Labfest!

Last Friday I was present at the gathering of Dutch media labs and new media festivals at the Dutch Electronic Art Festival (DEAF). It was exciting to meet not just one of our fellow media labs but instead to see the whole wide spectrum of labs gathering. Besides the book presentation Nederland labland by Virtueel Platform in which an overview of all currently active labs is presented, it was above all an opportunity to share ideas. Four mayor themes, innovation, business models, events and internationalization, were discussed in round table sessions; and two speakers gave an insight in how public funds will operate in the nearby future.