Workshop-VKS

Workshop “ Modelling Knowledge Dynamics”

by Jeannette Haagsma 9 November 2010

In the frame of the COST action MP0801 ” Physics of Competition and Conflicts” an international workshop on “Modelling Knowledge Dynamics” took place at the VKS, October 9-10, organized by Andrea Scharnhorst. About 30 participants (from the Netherlands and abroad) discussed methods of mapping, measuring, and modelling processes of knowledge creation in the sciences. Remarkable [...]

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Participatory knowledge production 2.0: Critical views and experiences

by Jeannette Haagsma 1 November 2010

CALL FOR PAPERS Participatory knowledge production 2.0: Critical views and experiences Workshop organized by Maastricht Virtual Knowledge Studio, Maastricht, 23 March 2011  In recent years, much attention has been given to the ways in which new applications of digital technologies (sometimes called social networking or Web 2.0 or crowd sourcing) enable more and better participation [...]

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Workshop “The Digital Making of Art and Science”

by Jeannette Haagsma 18 March 2010

What are the artistic dimensions of scientific practice? What are the scientific dimensions of art? And how do digital technologies affect interactions between science and art? On April 14th 2010, the Virtual Knowledge Studio in Maastricht will organize a workshop on the role of digital technologies in interactions between science and art: “The Digital Making [...]

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Urban Laboratories: Towards a STS of the Built Environment

by admin 5 November 2009

This workshop, which is co-organized by Sally Wyatt and Bas van Heur with the Manchester Architecture Research Centre (Ralf Brand, Simon Guy and Andrew Karvonen) has received additional funding from WTMC, to match what had already been granted from EASST. The workshop was held on 5-6 November 2009 at Maastricht University. More information: http://urbanlaboratories.wordpress.com.

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Modelling science – Understanding, forecasting, and communicating the science system

by admin 6 October 2009

October 6-9, 2009, at the KNAW, Trippenhuis, Amsterdam International workshop, organized by the Science System Assessment group at the Rathenau Institute of the KNAW in collaboration with the Virtual Knowledge Studio (KNAW) and The Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center (Indiana University). The aim of this workshop is to bring together different approaches of modelling and [...]

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Social Technology Workshop

by admin 2 October 2009

Amsterdam, 2 October 2009 Sponsored by The Netherlands Graduate School of Science, Technology and Modern Culture (WTMC) Topic In this workshop, we seek to address two deeply ingrained aspects of current Science and Technology Studies. Read the full description Costs Thanks to generous support from WTMC, there is no registration fee. Some funding is available to cover [...]

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Ethics of (e)research

by admin 15 June 2009

Monday 15 June 2009, at the KNAW, Trippenhuis, Amsterdam A one-day course for PhD students, post-doctoral and other researchers, organized by the Virtual Knowledge Studio in collaboration with the KNAW. In this one-day event, participants will have the opportunity to examine their own research practices from an ethical perspective and to learn about current approaches [...]

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Digitising Lives – of People, Places, Facts and Things

by admin 8 April 2009

8 April 2009, Maastricht On 8 April, the Maastricht Virtual Knowledge Studio hosted an afternoon workshop on the theme of ‘digitising lives – of people, places, facts and things’ . Thirteen speakers from the Virtual Knowledge Studio (Maastricht and Amsterdam), Faculty of Arts and Culture, Maastricht University and the Hogeschool Zuyd gave presentations on their [...]

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Utopian Practices: Science, Art & Design REunited

by admin 19 March 2009
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19 March 2009, Amsterdam Is it finally time to reunite the Sciences with the Arts? How can we (re)combine the works of artists, designers and scientists, and what value would it add? To answer these questions and more: Waag Society, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Virtual Knowledge Studio and The Arts & Genomics Centre of [...]

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CYSWIK: Pre-Valentine Reception

by admin 13 February 2009
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Friday, 13 February, 2009, Amsterdam The Virtual Knowledge studio held a reception to re-connect with colleagues from the CYSWIK@PICNIC workshop last summer and to celebrate some exciting new projects. Projects presented and on display ranged thematically across diverse topics such as the announcement of a new collaboration between Arts and Genomics, The Virtual Knowledge Studio, [...]

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VKS Celebrating KNAW 200 Years with Three Events

by admin 30 October 2008

30-31 October 2008, Amsterdam Text comparison and digital creativity International KNAW colloquium on the ‘co-production of presence and meaning’ in digital text scholarship This international colloquium will be hosted by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts & Sciences (KNAW) in Amsterdam, and is organised by the Virtual Knowledge Studio and the Peshitta Institute (Leiden). The [...]

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CYSWIK @ PICNIC

by admin 23 September 2008
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23-24 September 2008, Amsterdam The Virtual Knowledge Studio organizes an interdisciplinary workshop entitled: Can You See What I Know? (in short: CYSWIK) This workshop will be a special during PICNIC 08, Amsterdam’s new media event that will be held for the 3rd time in the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam from 24 until 26 September 2008. By [...]

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