A Lab Amsterdam

Al 10 jaar lang is A Lab de plek waar aan de toekomst wordt gewerkt door creatieven, (sociaal) ondernemers en uitvinders. Om dat te vieren organiseren we het A Lab festival! Een groots feest waar nieuwsgierigheid de hoofdrol speelt. Ga mee op ontdekkingsreis door ons immense pand van 5000m2 en in ons Tiny House op het binnenplein. Steek je neus in andermans zaken, of beter gezegd in één van onze 50 labs en krijg een inkijkje in de projecten die de wereld van morgen maken. Wil jij een sprong wagen in de toekomst? 
Neem je meest nieuwsgierige vrienden mee en werp alvast een blik op het onbekende!

Open House
Op 6 juli krijgt de hele buurt – waaronder jij! – een sneakpreview van de wereld van morgen. A Lab is dé plek waar technologie, sociaal ondernemerschap, duurzaamheid, en kunst en cultuur samenkomen. We openen de deuren van onze 50 labs, zodat je kan zien wat zich allemaal afspeelt achter die muren. Kom langs en neem een kijkje in de keuken!

6 juli om 17:00 en 21:00.

De Stad als Werkwoord
Ik werk. Ik maak. Ik zorg. Ik vergroen. Ik verbind. Ik droom. Wat is er nodig voor een leefbare stad? Gaat dat vanzelf? Of moet je hier altijd aan blijven werken? Tijdens dit minisymposium over de zachte kant van de stad gaan we onder leiding van Job Cohen en Devika Partiman bekijken hoe we er samen voor zorgen dat Amsterdam (Amsterdam Noord in het bijzonder) in verbinding blijft en meer wordt dan de som der delen.

10 juli om 13:00 – 17:00.

Live experimental music
Zonder muziek geen festival! Laat je tijdens het A Lab festival betoveren door akoestische muziek. Zo zijn er meerdere intieme concerten waar we de grenzen van muzikale expressie opzoeken. Ga naar een 7,5 minuut durend concert van Sterre Konijn, bezoek het optreden van cellist Alistair Sung (lid van het ensemble Cello Octet) of volg een workshop van Modular Moon! Dit zijn niet de enige namen. Het programma wordt nog verder aangevuld met verschillende bands en dj’s.

Films
Filmliefhebbers opgelet! Tijdens het festival vertonen we verschillende films. Zo kan je onder andere de nieuwste documentaire Onder het Maaiveld bekijken dat wordt ingeleid door een stadsbioloog. De makers van de films De Wilde Stad en De Nieuwe Wildernis gingen hiervoor ondergronds en wat blijkt? Een gezonde bodem is van groot belang voor ons allemaal, en na het zien van deze film weet jij precies waarom.

Bekijk de website voor de speeltijden.

Curiosity Club
A Lab is een verzamelplek van creatieven, (sociaal)ondernemers en uitvinders, maar wie zijn die mensen toch en wat inspireert ze? Bij de Curiosity Club duiken we in de interesses en fascinaties van onze members, waaronder Fotograaf Ahmet Polat en beeldend kunstenaar Brian Elstak. Samen met journalist Olga Verheijden leer jij de mensen van A Lab kennen en kom je erachter wat ze beweegt!

7 juli om 17:30 en 10 juli om 18:30

Vertical farm
Wist je dat we bij A Lab onze groenten voor het café zelf verbouwen? Dat doen we dus in de hoogte, namelijk in onze eigen vertical farm! Neem een kijkje en zie met eigen ogen hoe dat precies in z’n werk gaat.

Art Expo’s
Binnen de muren van A Lab vind je een inspirerende en bonte verzameling van kunstenaars.
We stellen je tijdens het festival graag aan ze voor door middel van een unieke expositie. Maak kennis met de werken van getalenteerde A Lab leden, zoals MoonGallery en Britta Möller. Het is ook de moeite waard om onze binnentuin in te lopen, daar werkt illustrator Hedy Tjin aan een muurschildering!

Een week vol activiteiten.
De hele week zijn er door het pand verschillende workshops en performances. Op het binnenplein staat ons Tiny House: leer hier zeefdrukken, woon een klassiek concert bij, volg een yogales of maak je eigen AI kunstwerk. Je kunt op elk moment even komen gluren.

Meer info en gratis tickets op a-lab.nl

6–12 juli
A Lab
Overhoeksplein 2, Amsterdam Noord

Are you a creative and curious how the advent of AI might impact you, your work, your world? For a whole afternoon we will delve into Artificial Intelligence. We’re curious about its significance for the creative industry. Will it change the creative field as we know it? Transform the lives of creatives? And shape the future for the whole sector?
In a jam packed afternoon full of demo's and discussions we will explore these topics. Ethics, Art, Skills, Energy Impact, DIY, IP, technology, they are all on the agenda.
 
Be curious. Come join. Your input is necessary.

Entrance free, limited tickets

A Lab is een gemeenschap van 300 creatieven, technologen en sociale ondernemers aan het IJ. Voor en met hen organiseren wij evenementen, verhuren ruimte en brengen we partners uit cultuur, wetenschap, overheid en maatschappij samen.

Wij zijn een Broedplaats zonder winstoogmerk en zoeken een gepassioneerde en ervaren community collega die ons team van vier komt versterken.

Zin in? Klik dan op de link hieronder.

Hey Amsterdam Smart City, most of you will be familiar with A Lab (broedplaats), our super vibrant community of 300 smart creatives here in Noord. And you are part of the Amsterdam Smart City community, so you will probably understand who we are looking for when we say we are looking for a Community & Communications Colleague.
Do you know anyone? Then please let them know! Here's the link:
https://www.a-lab.nl/news/we-are-looking-community-communications-colleague

Do you care deeply about democracy and the freedom of individual citizens to access unbiased information? Do you want to help analyze and understand disinformation campaigns around the European Election?

The Amsterdam Working Group on Disinformation is looking for volunteers with experience in one or more of the following skills:
Python, JavaScript, Data Analysis, Web Development.

We are a volunteer-based collective based in Amsterdam’s A Lab committed to assisting the general public in better understanding the threat disinformation poses to civil participation in democratic processes.

Our data processing team is seeking contributors who are willing to participate in the data analysis process that supports investigative journalism and shed light on the spread of disinformation in Europe.

If you have a minimum of one day a week, would like to work with an amazing group of journalists, researchers, anthropologists, data scientists, and creatives in a very inspiring environment, then please contact Árpád Gerecsey, arpad@a-lab.nl

Gene editing, designer babies, cure for cancers or novel foods and materials? These are just few of the promises of modern Biotechnology. And none of this would be within reach today without brave explorers that are willing to pick up the torch and take the risk. This is a new breed, part Scientist and part Entrepreneur, these are the heroes pioneering the future.

How do you start? What should you do to transform your science and research into a success? What are the mistakes to avoid? And most importantly, where does the capital to start such a venture come from?

For many starting a Biotech company is a dream and yet some fail or are daunted by the threshold to get into the industry. But in this century this has changed, and tonight you will hear how.

For this special event we invited guest from London that will share his best kept secrets. Steven O Connell witnessed in first place the pearls and pitfalls of starting a biotech company and helped spur innovation that is reshaping food and healthcare. Currently working at the accelerator RebelBio, he has kindly agreed to join us and share with us the tricks of the trade and best practices to unleash the power of biotechnology.

Time schedule
19:30 doors open
20:00 introduction
20:15 the Conversation Starts
21:00 Q&A
21:30 Wrap-up

About Steven O Connell:
Steven O Connell is the Associate Director & Programme Manager for RebelBio.
Cited by Philip Hemme, CEO of Labiotech EU as “European Biotechnologies Biggest Rebel” Steven helps early stage synthetic biology & biotechnology companies develop in Cork, Ireland by running an intensive but rewarding mini-MBA style programme to de-risk these ventures.
He holds a BSc Hons in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology from CIT and an MSc in Biotechnology and Business from UCD & the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School. Steven has business development experience with startups and established companies giving him a unique perspective on how to help develop early stage biotech startups.

AI holds a big potential in learning and development: global classrooms, adaptive learning, personalized tutoring to name a few. From the other side, the use of AI technology for learning raises lots of question, concerns and ethical dilemma’s.

What constant monitoring, analysing and feeding ‘right’ information will do the development of the individual? What will be the role of educators, if we rely more on machines as educational resources than on teachers? How can we avoid technology addiction and obsession?

In this session, we will talk about the questions we need to ask today about the implications of moving to AI driven learning.

Our learning initiative Think Future Today is the result of many conversations we have when talking about preparing for the future. Every time we hear different questions, concerns, ethical dilemmas and challenges the advancement of technology and AI brings. We decided to create a space to explore them and develop the future literacy skills. We want to challenge preconceptions, uncover different perspectives and implications of using technology and AI in various areas of our life. We invite you to join the discussion and learning on subjects that are highly relevant for our future. In the end, we want to THINK TODAY what FUTURE we want to be part of tomorrow.

This event is free of charge, but we have a limited capacity, so please register ONLY if you are SURE you will be joining. We close the registration as we reach the maximum capacity.

Interested to talk about AI driven education? Join us! http://bit.ly/tft2018

For this event you need to have an Eventbrite ticket. To participate in the swimming contest you have to register separately.

Sign up your swimming team now: https://goo.gl/forms/eLMwgevb1VmrlvuL2

And get your event tickets via the Eventbrite ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5-years-inalab-tickets-46181214255

No swimming team yet? No worries, just sign up and we will hook you up with one! You don’t want to miss out on these awesome prizes. Scroll down for more info about the swimming contest.

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Dearest A Lab Members, Partners & Friends,

We have a BIG celebration! Our 5th anniversary is coming up on Wednesday July 18th – and we are putting our love and sweat into organizing a great day for our members, neighbors, partners & friends!

So, what can you expect?
After having a bite of our birthday cake and putting on your party hat, you’ll be ready to start the day with an Open House, where you can explore all the Labs in the building. Join your A Lab Members around and be inspired by your fellow A Lab Members. We’re not telling you how, but you will know when it’s time for the big spectacular opening of the event: get your duckface out for a group photo with all 250 A Lab members and see our two new exhibitions: OOG, an artwork that will be installed on the facade of A Lab, and the Flags of Peace by A Lab Member Trapped in Suburbia, in our indoor garden. After this, it's party time!

•• Party Day ••
10:00 Family celebration in A Lab Labs - A Lab Members only
15:00 Walk-in #inalab: everybody welcome!
16:00 Official opening with two expositions OOG & Flags of Peace and group photo with 250 people!
17:00 Big Ass Swimming Contest (sign up now: https://goo.gl/forms/RrVMtvRtgAFa9aMT2)
18:00 Food & Drinks & Surprise acts
20:00 More drinks / Music / Party (and perhaps some inflatable crocodiles)
23:00 The End (…legally we have to put this in the program because of security, but let’s see how this ends...)

Be there, don’t be square, bring your swimsuit and some inflatable buddies so you can make even more Noord history with your swimming team! Happy birthday to all of you & us!

Don't forget to SIGN UP your swimming team (https://goo.gl/forms/eLMwgevb1VmrlvuL2) and click that ticket button to get your ticket before they are all gone! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5-years-inalab-tickets-46181214255

•• A little bit of history & future ••
For those of you who are thinking ‘Why the heck do we have a swimming contest?!’: our annual swimming contest in the Buiksloterkanaal (right from our building) is an homage to the history of this area. Back in the day, even before Shell R&D took over the place, Amsterdam had its first outdoor swimming pool of Amsterdam North in the IJ water, the Obelt swimming pool. This revolutionary public space brought together people of various backgrounds as it allowed for example even women to swim and have competitions there as well. Really unusual for that time as the newspapers tried to ridicule the women’s contests (what would Ranomi Kromowidjojo say?!). Back then the swimming pool brought Amsterdam together in Noord, now A Lab brings people (like you!) together in Noord, even from a wider range of backgrounds than we could ever imagine, and hell yeah we are proud of that!!

You guys and girls have helped A Lab grow into a place where people are open minded, inclusive and inquisitive. A space where the members and visitors are naturally curious to hear about what you do. Collaboration all over the place and new creative experiments are started everyday! That is the special sauce we make together in this building and hopefully can keep stirring in the upcoming years.

🎉Onwards to the next 5 years! 🎉

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•• Instructions for swimmers••
- Register your swimming team here: https://goo.gl/forms/eLMwgevb1VmrlvuL2
- Put on your swimsuits before arriving at the swimming contest
- Pickup your swimming team start number at the main entrance of A Lab, where you’ll receive the exact time that you have to splash into the water
- Make sure you are ready to dive in at the assigned starting point on the jetty
- Always listen to the instructions of Team A (Superhero) Lab. You will recognize them by the matching outfits
- You can shower at ClinkNOORD afterwards, but make it a quick one! Follow the signs outside & inside their building. And keep it clean, guys
- and of course... HAVE FUN! 💦