FutureEverything Festival Highlights

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Manchester England12-15 May

http://futureeverything.org

The Lever Prize winning FutureEverything 2010 global festival of art, music and ideas features world premieres of astonishing artworks, an explosive citywide music programme, visionary thinkers from around the world, and awards for outstanding global innovators.

From a Roman feast in a luxury hotel lobby to a revolutionary new way of connecting globally, FutureEverything 2010 brings together some of the world's most visionary thinkers and artists to celebrate outstanding creativity and innovation in the digital age. The internationally acclaimed FutureEverything Conference features astonishing talks and visionary people in a global conversation on bringing the future into the present.

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GloNetWitness the launch of GloNet, a new way to interact globally, extends the festival via live events in five cities in different time zones, and was developed to respond to needs for festivals to find new ways to be globally connected

ConferenceExploring the interface between technology, society and culture, the internationally acclaimed FutureEverything Conference is the crucible that allows artists, technologists and future-thinkers to share, innovate and interact

Serendipity CityVisionary thinker Adam Greenfield curates iPhone and Android Apps to explore surprise and drift in Serendipity City alongside a city wide art exhibition

Agents of ChangeAgents of Change transform a secret urban location using spray-cans and perception altering art, streamed live across the city as clues gradually reveal their location, culminating in a public opening on the last day of the festival

Ryoji Ikeda & Konono No.1One of the world's leading sound artists, Ryoji Ikeda shows us the pure beauty of data in his stunning audio-visual performance, plus legendary Konono No.1's distinctive, raw sounds taken from traditional Bazombo trance.

FutureEverything AwardPresentation of the inaugural £10,000 FutureEverything Award to this year's winner, The Eyewriter, a pair of low-cost eye-tracking glasses that allow artists and graffiti writers with paralysis to draw using only their eyes.

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Thursday 13 and Friday 14 May 2010Contact, Manchester England

At the heart of the festival is the FutureEverything Conference, is a destination for a world-wide community of inspirational people, an engaging, entertaining and essential event to attend. Join us to hear about why governments should open up the data that they hold, and what we can do with this information to change our lives. Listen to leading artists and scientists discuss what we can dream and do with unlimited bandwidth. We will illuminate the science of the web, the ways the networked city is being rewired, how poetry can be encoded into DNA, ways we can play the city like an instrument, and how relationships between generations are going to change over the next hundred years. Featured speakers include Professor Keri Facer, Dame Wendy Hall, Ben Cerveny, Nigel Shadbolt, Darren Wershler and many more.

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The Full Festival Pass is the gateway to the FutureEverything Festival & Conference. With the Festival Pass you have access to all festival events including art, music, conference, opening and gala events.*

Pre-booking Rate -- Available till 11 May -- £135Walk Up Rate -- Available 12-15 May -- £150Day Pass -- No deadline -- £100

* Some music and gala events have restricted capacity and will be open to a limited number of Festival Pass holders. An event ticket may be required

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