CIRRUS network meeting 2015, Iceland

CIRRUS NETWORK MEETING 2015
PROGRAMME

REGISTRATION FORM
(to be filled by each participant)
PRACTICAL INFORMATION (NB! HOTELS)

Reykjavík, October 7-9, 2015
HOST: Iceland Academy of the Arts
“Trans-disciplinary Research and Collaboration”
Wednesday, October 7

18.00 – 19.00 Meet up at the Design Centre / Kraum
address: Vonarstraeti 4b

  • Introduction of the Design Centre (Hönnunarmiðstöð)
  • Reflection by Halla Helgadóttir,
    Graphic Designer and Managing Director of the Iceland Design Center

    Joint walk over to Harpa

19.30   Harpa Music/Conference Hall

  • Guided tour
  • Light dinner and drinks

Thursday, October 8

09.30 – 10.00 Registration
10.00 – 12.15 Joint Meeting Hall A
10.00 – 10.30 Welcome

  • by CIRRUS board and IAA – Sigrún Alba Sigurðardóttir
  • CIRRUS – Activity Report – Sandra Sule

10.30 – 11.30 Presentations, past events / projects

  • Ways of Drawing Teacher Seminar and Intensive Course (tbc)
  • Traditions and Innovation (University of Lapland)
  • CIRRUS Summer School (KHIO)

11.30 – 12.00 Presentation of IAA – Sigrún Alba Sigurðardóttir
12.00 – 12.15 Presentation, Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, Communication and Technology

12.15 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 13.30 Guided Tour
13.30 – 14.30 IAA Fríða Björk Ingvarsdóttir, Rector of the IAA Hall A
On Originality and Trans-disciplinary Collaboration

14.30-15.00: Joint meeting with presentation of the Mapping results

15.00 – 17.00 Separate Discussions:
Leadership in Hall A / Coordinators in Hall B

Agenda for leadership:

  • Presentation and discussion about criteria and processes for new members
  • Summer school future
  • The future of the board
  • Budget for 2016 discussion and feedback on this year budget
  • Application 2016/17
  • Start up of Discussions on our educations: Based on the mapping and political discussions in our countries we discuss what is the relevance of our educations. We will discuss similarities/differences/work situation, originality and trans-disciplinary collaboration etc.

Agenda for coordinators

  • Introduction of Iceland Academy of Arts internationalisation
  • Short introduction of all coordinators, important updates from home
  • Important updates in CIRRUS, Nordplus, Q&A for old and new coordinators
  • Nordplus collaboration: Horizontal and other opportunities. Discussion on how to enhance cooperation
  • Student traineeships


17.00 – 18.00 Networking at the library 6th floor
20.00   Dinner at Aalto Bistro, the Nordic House
address: Sturlugata 5

Friday, October 9

09.00-09.30 – Joint meeting with presentation of yesterday’s outcome from leadership and coordinator meeting
09.30 – 11.00 Separate meetings continue

  • Leadership in Hall A / Coordinators in Hall B
    Agenda for Leadership:
    Continued Discussions on our educations:
    Based on the mapping and political discussions in our countries we discuss:
    What is the relevance of our educations. We will discuss similarities/differences/work situation, originality and trans-disciplinary collaboration etc.Agenda for Coordinators:
    Continuation from yesterday’s topics

11.00 – 12.00 Sum Up Hall A

  • Conclusions
  • News and notices, next meetings

12.00 – 12.45 Lunch
13.00 Departure for FRIDAY EXCURSION (optional)

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