n5mhr_update20030422

N5M 4 TML Dubrovnik {pro/re}gres report and MORE !

...promised to editors to send this ages ago ... sorry guys.

After a month of turbulent scheduling and rescheduling of activities organizers from Croatia, Multimedia Institute from Zagreb with support of few individuals, Art Workshop Lazareti and Info-Veritas NGO in Dubrovnik, decided to post an update on status of N5M4 TML Dubrovnik and changes related. With holding the right to continue change and adapt the concept, "realistically" this is as officially and precise as we can get it at the moment.

__Brief SUMMARY of past activities.
In the past year we have discussed concepts (problems) of N5M4 TMLs on several occasions, both in general and specifically the one that [mi2] is to organize in Croatia (publicly this was @: new.media.culture.week - "Critical Upgrade!" may2002 Zagreb, "Digi_DU" july2002 Dubrovnik, Evening@Thing nov2002 NYC, "OSSA - meeting" jan2003 Amsterdam, "a.network.see - meeting" feb2003 Zagreb, 3x "preTML gatherings" feb-aprill2003 Zagreb, also privately among organizers and program contributors including  mailing-lists both Croatian and international). We would like to keep "TML's form/structure" as topic open for further discussion up to the final conference in Amsterdam and welcome all relevant arguments and opinions that reflect on modes of engaging with both expert and general public.

In the process of fundraising, preparation for event and organizing tactics we have developed several ideas we would like to realize in the process:
* to address local needs as much as possible, while giving overview of international activities in this field and trying to networks in both directions  
* to develop a structure that engages wider scene outside Zagreb and distribute it across different cities      
* to continuously adapt the concepts on the way (after all we have to show flexibility if we claim to be "tactical" ;)
* to further develop international collaborations (and avoid engaging into totally new ones), which means prefer friends as international partners/guests in program activities
* to engage resources (human/financial) into building self-sustainable projects, for which there is a general need rather than building for single EVENT
* to develop manageable program which would engage but not require work of other parties (organizations/individuals) 

In fundraising process we have applied for support to different fonder:
* OSI - EastEast program (pending application)
* Ministry of Culture (waiting to receive around 40% of requested sum)
* CECIP.org - ArtsLink (failed) 
* PBF (received 50% of requested sum)
* CLUBTURE funds (pending application)
Doesn't look really great, doesn't it ?

...even more details:
We approached Croatian Academic and Research Network for support in services (which is still to be resolved) and Government's office for NGOs (which is currently in discussion of how extensive would their support be). Hopefully we will coordinate our annual activities in the summer camp of island of Vis with Art Academy in Split and TRAVEL LAB's (project founded by artist and programmers from KHM, Codelab, ChaosComputer Club) residence also in Split, as this is only 2 hours away from Split. 
We were also approached by some of the exOSI Information Program people (now establishing independent foundation) and want to develop some of the programs with us in relation to their focus of the social impacts of software. 



__Current STATUS
Due to a great deal of still pending applications at this (late) point we have decided rather than shrinking and abandoning some of the ideas, to post-pone the TML in Dubrovnik for last weekend in May and also to make it a first in the series of events which will finish with big camp/conference at the island of Vis where we co-organize summer camp of cultural activism for third time.


Schedule of events:
* Dubrovnik (23-25.05.2003.) TML with workshops/performances/presentations
* Zagreb (05-06.06.2003) presentation of Tactical Media topic with guest report from other TML
* Split (08-09.06.2003) presentation of Tactical Media topic with guest doing a presentation 
* Pula (19-20.06.2003) presentation of Tactical Media topic with guest doing a workshop + report from other TML
* Osijek (28-29.06.2003) presentation of Tactical Media topic with guest doing a workshop
* island of Vis (01-10.08.2003) TML with in conjunction with Otokutivator camp, SocialSoftware camp and VJ convention

and presented in following media:
* LABinary newsletter published in Zarez cultural bi-weekly magazine [http://boo.mi2.hr/~zblace/LABinary00000101_TakcticalMedia.pdf]
* Croatian Film Journal [to be produced as post-festum text in late September]
* radio 101 [to be produced...]
* Croatian Radio 3rd program [http://www.alu.hr/~zblace/pro/N5Mhr/BLACEINT.MP3.], Croatian TV (Transfer program) [to be produced...]

We have been working on development of a set of ideas: 
* MaMa Active Media Archive (mi2 book/media library goes 2 Dubrovnik and Vis TMLs)
* discussion TOPICS 
** from tactical acts to strategic positioning (for new media and .alternative. culture, related to Post Governmental Organizations issue) 
** cyber. periphery vs. isolation - Dubrovnik and islands (moving against/with the dynamics of tourism)
** media campaigning for gender issues (queer ideas from feminist practices?)
* practical WORKSHOPS 
** Content/Community Management Systems (featuring mi2's TamTam software, FrequencyClock and new Mute's web services)
** DIY media production and on-line publishing
** Streaming (customising dyne:bolic) and Wireless technologies 
* SCREENING programs
** documentaries (featuring first Croatian documentary on dosents of bizzare rural pirates radio stations from 60ties)
** art videos (featuring work of Sanja Ivekovic)
* MEETINGs of networks: 
** [http://www.CLUBTURE.org/], [a.network.see], [OSSA], [IndyMedia] & [Croatian ICT NGOs].
* NET projects:
** founding of nettime mailing list for South East Europe - [http://www.nettime.org], [IndyMediaCenter - Croatia>http://boo.mi2.hr/imc/], [http://n5m.mi2.hr/], [ContentForge] services...
* ART programs and performances (still to be defined)
** Tubo Catodico performance - JAROMIL
** Surveillance Entertainment interactive installation - Daniel Fischer
** ?Silent Observer - Natalie Jeremijenko & Wolfgang Staehle
** ?EGOBOO.bits artists featuring Mark Hosler (Negativland) 

I hope this sheds some light on activities in Croatia.
Editors of the central web... please use the txt from __Current STATUS on.

 

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Dragi suorganizatori Next5Minutes TMLa za Hrvatsku,

Javljam vam se sa nadam se dobrim rijesenjem za trenutno losu situaciju u kojoj smo se zatekli spletom nekoliko okolnosti koje su bile van naseg drektnog utjecaja. 
Dakle originalni plan se sastojao od organizacije nekoliko manjih promotivnih prezentacija/screeninga/workshopa po Hrvatskoj kroz 5. mjesec (Zagreb, Pula, Split, Osijek...) prije sredisnjeg dogadjaja u Dubrovniku (1-6.5.2003) te prezentacije u Amsterdamu (tad smo mislili da je datum u polovici 6og mjeseca), a trebao je biti financiran od Ministarstva Kulture (vjerojatno dobijamo samo 40% trazenog novca), CLUBTUREa (odluka se donosi tek sljedeci weekend), ArtsLinka (nista od toga za ovaj put), EastEast programa Soros Fundacije (ceka se odgovor)...dodatna sredstva iz PrinsBernhardKultuurfunds za mi2 media lab (odobreno samo pola) ce biti koristena za kupovinu video i wireless opreme za koja ce biti koristena u svim dogadjanjima gdje je potrebno pojacati lokalnu infrastrukturu. Uz sve to imamo malo vise problema s CARNet-om i njihovim statusom i podrskom, ali smo u razgovoru sa ministrom Flegom proslog ponedeljka dosta toga "privremeno i kompromisno" nadam se razrijesili.
Kao sto vidite nije bas bajna situacija jer jos cekamo fundere da odluce ili su nam dodjel ili pola i manje od trazenog. Da ne izgleda bas kao da smo ukleti za fundere ipak ima i boljih vijesti jer nam se javio jedan spin-off projekt/fundacija (pojedinci iz Soros ICT programa) da bi s nama organizirali konferenciju/kamp na Visu (kao uz Otokultivator) na temu SocialSoftware, ne nude puno novca ali su spremni pokriti dosta troskova i zele partnerski odnos (veliki+).

Zbog sveg ovog odlucili smo izvrnuti plan naopacke:
* prvi veliki skup je u Dubrovniku (23-25.05.2003)
* manji jednodnevni dogadjaji koji se desavaju kroz CLUBTURE bi trebali ici weekendima kroz 6. mjesec
* zadnji veliki skup u sinhronicitetu (?) sa kampom Otokultivator i/ili SocialSoftware/VJing konvencijom
* prezentacija nekih od projekata/ideja na Amsterdamskom N5M 4 konferenciji/festivalu  

Od ostalih stvari 
* Zarez newsletter na temu Takticnih medija ide u tisak za tjedan dana (zato bi trebali posloziti informacije za objavu u naredna 3 dana) 
* Arkzin ce izdati workbook publikaciju (nadam se) do kraja 6og mjeseca
* web nam je jos problematican jer ne zelimo stvoriti event-driven (dakle da ovisi o dogadjaju) nego subject-driven (tematski) tako da bi prikupljeni podatci i sadrzaji bili trajno mjesto susreta/publiciranja/distribucije a ne samo vezani uz N5M!

Ja cu sad razaslati jos mailove programskim/sadrzajnim kontributorima i inozemnim gostima da cujem njihov feedback i dobijem potvrde za nove datume a onda vam se javim sa iscrpnim tekstualnim opisom sta ide kada i kako :)
... do tad se cujemo telefonom/mailom! 
 
Srdacan pozdrav svima!


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