January 2007

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• Speaking

  Speaking Gig

  01.28.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  I’m giving a ‘get them thinking’ keynote on the latest web techologies to Forward Scotland and six other partner organisations on 28 March in Stirling.
  Forward Scotland are re-thinking their main website and sub-sites. The idea is to bring together the seven sites, redesign and implement a new approach – a big task.
  UPDATE: Talk went down [...]

• Life/Work

  Thirty

  01.27.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  My 30th gathering takes place tonight, 27 Jan from 7pm at The Village, 16 South Fort Street, Edinburgh, EH6 4DN (on the 7, 14 and 21 bus route). Hope to see some of you there.
  UPDATE: A great night was had by all I think – lovely to see so many people and catch up. If [...]

• Speaking

  British Council and SAC Talk

  01.14.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  On February 5 I’m giving a talk to a group of international curators for the British Council and Scottish Arts Council from Germany, China, Hungary and Russia on craftscotland international plans. Should be fun. I wonder if there will be translators (which is always interesting – it is amazing how a very short sentence in [...]

• Second Life

  Employee Alcott

  01.02.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  Employee Alcott was born today. After speaking many times on what companies are doing in the virtual world of Second Life, I _finally_ materialised in SL this weekend. My representation in world (called an avatar) is Employee Alcott. There are ideas brewing for producing and exhibiting a series of resident-created work-inspired artworks, and commissioning the [...]

James Coutts