[seminar on networks in oslo april 18]
I’m speaking at a seminar in Oslo on the 18th. It’s about digital and social networks, with speakers on Linux gift culture, about network economy, strong and weak ties, actors and actants in networks and about consumer networks. And me on networked storytelling. I get to stay in Oslo for a couple days, too, on this cool boat hotel, because I’m attending a meeting later that week about a series of digital stories NRK is going to be doing under the curatorship of Per Platou. Should be fun!
The program for the Oslo seminar follows. It’s open and free, as in beer.
NETTVERK!
SOSIALE - DIGITALE
Åpent multifaglig seminar om nettverksbegrepet
18. april, kl. 10.00 - 17.00, rom 205, plan 2, Forskningsparken
Program
10.00: Åpning
TERJE RASMUSSEN, prosjektleder
10.15: Kodens sakramentale karisma — linuxsamfunnets gavekultur
LARS RISAN, postdoktor, TIK, UiO
11.15: Forbrukernettverk på nettet
WENCHE NAG, forsker, TELENOR R&D
12.15: Nettlitteratur: Å fortelle i nettverket
JILL WALKER, førsteamanuensis, Seksjon. For humanistisk informatikk, UiB
LUNCH
14.00: Om Granovetters sterke og svake bånd
TERJE RASMUSSEN, professor, IMK, UIO
15.00:Nettverksøkonomi og transaksjonskostnader.
ARNE KROKAN, professor, Inst. for sosiologi, NTNU
16.00: Aktører og aktanter i nettverk
DAGNY STUEDAHL postdoktor, IMK, UIO
Alle er velkomne!
April 7th, 2005 at 15:50
I stayed on the innvik a few years ago after attending a graduate summer school at Oslo U, it is a great boat. Really yummy breakfast, too. Have a great time enjoying Oslo, it is one of my favourite cities.
April 7th, 2005 at 17:02
Really? Excellent! Per told me he usually puts international people up there, and has heard nothign but good things about it. He even mentioned the breakfast as excellent. And having slept on a boat for the first time at ISEA last year I’m looking forward to being rocked to sleep, though maybe it’s rather different when the boat’s in harbour.
Was the location creepy though? That’s the only thing worrying me, I don’t know the area, and wonder whether a harbour area will be unpleasant to walk to in the evening alone. I’ll get a taxi if it is, but it’s nice to be able to walk, and it looks pretty close to things from the map.
April 7th, 2005 at 20:52
Is there a description of the conference in English somewhere?
April 7th, 2005 at 20:53
Uh, not really, I don’t think, since it’ll all be in Norwegian. Sorry…
April 7th, 2005 at 22:58
Bah! Oh well — just wanted to know more about the Linux stuff. :-)
April 8th, 2005 at 06:39
Here’s Lars Risan’s site. He’s the one speaking on Linux, which will be interesting. Actually this paper of his might be interesting: Hackers produce more than software, they produce hackers (Previously titled “The Identity Games of Hacker Culture”). Here’s the abstract:
I’ve only skimmed it in the most perfunctorary manner, I must admit, but it’s certainly an interesting topic.
I met Lars briefly when he was a PhD student, writing about the technology of cow breeding. I hadn’t realised he was writign about this now - interesting!
April 8th, 2005 at 17:36
The location of the innvik wasn’t creepy. It is a little isolated and devoid of people so I was alert when walking around there but I didn’t find it creepy. I loved it, but I’d just spent a week in a dorm room at a youth hostel so my own little cabin with my own little bathroom was heavenly. The reggae band that played the first night was also fun!
Just looking at your site jill I am reawakening my dream of learning Norwegian and moving to Oslo! My partner and I loved it so much, it is the only place on earth we’ve found so far that we would leave Canada for. Any city whose subway line ends at a ski area rates full marks in my opinion!
April 8th, 2005 at 17:37
Oh, and the boat is close to everything, only a few minutes walk to the central train station and all the transit that is there.
April 8th, 2005 at 18:02
Thanks Jen, that’s great to know about the location. And yes, Norway has a lot of good points :)
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