Schedule (2013)

Key Dates (schedule)

September 13, 2013, at KTH Stockholm.

Introduction of the course and pre-course assignment will be presented by Roemer van Toorn during the Philosophies course in Stockholm.

by Els Kuijpers and Roemer van Toorn.

Time Schedule

October 15, Tuesday, 2013

10.00 Checking in, and coffee at Art Campus restaurant (for map see link) https://communicationsresarc.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/uma-map-2.jpg
10.30 – 12.00 Introduction to the course and lecture by Roemer van Toorn, Staging the Message, The Architecture of Communication.

Selection of books for the groups Critical Comparative Analysis analysis

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch in PhD meeting room at UMA.
13.00 – 14.45 Critical Comparative Analysis by the different groups
14.45 – 15.00 Coffee at the Art Campus restaurant
15.00 – 16.45 Presentations 5 groups of their Critical Comparative Analysis. 10 minutes presentation, 10 minutes discussion each group.
17.00 Public lecture by guest professor Els Kuijpers, Staging the Message: a Dialectic History of Mentalities in Communication
19.00 Dinner at Rex Bar & Grill. Adress: Rådhustorget. 903 26 Umeå. http://www.rexbar.com/

October 16, Wednesday, 2013

09.00 – 10.30 Public lecture by guest professor Els Kuijpers: Staging the Message: Strategies, Meaning Production and Visualization.
10.30 – 10.40 Coffe at the Art Campus restaurant
10.40 – 12.00 Collective seminar with Els Kuijpers, moderated by Roemer van Toorn and others discussing the lectures, UMA auditorium.
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch in PhD meeting room at UMA
13.00 – 17.00 Parallel Editorial Session 1, PhD room, Discussing Individual work, with Els Kuijpers
13.00 – 17.00 Parallel Editorial Session 1, Staff room Discussing Individual work, with Roemer van Toorn
15.00 Coffee at the Art Campus restaurant
19.00 Dinner at Socialize. Adress: Vasagatan 1, 90329 Umeå. http://www.clubsocialize.se/

October 17, Thursday, 2013

09.00 – 12.00 Parallel Editorial Session 2, PhD room, Discussing Individual work, with Els Kuijpers
09.00 – 12.00 Parallel Editorial Session 2, Staff room Discussing Individual work, with Roemer van Toorn
10.30 Coffee at the Art Campus restaurant
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch at the Art Campus restaurant
13.00 – 15.00 Parallel Editorial Session 3, PhD room, Discussing Individual work, with Els Kuijpers
13.00 – 15.00 Parallel Editorial Session 3, Staff room Discussing Individual work, with Roemer van Toorn
15.00 Coffee at the Art Campus restaurant
15.00 – 16.00 Concluding the seminar and departure

by Nader Vousoughian and Roemer van Toorn.

Time Schedule

November 13, Wednesday, 2013

10.00  Checking in, coffee at Art Campus restaurant (map here)
10.30 – 11.00 Welcome to the course by Roemer van Toorn
11.00 – 12.30   5 minutes presentations by 9 PhD rearchers and roundtable discussion
12.30 – 13.30   Lunch at UMA arranged by Kummin
13.30 – 14.45 Coffee at the Art Campus restaurant
14.45 – 15.00 Critical Comparative Analysis of different visuals in groups
15.00 – 17.00 Presentations and round table discussion of the different visuals compared
17.00 Public lecture by Nader Vossoughian, Architecture as Visual Argument: the Bauentwurfslehre as case Study.
19.00 Dinner at REX Bar 7 Grill. Address: Rådhustorget 90326. Umeå. http://www.rexbar.com/

November 14, Thursday, 2013

09.30 – 12.00 Collective seminar with Nader Vossoughian, Roemer van Toorn and audience discussing the evening lecture, UMA auditorium.
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch at UMA arranged by Kummin
13.00 – 14.30 Lecture by guest professor Nader Vossoughian in PhD room: Architecture as Visual Argument Part II: Otto Neurath’s Museum of Society and Economy as Case Study.
14.30 – 14.45 Coffee at Art-Campus Restaurant
14.45 – 17.00 Editorial meeting 1, PhD room, Discussing Individual PhD diagram, with Nader Vossoughian and Roemer van Toorn.
18.00 Dinner at Socialize. Address Vasagatan 1, 90329 Umeå. http://www.clubsocialize.se/

November 15, Friday, 2013

09.00 – 10.30 Editorial meeting 2a, PhD room, Discussing Individual PhD diagram, with Nader Vossoughian and Roemer van Toorn
10.30 – 10.45 Coffee at Art-Campus Restaurant
10.45 – 12.00 Editorial meeting 2b, PhD room, Discussing Individual PhD diagram, with Nader Vossoughian and Roemer van Toorn
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch at UMA, arranged by Kummin
13.00 – 15.00 Editorial meeting 3, PhD room, Discussing Individual PhD diagram, with Nader Vossoughian and Roemer van Toorn
15.00 – 15.15 Coffee at Art-Campus Restaurant
15.15 – 16.00 Concluding the seminar (evaluation) and departure

by Michael Rock, Andreas Ruby and Roemer van Toorn.

Time Schedule

January 22, Wednesday, 2014

10.00 Checking in, coffee at the Art Campus restaurant (map here)
10.30 – 11.00 Welcome to the course, Roemer van Toorn
11.00 – 12.30 Two parallel group seminars (of six PhD researchers each); one chaired by Michael Rock, and the other by Andreas Ruby. The seminars kick off with the first two 7 minutes presentations and their roundtable discussion (each roundtable including 7 minutes presentation lasts 40 minutes).
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch at UMA, arranged by Kummin.
13.30 – 16.30 The Two parallel groups continue with Michael Rock and Andreas Ruby and the 4 other PhD researchers 7 minutes presentations and their roundtable discussions (of 40 minutes each).
Coffee break a the Art Campus restaurant between 14.45 – 15.00
17.00 Public lecture by Michael Rock, Empire of Screens.
19.30 Dinner at REX Bar and Grill. Address: Rådhustorget, 90326 Umeå. http://www.rexbar.com/ (map)

January 23, Thursday, 2014

09.00 – 11.00 Collective seminar with Michael Rock, Roemer van Toorn, Andreas Ruby and the audience discussing the evening lecture of Rock, at the UMA auditorium.
11.00 – 12.30 Again two parallel group seminars (of six PhD researchers each); chaired by Michael Rock, and Andreas Ruby, but the PHD researchers switch from group! The seminars kick off with the first two 7 minutes presentations and their roundtable discussion (each roundtable including 7 minutes presentation lasts 40 minutes).
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch at UMA arranged by Kummin
13.30 – 16.30 The parallel groups continue with Michael Rock and Andreas Ruby and the four other PhD researchers 7 minutes presentations and their roundtable discussions (of 40 minutes each).
Coffee break a the Art Campus restaurant between 14.45 – 15.00
17.00 Public lecture by Andreas Ruby, Title to be announced.
19.00 Dinner at Köksbaren, Rådhusesplanaden 17, 903 28 Umeå. http://koksbaren.com/hem

January 24, Friday, 2014

09.00 – 11.00 Collective seminar with Andreas Ruby, Roemer van Toorn, Michael Rock, and the audience discussing the evening lecture of Ruby, at the UMA auditorium.
10.30 – 10.45 Coffee at Art-Campus Restaurant
10.45 – 12.00 Session 1. Critical Comparative Analyses of the different PhD research by and with Michael Rock, Andreas Ruby, Roemer van Toorn and the PhD researchers. The preliminary idea is to group the different research proposals (minimum 2) and discuss them by critical comparative analysis.
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch at UMA, arranged by Kummin
13.00 – 15.00 Session 2. Critical Comparative Analyses of the different PhD research by and with Michael Rock, Andreas Ruby, Roemer van Toorn and the PhD researchers.
15.00 – 15.15 Coffee at Art-Campus Restaurant.
15.15 – 16.00 Concluding the seminar (evaluation) and departure.

Maps (click on a map to make it bigger):

http://www.ecotaxi.se/, http://www.tabussen.nu/sv/flygbussen/