CIRI conference 2010

This international conference is dedicated to bringing together the diverse aspects of the creative industries in an open forum for interdisciplinary collaboration and networking. An exciting multidisciplinary program will provide the opportunity to share exciting research that affects the creative indistries. Though the creative industries sector is continuously evolving, we use the term 'creative industries' to encompasses all industries that consider creativity and innovation not only as a core component of both their survival and profitability, but also as a driving factor for their development. This includes a broad spectrum of industries ranging from fine arts and design, to communication and media, to creative software and gaming technologies, to innovative engineering product development, additive manufacturing, and, of course, the many management aspects of creativity and innovation.

Themes for the conference include:

- Design and innovation through new fashion and textile technologies
- Innovation in rapid product development and additive manufacturing technologies
- Performance & Technology
- Media, investigative Journalism & Technology
- Technologies for Creativity: Collaborations, Convergencies, Communities
- Multimodality, Practice and Mediation

The Conference is expected to attract delegates from New Zealand and the wider international community. They will come from a wide variety of disciplines including design, art, engineering, architecture, computing, communication, media arts, and more.

For more information visit the Creative Industries Research Institute website- http://www.ciri.org.nz/conference/index.html