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A week of technology and culture
During seven days, a wide range of activities, conferences, exhibitions, digital arts and performances will reinforce and place Aveiro as the epicentre of the technological route, in a growing process of attraction of technological and creative industries.
TECHDAYS AVEIRO – Building Our Future
10 to 16 October
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CRIATECH – Criatividade Digital e Tecnologia
10 to 15 October
www.criatech.pt | www.facebook.com/criatechdigital
PRISMA / Art Light Tech
14 and 15 October
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Aveiro Tech Week's program of activities is structured according to the following areas:
Tech Sessions
Our Tech Sessions bring together, on the same stage, national and international speakers to debate the importance of technology in city management and companies’ competitiveness and how technology can improve the consumer experience and the quality of life of citizens.
11th Out | 11:45 - 12:45 @Teatro Aveirense • Opening Session
Aveiro Tech Week opening session will be attended by José Ribau Esteves, Mayor of Aveiro, Artur Silva, Pro-Rector of the University of Aveiro, Paulo Firmeza, Innovation and Digital Strategy Director at Altice Labs, Fernando Alfaiate, President of “Recover Portugal” Mission - Resilience and Recovery Plan, Pierre Lucena, President of Porto Digital Brazil and Professor at UFPE and José Carlos Pedro, General Director of Instituto de Telecomunicações, among other guests, sponsors and artists.
The opening session begins with a visit to some of the technological and artistic installations that make up the Aveiro Tech Week and ends at Teatro Aveirense.
Public: Public in general.
Participation: By Invitation and Free. Limited to 310 people.
Livestream: Youtube
Traduction: Yes
11th Out | 14:30 - 16:30 @Teatro Aveirense • The Phygital World in Industry
The term or strategy “phygital” has emerged exponentially in the business context as a way to bridge the gap between the physical and digital worlds and, with that, improve the physical experience of the consumer to the digital world and vice versa. This session will discuss the importance of the “phygital” strategy and its requirements for a successful implementation, as well as some good examples applied to the industry.
The session will begin with a speech from José Ribau Esteves, Mayor of the Municipality of Aveiro and Rita Marques, Secretary of State for Tourism, Commerce and Services. The speakers from this session are Hugo Barbosa, Communication Manager of Renault Portugal, Rita Bastos, Marketing Director of Saint-Gobain, Sílvio Meira, Founder and Board of Directors Chairman of Porto Digital Brasil and Pedro Carvalho, Research and Innovation Ecosystem Coordinator at Altice Labs. The closure of this event will be conducted by João Machado councillor of the Municipality of Aveiro.
Public: General Public | Industry | Technology-Based Companies
Participation: Free. Limited to 310 people.
Registration: click here
Livestream: Youtube
Traduction: Yes
13th Out | 09:30 - 13:00 @Teatro Aveirense • NEB - Beyond Human Ecosystems
The New European Bauhaus - NEB - is a creative and transdisciplinary movement to address complex social problems through co-creation. This initiative invites all of us to collaboratively imagine and build a sustainable, inclusive future that is beautiful to our eyes, minds and souls. This beauty integrates places, practices and experiences that are:
Enriching, inspired by art and culture, responding to needs beyond functionality.
Sustainable, in harmony with nature, the environment and our planet.
Inclusive, encouraging dialogue across cultures, disciplines, genders and ages.
The opening session has the remote intervention of Kieran McCarthy, member of the European Committee of the Regions, and José Pina, Coordinator of the Aveiro Candidacy to become European Capital of Culture 2027, and then, this conference is structured over three panels:
The 1st panel dedicated to the theme NEB Goes South will be moderated by José Pedro Sousa, Professor at the University of Porto, member of the round table of experts in the field of the New European Bauhaus by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.
This panel has the participation of speakers such as Teresa Calix, from the University of Porto, Débora Domingo Clabuig, from the Polytechnic University of Valencia and Mia Roth-Cerina, from the University of Zagreb.
The 2nd panel dedicated to the Ecosystem Living theme will be moderated by Michela Magas, President of the Industry Commons Foundation, named a woman innovator in 2017 by the European Commission and also a member of the expert round table in the area of Ursula von der Leyen's New European Bauhaus, President of the European Commission.
This panel has the participation of speakers such as Markus Reymann, Director TBA 21-Academy, Jan Bunge, Squid Opera and BIG and Jan Åman, author of the Duved and Norrlands model.
Finally, the 3rd panel will be moderated by Bernd Fesel CEO of the EIT KIC Culture & Creativity who will address the opportunities of this important European financial instrument to support the cultural and creative industries.
This panel has the participation of speakers such as Milena Stoycheva, CEO of JA Bulgaria, Isabelle Schwarz, responsible for Public Policy at the European Cultural Foundation and Alejandra Panighi (remotely) from the Board of Directors of Mediapro.
The session will be closed by the Mayor of Aveiro, José Ribau Esteves.
Public: General Public | Policymakers | Investigators | Companies
Participation: Free. Limited to 310 people.
Registration: click here
Livestream: Youtube
Traduction: Yes
14th Out | 14:30 - 16:30 @Teatro Aveirense • Women in Tech
In this session we aim to address the importance of creating a more diverse and inclusive technology community globally. Promoting greater representation and empowerment of women around the world, with a focus on Sustainable Development, is fundamental in the new digital age.
Moderated by Paula Ferreira, Executive Director of Jornal de Notícias, this session will be attended by Ana Figueiredo, CEO of Altice Portugal, Cristina Rodrigues, Managing Director of CAPGEMINI Portugal, who will share the stage with Rita Nabeiro, CEO of Adega Mayor and with Paula Vilarinho, Researcher at the University of Aveiro.
The opening of the session will be led by Councilor João Machado and the closing by the Mayor of Aveiro, José Ribau Esteves.
Public: General Public | Cultural and Creative Industry | Scientific community
Participation: Free. Limited to 310 people.
Registration: click here
Livestream: Youtube
Traduction: Yes
15th Out | 10:00 - 13:00 @Teatro Aveirense • Innovation Ecosystem
This conference, moderated by Beta-i, aims to promote the meeting of the entrepreneurial, entrepreneurial and innovative ecosystem of the region of Aveiro, with the opening session in charge of João Machado , City Councilor of Aveiro.
Alongside the public presentation of innovative projects developed by startups DeepNeuronic, Nevaro, Parkware, SCUBIC, Trigger.System and Zoomguide, which in the last four months had the opportunity to test, in a real context, the applicability of their projects in response to the challenges presented within the scope of the Aveiro Tech City Challenges. This conference also has three more moments:
- “Startup Ecosystem” with the presence of Pedro Almeida, Executive Director of PCI - Creative Science Park, Mariana Pincovsky Executive Director of Porto Digital Brasil and David Magboulé, Head of Growth & Acceleration of Startup Portugal.
- “Investors Round” which aims to discuss practices, emerging markets, trends and insights on attracting investment, venture capital, business angels and finance that will make an important contribution to the enhancement of the Aveiro ecosystem and its entrepreneurs. This panel includes the presence of investors: Paulo Borges, Wuant, No. 1 of Forbes in Portugal on Youtube; Eduardo Sette Camara, Managing Partner at CoreAngels; Rita Vilas-Boas, Angel Investor in Alma Angels and a representative of Venture Capital Investor - Armilar VP.
- Networking with Investors and Business Ecosystem.
Public: General Public | Entrepreneurial Community
Participation: Free. Limited to 310 people.
Registration: click here
Livestream: Youtube
Traduction: Yes
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Workshops
Aveiro Tech Week provides for the promotion of several short or long-term workshops, dedicated to different themes, and whose organization is the responsibility of the Aveiro City Council, sponsors or partner entities of the event.
10th to 15th October | 10:00 – 23:00 @Teatro Aveirense (Sala Estúdio) • MTF LABS
Music Tech Fest (MTF) is a global community of over 7000 innovators from a wide spectrum of disciplines and skills who use music as a kind of social glue that binds them together.
At the heart of the MTF ecosystem is the six-day #MTFLabs - an innovation prototyping event - that brings together a select group of experts from the global MTF community working together with a local group of participants, using a wide range of technologies. cutting edge. Participants create hybrid technologies that bring together ideas and tools from different concepts, creating new projects, aesthetic approaches and collaborations. The activities culminate with a demonstration of the newly created works and a live experience for the invited public, with the participation of experts and local participants.
During #MTFLabs, invited experts work closely with participants, favoring a rapid transfer of knowledge and thus allowing for a quick learning curve. In this approach, technologies provided by Music Tech Fest partners and sponsors are used in hybrid innovations, enabling the creation of entirely new market niches.
The theme of MTF Labs Aveiro 2022 is “Ecosystem Living” in which we will challenge participants to consider how human beings can live in communion with the environment that surrounds them.
urban planning because we reject ‘urban’ as a necessary (or even desirable) condition for human habitation. Ecosystem Living transcends the idea of spatial planning, since the focus of spatial planning is limited to the physical space and not the complex interactions between cohabiting species.
Nor is it ecosystem planning because we do not seek to impose order, encourage extractive practices or create the conditions for entirely anthropocentric habitation.
We consider human beings and their activities to be part of nature and not separate from it, and so true ecosystem living is about harmony, alignment and balance, and finding an entire value network within a holistic cohabitation. This balance must synthesise and integrate artistic practice, scientific research, traditional craft professions and local cultural practices.
2022 edition will host various experts, such as Marta de Menezes, Luis Menezes Pinheiro, Jan Åman, DJ Ride e Pedro Almeida and Aveiro will be the centre of connected
satellites linked remotely to different places around the world: Liepaja (Latvia), Lucerne (Switzerland), Singapure, Umea (Sweden) and Toronto (Canada).
Do you want to know more? https://www.aveirotechcity.pt/pt/atividades/mtflabs
MTF Labs
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11th October | 16:30 - 18:00 @Atlas Aveiro, Aveiro Tech City Hub no Piso 2 • Workshop Sustainable cities supported by data ecosystems by Altice Labs, Instituto de Telecomunicações e TICE.PT
The new dynamics of cities, exacerbated by the pandemic, by the specter of a global war and the worsening of climate change, force us to rethink urban space. The need to accelerate the decarbonization of territories, mitigate the impacts of climate change and guarantee access to safe and sustainable energy is unanimous, all of this ensuring high standards for those who live, visit or work in the city.
The City Catalyst project (co-financed by COMPETE2020, Lisbon2020, Portugal2020 and by the European Regional Development Fund) aims to explore how technologies can contribute to improving people’s quality of life in urban areas and making cities more sustainable, through integrated, more efficient and effective urban management that catalyzes innovation and competitiveness. This workshop aims to discuss the role of technology in the sustainable development of the city, focusing on the following aspects:
- Sensing, communication and computing infrastructure.
- Data normalization and analytics platforms.
- Mobility, road and emergency safety, energy and environment services supported by artificial intelligence.
Public: General Public | Entrepreneurial Community
Participation: Free. Limited to 310 people.
Registration: click here
Livestream: Youtube
12th October | 10:30 - 12:30 @Atlas Aveiro, Aveiro Tech City Hub no Piso 2 • Workshop Green Building by Cluster Habitat Sustentável e Universidade de Aveiro
UAveiroGreenBuilding, a project funded by EEAGrants under the Ambiente program, will hold a workshop at Aveiro Tech Week!
Do not miss the opportunity to get to know the project that the University of Aveiro intends to carry out with a methodology that will allow the development of the application of the principles of Circular Economy in the construction or rehabilitation of the building stock. This event is one of the actions of wide dissemination of the tool to professionals in the sector.
Recipients: Entities involved in the circular economy area; Academic community; general public
Participation: By Invitation and Free. Limited to 80 people.
Registration: Here.
Livestream: Youtube
12th October | 16:00 - 18:00 @Atlas Aveiro, Aveiro Tech City Hub no Piso 2 • Workshop Mobilidade Autónoma by Instituto de Telecomunicações e UBIWHERE
Mobility is a crucial topic in the day-to-day discussion of the city and its citizens, and its constant evolution and adaptation is a necessity. This workshop aims to present the municipality's new projects in the area of autonomous mobility and also discuss the future of autonomous mobility and how its evolution represents a benefit for citizens.
Recipients: Entities involved in the circular economy area; Academic community; general public
Participation: By Invitation and Free. Limited to 80 people.
Registration: Here.
Livestream: Youtube
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Expo
Throughout the urban center of the city of Aveiro, various innovative and technological projects will be presented to the public, assuming the city as a living space for experimentation and reinforcing the importance of technology as an innovation accelerator in favor of economic development and quality of life improvement.
10th to 13th October @Praça da República e Largo do Mercado Manuel Firmino • Technological Innovations “Aveiro Tech City Challenges”
Between the 10th and 13th of October, Aveiro will be the stage for the demonstration of the finalist projects of the Aveiro Tech City Challenges competition.
In two different locations in the city of Aveiro [Praça da República and Largo do Mercado Manuel Firmino], the promoters of various projects present, through live demonstrations, their innovative solutions in the following areas:
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Largo do Mercado Manuel Firmino
- 14:20 | Scubic | Energy efficiency in public buildings.
- 14:30 | Trigger.Systems | Smart watering of gardens.
- 14:40 | Parkware | Digital transformation in markets and fairs.
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Praça da República
- 15:20 | ZoomGuide | Support for citizens with visual limitations during their visit to museums.
- 15:30 | DeepNeuronic | Use of artificial intelligence in the automatic detection of patterns of violence in public spaces.
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Public: General public | Students | business fabric
Participation: Free.
10th to 13th October @Praça da República e Largo do Mercado Manuel Firmino • Technological Innovations
Aveiro Tech Week will feature the presentation in public space, by the main partners of the event, of a set of technologically innovative products, which are developed in Aveiro. These are some of the innovations that will be presented:
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14h00 | Bosch Thermotechnology
- Robot mower autonomous - Robot capable of cutting the grass autonomously.
- Intelligent heat pump management - Mobile application that allows the user to manage the Bosch heat pump in an advanced way.
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14h50 | Ubiwhere
- Urban Platform - Designed web solution that provides a “digital twin” and the city's real-time status, supporting better decision-making by public space managers.
- Smart PAYT - “pay-as-you-throw” waste collection solution designed to encourage citizens to separate waste.
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16h00 | Altice Labs in cooperation with Instituto de Telecomunicações
- Sustainable cities supported by data ecosystems - Demonstration of Intelligent Mobility Services, in dynamic interaction with the 5G communications network, allowing the automatic adjustment of the quality of service according to the network capacity and the priority/criticality of the service.
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10th to 14th October @Praça da República e Largo do Mercado Manuel Firmino • Autonomous Vehicle - Ride2Autonomy
The Municipality of Aveiro, in a consortium with Instituto de Telecomunicações and Ubiwhere, are part of the European project “Ride2Autonomy” which provides for the demonstration in 10 European cities of public passenger transport solutions with autonomous driving vehicles. In Aveiro, the demonstration consists of a self-driving shuttle that will transport people on a pre-defined route between Praça da República and Praça Marquês de Pombal. Inside the shuttle, communications will be demonstrated between the vehicle and the infrastructure of the Aveiro Tech City Living Lab, as well as the detection of objects and people around the vehicle. The schedule for the autonomous driving shuttle demonstrations will be as follows:
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Gaming
The Gaming area will be equipped with a set of pre-programmed actions and activities, branded as “Magischot Gaming Network”, with the objective of presenting and enabling the experimentation of video games, as well as the holding of tournaments on stage and in livestream.
With a dedicated area of 5000m2, the Gaming takes place in Pavilion B of the Aveiro Exhibition Park. In addition to the exhibition area dedicated to the latest technologies, gaming will also host the presence of influencers and streamers, who will enhance the event by signing autographs, talks, duels or even performances. This activity will also include quizzes, sports tournaments and even some dance competitions, with choreographies based on videogames, with a hip-hop twist or Asian influences, and the presence of cosplayers, promoted by individuals with a great passion for the culture of comics, movies, games, series, etc., bring characters from your favorite titles to life.
14th to 15th OCTOBER | 10:00 – 22:00 @ Parque de Exposições de Aveiro and 16th OCTOBER | 10:00 – 22:00 @ Parque de Exposições de Aveiro
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- MOVEMIND
- IMPAKT
- SHIKAI
- MARVIN
- HELENA SANTOS
- FILIPA SANTOS
- RIFAS
- FÁBIOMATOS
- SORRISODOZORLAK
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Education
At Aveiro Tech Week, the education area provides a set of activities based on the STEAM methodology (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) and in which the main objective is to allow greater contact with children and young people with the tools and equipment STEAM, as well as sharing with the community the initiatives and projects already implemented in all educational establishments in the Municipality.
10th-14th October | 09:00 - 20:00 @Online and Fábrica Centro Ciência Viva • HACKATHON “Aveiro Tech City
The “Aveiro Tech City” Hackathon consists of a programming competition where participants, based on their skills and knowledge, organized into teams, seek to develop innovative and disruptive solutions for five challenges presented by technology-based companies in the Aveiro ecosystem: Altice Labs , Bosch, Ubiwhere and Wavecom and a challenge from Aveiro Tech City Living Lab.
At stake is the allocation of cash prizes totaling €25,000 (€5,000 for one of the five challenges).
Challenge #1 – powered by Altice Labs - Smart Fitness Coach
Challenge #2 – powered by Bosch Aveiro - Smart residential heating management
Challenge #3 – powered by Ubiwhere - IoT platform for data sovereignty in crisis environments
Challenge #4 – powered by Wavecom - Smart Location Interface
Challenge #5 – powered by Aveiro Tech City Living Lab – City Data
The Aveiro Tech City Hackathon program also includes support from several mentors, coding, networking and lots of fun and starts on October 10th, with an online opening session that marks the start of the competition. The 14th of October is dedicated to the programming marathon and, at the end of the day, at 8 pm, the five winning teams will be announced.
Target group: Technological community; Students, researchers and professionals in the areas of programming, UX and web design or other areas.
Participation: Free upon registration.
Registration: Here.
10th to 14th October | 09:30 - 12:30 @Fábrica Centro de Ciência Viva • Hackathon “UBBU”
Hackathon “UBBU” aims to challenge students to fulfil the exercises of UBBU platform dedicated to the Municipality of Aveiro and to carry out their own project proposal, in this context.
UBBU is a platform that aims to develop basic faculties and knowledge of computer science, logical reasoning, problem solving skills and performance improvement in various areas such as mathematics and other STEAM domains.
Target group: Students of the 1st Cycle of Basic Education (CEB) of the Municipality.
Participation: Restricted to 7 classes (1 per School Group).
10th October | 17:00 - 19:30 @Casa Municipal da Cidadania • Workshop “STEAM Tech Lab”
In this workshop you will assemble electrical circuits, learn to solder and even build an electronic device.
Mud, Panda, Lion, Rabbit, Sheep and Giraffe... choose one of the 6 animals, build your project and make it interactive. It's simple and fun. Sign up!
Target group: Children and Youth from 8 years old
Participation: Free. Limited to 12 people.
Registration: fabrica.cienciaviva@ua.pt
12th October | 14:30 - 20:00 @Empresas and Atlas Aveiro, Aveiro tech City Hub no Piso 2 • Aveiro Tech City Open Days
The City of Aveiro, within the scope of Aveiro Tech City initiative, will hold the 1st edition of Aveiro Tech City "Open Day" event in partnership with four companies of relevant importance for the economic development of the region (Altice Labs, Ubiwhere, Bosch Thermotechnology and Wavecom).
“Aveiro Tech City Open Day” consists of guided visits of university students to those 4 mentioned companies, followed by a networking moment between the the municipality, the companies, the academic community, entrepreneurs and general public.
With this initiative, it is hoped that “Aveiro Tech City Open Day” fulfills the following objectives:
- Make known to the academic community, the business dynamics of Aveiro, their activities, business strategies, challenges and qualified jobs they offer, thus complementing the theoretical and practical content of the learning process of university students.
- Strengthen the link between the Municipality of Aveiro, the University and local companies, promoting the exchange of knowledge and experiences.
Target group: University Students
Participation: Free. Limited to 80/100 people.
Registration: Here
Livestream: Aveiro Tech City´s Youtube or Facebook
13th October | 09:30 - 17:30 @Fábrica Centro de Ciência Viva • Hackathon “TECH LAB”
Hackathon “TECH LAB” aims to provide secondary school students access to equipment and materials provided by Tech Lab project and defying them to perform small challenges that promote creativity, imagination and problem solving.
Tech Lab project, implemented in all schools of the Municipality, aims to promote interest and mastery of STEAM skills among the educational community, providing to students the contact with electronics, robotics, tools, diverse machinery and 3D printer, allowing them to develop essential skills for their academic, professional and personal future.
Target group: Secondary School Students of the Municipality.
Participation: Restricted to 4 classes (1 per Secondary School).
15th October | 10:00 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 17:00 @Fábrica Centro de Ciência Viva • Open Tech Lab 1st Cycle of Basic Education
In this initiative, we challenge the community to experience the equipment, materials and STEAM dynamics that “Tech Lab” of 1st Cycle of Basic Education provides to teachers and students, in a school context.
Tech Lab project, implemented in all schools of the Municipality, aims to promote interest and mastery of STEAM skills among the educational community, providing to students the contact with electronics, robotics, tools, diverse machinery and 3D printer, allowing them to develop essential skills for their academic, professional and personal future.
Target group : General public | 1st Cycle Educational Community
Participation : Free
15th October | 10:00 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 17:00 @Fábrica Centro Ciência Viva • Open Tech Lab 2nd and 3rd Cycle of Basic Education
In this initiative, we challenge the community to experience the equipment, materials and STEAM dynamics that “Tech Lab” of 2nd and 3rd Cycle of Basic Education provides to teachers and students, in a school context.
Tech Lab project, implemented in all schools of the Municipality, aims to promote interest and mastery of STEAM skills among the educational community, providing to students the contact with electronics, robotics, tools, diverse machinery and 3D printer, allowing them to develop essential skills for their academic, professional and personal future.
Target group: General public | 2nd and 3rd Cycle Educational Community
Participation: Free
15th October | 10:00 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 17:00 @Fábrica Centro Ciência Viva • Open Day Escola Ciência Viva
Escola Ciência Viva is dedicated to 4th year of the 1st Cycle students and promotes Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM), through exploration of a 1 week educational program, which combines practical and experimental science work with a environment educational characteristic of a Science Center.
On this day, Escola Ciência Viva will open to the entire community and will provide contact with the contents and exercises practiced!
Target group: General public | Children of the 1st Cycle of Basic Education
Participation: Limited to 20 people per hour.
Registration: fabrica.cienciaviva@ua.pt
15th October | 14:30 - 17:00 @Casa Municipal da Cidadania • Workshop “UBBU
This workshop will allow children and youngsters to experience and contact with UBBU platform and taking their first steps in coding world while addressing subjects and themes that are also present in their curricular plans.
UBBU is a platform that aims to develop basic faculties and knowledge of computer science, logical reasoning, problem solving skills and performance improvement in various areas such as mathematics and other STEAM domains.
Target group: Children from 8 years old
Participation: Limited to 11 participants
Registration: cidadania@cm-aveiro.pt
Culture
10th to 15th Out @Claustro da Igreja da Misericórdia de Aveiro • KAF.FE NƆɪZ
Meeting point, designed to bring together artists, technicians and participants of Aveiro Tech Week and simultaneously open to the city and its visitors.
In an informal environment suited to art and technology theme, a space for conviviality and experimentation emerges, where the cultures of coffee and technology intersect to give a unique personality to the space and to promote quality social interactions.
We thus combine - in a space dedicated to comfort and interaction - a bar with specialty coffees and a small open laboratory dedicated to sound experimentation and DIY electronics.
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10-13 OCTOBER | 14:30 to 22:30
14-15 OCTOBER | 14:30 to 01:30
10th to 15th Out • CRIATECH
Criatech - Digital Creativity and Technology is an event that promotes artistic creation and unites digital arts and technology in public and heritage spaces.
Criatech 2022 will probe the “Echoes of the Future”. In a time marked by turmoil, in which the future seems compromised, more and more voices point us to answers. However, listening has lost its rightful place in our relationship with the world. It is therefore proposed that in this edition we listen to the resonances that the future emits from the artifacts of the present. This is because it is known that many of the paths will be defined by technologies, as has always happened in the history of humanity, so the indications of what this future will be are already in their uses.
Website: https://www.criatech.pt/
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14th and 15th Out | 20:00 - 24:00 @Multiple Locations • PRISMA
Prisma / Art Light Tech is a festival that has light as a central element. This festival includes several contemporary art installations that include projections, installations and sound and light works, taking place in various spaces in the city with the presence of internationally renowned artists.
This year Prisma is dedicated to the theme “Fortaleza Europa”.
Fortress Europe is a controversial term that was used during World War II by both sides. Each of them in different contexts. After 8 decades, we are not far from this dangerous paradox. Today, Europe is still the great guardian of traditions and democracy, a true stronghold of tradition and freedom. We are able to immediately join forces when one of our allies is in danger, but on the other hand, we argue about migration rules or energy resources. Most of the world today has the privilege of living in an exceptional period but everyone feels how fragile this balance is...
Culture and art are a magical tool that can connect and overcome many obstacles. The city of Aveiro understands how important this tool is an integral part of the European space and one of the reasons to compete for the title of European Capital of Culture and become a better and smarter city.
The main theme of Prisma 2022 “Fortress Europe” reflects the need for the process of creating freedom and remembering how important it is to be connected through ideas and culture.
Website: https://prisma.aveiro.pt/en/
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Community
PORTO DIGITAL OF RECIFE IN BRAZIL ORGANIZES BUSINESS MISSION DURING THE AVEIRO TECH WEEK
In August of 2022, was formalized a Memorandum of Understanding between the Municipality of Aveiro and Porto Digital Management Center in Recife, Brazil, whose main objective is to create a Porto Digital pole in Aveiro. During Aveiro Tech Week, Porto Digital, in collaboration with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil)APEX, organizes a business meeting with more than 25 Brazilian investors and entrepreneurs in order to get to know the Aveirense ecosystem and explore investment opportunities. The objective is that, over the next few years, Porto Digital Recife will create a Business Pole in Aveiro to promote economic development based on technology, creative economy, entrepreneurship and innovation.
Porto Digital is one of the main technology parks and innovation environments in Brazil and one of the new economy representatives of Pernambuco, in the Northeast of Brazil. Installed in central and historic area of Recife, its operations are focused on the production of software and services in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Creative Economy, in addition to focusing on the future of cities through prototyping based on digital fabrication. and Internet of Things (IoT).
Recognized for its unique territoriality among innovation environments, Porto Digital is an open urban park that integrates and influences the daily life of the neighborhood. Considered a national reference and elected three times as the best technology park of Brazil, Porto Digital now seeks to expand its international borders with the first technology, innovation and business hub in Aveiro, Portugal. The initial step towards this will take place at Aveiro Tech Week, with a programme called Brazil Tech Days.
At its foundation, Porto Digital was formed by just three companies and 46 people. Currently, the it gathers more than 350 companies, development organizations and government agencies, with 14,700 professionals and entrepreneurs. These developments generated in 2021 annual revenues of more than €695 million euros.
The Brazil Tech Days programme features a set of artistic performances with Brazilian artists in partnership with local musicians from Aveiro. This cultural exchange will feature free workshops on Brazilian rhythms at Oficina de Música de Aveiro (OMA) and the presence of artists guest such as Maestro Spok, Nena Queiroga, Gerlane Lops and Damião Mota.
13OCT | 21h30-23h30
Show with brasilian musicians at Porto Digital Stage – Praça Melo Freitas
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8TH CONFERENCE OF THE CULTURE NEXT NETWORK
A Culture Next is a network founded in 2017 by ten European cities, current and former candidates of European Capital of Culture (ECC) with the mission to support cities implementing a culturally-led urban development programmes and policies, taking advantage of experiences, participatory processes and collaborations established during the preparation of ECC application.
The aim is to achieve greater European recognition of culture as a sustainable development engine and to expand existing European cultural cooperation frameworks. The network’s programme focuses on empowering member organizations, organizing annual conferences and meetings, and developing a platform for promoting member cities, as well as facilitating collaboration between them and the mobility of European artists. Furthermore, the network aims to become a voice in shaping European cultural policies.
About 40 representatives of cities and cultural institutions from all over Europe will participate in this meeting in Aveiro, involved, in the past, present and future, in the application processes for the title of ECC.
The meeting’s programme will have as its central theme, the assessment of Culture impacts in territories’ social development, with particular emphasis to the relationship between cultural practices and the improvement of the levels of health and well-being of the populations.
By integrating and hosting this conference, Aveiro 2027 constitutes, during these days, a platform for the crossing of contents, teams and experts, namely the New European Bauhaus conference - NEB Goes South, the recently created EIT for Culture & Creativity, the international Tandem meeting Europe, with emphasis on the presence of the MESOC consortium.
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ALUMNI UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO MEETING
Former UA Students meet again at Aveiro Tech Week.
The University of Aveiro promotes a new meeting dedicated to alumni, in an event that will also be marked by the delivery of medals for those who graduated 25 years ago, will include debates (‘Talks’) within the Alumni@Tech Week theme and the launch of a technological platform dedicated to former students - UAveiro Alumni. Former students also have the opportunity to extend their socializing by participating in a fellowship coffee-break.
Since there has been no ceremony since 2019, due to the pandemic, graduates who turned 25 in 2020, 2021 and 2022 will be included in this tribute session.
“The former students represent an inestimable value for the University of Aveiro and, as such, it will be an honor to welcome them on this day, which will certainly contribute to strengthening the links to their alma mater!”, says the Vice-Rector for Cooperation of the University of Aveiro, João Veloso, also responsible for the relationship with the Alumni.
15.OUT - 14:00-16:30 @ Atlas Building
Livestream: Youtube
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