Copenhagen, October 2007
Irresistibly innovative…
The program for ECCI X is ready and blooming with creative
activity!
The 10th European Conference on Creativity & Innovation
unfolds a multicoloured potential of energy
130 sessions form a maelstrom of creativity and innovation
We have now completed the puzzle of placing 47 academic
papers, 71 practical workshops and 12 keynote presentations
and are ready to launch the detailed version of the ECCI X
program. Check out the
overall program
overview, as well as the program of the parallel sessions,
both in
detail
and overview
(NB: Changes might still occur!). If you take a look at the
program, I’m sure you will admit that it’s an impressive
multiplicity of knowledge goodies. But is the picture hereby
complete? Is nothing really missing? – Oh yes. There might be
one important element missing: YOU! – in case you have not
signed up yet…
A different kind of conference
In a traditional conference setting you have presenters and
audiences. The presenters play the active role, the audience
is receiving. The ECCI conferences are different; everybody is
encouraged to contribute to the creation of the event. A very
large part of the participants of ECCI X will have a dedicated
role as presenters, Reflection Zones hosts, runners, sponsors,
hosts of the ‘Meet the Danes’ event etc.
But even if you do not have an assigned role, we hope you take
an active part in the social and professional encountering of
the conference. Until now, the co-creation process of ECCI X
has been an exiting journey, but it should not end by the
opening of the conference.
In fact, we urge you to participate in the same voluntary
active spirit as we co-created the event! You can of course
join us as an ‘ordinary’ conference visitor, entering as a
customer in this supermarket of presentations and workshops,
which indeed will enable you to feel the pulse of Creativity
and Innovation. And you should in any case take advantage of
the numerous opportunities for networking, which often are as
important a driver for attending a conference as the
professional update itself.
However, we encourage you to take it one step further and
dress yourself up in the co-creator attitude. You get the
conference experience you create yourself!
A special opportunity for playing an active role…
Monday, October 15th,
we have booked Copenhagen Jazz House for a social evening.
Only two things are scheduled (besides pizza and beer!): The
17 person big band ‘The Innovators’, plus ‘the stage
is yours’. – Three persons have volunteered: Gordon
Nicholson on jazz piano, Mary Ann Smorra on vocals and Patrick
Colemont as ‘inno-waiter’. I’m sure a lot of you can come up
with great ideas for how to make this evening both cosy and
unforgettable. Please forward your ideas to Arne Stjernholm
Madsen, chairman of the planning committee:
arne@eccix.org
The
team behind
The ECCI conferences are initiated by the European Association
for Creativity & Innovation (EACI). ECCI X is arranged by the
Danish Initiative for Creativity & Innovation (IKI),
Copenhagen Business School, Zentropa WorkZ and the Danish
Design Centre. Contact person: Project manager Merete Ettrup,
Copenhagen Business School, e-mail
me.ivs@cbs.dk,
tel. +45 3815 2573.
Kindest, creative & innovative regards,
Arne Stjernholm Madsen,
chairman of the planning committee E-mail:
arne@eccix.org
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