. and for the people who just want to create something with RFID and =20 explore the possibilities and theoretical field: register for this =20 workshop in September in Amsterdam:
Upcoming workshop: RFID and The Internet of Things 11, 12, 13 September 2006 @ Mediamatic Amsterdam After a succesfull CrashCourse in May, Mediamatic now presents a =20 second workshop on RFID and The Internet of Things. RFID allows for the unique identification of objects, and any kind of =20= online data can be linked to these unique ID's. If RFID becomes an =20 open web-based platform, and users can tag, share, and contribute =20 content to the digital existence of their own places and objects, we =20 can truly speak of an Internet of Things. This opens perpectives for =20 new sustainability scenario's, for new relations between people and =20 the stuff they have, and for other locative applications. The participants of this workshop will develop critical, utopian or =20 nightmarish concepts for an Internet of Things in a hands-on way. =20 Ideas can range from scripts for small new rituals to outlines of =20 societal changes of epic scale. Prototypes can be tested with the =20 workshop tools The Symbolic Table or the Nokia3220 phone with RFID =20 reader. The workshop has room for 16 designers, artists, thinkers and makers. =20= Participation fee is =80350 per person, ex BTW. Lunches, technical =20 equipment and assistance are included. If you want to participate in =20 this workshop, please register at our online registration form: http://www.mediamatic.net/workshopregistration For questions or more information, surf to http://www.mediamatic.net/=20 workshops, mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or call Klaas Kuitenbrouwer: +31 20 =20 6389901. On Aug 1, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Andreas Broeckmann wrote: > [it would be great if some of the critical artistic research that =20 > is being done in this field would be fed back into the political =20 > debate; -ab] > > > > Hi all, > > just a short note to tell you that the European Commission is =20 > holding a > public RFID consultation on its website after previous Workshops on =20= > the > issue in May and June. > > So who ever feels like commenting on RFID policy is welcome to do =20 > so under: > http://www.rfidconsultation.eu/ > http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=3DRFID > > Greetings, > Christine > > > ***************************************************************** > > > > The Information Society and Media Directorate General is consulting > stakeholders on their opinions on development and deployment of Radio > Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, and on possible ways to > stimulate its use while mitigating its potential negative impacts on > privacy and health. > A public debate on RFID was launched on 9 March 2006 by Mrs Viviane > Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, at =20= > the > CeBIT fair in Hannover. "Developments around RFID, Commissioner =20 > Viviane > Reding said, open the door to a new wave of productivity gains =20 > across a > wide range of sectors. Remember that productivity is the engine of > economic growth and job creation. (...) We must also make some =20 > decisions > of principle on the security and privacy issues associated with > widespead government and commercial use of RFID technology. The =20 > time for > action is now. (...) I will not see the liberty of citizens and their > fundamental rights being compromised". > Between March and June 2006 five workshops took place in Brussels to > discuss and build consensus on the main issues, challenges and > opportunities related to the use of RFID. These workshops addressed =20= > the > research and technological development requirements and options, the > growing use of RFID in commercial and governmental applications, the > legal and societal issues related to security and privacy protection, > the standardisation, interoperability and governance issues, and the > current and future frequency spectrum requirements. > The present consultation seeks feed _______________________________________________ nettime-ann mailing list nettime-ann@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-ann
