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Conversations - What is the Fabulous Republic of the Mountain?
Enrique Rivera (CL), Ignacio Cueva Puyol (CL), Fabian Andrade (CL)
The Republic of the Mountain is constituted as a utopian micronation, decentralized and intangible, which activates an ephemeral appearance from the foothills of the Andes towards the limits of our perception, to find out more join us in this conversation with Enrique Rivera, our art curator and get to become a citizen of the republic.
Trip trough "We Tripantú" (Mapuche's New Year Celebration) - Chin Chin Tirapíe
Chinchintirapie (CL), La Fabulosa República de la Montaña (CL)
The “We Tripantu” it’s the traditional new year’s celebration for Mapuche People, normally celebrated on June 24th, when the shortest day of winter is upon us. The winter solstice, is the biggest celebration for Mapuche communities, welcoming the return of the new sun and the new life.
Branch Magazine Symposium: Closing Plenary with Q&A
Michelle Thorne (DE/US), Chris Adams (DE/UK), Christine Lariviere (CA), Andres Colmenares (CO/ES), Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino (UK), Renata Ávila Pinto (GT)
Welche Praktiken zeichnen sich ab, und was werden wir von heute mitnehmen? Wie könnte das Internet unserer kollektiven Befreiung und ökologischen Nachhaltigkeit dienen? Was ist der eleganteste nächste Schritt?
Branch Magazine Symposium: Climate Change Education and the Internet
Chair: Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino (UK) Low Carbon Design Institute, Panelists: David Jennings (UK) XR Academy, Anshuman Bapna (IN) Terra.do, Emma Richards (UK) The Carbon Literacy Project
Diese Podiumsdiskussion wird die Auswirkungen des Internets auf Bildungsmodelle zum Klimawandel untersuchen. Von offenen Ressourcen über Online-Schulungen bis hin zu über soziale Medien vermittelbaren Informationen – das Internet hat die Art und Weise, wie universelle und effektive Bildungsmodelle aussehen, völlig verändert.
Garden PR and Garden Buenos Aires Program
Joaquín Fargas (AR), Giselle Aviles (PR), Carola Cintrón (PR)
This program opens with a welcome from our host institution, the UAGM Museum. Soon after, Joaquín Fargas’ performance will take place, effectively connecting Garden Buenos Aires with Garden Puerto Rico. The performance will attempt to showcase the Earth’s lifeforce as it relates to our human body, where information is dispersed in every cell, while also being interconnected as a whole – a sort of crypto body.
Technology and the Challenge of Education
Pedro Cruz Rivera, José David Torres Quiñones, Jorge Valentine
This webinar series takes a closer look at the importance of democratizing technological tools and the practical applications of technology in education. Computer Vision is one of the most important subsets of Machine Learning (ML) and it is the technology that powers Augmented Reality (AR) filters, among other things. Another technological tool that is becoming more accessible to the general public is Virtual Reality (VR).
Social Transformations in a Digital World
Moderator: Johnny Lugo Vega, PhD (PR), Shirley McPhaul MA, PRSTRT-CHIP (PR)
This webinar series explores how technology access has a concrete (and potential) social transformative effect when applied to cultural heritage conservation and cultural production. When it comes to cultural heritage conservation, the decaying infrastructure of historic buildings is a real problem, even more so in rural areas. It is clear that digital tools facilitate cultural heritage preservation for future generations.
Digital Innovation in Cultural Heritage and Art Studies
Alitza Cardona Collazo - PR - Speaker, Irene Esteves Amador - PR - Speaker, Antonio Martínez Collazo - PR - Speaker
This Webinar Series presents different documentation approaches and methods using digital technologies for cultural heritage conservation and preservation.
Branch Magazine Symposium: Intercitizenships and the Internet(s) of Solidarity and Care
Speakers: Eliza Anyangwe (CM/UK) Storyteller and editor. Founder of The Nzinga Effect, Felipe Castelblanco (CO/US) Multidisciplinary artist, researcher and initiator of The Para-site School, Pia Mancini (IT) co-founder & CEO at Open Collective, Host: Andres Colmenares, Co-director, IAM & The Billion Seconds Institute (CO/ES)
In dieser Podiumsdiskussion wird erörtert, wie uns Worte dabei helfen können, bessere Welten zu gestalten. Wie werden sie zu Denkwerkzeugen, um die anhaltende Krise der Vorstellungskraft zu bewältigen? Vielleicht, indem wir ein gemeinsames Gefühl der Identität und Zugehörigkeit zum Planeten Erde kultivieren. Wir werden diese Idee anhand einer Reihe hypothetischer Fragen rund um das Konzept der „Intercitizenships“ erkunden – ein Begriff, der von den GründerInnen des Billion Seconds Institute geprägt wurde, einer Initiative für lebenslanges Lernen des kreativen Forschungslabors IAM.
WELCOME TO GARDEN PUERTO RICO
Luz A. Crespo Valentín (PR), Brad Dean (PR), Johnny Lugo Vega (PR)
As part of our approach to this year’s theme, A New Digital Deal, we want to showcase the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust’s mission to apply digital technology, innovation and research to resolve the social challenges that afflict Puerto Rican communities.
