half-day workshop on narrative and storytelling at the upcoming Digital Economy 2012 Conference (Aberdeen 23-25 Oct). Conference registration is still open so if you're going along why not choose our interactive workshop and discover the ...
SerenA at CHArt (Computers and the History of Art Conference)
Mel Woods will present two papers at the forthcoming CHArt (Computers and the History of Art Conference). More information about the papers including abstract and conference booking can be found by clicking on the links below. The Digital Quill: Inspiring Creativity ...
Stephann Makri to talk on 17th Oct at IxDA London ‘serendipity’ evening
Join the local London chapter of the IxDA for an evening of talks by Oli Shaw and Stephann Makri on serendipity on 17th Oct (free to attend) Oli has talked about serendipity in the past (see Martin Belam's post) where he ...
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