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)