(((Hey, I'd go just to see "Better Lives With Dementia.")))
Doors of Perception Report
September 2007
Special Edition - Dott Festival
by John Thackara
Dear Reader,
The Dott 07 Festival opens in six weeks time, on 16 October, in
Gateshead, England. If you're thinking of coming, read on. If you can't come, but know people who might - please pass this on to them. If you can't come, and don't care about Dott, stop reading now: We'll be back to normal next month. Thanks. JT
DESIGNS OF THE TIME FESTIVAL
Why go to the Festival?
When is the best time to go?
How do I get there?
Where do I stay?
WHY GO TO THE DOTT FESTIVAL?
It brings together the results of projects and events that explore what sustainable life in one region (North East England) could be like - and how design can help us get there. The projects do not propose global answers - they are site-specific, and are co-designed with citizens.
But they usually incorporate new technology, and in every case novel design challenges have been confronted. The 12 day Festival runs 16-28
October in Baltic Square on the banks of the River Tyne - a birthplace of the carbon age.
20 FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Free Dott Manual (if you have five conversations with a stranger)
Debates: http://www.dott07.com/go/dottdebates
Festival site: http://www.dott07.com/go/festival
Town Criers: http://www.dott07.com/go/vitalsigns
Landscape/Portrait: http://www.dott07.com/go/landscape
Move Me! http://www.dott07.com/go/moveme
Welcomes: http://www.dott07.com/go/welcomes
Urban Camping: http://www.dott07.com/go/designcamp
Landlines: http://www.dott07.com/go/movement/design-camp/landlines/
Mapping The Necklace http://www.mapping-the-necklace.org.uk/
New Work http://www.dott07.com/go/newwork
Low Carb Lane http://www.dott07.com/go/lowcarblane
Eco Design Challenge http://www.dott07.com/go/eco-design-challenge/
Our New School http://www.dott07.com/go/school
Journey Through Dementia http://www.dott07.com/go/alzheimer100
Design and sexual health http://www.dott07.com/go/dash
(17) Our cyborg future? http://www.dott07.com/go/cyborg
- City Farming http://www.dott07.com/go/urbanfarming
) DE07 http://www.dott07.com/go/de07
- Region http://www.dott07.com/go/what-is-dott-07/about-north-east-england/
WHEN WOULD BE THE BEST TIME TO GO?
You could 'do' the festival in a morning - but rushed visits are old-paradigm. The days Thursday 18 to Monday 22 October are probably best. Monday 22 is a one day mini-Doors, on Food Systems, Cities, and
Design.
WILL THERE BE A DOORS GET-TOGETHER?
What a good idea. Yes. At 18:00h on Sunday 21 October.
Somewhere nearby the Festival. Watch this space.
WHEN ARE THE MAIN DEBATES?
CYBORG: OUR FUTURE HUMAN BODY.
Monday 15 October
Cafe Scientifique @ World Headquarters - 19:00-21:00
THE MOVEMENT DILEMMA
Thursday 18 October
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art - 13:00-16:00
DESIGN AND SEXUAL HEALTH
Friday 19 October
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art - 11:00-14:00
BETTER LIVES WITH DEMENTIA
Friday 19 October
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art - 15:00-17:30
FOOD SYSTEMS & CITIES
Monday 22 October
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art - 11:00-16:00
LOW CARB LANE
Tuesday 23 October
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art - 12:00-14:00
SUSTAINABILITY, SCHOOLS, AND SCHOOLING
Tuesday 23 October
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art - 15:00-17:30
INTERSECTIONS
Thursday 25 October & Friday 26 October
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art - 09:30-19:00
DO I NEED TO RESERVE SEATS AT THESE DEBATES?
Yes, here: http://www.dott07.com/go/dottdebates/register
HOW DO I GET TO NORTH EAST ENGLAND?
UK LAND CONNECTIONS
http://www.intersections07.com/gettingthere.html
FLIGHT CONNECTIONS
http://www.newcastleairport.com/Destinations/Destinations.htm?Version=access
FLIGHT TIMETABLES
http://www.newcastleairport.com/NR/rdonlyres/1C2B405E-12D6-41B3-81BC-7D43E3DFC6D1/0/NCLCOMPLETEAUGUST07.pdf
WHERE DO I STAY?
YOU CHOOSE
http://www.intersections07.com/accom.html
