Cumulus Dublin 2013 Book

Now available to download the Cumulus Dublin 2013, More for Less -Design in an age of Austerity

Learning Places Workshop

THURSDAY 7th NOVEMBER OFF CAMPUS WORKSHOP 

Learning Places – Learning beyond the school gate: What is the potential of shared spaces and civic spaces for learning and citizenship?

Will Titley & Diarmaid Lawlor, Edinburgh Napier University & Architecture and Design Scotland, Scotland

The workshop will discuss where does learning take place? Based upon the premise that the setting for learning is an important factor in the achievement of learning. That if we put the child at the heart of this question it re-shapes how we think about utilising, using and designing urban places.

* Please note that the workshop will take place off campus at Fumbally Exchange, 5 Dame Lane, Dublin, D2

If you wish to sign up to this workshop please contact Will Titley, who will be hosting the workshop, at: w.titley@napier.ac.uk

Latest Timetable Now Available 31/10/13

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The conference is now fully subscribed!  If you would like your name to be placed on a waiting list in case of cancellations, please email cumulus2013@ncad.ie with your name and contact details.

The Cumulus Dublin 2013 Conference is fully subscribed

The Cumulus Dublin 2013 Conference is fully subscribed and registration will close tomorrow.  All registered delegates should ensure their payment is made today through the PayPal link at
http://www.ncad.ie/about/events/cumulus-conference-2013

Looking forward to the Conference!

Timetable for Dublin Conference

The draft Cumulus Dublin Conference 2013 timetable is now up on the website!  Go to http://www.cumulusdublin.com/index.html and click on Download The Cumulus Dublin Timetable.....

Cumulus Dublin 2013 draft Conference timetable

A draft timetable will be posted shortly.Meanwhile in order to plan your trip, the timetable is provisionally agreed as follows:

Thursday 7th November

2.00 p.m. - Cumulus Board Meeting. 
Registration will start at 4.00 p.m on Thursday in NCAD
Campus tours will take place during the registration period
The IDI Awards and Exhibition opening will take place from 6.00 p.m. in NCAD

Friday 8th November

Late registration will commence at 8.30 a.m. in the Smock Alley Theatre Venue
The formal launch of the conference will take place from 9.00 a.m.
All papers will be delivered on Friday

Saturday 9th November

All workshops will be delivered on Saturday in NCAD
The conference will close at approximately 6.00 p.m.

Please note that this schedule is still in the planning stages and may change.....

Cumulus Early Bird - book now!

The Cumulus members early bird rate finishes on Friday 13th September so book your place at the conference today!

Workshop Submissions welcome!

Cumulus Dublin Conference 2013 is interested in submissions for one-day workshops that address the Conference themes.  Submissions for new ideas or continuations of previous Cumulus conversations and workshops are welcome.

Please submit abstracts on the Paper Abstract template available on this website at http://www.cumulusdublin.com/call.html clearly stating that the paper is intended as a workshop proposal.  The deadline for proposals is 21st June.

Extended deadline - call for papers, workshops and posters

The call for papers has been extended to 21st June 2013. 

Important Dates:
21st June - Deadline for Abstracts and Poster Proposals
12th July on - Authors informed of decision/feedback
30th August - Deadline for early bird registration
27th September - Deadline for Final Posters
11th October - Deadline for author registration
7th to 9th November - Conference

Register now for Cumulus Dublin 2013

Registration opens today, 1st May for the Cumulus Dublin Conference 2013 -  More for less if you book early! http://www.cumulusdublin.com/reg.html

Liter of Light

 

The Technology

 

What do you get with sunshine and an old plastic bottle filled with water and chlorine? Thanks to Alfred Moser and a group of MIT students, you get a 55-watt solar bulb that refracts sunlight! It’s powerful enough to light up a home but more than that it’s environmentally friendly, inexpensive, and easy to make.

 

The Movement

 

The Liter of Light began in the Philippines with one bottle light. Eventually, the movement grew to brighten up 28,000 homes and the lives of 70,000 people in Metro Manila alone. Now Liter of Light is present in India, Indonesia, and even as far away as Switzerland.

 

The Future

 

MyShelter Foundation is relying on volunteers like you to spread the Liter of Light movement where it’s needed. Using the Philippines as our home base, we want one million bottle lights installed around the world by 2015. Link to YouTube video:

RYNO one wheel motorcycle

 

Watch the YouTube video:

 

Pretty innovative and I can't wait to get one! This is how I have always envisioned the future.