In between me, you and everything we do. What can design do for commons?
By Design or by Disaster Conference, 23-25 March 2018, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
In this conference we explore and discuss what the intersections and interactions are between design and commons. What role can and does design play in driving the idea of commons into the future? In what way are designers needed in growing commons? But what can commons also do for designers? How can such alternate ways of interacting and thinking alter and transform the design field?
Schedule | Registration (open until 16 March, free for students)
Key words
design & communication for commoning, co-creation, alternative economies and eco-social progress, also known as social design, transformation design, transition design, design for social innovation …
Is this a conference for you?
Are you a …
Student of design, design practitioner, design researcher, commons practitioner, commons researcher, commons advocate and activist, commons realist, academic with a focus on sustainability-related issues, social enterprise, activist, entrepreneur or citizen interested in sustainable living arrangements …
Fee
The below listed fees include your 3.5-day conference ticket (including workshops) and meals (afternoon tea on 23 and coffee break on 24 March).
Students: Free
Teachers and researchers at unibz: 50 €
Please open a PIS-procedure and inform the university administration by sending an email to: event@unibz.it
Folks with a decent income*: 90 €
Costs EXCLUDED from this fee:
– Lunch and dinner on 23 March in Bozen-Bolzano (lunch is offered at a price of 9 € in the university canteen, dinner is privately organized in one of the city center restaurants)
– Excursion to Mals-Malles on Saturday/Sunday (transfer from Bozen-Bolzano to Mals-Malles and return, overnight stay, catering)
* if you have no »decent income«, please ask for a reduction via email.
Please register here (open until 16 March)
Accommodation
Below are some accommodation suggestions, sorted by price (from low to high):
Stay in Bozen-Bolzano:
Students Room: We try to organize that students from Bozen-Bolzano host students from elsewhere. Please email Lea Luzzi, if you are a student and need a place to stay.
Hostels: Bolzano Youth Hostel| Airbnb | bookingbolzano | Bed and Breakfast
Hotels: Feichter | Hotel Luna-Mondschein | with special prices for guests (provide the code “DOD18” when booking your room to receive an agreed price). Please note: Hotel Feichter reopens on 5 March!
Stay in Mals in Vinschgau / Malles Venosta from Saturday to Sunday:
We are organizing a low-cost accommodation option for students and all others who bring a sleeping bag to Mals-Malles. If interested, please email Lea Luzzi. Otherwise we recommend to book a room in Hotel Gasthof Grauer Bär or Hotel Zum Hirschen (provide the code “DOD18” to receive an agreed price).
Transport
Bozen-Bolzano can be reached by train, car and air. Here is a useful link to help you plan the your best route to South Tyrol.
By rail
One of the best ways to get to Bolzano is by train: the station is only a few minutes walk from the university campus!
For information about connections to Germany, please visit the Italian, Austrian or German railway websites.
By car
How to move in Bozen-Bolzano
The university campus is located in the city center. We suggest using public transport to get to in Bozen-Bolzano. All distances within the town are easily walkable and public buses are affordable. If you would like to come by car you should use public parking garages. Finding a parking spot in the city is very challenging and not recommended.
ATTENTION! Since May 2014 the access to the city center of Bolzano Bozen is under video surveillance. Please follow the signage to the parking places and do not overstep the barriers in order to avoid the sanction. For parking, please follow the electronic indications at the main entrances of the city.
Arriving from the south
We suggest to take the motorway exit “Bolzano Sud” and to park your car at the Fair (1300 lots). From there you find public busses to the center every 15 minutes or the train every 30 minutes.
Arriving from the north
We suggest to take the motorway exit “Bolzano Nord” and to park at the parking “Bolzano Centro”, which is only a few minutes walking from the center.
You can find a list of public parking lots here and further information on parking for caravans here.
By air
The nearest international airports are Innsbruck in the north and Verona in the south. The other airports including Bergamo, Treviso, Venice and Munich are over 200 km away (or four hours by rail).
You can find further information on the Bozen-Bolzano airport here and a list of car rental options here.
If you cannot avoid flying to attend the conference, we kindly ask you to compensate the CO2 equivalent.
Transfer from Bozen-Bolzano to Mals in Vinschgau/Malles in Venosta
Here is the link to Italian railway website.
Tickets from Bozen-Bolzano to Mals-Malles cost 13.50 € one way. Group tickets are available here. If you intend to stay longer in South-Tyrol a 7 or 3 day Mobilcard might be worth your while.
Web & Contact
If you have any queries, please get in touch:
designdisaster.unibz.it | fb.com/designdisaster
Conference Coordination Team
Kris >< Krois, Lea Luzzi & Federica Di Pietro, with the support of other students of the Master in Eco-Social Design
Consultants: Alastair Fuad-Luke, Alvise Mattozzi and Sabina Frei
unibz event management: Massimo Eccli
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