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How can new technology facilitate a positive change in the cultural
life of new audiences, including hard to reach target groups?
Or more specifically, how can technology help to get to know them,
look for them in new places & make new connections…
Experts from the Low Countries share their insights and present case
studies to an international gathering of audience developers.
Vooruit, Ghent, 6–7 December 2011
#ETM_Ghent
TUESDAY 6 DECEMBER
The Cloud – on technology as a remedy for cultural choice stress
1. Keynote: “The Cloud and the Crowd” Gert Nulens (SMIT)
In what ways can digitization of the cultural sector both intensify and spread participation in culture? SMIT
researcher Gert Nulens scans the broad horizon against which several processes capable of permanently
changing the culture maker/culture taster relation are emerging. Terms like “recommendation engines”,
“crowdsourcing” and “location based services” may still have an unfamiliar ring to many of us, but others
argue that they are the cars of a train it would be better not to miss.
Gert Nulens is the e-culture coordinator for the SMIT Research Group of Vrije Universiteit Brussel
2. UiTid: Your personal guide to the leisure landscape Luk Verhelst (CultuurNet Vlaanderen)
An explosive growth in leisure options combined with the proliferation of information resources could tip us
over into choice paralysis and procrastination. How can we effectively use technology to help people interest-
ed in art and culture choose from all the available alternatives? The UiTid application analyses the user’s web
behaviour to provide custom leisure recommendations. By applying a single profile to a network of different
cultural sites, the program builds an increasingly content-rich database of user tastes and preferences as the
foundation for a cultural recommendation engine.
Luk Verhelst is Director of Technology & Operations for CultuurNet Vlaanderen
3. Musical stepping stones in the library: Bib.fm Johan Mijs (Bibnet) and Lotte De Bruyne (Ladda)
Bib.fm is a brand new music streaming service for the public libraries of Flanders, and is currently being
tested in the library in Lanaken (see http://lanaken.bib.fm). The library’s catalogue provides access to its
music collection as downloadable steams, and library members are allotted 10 listening hours of complete
tracks and albums per month. The music is enhanced by extensive metadata from Aristo Music, a Flemish
music company specializing in the creation of musical contexts. The metadata allows music-lovers to search
for tracks by language, country, instrument, popularity, genre etc.
To evaluate the pilot project, Bib.fm commissioned Ladda, a centre of expertise in youth culture, to test the
service on 10 young users in the age group 14 to 25.
The study (see http://www.bibnet.be/portaal/Bibnet/Collectie/Digitale%20muziek/Bibfm/
yielded a good crop of opinions and was a working source of new visions for the project.
The project raises some interesting questions. Are libraries, and public cultural institutions in general, open
to innovation? What role can public libraries play in the world of digital music? Could they bring about a
broadening of people’s musical taste?
Johan Mijs of Bibnet and Lotte De Bruyne of Ladda report progress in the Bib.fm project.
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‘I don’t want to drown in all the choices.’
‘You can rely on getting pure music, something you can’t be sure of with YouTube. Searching is better
on bib.fm – you get less garbage.’
Johan Mijs, team leader public services, Bibnet
Lotte De Bruyne, researcher, Ladda Centre for Youth Culture Expertise
The Crowd – on technology as a means for developing lasting relations with the public
4. Riding the wave of social networking Martijn Verver (Headline Interactive, NL)
The Net is nowadays not just an information source but a place where we ourselves create, select and share
information. Social media like Facebook and Twitter have helped us evolve from passive consumers into
active participants. Many companies can testify that interaction with their target groups through social media
results in a more intensive relation with their brands. But can we translate this effect to the cultural field?
Are cultural institutions capable of riding the social networking wave? Internet Strategist Martijn Verver
believes that the social media, when correctly applied, can boost cultural participation and foster the develop-
ment of a lasting relationship with the public.
Martijn Verver is an Internet Strategist for the Dutch company Headline Interactive.
5. The public as sparring partner Karen vander Plaetse (Vooruit)
The hosts, Vooruit, like to stay ahead of the trend especially when it comes to public interaction. One of the
first new strategies employed by the art centre was to dynamize their relation with the Flemish public through
the Internet. Programme makers began doubling as conversation managers, and opinion statements by
members of the public were soon embedded into the centre’s communications. The virtual audience proved
to be as important and motivating to Vooruit as the physical public. Vooruit has meanwhile become a cultural
hotspot on the Web.
Karen vander Plaetse is head of project marketing and a cofounder of Yesplan.
6. Experts and non-experts: what can they tell us? Harry van Vliet (Cross-Media Lab, Utrecht)
Cultural assets for everyone. That could be the slogan for a strategy which is gaining a following in the broad
sector of heritage: the strategy of making cultural assets that are normally hidden from view accessible to
the general public. How can current digital technologies – especially the Internet and mobile phones – help
us play into the changing position of a public which is evolving from passive consumerism into a collective
knowledge and information repository? A revealing contribution on social tagging and digital storytelling in the
museum sphere.
Dr. Harry van Vliet is a Lector at the HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht and research head of
the university’s Cross-Media Lab.
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7. The public as co-creator Bart Becks (SonicAngel)
Who decides nowadays which young musical artists will come to the forefront, and what sources can provide
that upcoming musical talent? With their record label Sonic Angel, Maurice Engelen and Bart Becks place
much of the responsibility for artistic success in the hands of the public. SonicAngel started out in 2009
and their motto is “Music, Empowered by the Fans”. In return for a SonicAngel Fanshare (10 euros), the user
can not only download a copy of an album but also share in the profits. And that is not the end of the matter.
Fans play a part in selecting artists and in the production and commercialization of their music. The groups
are also part of the public. New media platforms such as YouTube, Twitter and FaceBook give everyone a
chance to be discovered. SonicAngel see their field of action as including both artists and fans, and thereby
turn their public into co-producers and co-creators.
Bart Becks is cofounder and CEO of SonicAngel.
WEDNESDAY 7 DECEMBER
All Aloud / All Allowed – on the potential of technology to reach new target groups, including those who are hard to reach
1. Technology for cultural profit Eric Goubin (Memori)
Information technology is a widely used aid to reaching a new public. Social media and digital storytelling
make it easier – in theory, at least – to connect with the experiential worlds of non-traditional audiences and
specific hard to reach target groups. But are these connections really effective? Isn’t there a risk of creating
new barriers to surmount? Eric Goubin has devised a list of Dos and Don’ts to maximize the chance that the
new access channels will be effective in reaching their target.
Erik Goubin works at the Lessius Hogeschool in Mechelen. He heads the Memori Research Centre, which
specializes in innovations in communication and inclusion. He also lectures on governmental communication
in the Communications Management and Journalism faculties.
2. Incluso Manual – Technology in relation to opportunities for cultural expression by socially vulnerable youth Wouter Van den Bossch (Lessius Mechelen/IBBT) en Jan Dekelver (Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen)
How can organizations who work with socially vulnerable youth reach their target groups? Are new digital
tools, especially the social media, successful in reaching vulnerable young people? And if so, does this apply
to their opportunities for cultural expression? The European Project Incluso brought together four pilot project
partners, from Austria, Belgium, Poland and Scotland respectively, to study how social media could be applied
in the day-to-day work of these organizations. They arrived at a hands-on multistage plan that offers valuable
input to the wider artistic and sociocultural worlds.
Wouter Van den Bosch is information architect at IBBT
Jan Dekelver is research coordinator ICT at Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen
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3. Smart cards for boosting cultural attendance among all target groups Frederik Bastiaensen (City of Antwerp) and Bart Temmerman (CultuurNet Vlaanderen)
The UiTpas (a pilot project of the Aalst region) and the A-Kaart (“A-Card”, Antwerp) both apply a combination
of two well-tried formulae to cultural marketing: the loyalty card and the discount card. Integrating these two
functions makes it possible to provide a special discount card for hard to reach target groups while avoiding
stigmatizing side effects. Furthermore, a cultural organization can couple a promotional campaign to the use
of the card and so retrieve vital marketing information.
Frederik Bastiaensen is Manager of A-Kaart.
Bart Temmerman is the Director of CultuurNet Vlaanderen.
4. Opera at the Cinema: new satellite technology for the distribution of artistic products in a commercial context Karen Van Riet (Kinepolis)
Opera at the Cinema allows cinema audiences to enjoy live opera performances at the Metropolitan Opera
in New York live in high definition. Season by season, Opera at the Cinema is growing in popularity, and the
Kinepolis Group is expanding the range it offers. Besides the live streamed performances, Kinepolis has
recently added Monday matinee reprises, and in summer the cinemas now rescreen outstanding titles from
the previous season. Kinepolis is in the process of diversifying its range to include other production forms
such as ballet, theatre, popular music concerts, sport, documentaries, and soon also musicals. Opera at the
Cinema not only attracts one-off visitors but is building up a regular following. Seasonal subscriptions are as
popular as individual tickets. Does Opera at the Cinema reach an existing cinema clientele who would other-
wise never attend an opera? Or does the audience consist largely of opera fans seeking new opportunities to
enjoy their favourite productions?
Karen Van Riet is Manager of Marketing for Kinepolis.
A historical but (of course) high tech tour of Ghent – 7 December PM
City Guides will conduct you on a tour of Ghent’s historic centre, pausing at several heritage organizations
which are making strategic use of current technology. You can learn all about the plans for the new media
centre called Waalse Krook, visit the Huis van Alijn, the city’s unique museum of everyday life, for a breath
of 20th century popular culture, and discover the innovative presentation methods being used for presenting
historical exhibits at STAM, the city’s recently established heritage museum.
BETWEEN TIMES. . .
... there is plenty to whet your interest.
• Têteàtête
There will be ample opportunities for encounters with congress speakers or fellow guests. We will place
two rooms at everyone’s disposal for face-to-face conversations in quiet, comfortable surroundings.
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• There’sanappforthat!
In the short interludes between sessions you can delve into the vibrant world of software applications for
portable devices. Bruno Koninckx from the Memori Research Centre (which studies areas such as digital me-
dia, e-government, advertising copywriting and journalism) will demonstrate a selection of fascinating, useful
and content-rich apps.
SUPPORTING PROGRAMME
1. Introduction evening
On the evening preceding the conference, Monday 5 Decembers, we and our hosts Vooruit will extend a
welcome to all our foreign guests and speakers. It will be an informal opportunity to make acquaintance with
your fellow attendees and drinks will be on the house.
The introduction evening is free of charge but you must subscribe in advance.
2. International chat café
Belgian beers, a delicious buffet, an international crowd and distinctive surroundings – these are the ingredi-
ents for our second evening. We will descend on Huis van Alijn to review our first day of the conference in the
convivial context of the museum restaurant. It will be an excellent opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas
about new and innovative projects relating to the conference theme with guests from other countries.
There will be guest tables for our British, Dutch, Spanish and Scandinavian participants, but everyone is
expected to circulate.
The buffet costs 22 euros per person. Advance subscription is essential.
PRACTICAL DATA
Date 6–7 December 2011
Location Vooruit Arts Centre
St. Pietersnieuwstraat 93
9000 Ghent (B)
About Vooruit:
The Vooruit Arts Centre occupies a location in
the historic city centre of Ghent. Completed in
1913, the building is one of the youngest of the
city’s many architectural monuments. It was
designed as a festival and arts centre for the
Ghent labour movement and included a
ballroom, a theatre and a workers’ restaurant.
After a period of decline during and after World
War II, the building reopened as a cultural centre
in 1982, naturally retaining the name Vooruit.
Restoration continued until 2000, when the
building won the Flemish Monument of the Year
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With some two thousand activities annually, it attracts a total audience of 275 thousand
visitors yearly. True to its name, Vooruit takes a progressive interest in environmental issues and
in uses of the new digital media.
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VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE CONGRES
Subscription fees:
• Singleday:100euros
• Bothdays:180euros
Need a hotel? The following hotels offer discounts for congress participants.
• IBISGentCentrumOpera(77euros)
• Ghent-River-Hotel(129euros)
• HoteldeFlandre(129euros)
To benefit from these discounted room prices, please book your hotel through our online booking service.
CONTACT US
Email: newaudiences@cultuurnet.be
Website culltuurnet.be/new-technologies-new-audiences
Follow us on Twitter #ETM_Ghent
PARTNERS
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