Culture Conference

GREEN CULTURE CONFERENCE, 15-17 MAY, 2014, MONTENEGRO

The Green Culture Conference is one of the groundbreaking events in Southeast Europe to address the role the Creative Industries play in environmental sustainability.

Those working in the Arts & Culture have always been social leaders. Without them, some of the greatest achievements, discoveries and historical moments would not have been possible. Artists and cultural workers are some of the most influential and strongest catalysts of change, and when it comes to sustainability, their presence is pivotal. This hands-on and interactive conference will bring to light the latest achievements and developments in sustainability within the Creative Industries. You will learn what your regional and international colleagues have been up to, share your own innovative ideas and projects, and gain a better understanding of what sustainability means in SEE. Through knowledge exchange, brainstorming, and workshops, you will set the sustainability agenda for the region.

Efforts to progress sustainability most definitely include sustainable building and architecture. Sustainable living is directly connected to sustainable building, which is especially pressing for this part of the vulnerable Adriatic coastline due to the high volume of developments over the past 20 years. Therefore, the conference will feature a special segment onÂ Green Building.

Montenegroâ€™s town of Tivat will be the host for this yearâ€™s conference.

By participating in three days of insightful presentations, stimulating discussions, and inspiring workshops, with a fabulous line-up of evening entertainment.
By sharing knowledge, exchanging ideas and acquiring tools on how to incorporate sustainable practices into everyday work and living.
By getting the latest industry news from around the globe from regional and international experts and talking with them face-to-face to widen professional creative networks.
By stimulating action and creating specific tasks to set concrete goals and milestones for future progress.

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Cultura21 is a transversal, translocal network, constituted of an international level grounded in several Cultura21 organizations around the world.

Cultura21â€²s international network, launched in April 2007, offers the online and offline platform for exchanges and mutual learning among its members.

The activities of Cultura21 at the international level are coordinated by a team representing the different Cultura21 organizations worldwide, and currently constituted of:

– Sacha Kagan (based in LÃ¼neburg, Germany) and Rana Ã–ztÃ¼rk (based in Berlin, Germany)

– Oleg Koefoed and Kajsa Paludan (both based in Copenhagen, Denmark)

– Hans Dieleman (based in Mexico-City, Mexico)

– Francesca Cozzolino and David Knaute (both based in Paris, France)

Cultura21 is not only an informal network. Its strength and vitality relies upon the activities of several organizations around the world which are sharing the vision and mission of Cultura21

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Culture Futures Conference: Eco-Leadership through Culture , Dec 5, 2011, City Council Chambers, Durban

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Culture|Futures is organising the conference â€œEco-Leadership through Cultureâ€ on December 5th from 9.30 to 19.00 during the UN Climate Summit COP17 in South Africa.

The conference is co-organized with the Municipality of Ethekwini (Durban), the Ecological Sequestration Trust and the Danish Cultural Institute in co-operation with many other partners in Durban and worldwide.

The conference will take place at the Durban Municipal City Chambers located at The City Hall, 263 Dr Pixley KaSeme Str (West Str), 1st Floor Council Chambers, Durban. The program will feature key notes and panel-interventions from some of the worldâ€™s highly recognised specialists and activists highlighting solutions needed to solve the challenges of the World and Africa.

Key notes include Peter Head, one of the world leaders in integrated urban sustainable development and chair of the new Ecological Sequestration Trust, and Prof. Edgar Pieterse, director of the Africa Centre for Cities. They will present a global andÂ African perspective to address major global and African challenges for urban/regional development and discuss the significant role of culture.

The purpose of the conference is to:

clarify the vision of an Ecological Age by 2050, how to deliver it and the role of culture
inspire institutions working with culture, and cities in Durban/Africa/World to undertake eco-social leadership
build Culture|Futures as a new international network for cultural institutions/actors, cities/regions and other stakeholders in eco-leadership

If you want to attend the conference, please register by sending an e-mail to info@culturefutures.org with your name and organization (if relevant), or by signing up to http://culturefutures.ning.com/events/culture-futures-eco-leadership-through-culture-conference-durban â€“ (this requires that you first go through a signup procedure to join the Culture|Futures online network (approval to the site may take one day).

As there are only a limited number of seats at the conference, confirmation of registration is required. The conference is free of charge.

Full details of the Culture|Futures 2011 Durban conference, keynote speakers and presentations, can be downloaded hereÂ Culture|Future Eco-Leadership through Culture Programme (pdf)

Culture|Futures is an international collaboration of organizations and individuals who are concerned with shaping and delivering a proactive cultural agenda to support the necessary transition towards an Ecological Age by 2050.

The Cultural sector that we refer to is an interdisciplinary, inter-sectoral, inter-genre collaboration, which encompasses policy-making, intercultural dialogue/cultural relations, creative cities/cultural planning, creative industries and research and development. It is those decision-makers and practitioners who can reach people in a direct way, through diverse messages and mediums.

Affecting the thinking and behaviour of people and communities is about the dissemination of stories which will profoundly impact cultural values, beliefs and thereby actions. The stories can open peopleâ€™s eyes to a way of thinking that has not been considered before, challenge a preconceived notion of the past, or a vision of the future that had not been envisioned as possible. As a sector which is viewed as imbued with creativity and cultural values, rather than purely financial motivations, the cultural sectorâ€™s stories maintain the trust of people and society.
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