Interactivos?'10: Call for Projects - Guidelines and Submission Form

Orientation of the projects

- Design of objects, installations and other platforms that gather and put into practice networks of citizen knowledge locally.

- Projects using open and free software and hardware technology developed through “do it yourself” (DYS) and “Do it with others”(DIWO) methodologies and working strategies.

Some orientative subjects are:

• Urban Infrastructure: mobility, transport, urban and telecommunication networks
• Health and environmental issues: quality of the air and water, meteorology, nutrition, gastronomy and recipes, urban gardens, etc.
• Social relations and cultural production, games, education and learning in the street; exchange of services and knowledge, etc.

Submission Guidelines:

Aim of the Call

The purpose of the call is a selection of a maximum of ten projects for their production in a two-weeks workshop in June, 2010. The selected projects will be developed with the aid of several instructors, in addition to a large group of assistants and collaborators.

The open call is aimed to artists, engineers, sociologists, achitects, city planners, teachers, programmers, psychologist, journalists, environmentalists, graphic designers or to any other person interested in the theme of this call.

Proposals may be presented by individuals or groups. Each participant or team may present as many projects as they wish.

The selected projects must be open to the participation of other interested collaborators, who will be able to contribute to the production of the pieces during the development of the workshop. Therefore, there are two levels of involvement with the workshop: 

1 - as a project leader
2 - as a collaborator in any one of the selected projects

Once the projects have been selected, the second step in the process will involve a new call for those people who would like to participate in the projects' production. The call for collaborators will be open from May 4 through June 4, 2010 at the Medialab-Prado's website (www.medialab-prado.es).

 

General Information of the Workshop

Methodology

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.

The necessary means to carry out the selected projects and to document them will be made available by Medialab-Prado Madrid, as far as possible.

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

Work days will be adapted to the specific needs of the projects in conciliation with the activities organized for the seminar and Medialab-Prado's norms for all matters related to the hours the centre is open:

Mo - Fri: 10 am to 8 pm
Sa: 11 am to 8 pm
Su: 11 am to 3 pm

Given that one of the main objectives of the Interactivos? platform is to foster the development, distribution, and free access to new approaches and new technology tools, participants are encouraged to prepare proper documentation for the developed projects, both during and after the workshop, and to publish the results and source code under licenses that grant access and distribution of the knowledge produced during the workshop.

Technical Requirements

The jury will make a detailed evaluation of the technical feasibility of carrying out the projects. For that reason, projects with clearly specified technical and spatial requirements will be judged positively.

Projects will be carried out and exhibited at the Medialab-Prado building. Medialab-Prado will contribute only the basic equipment and means to produce the selected projects, pending prior application from the proposal’s author(s).

The access and use of Medialab-Prado's technical material will be supervised by a coordinator from the center.

Any expense not previously planned or approved in material or equipment rental will be paid by the project authors.

Medialab-Prado promotes the use of free software tools. Therefore, Medialab-Prado encourages participants to work with shared and open code applications and environments.

Should the jury have doubts about any technical requirements, they will contact the authors of the proposal.

Language

The workshop will be held partly in English and partly in Spanish, with no translation.

Travel and Lodging Aid

Pending application, Medialab-Prado will provide lodging at Mejía Lequerica Youth Hostel* for participants residing outside of Madrid and will cover travel expenses. In the case of collectives, Medialab-Prado will cover travel expenses for just one member.

Submissions

All those interested in taking part in the workshop must fill in and submit the online submission form below

Application deadline: April 19, 2010

Call for collaborators: May 4 through June 4, 2010

Further Information: interactivos [at] medialab-prado.es

 

Final Decision

Selection Committee

The jury will comprise the workshop instructors and Medialab-Prado.

Assessment of the projects

Projects will be judged based on:

• Project quality
• Suitability to the general purpose of Interactivos? and to the specific objectives of this call for projects
• Technical and logistical feasibility; clarity in the exposition of the project
• Combination of various fields of knowledge
• Willingness to collaborate with others in project development
• Use of open software tools and licenses that grant access to the processes and the results
• Educational value

 

Notification of Winners

Winners will be announced on April 28, 2010 www.medialab-prado.es. Applicants will receive notification by email.

 

Projects Promotion

The finished works will be presented to the public by their creators on the final day of the seminar-workshop.

An exhibit of those projects will remain at Medialab-Prado for about a month after the end of the workshop.

In addition, the projects and/or related documentation will be published on the Medialab-Prado's website.

Medialab-Prado will provide Web hosting as needed for the projects and also the tools and platforms required by participants to properly document the process and the results.

 

Winners’ obligations

• The winning individuals or groups agree to attend the workshop and Seminar from June 7 through 23, 2010. They also agree to finish and document their projects, as far as possible.
• The winning individuals or groups may use equipment, pending prior application and approval. Any expense not previously planned or approved in material or equipment rental will be paid by the project authors.
• Projects carried out will be the property of their author(s), although whenever said projects are shown at festivals or exhibits, and whenever images of said projects are reproduced in catalogues or websites, their relation with the Interactivos? workshop carried out at Medialab-Prado. The names of the people who collaborated in developing the projects should also be shown.
• Projects exhibited may be shown in Medialab-Prado's website and printed catalogs.

* Shared rooms (4 to 6 people). Breakfast included. Limited places. First-comes first-serves basis.  More information: www.ajmadrid.es

 
Entry constitutes acceptance of all contest rules.

 

ONLINE SUBMISSION FORM: