Seen as though this is more of an exact topic and considering people have already started to weigh in on it in the previous discussion I thought we could continue with it at the same time as a broader discussion topic.
Generally I agree with Luis and feel that obviously the smaller the event the better connection you feel with everyone there, hence greater bonds developing at INCMs. However obviously for the event it is necessary to have the required diversity of participant in age, outlook and experience. I do think though that 500 would be pushing the size too much. It would become too meandering and many people would fall through the cracks. This is something that i think should possibly be changed in the EASA guide come the INCM.
posted by neal_p
Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:45:27 GMT
hey all easa people,
you haven’t seen me for a while, I silently ended my easa era in motovun, but was virtually active and even participated in the competition for the “u” pavilion in italy with Sasa:), last year. so, I never really quitted visiting this place.
Just came back from Istanbul where I met an old friend from roubaix 2004, Basar, and I am amazed by how it still works years after…and hoping the network can still help me with an ‘out of the architecture’ issue…
I am moving to London this september (mid-latish) and still haven’t found a room.
If anyone knows any convenient flatshare or the person to offer it, (preferably east) please e-mail me! [tiiiiixy@yahoo.com]
will be for a year at UCL, so I hope also to meet some of you, Brits!
and also, Chris and the crew – count on my (i know it is sometimes unpopular to name it, but – dino) help for 010…
thanks a lot!
love,
tijana (belgrade)
posted by tx
Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:28:30 GMT
We really need as much doccumentation as possible from easa009 – photos, videos, everything.
We’ve had some stuff through from workshops, but we need it all, it’s vital for promotion for next year.
There is some stuff going up on flickr, but it’s a huge job to monitor that. So please mail, you send it or snail mail us what you’ve got.
cma@easauk.net
or
easaHQ First Street,
43 Hulme Street,
Manchester
M15 6AW
All photos welcome, both of workshops and parties.
posted by chris – manchester
Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:18:26 GMT
Hey everyone welcome to the first discussion thread. I decided to start with something that most people have an opinion on ‘EASA Spirit’. The EASA guide says “The essence of the EASA, since its beginning in Liverpool in 1981, is maintained by the ‘EASA spirit’ – easy to feel but difficult to describe.” Obviously part of this is true, the friends, workshops, connections and good times, the shared experience that keeps you coming back to EASA events, but it does have other manifestations that are more easily described. For example it is EASA spirit that motivates someone from being a participant through to being an NC, Tutor or even an Organiser. You give your time and effort for no real personal gain but in an attempt to further the community and event. It is this feeling of responsibility for EASA that truly defines ‘EASA Spirit’. This is not to say that people who have never become NC’s, Tutors or Organisers do not feel a responsibility to EASA but I think it is something that at the level of participant really needs to be looked at. The idea that doing set duties absolves people from other responsibilities, feeling they have done their part for the event, rather than everyone pulling their own weight throughout the whole event, is quite widespread. This idea of everyone taking more responsibility for themselves and the event is actually mentioned in the EASA guide however I feel that more and more the organisers end up taking responsibility for too many small simple tasks that most of us would have no problem doing in our own houses. I think it would be quite easy for NC’s to possibly arrive one or two days earlier than participants, obviously to help the organisers with the final preparation but also to be given a walkthrough of the site and explained where many of the things that would be required for daily tasks can be found. It would then be NC’s responsibilities to ensure that their participants act in this event responsible manner instead of just leaving things broken or in a mess for the people on duties or organisers to deal with.
How can we instil this spirit in people at EASA though? Can it be evoked or is it necessarily spontaneous? Should duties be abolished and people clean, fix, look after problem as they find/create them or would we be mature enough to rely on ourselves to do this. I know that I have walked passed many overflowing bins in my time and not emptied them, would this change if I knew where I should put them and where I could get a replacement bag? All I do know is that we as a group need to change our attitude, to accept more responsibility for ourselves our actions and the event. We need to use the EASA spirit that shared experience creates and make the event better with it.
posted by neal_p
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:37:58 GMT
Hey everyone I hope all of you guys have begun to get over the post EASA blues now that we are 2 weeks out and almost fully re-assimilated into the ‘real world’ and for those of you that couldn’t make it bad luck. Firstly I’d just like to say a huge congratulations and thank you to all of the Italian organisers. I can only imagine how difficult it was to organise an event in the current economic climate and to have put together such a successful meeting is a real credit to all of you guys. All that remains now is to have yo’selves a good party and relax a little/lot.
Secondly hopefully feeding off of everyone’s post EASA love I am looking to start a series of threads on the blog leading on from the ‘Future of EASA discussion’ held at this year’s event. The aim of these discussions is to get everyone to put forward their opinion on certain matters that will no doubt be discussed at the INCM in Liechtenstein. It should also help form agendas and topics for meetings at the INCM. This will hopefully allow for a much broader input into the INCM but also facilitate more focused discussions during the actual event. Each thread will have a general theme, such as EASA Spirit (something commonly discussed but ill defined as to what it could mean) EASA and its context (people feel that it has become a tenacious link in recent times) EASA Finance(in harder economic times how should the finances of EASA work) and other topics. The idea being that a new topic for discussion would be posted on the blog every few days to a week in the run up to the INCM. I’m suggesting as a starting point for each discussion that I will put my thoughts about the issue down and people can then add to, disagree with or totally reject them and put their own views forward.
Obviously suggestions for topics of discussion are more than welcome and necessary but I ask that they are somewhat controlled so that we don’t just overload the blog with hundreds of threads. So if anyone has suggestions I would ask that they are sent to me at patterson.neal@gmail.com (so that I can take credit for any good ideas!!!) and then they can be either included in a topic that they are relevant to or started as a new thread and then give people some time to think about and respond to them.
Now all I ask you guys to do is go to the get involved (and possibly have a read of the EASA guide, if you haven’t already done so). I hope to hear from most of you guys on this and for those people that didn’t get this let them know.
Keep your eyes on it
Neal
posted by neal_p
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:35:25 GMT
RÄGASCHIARM ISSUE 1
Back from another amazing easa and refueld with new enthusiasm provided by all you easians, we’re at work again for the next easa event, the INCM009 in Liechtenstein.
We need your support, your enthusiasm and your spirit to make this INCM what we want it to be! Read the newsletter, check the homepage (http://www.incm009.li)
join the competitions and do them seriously! join the discussions on easa.tk!
This is the first issue of the Newsletter “RÄGASCHIARM” which will keep you up to date and help you survive the post-easa-blues:
RÄGASCHIARM Issue 1:
issuu.com
Download PDF: issuu.com
Presentation I N C M 009:
issuu.com
Read the Website and the newsletter before sending us emails-save us time!
We love you!
The Organizers
Organizer@incm009.li
posted by incm009.li
Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:36:46 GMT
So it turns out the Brolly didn’t stop their out put post easa009, though it does seem they did edit their output to be more reader friendly(!)
I’ve dug up two videos by the ‘Brolly boys’ that are worth a look, if I find more, I’ll let you know.
First off is an ode to easa legend Giorgio:
www.vimeo.com
Then there is an unashamedly singular view of easa009, with a request for MORE IMAGES.
www.vimeo.com
posted by chris – manchester
Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:36:44 GMT
i hope this resolution makes you happy.. if you know a better way for me to upload a better/bigger version pls let me know.
with love,
www.flickr.com
posted by dijana omeragic
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:13:18 GMT
It’s live!
www.youtube.com
posted by andreas.nordstrom
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:05:49 GMT
XSESAM 009 in the West of Ireland!
Xtra Small European Students of Architecture Meeting
10 – 15 places available
Theme: SubUrban to SuperRural
Date: 22.08.09 > 31.08.09
www.facebook.com
posted by via.ronan
Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:46:55 GMT
Is there a web site for SESAM 010? I would like to start advertising it.
posted by chris – manchester
Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:28:06 GMT
EASA009 videos! enjoy
posted by rune_inspires
Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:17:03 GMT
hey guys, how :( I am for not attending easa this year.waiting for pics :) anyway, I have a friend who’s lookin for a roommate in Barcelona…. if anyone is interested or wants to share an info contact him at orde.ivanovski@gmail.com or me irena.koleva@gmail.com Thanks
Hi everyone!
My name is Orde Ivanovski, and I am doing my Masters at EADA this year (International Management). I come from Macedonia, and it is my first time in Barcelona. Does anybody want to share a flat, needs a good roommate? I haven’t found anything yet and I am planning on coming to Barcelona on 15-th of September and staying for the year, except maybe for the 2010 summer and Christmas holidays. I speak English fluently and hope to learn Spanish along the way… I am reliable, clean, tidy, fun, easy to get along with etc. I like watching football a lot, so if I can find someone like this as a roommate it would be great! :) It doesn’t matter if I am sharing a flat with 1,2,3 persons as-long as the flat is great :) So if anyone has any offers (rooms to rent) please contact me at orde.ivanovski@gmail.com .
posted by irena.koleva
Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:17:58 GMT
First a request. Can everyone please send through any and all photo’s, videos and presentations created at easa009 to us, the organisers of easa010 as they are invaluable in a number of ways.
Even though I am still on site helping in a small way to clean up, I really want to say congratulations and a huge personal thanks to the Italian organising team and all the other helpers. The event was a definite success and I speak for the whole UK team when I say it was a great experience.
See you in Lichtenstein
posted by chris – manchester
Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:48:06 GMT
Umbrella kept you up to date during the event in italy and on here as well: easanewspaper.tumblr.com
L`Ombrello Issue Uno:
issuu.com;
L`Ombrello Issue Due:
issuu.com
L`Ombrello Issue Tre:
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L`Ombrello Issue Quattro:
issuu.com
L`Ombrello Issue Cinque:
issuu.com
L`Ombrello Issue Sei:
issuu.com
L`Ombrello Issue Sette:
issuu.com
L`Ombrello Issue Otto:
issuu.com
L`Ombrello Issue Nove:
issuu.com
L`Ombrello Issue Dieci:
issuu.com
L Ombrello Issue Undici:
issuu.com
L Ombrello Issue Dodici:
issuu.com
Umbrella on facebook (Fan-page):
www.facebook.com
Downloading PDFS: www.Issuu.com
As promised: The Ombrellos-complete edition book:
issuu.com
For download PDF of the complete edition (A4-Print):
issuu.com
?=<3 easa009 dance video: www.youtube.com
EASA.TV Episodes@Easa.it: www.youtube.com
Thanks to everyone that made this possibile! italia uno! easa=<3
posted by ymi
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:56:43 GMT
