Over the last two years a number of exciting conferences have sprung up to address the convergence of tech, film, and emerging business models. Scott Kirsner's The Conversation, Liz Rosenthal's Power to Pixel, the WorkBook Project's DIY DAYS and most recently Participatory Culture's Open Video Conference - all provide valuable insight from those who are experimenting with new methods and models.

DIY DAYS is a roving conference for those who create. In 2008, the conference traveled to LA, San Francisco, Boston, NYC and London. On August 1st DIY DAYS kicks off in Philadelphia with a free day of speakers, panels, workshops, and roundtables focused on how storytellers can fund, create, distribute and sustain from their creative work.

BUT if you happen to be in or around Philadelphia this coming Wednesday, July 8th the WorkBook Porject and PIFVA are hosting a special pre-DIY DAYS :: Creative Meetup / Networking Event @ Johnny Brenda's. The evening will feature live performances by VJ remix/culture hacker Scott Beibin, a series of speed power point presentations about the "futures of entertainment" plus a number of targeted networking sessions for those looking to find cast, crew, and resources for their projects.

A special aspect of the Creative Meetup will be the US debut of Scientists Are the New Rockstars (SATNR) a new remix project from Scott Beibin, founder of the Lost Film Festival. A long time fixture within the DIY scene, Beibin plans to travel with SATNR similar to the way he tours with his Lost Film Fest. This coming fall Beibin will tour SATNR as part of a TV series and global urban sustainability project.

Here's how Beibin explains SATNR:

"Scientists Are the New Rockstars (SATNR) is a live multimedia spectacle exploring the fuzzy and quarky lines between hard science, social science, metaphysics and art with hands-on examples of environmentally sustainable art and technologies. Garage science and maker culture is rapidly becoming more popular in the pantheon of DIY culture, especially in the creation of sustainable technologies. As it becomes clear we've reached the end of the era of proprietary intellectual property, it becomes apparent that all things are possible when tapping into the collective consciousness surrounding creativity. The world of science and art are quite connected."

To see the US debut of Scientists Are the New Rockstars

pre-DIY DAYS
Creative Meetup / Networking Event
Wednesday, July 8 :: 7-11pm
Johnny Brenda’s
1201 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125
$5 at the door or FREE for PIFVA members

# posted by Lance Weiler @ 7/06/2009 12:10:00 AM

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