The #rp17 Side Events!

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Video installation at the #rpTEN

There are lots of things to explore at the #rp17: it goes without saying that besides the regular programme of discussions, talks, meetups and workshops, we have a variety of activities in store for you! The re:publica track is home to everything this year’s supporting programme has to offer – from relaxing tea tastings over icebreaker games to dance sessions!

Since many of these very special sessions aren’t displayed in the timetable, here’s a quick overview (aka the what-when-where) of all the activities and other exciting and surprising things happening off-stage during the #rp17: 
 

pre:publica
The pre:publica is here for everyone who doesn’t want to settle for just the three days of re:publica, or anyone who prefers a more relaxed accreditation with drinks and snacks. On Sunday, 7th May, you can visit the courtyard at the STATION Berlin from 4pm to 9pm and pick up your #rp17 admission wristbands and badges before the big rush starts on Monday. Is this your first re:publica? Then come to the Newbies Meetup at 16.30pm @infopoint by the main entrance!
 

24/3 re:publica
NSA Plakatausstellung: The posters in the corridor between Stage 1 and the Networking Area show some of the camera-shy individuals testifying in the NSA Investigative Hearings. 

Data2Life. Life2Data. Exhibit: This photo exhibition examines the relationship between data and people’s daily lives. Discover in the corridor between Stage 1 and the Networking Area.

@LOL_Table: Analogue-to-digital: Use the Multitouch-Scanner-Table to lol (love out loud) your message into the world! Check it out @NetworkingArea.

#rp17comics: They're back! Cartoon artists capture the best re:publica moments with funny illustrations & instantly spread them online! See the conference through their eyes! Check out the #rp17comics!

If by water: Fitting with the sub:marine track, the video installation explores the element of water. You can find it on the first floor @labore:tory.

Interactive street sign: Where do we go from here? – You’ll find the interactive street sign somewhere on the #rp17 site. Where exactly is a secret, so keep your eyes peeled!

#LOL-Blackboard: Anni, Jule, Melanie & their Polaroid camera will be roaming around the #rp17 site to take a picture of all you people looking for love, some messing around, networking, game partners, you name it. The photos will end up on our “colourful” blackboard @NetworkingArea along with the contact info! What happens next is up to you!

re:publica 2017 Knitter: Create your personalized pixel pattern and be part of a collective textile production reflecting the variety of all our rp17 visitors. Become part of the large scale knitting data visualization @Makerspace, Fab Lab area.

#LOLReposter: Send a tweet with your very own positive slogan to @republica. Marius and Sven can paint them onto a protest sign! All signs will be exhibited in the Main Hall. Stop by to see if it became “real“! @Main Hall

@labore:tory you can watch a variety of projects in the video lounge on the first floor: Mete-o-rology, Air Water Stack - Mapping the Neuland, re:making research, Schaufenster Ozean

@Makerspace: Constant 3D printing and laser cutting and DTG T-shirt printer by Fab Lab Berlin: Print the popular rp17 hashtags on your own T-shirt!

 

MONDAY
02.00-03.00 pm Join the
Newbies Meetup! For those visiting the re:publica for the first time and anyone who just wants to socialise: Helene will be welcoming you with the “Meetup @re:publica” sign at the info point @mainhall to answer all your questions during a stroll through the #rp17 grounds! 

02.00-04.00 pm Digitally Speaking - Women Safety Projekt: This project tackles the issue of security for women in India and across the globe. To find out more, join Nidhi and Avik @GIGMakerspace

02.00-04.00 pm Paper Under Control: Eitan Rieger & Dorota Orlof invite you to try traditional printing technologies and discover the 3rd dimension in every print. @Makerspace, Fab Lab area

03.15-03.45 pm contact:play: Playfully get warmed up, try balancing acts and get fit for the evening @Viaduct.  

04.00-05.00 pm Privilege walk: You are privileged. Or not? Maja and Hanna will take you on a privilege walk to find out what separates us. Meeting point @Viaduct.
 

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Unicorn at the #rpTEN

TUESDAY
09.00 - 10.00 am Ideogging: Join the Ideogging (idea + jogging) workshop to learn how to run and write at the same time, and feel good about not doing either one particularly well. Meeting point @infopoint in the main hall. 

10.30 -11.00 am For the love of tea: Come and have a cup of tea with Maren & Max @GIGMakerspace!

10.00 am -08.00 pm c’t-Kryptokampagne: Get your GnuPG key certification from the c’t here (lunch break 14.00-15.00 & bring an ID or passport!) @mainhall.

10.00 am - 08.00 pm The presence of secrets: You’ll be uncovering secrets in this interactive installation! Look for it on the first floor @labore:tory.

03.00-03.30 pm contact:play: Playfully get warmed up, try balancing acts and get fit for the evening @Viaduct

04.00-05.00 pm Privilege walk: You are privileged. Or not? Maja and Hanna will take you on a privilege walk to find out what separates us. Meeting point @Viaduct.

02.00 am - 06.00 pm Time Portal: Eitan Rieger and Felix Klee let you travel back - and forth - in time with their interactive light sculpture - make your head spin.

WEDNESDAY
09.00-10.00 am Ideogging: Join the Ideogging (idea + jogging) workshop to learn how to run and write at the same time, and feel good about not doing either one particularly well. Meeting point @infopoint in the main hall. 

10.30-11.00 am For the love of tea: Come and have a cup of tea with Maren & Max @GIGMakerspace!

02.00-04.00 pm Anti-Flag: Charlie-Camille Thomas / Anytime likes to foster your engagement: Create our own anitflag-flag! Spread your word and message - Love out Loud! @Makerspace, Fab Lab area

02.00-04.00 pm Made for my wheelchair: Nicolai Hertle (Makea), Weiwei Wang, Marie Vogelmann, Isabelle Dechamps and Holger Dietrich like to create with you and in an inclusive team of users, technicians and designers an open source product for wheelchair users - come and bring convenience and fun to the daily life of users! @Makerspace, Fab Lab area

02.00-04.00 pm Custom DIY Limbs: Park Geun Woo and Yair Kira (Makea) will have some of their research and physical prototypes available - looking for collaborations! @Makerspace, Fab Lab area

02.00-06.00 pm Survival: Theresa Schubert’s interactive computer simulation mapping the human body will enlighten you:  How does vaccination effect the human body? Find out on the Fab Lab area @Makerspace.

03.00-03.30 pm contact:play: Playfully get warmed up, try balancing acts and get fit for the evening @Viaduct

10.00 am - 08.00 pm c’t-Kryptokampagne: Get your GnuPG key certification from the c’t here (lunch break 14.00-15.00 & bring an ID or passport!) @mainhall.
 

Photo credits: Video installation_re:publica/Gregor Fischer (CC BY 2.0), Unicorn_re:publica/Gregor Fischer (CC BY 2.0)