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-===== Foam Newsletter Winter 2013 =====+=== Winter Newsletter 2013 draft ===
  
-==== Outline ==== +While we contemplate slowing down and revaluing silence as the northern hemisphere turns inwards and descends into wintry hibernation, we'd like to look back on FoAM's bustling activities over the last six months while looking forward to a new year where distillation and transmutation are on the cards. Travels, talks, workshops, celebrations, residencies (punctuated by copious EC reporting and accounting) -- there’s been much interesting ferment (and fermentation), some of it simmering down, more bubbling up, and much that is quite new to all of us.
- +
-Intro, summarising 'topics', looking back and forward.  +
- +
-=== Food culture === +
- +
-  * biochymickal arts http://fo.am/biochymickal-arts/ +
-  * smoke & vapour http://fo.am/smoke_vapour/ +
-  * foodprints online http://fo.am/foodprints-book/ +
- +
-=== Speculative culture === +
- +
-  * FF - outline of what we want to achieve, why ff, plans for 2014 and insights from: +
-    * improving reality - http://fo.am/improving-reality/ +
-    * practical utopias - http://fo.am/summit-practical-utopias/ +
-    * small revolutions - (needs details) +
-    * parenzana residency +
-  *   * http://lib.fo.am/improving_realities - conference paper, video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZEX8q4HUkI&feature=c4-overview&list=UUCZHVgTT_EpA9-pBaP1aotg +
- +
-=== Citizen Science – FoAM Kernow === +
- +
-  * Future of Live coding (Kernow) +
-  * The Farm Crap App (Kernow) +
-  * "Where is that Nest? (Kernow) +
-  * Smartphones in ecology and evolution: a guide for the app-rehensive (Kernow) +
- +
-=== Synaesthetic experiences – FoAM Amsterdam ==== +
- +
-  * sphaerae +
-    * in linz & todaysArt +
-    * http://fo.am/sphaerae/ +
- +
-=== Supporting a community of generalists === +
- +
-  * hosting craft http://lib.fo.am/hosting_craft +
-  * doing nothing +
-  * residencies +
-    * 3 families (lies, sarah, mexicans) +
-    * macro: luea, michka +
-  * coaching (available spots in 2014) +
- +
-=== Misc === +
- +
-  * EITC Homecoming +
- +
-for orientation and/or comparison here is last winter's edition: http://fo.am/blog/2012/12/22/foam-newsletter-winter-2012/ +
- +
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- +
-==== Towards a draft ==== +
- +
-=== Winter Newsletter 2013 === +
- +
-While we contemplate slowing down and revaluing silence as the northern hemisphere turns inwards and descends into wintry hibernation, we'd like to look back on FoAM's bustling activities and look forward to a new year in which distillation and transmutation are on the cards. Travels, talks, workshops, celebrations, residencies (punctuated by copious EC reporting and accounting) -- there’s been much interesting ferment (and fermentation), some of it simmering down, more bubbling up, and much that is quite new for all of us.+
  
-In FoAM Brussels we continue deepening and broadening our work with food systems, speculative culture and synaesthetic experiences. FoAM Kernow has found its niche in blending science, technology and the arts and thereby benefiting both the scientific community and wider society. FoAM Amsterdam is touring the world with Sphaerae, and FoAM Nordica consolidates its work on Foodprints. We feel that some of these are peak experiences not only of the last few months, but indeed of our work at FoAM as a whole. So without further ado, here’s a short guided tour of the highlights. We hope you’ll be inspired, and be in touch! +At FoAM Brussels we continue deepening and broadening our work with food systems, speculative culture and synaesthetic experiences. FoAM Kernow has found its niche in blending science, technology and the arts and thereby benefiting both the scientific community and wider society. FoAM Amsterdam is touring the world with Sphaerae, and FoAM Nordica consolidates its work on Foodprints. So without further ado, here’s a short guided tour of the highlights. We feel that some of these are peak experiences not only of the last few months, but indeed of our work at FoAM as a whole. We hope you’ll be inspired, and be in touch! 
  
 == Food culture == == Food culture ==
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 == Speculative culture == == Speculative culture ==
  
-In our previous newsletter we celebrated the closure of Resilients and PARN, two projects that put our work in speculative culture on the map. Since then the PARN publication has been printed and distributed (if you'd like a copy email us at bxl@fo.am), and we've started **Future Fabulators**, a European project that combines our work with alternate reality narratives and future preparedness and continues our fertile collaboration with Time's Up in Linz.+In our previous newsletter we celebrated the closure of Resilients and PARN, two projects that put our work in speculative culture on the map. Since then the PARN publication has been printed and distributed (if you'd like a copy email us at bxl@fo.am), and we're full swing into **Future Fabulators**, a European project that combines our work with alternate reality narratives and future preparedness and continues our fertile collaboration with Time's Up in Linz.
  
 In Future Fabulators we're extending our research into speculative culture, scenario building, future pre-enactments, physical narratives and other forms that embody possible futures today. We began by reflecting on our current work, first at the **Improving Reality conference** in Brighton, where Maja discussed using future preenactments and alternate reality narratives as ways to guide us through the swarm of possible futures. Following this Nik and Maja headed off to the Brionian islands in Croatia for the **Summit of Practical Utopias**, a four-day workshop where participants playfully designed and experimented with the seemingly paradoxical notion of creating a utopia that can be practical. We realised that creating and maintaining FoAM is an exercise of practical utopianism, always balancing on the fine edge of becoming impractical. In Future Fabulators we're extending our research into speculative culture, scenario building, future pre-enactments, physical narratives and other forms that embody possible futures today. We began by reflecting on our current work, first at the **Improving Reality conference** in Brighton, where Maja discussed using future preenactments and alternate reality narratives as ways to guide us through the swarm of possible futures. Following this Nik and Maja headed off to the Brionian islands in Croatia for the **Summit of Practical Utopias**, a four-day workshop where participants playfully designed and experimented with the seemingly paradoxical notion of creating a utopia that can be practical. We realised that creating and maintaining FoAM is an exercise of practical utopianism, always balancing on the fine edge of becoming impractical.
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 To conclude this newsletter, we'd like to wish you a wonderful Yuletide and a beautiful 2014, with much space for speculation, experimentation, good food, fun, games and inspiring culture, and above all else plentiful time to do nothing and enjoy the abundance of life, whatever it may bring. See you on the other side of the holidays, in person or online… To conclude this newsletter, we'd like to wish you a wonderful Yuletide and a beautiful 2014, with much space for speculation, experimentation, good food, fun, games and inspiring culture, and above all else plentiful time to do nothing and enjoy the abundance of life, whatever it may bring. See you on the other side of the holidays, in person or online…
 +
 +----
 +
 +==== Outline ====
 +
 +Intro, summarising 'topics', looking back and forward. 
 +
 +=== Food culture ===
 +
 +  * biochymickal arts http://fo.am/biochymickal-arts/
 +  * smoke & vapour http://fo.am/smoke_vapour/
 +  * foodprints online http://fo.am/foodprints-book/
 +
 +=== Speculative culture ===
 +
 +  * FF - outline of what we want to achieve, why ff, plans for 2014 and insights from:
 +    * improving reality - http://fo.am/improving-reality/
 +    * practical utopias - http://fo.am/summit-practical-utopias/
 +    * small revolutions - (needs details)
 +    * parenzana residency
 +  *   * http://lib.fo.am/improving_realities - conference paper, video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZEX8q4HUkI&feature=c4-overview&list=UUCZHVgTT_EpA9-pBaP1aotg
 +
 +=== Citizen Science – FoAM Kernow ===
 +
 +  * Future of Live coding (Kernow)
 +  * The Farm Crap App (Kernow)
 +  * "Where is that Nest? (Kernow)
 +  * Smartphones in ecology and evolution: a guide for the app-rehensive (Kernow)
 +
 +=== Synaesthetic experiences – FoAM Amsterdam ====
 +
 +  * sphaerae
 +    * in linz & todaysArt
 +    * http://fo.am/sphaerae/
 +
 +=== Supporting a community of generalists ===
 +
 +  * hosting craft http://lib.fo.am/hosting_craft
 +  * doing nothing
 +  * residencies
 +    * 3 families (lies, sarah, mexicans)
 +    * macro: luea, michka
 +  * coaching (available spots in 2014)
 +
 +=== Misc ===
 +
 +  * EITC Homecoming
 +
 +for orientation and/or comparison here is last winter's edition: http://fo.am/blog/2012/12/22/foam-newsletter-winter-2012/
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