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Place and time
Institute of Design & Urban Studies, Birzhevaya Liniya 14, room 103.
The event starts at 7.30pm.
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Work languageEnglish
Description
This Friday September 28 at 7.30pm, ITMO University's Laboratory of Sustainable City Development will host a lecture by Coen Bergman, project developer and fundraiser at the Waag Society (Amsterdam).
The expert will talk about the Waag's 'Amsterdam Smart Citizens Lab''s projects.
The Smart Citizens Lab explores tools and applications to map the world around us. Along with citizens, scientists, and designers, the Lab staff deals with various urban issues ranging from air quality and noise pollution to the condition of Amsterdam's many water reservoirs. Recent technological developments and societal trends have fostered the design of low cost and open source sensors that communities can appropriate to engage in environmental action. By collectively measuring and making sense of environmental phenomena citizens can become aware of how their lifestyle affects the ecosystem and be inspired to adopt more sustainable behaviours and demand collective action.
Coen Bergman works as project developer and fundraiser for the Future Internet Lab of Waag. He has a background in public administration and the creative sector and is interested in innovative solutions for complex societal issues.
Before his current position, he was active as freelance fundraiser in the sociocultural field and developed projects for (among others) Favela Painting, an international social art project. Before that, Coen worked as advisor at project agency Diversion.
Please register here to participate.
Participants
Everyone is welcome to attend.Organizers
The lecture is supported by the Netherlands Consulate General in St. Petersburg,Contacts
Irina Shmeleva
+7(911)2285413