RIBA Futures Fair

The Royal Institute of British Architects is having a "Futures Fair" on June 2. The day spans design, business, community and environmental innovation, and will include presentations on five key themes:

• technological advancement and its potential impact on the built environment;
• innovative modes of business and entrepreneurship;
• landscape resilience;
• learning from design in different sectors and;
• emergent forms of community engagement and their place in development.

Speakers:
Julian Hakes, Hakes Associates
Gabby Shawcross, Jason Bruges Studio
David Marks, Marks Barfield
Geoff McCormick, Alloy Consulting
Dave Hampton, Carbon Coach
Ian Chance, UEA
Joost Beunderman, Zero Zero
Saffron Woodcraft, The Young Foundation
Ian Drysdale, Think Public
Steve McAdam, Fluid/Soundings
Professor Marcial Echenique, Cambridge University
Corrine Swain, ARUP Fellow
Fenella Collins, Country Land & Business Association
Professor Derek Clements-Croome, University of Reading
Ximo Peris, Crystal CG
Ruairi Glynn, Robotic Designer
Jake Desyllas, Intelligent Space, Atkins Global

http://www.architecture.com/WhatsOn/Seminars/Events/2010/FuturesFair10Dialogues-AdapttoThrive.aspx

Venue: The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London WC1E 7BT
Cost: £130+VAT

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Berlin Forum Innovation in Governance conference

The Berlin Forum Innovation in Governance has its first conference in a series of four, on May 20/21

The aims:
    * Enhance the conceptual and empirical understanding of innovation processes in governance and their broader societal implications
    * Support an emerging research community at the interface of governance studies, organisation studies, innovation studies, and science and technology studies
    * Explore possibilities to engage with ongoing processes of innovation in governance with a view to enhancing the capacities to cope with challenges of sustainable development

The programme and book of abstracts for the conference are at at www.innovation-in-governance.org

 To register email Thomas Crowe (crowe@ztg.tu-berlin.de)

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