Art Collide introduces itself as an arts-collaborative business bringing artists and brands together over immersive performances using innovative integration methodologies. We create productions that engage audiences and leave lasting impressions. Curation, production and programming par excellence without being bound to any one artistic discipline or genre.
Anne Gadwa Nicodemus – Indicators, Metrics and Evaluations, Oh My!Place Maker
Anne Gadwa Nicodemus, founder, Metris Arts Consulting
As a researcher, writer, speaker, and advocate, Anne Gadwa Nicodemus tells stories through narratives and numbers. Her favorite muse is creative placemaking. She’s fascinated by all kinds of places—their form, their people, their change. A choreographer/arts administrator turned urban planner, Nicodemus is a leading voice in the intersection of arts and community development.
Nicodemus co-authored Creative Placemaking, the report for the Mayors’ Institute of City Design (2010) that defined the field. Her journal article “Fuzzy Vibrancy” (Cultural Trends, 2013)and forthcoming book, The Creative Placemakers’ Playbook, look more deeply at creative placemaking as cultural policy and its ethics and practical challenges.
Nicodemus has also contributed to the intersection of arts, culture, and community development through other works. Her How Art Spaces Matter reports (for Artspace Projects, 2010 and 2011) reveal the benefits of art spaces to artists’ careers and communities, including anchoring arts districts, expanding arts access, and boosts to safety, livability, tax rolls and property values. Nicodemus and Ann Marksuen’s “Arts and Culture in Urban and Regional Planning: A Review and Research Agenda” (Journal of Planning and Education Research, 2010) was the most downloaded of that journal’s articles in 2009 and 2010. They also recently contributed a chapter to Creative Communities: Art Works in Economic Development (Brookings Institution Press, 2013). Nicodemus’ short writings have also appeared in publications including Grantmakers in the Arts: Reader, Createquity.com and Minnesota Public Radio News.
Nicodemus speaks widely on creative placemaking and artist spaces, giving frequent talks at universities and professional conferences nationwide, and as far-flung as Macau, China. She was recognized as one of the nation’s fifty most influential people in the nonprofit arts in 2012 and 2013.
Nicodemus holds a Masters of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and a B.A. in dance and biology from Oberlin College.
Nicodemus grew up in suburban Connecticut; went to college surrounded by the cornfields of Ohio; and lived, danced, and worked in New York City and Minneapolis for years. Her family hails from central Long Island’s north shore, where she grew up spending summers on one of its last remaining farms. Recently, she’s laid down roots in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. She lives in Easton, PA with her partner Julia Frances Nicodemus, dog Bogart, and cat Phoebe.
Jay Pather presents on Cape Town public art festival Infecting the CityCape Town Partnership
Jay Pather presents on the Cape Town public art festival, Infecting the City: Public art has always been part of who we are on this continent and in this country. The interconnectedness of the African “us” has often been impeded however, throwing people apart and far away from each other, creating a physical and psychic separation. Infecting the City is a small attempt at igniting this interconnectedness through artistic expression, making public space public.
Art Collide introduces itself as an arts-collaborative business bringing artists and brands together over immersive performances using innovative integration methodologies. We create productions that engage audiences and leave lasting impressions. Curation, production and programming par excellence without being bound to any one artistic discipline or genre.
Anne Gadwa Nicodemus – Indicators, Metrics and Evaluations, Oh My!Place Maker
Anne Gadwa Nicodemus, founder, Metris Arts Consulting
As a researcher, writer, speaker, and advocate, Anne Gadwa Nicodemus tells stories through narratives and numbers. Her favorite muse is creative placemaking. She’s fascinated by all kinds of places—their form, their people, their change. A choreographer/arts administrator turned urban planner, Nicodemus is a leading voice in the intersection of arts and community development.
Nicodemus co-authored Creative Placemaking, the report for the Mayors’ Institute of City Design (2010) that defined the field. Her journal article “Fuzzy Vibrancy” (Cultural Trends, 2013)and forthcoming book, The Creative Placemakers’ Playbook, look more deeply at creative placemaking as cultural policy and its ethics and practical challenges.
Nicodemus has also contributed to the intersection of arts, culture, and community development through other works. Her How Art Spaces Matter reports (for Artspace Projects, 2010 and 2011) reveal the benefits of art spaces to artists’ careers and communities, including anchoring arts districts, expanding arts access, and boosts to safety, livability, tax rolls and property values. Nicodemus and Ann Marksuen’s “Arts and Culture in Urban and Regional Planning: A Review and Research Agenda” (Journal of Planning and Education Research, 2010) was the most downloaded of that journal’s articles in 2009 and 2010. They also recently contributed a chapter to Creative Communities: Art Works in Economic Development (Brookings Institution Press, 2013). Nicodemus’ short writings have also appeared in publications including Grantmakers in the Arts: Reader, Createquity.com and Minnesota Public Radio News.
Nicodemus speaks widely on creative placemaking and artist spaces, giving frequent talks at universities and professional conferences nationwide, and as far-flung as Macau, China. She was recognized as one of the nation’s fifty most influential people in the nonprofit arts in 2012 and 2013.
Nicodemus holds a Masters of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and a B.A. in dance and biology from Oberlin College.
Nicodemus grew up in suburban Connecticut; went to college surrounded by the cornfields of Ohio; and lived, danced, and worked in New York City and Minneapolis for years. Her family hails from central Long Island’s north shore, where she grew up spending summers on one of its last remaining farms. Recently, she’s laid down roots in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. She lives in Easton, PA with her partner Julia Frances Nicodemus, dog Bogart, and cat Phoebe.
Jay Pather presents on Cape Town public art festival Infecting the CityCape Town Partnership
Jay Pather presents on the Cape Town public art festival, Infecting the City: Public art has always been part of who we are on this continent and in this country. The interconnectedness of the African “us” has often been impeded however, throwing people apart and far away from each other, creating a physical and psychic separation. Infecting the City is a small attempt at igniting this interconnectedness through artistic expression, making public space public.
Brett Adlington - Rethinking scale: the continued push for a new gallery for ...Museums & Galleries NSW
Lismore Regional Gallery and the Council, have been working on plans for a new gallery for what seems like generations. Planning accelerated under the Directorship of Steven Alderton, but then stalled due to lack of funding. With each new iteration of infrastructure funding, new thinking was required as to how to argue the case. The recent funding announcement by the Federal Government was the result of years of work, and concerted thinking around what type of facility Lismore would embrace. This talk examines earlier plans, what we are now implementing – and the path to get there.
Breakout session given by Encounters Arts Devon was part of the Cultural Commissioning National Seminar in London on the 6th June 2014.
Find out more about Cultural Commissioning Programme. http://www.ncvo.org.uk/practical-support/public-services/cultural-commissioning-programme
Bring the People In! Community Curation and Prototyping ExhibitsWest Muse
This session will explore how museums can engage community audiences to create exhibitions together, adding both content and relevance to the work the museum does. From prototyping panels
and topics to requesting photographs and stories from the community, this session will challenge participants to create exhibitions that truly have the museum’s audience in mind.
MODERATOR: Dana Whitelaw, Executive Director, High Desert Museum
PRESENTERS: Sarah Seiter, Curator of Natural Sciences, Oakland Museum of California; Tyler Stewart, Independent Curator
INTRODUCING... is the theme of Creative Bedfordshire January networking. To kick off the new year you will be introduced to a new creative space in Bedford - The Basement at Bunyan, hear from some brave first time speakers, see teasers of new 2017 work submitted by the creative network and of course have the opportunity to introduce yourself and your creative business. James Stancombe from SEMLEP will join us to provide an introduction to VELOCITY and offer a brief run down on the kind of business support opportunities you can look to find at VELOCITY in 2017
The evening also includes the usual BIG BEDFORD chance to shout-out about your own work and needs, and to chat informally. Refreshments can be purchased from the team.
Come along. Find out what is happening in Creative Bedfordshire and get some ideas and new contacts for 2017.
Tom Barwood will be giving us an introduction to The Basement at Bunyan - a creative space, a community space + more
Our first time speakers...
Darrell and Charlotte Cannon - Ready Steady Roll
Enid Gill - Dance and movement
Anne-Marie Stijelja - Artist
If you work in the arts, run a creative business, are a freelance artist, actor, producer, maker or musician (or commission them), or are just curious, this network is for you. Creative Bedfordshire monthly events take place across Bedfordshire. Creative Bedfordshire is delivered by Bedford Creative Arts and is free of charge to attend thanks to the support of Central Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council.
About the Creative Works Studio, Toronto. This presentation was designed as a kiosk presentation for the program to play at art shows and events to inform the public about their work.
Brett Adlington - Rethinking scale: the continued push for a new gallery for ...Museums & Galleries NSW
Lismore Regional Gallery and the Council, have been working on plans for a new gallery for what seems like generations. Planning accelerated under the Directorship of Steven Alderton, but then stalled due to lack of funding. With each new iteration of infrastructure funding, new thinking was required as to how to argue the case. The recent funding announcement by the Federal Government was the result of years of work, and concerted thinking around what type of facility Lismore would embrace. This talk examines earlier plans, what we are now implementing – and the path to get there.
Breakout session given by Encounters Arts Devon was part of the Cultural Commissioning National Seminar in London on the 6th June 2014.
Find out more about Cultural Commissioning Programme. http://www.ncvo.org.uk/practical-support/public-services/cultural-commissioning-programme
Bring the People In! Community Curation and Prototyping ExhibitsWest Muse
This session will explore how museums can engage community audiences to create exhibitions together, adding both content and relevance to the work the museum does. From prototyping panels
and topics to requesting photographs and stories from the community, this session will challenge participants to create exhibitions that truly have the museum’s audience in mind.
MODERATOR: Dana Whitelaw, Executive Director, High Desert Museum
PRESENTERS: Sarah Seiter, Curator of Natural Sciences, Oakland Museum of California; Tyler Stewart, Independent Curator
INTRODUCING... is the theme of Creative Bedfordshire January networking. To kick off the new year you will be introduced to a new creative space in Bedford - The Basement at Bunyan, hear from some brave first time speakers, see teasers of new 2017 work submitted by the creative network and of course have the opportunity to introduce yourself and your creative business. James Stancombe from SEMLEP will join us to provide an introduction to VELOCITY and offer a brief run down on the kind of business support opportunities you can look to find at VELOCITY in 2017
The evening also includes the usual BIG BEDFORD chance to shout-out about your own work and needs, and to chat informally. Refreshments can be purchased from the team.
Come along. Find out what is happening in Creative Bedfordshire and get some ideas and new contacts for 2017.
Tom Barwood will be giving us an introduction to The Basement at Bunyan - a creative space, a community space + more
Our first time speakers...
Darrell and Charlotte Cannon - Ready Steady Roll
Enid Gill - Dance and movement
Anne-Marie Stijelja - Artist
If you work in the arts, run a creative business, are a freelance artist, actor, producer, maker or musician (or commission them), or are just curious, this network is for you. Creative Bedfordshire monthly events take place across Bedfordshire. Creative Bedfordshire is delivered by Bedford Creative Arts and is free of charge to attend thanks to the support of Central Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council.
About the Creative Works Studio, Toronto. This presentation was designed as a kiosk presentation for the program to play at art shows and events to inform the public about their work.
In the past when classical musicians wanted to reach new audiences, they would play in parks and shopping malls. Today, young people are more often socializing online in virtual worlds like Second Life. Podcasting and streaming music online is nothing new — but listening to a podcast or streamed concert online is a solitary event. Learn how this dynamic changes in the social context of a live streaming event within Second Life - with synchronous communications and immediate access to performers. Taking classical music to the virtual park will show you what is happening in Second Life, cover the basics of music streaming into virtual reality, talk about who is performing in virtual reality and highlight the value-added benefits for musicians, audience and music educators. Created by Linda Rogers for the 2008 Technology in the Arts: Canada Conference.
Pixels at an Exhibition: Creating A Museum In Second LifeKUNGDESIGN
"Pixels at an Exhibition: Creating a Museum in Second Life". Poster Session at 'The Future is Now: Libraries and Museums in Virtual Worlds' (March 5 and 6, 2010)\
Creative Bedfordshire - Creating Relationships - Networking October 2016Creative Bedfordshire
Creative Bedfordshire October networking has a focus on Creating Relationships.
We will hear short 5 Minute talks on the subject from 3 viewpoints. The evening also includes a chance to shout-out about your own work and needs, and to chat informally.
If you work in the arts, run a creative business, are a freelance artist, actor, producer, maker or musician (or commission them), or are just curious, this network is for you. Creative Bedfordshire monthly events take place across Bedfordshire. Creative Networking is delivered by Bedford Creative Arts and is free of charge to attend thanks to the support of Central Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council.
Taking a break from our usual Bedford locations, this month we are bringing creative networking to Sharnbrook. Our more rural location will be accompanied by a focus on RURAL BUSINESS.
We will have inspiration from Harrold based artist Jo Atherton, who sees no boundaries in going further afield with her work. Teresa Bellmaine will give us an introduction to WiRE Bedfordshire (Women in Rural Business Bedfordshire) And as a group, we will have a frank conversation about the issues and needs of creative business in rural areas. The event is an opportunity to chat with other creatives and includes a chance to shout-out about your own work and needs.
An international festival showcasing sacred art forms from India and around the world.
The festival will showcase performers like Leela Samson (Dance - Bharatnatyam), Chirgilchin (Music - Tuvan Throat Singing), Madhup Mudgal (Music - Bhakti Raas), Al-Kindi Ensemble (Dance - Whirling Dervishes) and many more. Monks from the Likir Monastery in Ladakh will be creating a Sand Mandala. The festival will also feature eminent speakers from Yale University, The Shruti Foundation, Hong Kong University and Banaras Hindu University among others, who will talk on subjects dealing with sacred beliefs and rituals and their incorporation into sounds, music, art and dance.
There will also be a film festival hosted by Jamia Millia Islamia which will explore the theme of the sacred in documentary films on Sufism, Kabir, Umm Kulthum and more.
In addition to this, workshops on exploring Dance Therapy, African Djembe Drumming, Middle Eastern Musical Instruments have also been organized.
Finally, after the festival is seemingly over, authentic live performances at places of worship will unfold in an evening of Sufi music at the Nizamuddin Dargah, an all night Kuddiyattam performance at the Ayyappa Temple, R.K Puram, Gospel Music at St. James\' Church, Kashmiri Gate and many more.
We establish the place for media-art and creativity development, using the unique space called ‘The Big Wine Storehouse’ at the ‘Winzavod’ art-complex
With the support of scientific, social and cultural organizations we unite youth making it possible for them to implement their projects and develop new ones
We form the interactive environment combining academic art, pop culture and experimental tech
A very simple presentation to help arts presenters understand the three main types of arts presentation contracts. Once you agree on the type of contractual agreement you are putting in place, the rest is easy.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Time was when orchestras and ensembles wanted to reach out to new audiences, they took their instruments out to the park and shopping malls where teens and young families tended to gather. In today's world, increasingly, people are meeting online.