{"id":1595,"date":"2009-07-09T11:12:15","date_gmt":"2009-07-09T09:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arttrav.com\/?p=1595"},"modified":"2020-10-21T08:48:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T06:48:31","slug":"barcamp-palazzo-vecchio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arttrav.com\/expat-life\/barcamp-palazzo-vecchio\/","title":{"rendered":"BarCamp at Palazzo Vecchio: Florence shaped by its active residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m getting really excited for <strong>Saturday July 11 2009<\/strong>. The air in Florence, other than being hot and humid, is palpably rife with CHANGE.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1596\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.arttrav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/barcamp.png?resize=500%2C146&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"barcamp\" width=\"500\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.arttrav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/barcamp.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.arttrav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/barcamp.png?resize=300%2C87&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Giuliano da Empoli, the culture &#8220;minister&#8221; (assessore) of Renzi&#8217;s new government , has launched a <strong>BarCamp<\/strong> that will take place at Palazzo Vecchio this Saturday from 10am to 6pm. Florence shelters a lot of talented people willing to freely contribute ideas to better their city, and who are happy to finally be given an opportunity to voice their opinions (OK, I speak for myself here). This is an exciting institutional response that takes advantage of technology, crowdsourcing, and social networking. If they actually listen to what we have to say, it&#8217;ll be a huge success. This is also a refreshing contrast to the national top-down approach to tourism exemplifed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arttrav.com\/arttrav-news\/magic-italy-logo\/\">tragic &#8220;magic italy&#8221; story<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>What the heck&#8217;s a Bar Camp??<\/strong> Nope, not summer camp where kids can learn to make martinis. It&#8217;s a user-generated conference that grows on the internet. The topic of discussion: contemporary florence and ways to re-value its cultural patrimony. Vague enough to inspire many interesting discussions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1598 size-full\" title=\"salone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.arttrav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/salone.jpg?resize=300%2C181&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"salone\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The location<\/strong>: the salone dei Cinquecento inside our city hall &#8211; a symbolic location of decision-making by citizens. The room was constructed in 1494 and was to be\u00a0frescoed with\u00a0Michelangelo and Leonardo&#8217;s battles of Cascina and Anghiari respectively. In the end it was\u00a0enlarged and\u00a0decorated by Vasari from 1555-72 with scenes that glorify the Medici family and Cosimo I in particular. In a move to modernize the building in 2009, there will be wifi available in the room during the conference ;-).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I play?<\/strong> YES!\u00a0Anyone can sign up to participate by registering and posting via this <a href=\"http:\/\/barcamp.org\/palazzovecchio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wiki<\/a>. In just a few days there are already over 140 people signed up. If you go, you join conversation groups that interest you, and you talk. If you wish to present a topic, you sign up for that on the wiki, and so you effectively lead a group conversation. There are many proposed talks on aspects of tourism and culture. I am going to talk about sustainable tourism &#8211; in Italian! It&#8217;s my first attempt at public speaking in Italian. Wish me luck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m getting really excited for Saturday July 11 2009. 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