Branch Magazine Symposium

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Fri Sep 10, 2021, 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
All times are given in Central European Time (CET / UTC +1).
Linz, In Kepler's Gardens, Zirkus des Wissens
EN

A Sustainable and Just Internet for All

This year’s theme conference explores how the internet should serve our collective liberation and ecological sustainability. Branch Magazine, the recipients of the first-ever Ars Electronica Award for Digital Humanity, offers four panels unpacking climate justice, solarpunk, sustainable digitalization, solidarity and care as well as low-carbon design and education. Chaired by Michelle Thorne, Chris Adams, Christine Lariviere, Andres Colmenares and Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino.

Schedule

10:00 – 10:15 Welcome by Ars Electronica
10:15 – 10:45 Opening Plenary
With Michelle Thorne (DE/US) and Chris Adams (DE/UK)
10:45 – 11:00 15 min Intermission
11:00 – 12:00 Panel 1: Solarpunk and Other Worlds
With Christine Lariviere (CA) and Luiza Prado (BR), Sarah Friend (CA), Jay Springett (UK)
12:00 – 12:15 15 min Intermission
12:15 – 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 – 14:00 Panel 2: Intercitizenships and the Internet(s) of Solidarity and Care
With Andres Colmenares (CO/ES) and Eliza Anyangwe (CM/UK), Felipe Castelblanco (CO/US), Pia Mancini (IT)
14:00 – 14:15 15 min Intermission
14:15 – 15:15 Panel 3: Climate Change Education and the Internet
With Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino (UK) and David Jennings (UK), Anshuman Bapna (IN), Emma Richards (UK)
15:15 – 15:30 15 min Intermission
15:30 – 16:30 Closing Plenary with Keynote and Wrap-Up
With Chris Adams (DE/UK), Michelle Thorne (DE/US), Christine Lariviere (CA), Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino (UK), Andres Colmenares (CO/ES), Keynote by Renata Ávila Pinto (GT)

Credits

Branch Magazine:
Michelle Thorne (DE/US) Editor, Branch Magazine and Senior Program Officer, Mozilla
Chris Adams (DE/UK) Editor, Branch Magazine and Director, The Green Web Foundation

Panel Curators/Hosts:
Michelle Thorne (DE/US) Editor, Branch Magazine and Senior Program Officer, Mozilla
Chris Adams (DE/UK) Editor, Branch Magazine and Director, The Green Web Foundation
Andres Colmenares (CO/ES) Co-founder, IAM & The Billion Seconds Institute
Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino (UK) Initiator of the Low Carbon Design Institute
Christine Lariviere (CA) Climate Communications