Visualizar'09: Public Data, Data in Public Workshop & Seminar

> General information about the 2009 edition
> VISUALIZAR'09 seminar program  
> Abstract of selected projects and list of papers
> Go to VISUALIZAR'09 forum   
> Open call for collaborators
> Showcase of developed projects
> Seminar documentation
> Badget of this activity (pdf)

Image In the air www.intheair.es, by Nerea Calvillo and collaborators.

Project production workshop

In 2009, Visualizar will highlight the importance of data structures today in public decision-making and governance processes. There is a growing movement in favour of making databases generated by scientific research and the vast quantities of data generated by public administrations available to everyone, in formats that make it possible to reuse them and foster citizen innovation processes. What are the social benefits of fostering a culture of free, open data?

This workshop aims to be a collective platform for research, production, and learning, offering substantial help and support in developing the projects selected. The proposals will be carried out in multidisciplinary task groups comprised by the author(s) and interested collaborators, with conceptual and technical advice from the teaching staff.

During the workshop, various activities will be scheduled such as talks, presentations, seminars or specific mini-workshops.

Workshop leading tutors: Ben Cerveny from Stamen, Aaron Koblin and Andrés Ortiz (Bestiario) (first week); Manuel Lima and Santiago Ortiz (Bestiario) (second week). 

Technical assistants:  Daniel Artamendi Ortiz de Zarate*, Martín Nadal, Rodrigo Santamaría**

*Thanks to the collaboration of Arteleku

**Thanks to the collaboration of VisUsal - grupo de investigación en analítica Visual y Visualización de la Información, Departamento de Informátiva y Automática, Universidad de Salamanca

International Seminar

On November 12 and 13 an International Seminar will take place. Lectures will be held by José Manuel Alonso (W3C/CTIC), Liz Turner (Open Knowledge Foundation), Kerry Mitchell (Sunlight Foundation), Aaron Koblin, Ben Cerveny (Stamen), Eva Moraga y and José Luis de Vicente (director of Visualizar).

Also, on November 19 at 7 pm EOI organizes the lectureVisualizing information in the complexity era [+info]

> Go to seminar programme

Project Showcase

The ten prototypes developed during the two-weeks workshop will be on showcase at Medialab-Prado from November 27 through January, 2010. Free admission. Cultural mediators will show the work process, documentation, and final result of each project.

With the support of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology - Ministry of Science and Innovation (FECYT - Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación).