<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Resent-From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Geert Lovink <<a href="mailto:geert@xs4all.nl">geert@xs4all.nl</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">LabforCulture <<a href="mailto:info@labforculture.org">info@labforculture.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">September 13, 2010 5:18:25 PM CEDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Resent-To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="mailto:mastersofmedia@listcultures.org">mastersofmedia@listcultures.org</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">LabforCulture list <<a href="mailto:info@labforculture.org">info@labforculture.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b><mom> LabforCulture book launch: Cultural Bloggers Interviewed</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div><div id="mailwrap" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 861px; text-align: center; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><div id="mailfloat" style="width: 615px; text-align: center; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; "><a name="english" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; "></a><div class="content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 8px; font-size: 0.8em; text-align: justify; "><img src="http://live.labforculture.org/2010/09/cbi/newsrelease/files/lfcicon60.png" align="right" id="logo" style="margin-left: 2em; "><h3 style="line-height: 0.95em; letter-spacing: 0px; color: black; font-size: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; ">LabforCulture book launch:<br>Cultural Bloggers Interviewed</h3><big style="font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6em; ">13<sup>th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>September 2010<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></big><br clear="all"><br><p>LabforCulture would love you to come and celebrate the launch of their new book,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.labforculture.org/en/resources-for-research/contents/research-in-focus/cultural-blogging-in-europe" target="_blank" title="Cultural Bloggers Interviewed" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; "><em>Cultural Bloggers Interviewed</em></a>. This collection of insightful interviews explores the role of blogging in the cultural sector – and will be unveiled during<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.picnicnetwork.org/" title="Picnic" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">Picnic</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on Wednesday, 22 September at 5.30pm at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.westergasfabriek.nl/plattegrond/index.php" title="WesterLiefde" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">WesterLiefde</a>, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam.</p><p>LabforCulture's latest book features a series of interviews by Austrian-born producer and researcher, Annette Wolfsberger with nine renowned bloggers from across Europe: including<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.annehelmond.nl/" title="Anne Helmond" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">Anne Helmond</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.misik.at/" target="_blank" title="Robert Misik" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">Robert Misik</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://kultura20.blog.polityka.pl/" target="_blank" title="Alek Tarkowski" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">Alek Tarkowski</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://elastico.net/" title="Elastico.net" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">Marta Peirano and José de Vicente</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://neural.it/" target="_blank" title="Alessandro Ludovico" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">Alessandro Ludovico</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/" target="_blank" title="Regine De Batty" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">Régine de Batty</a>.</p><p>With a thought-provoking introduction about the role of blogs by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>Guardian</em><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>journalist and blogger<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.mercedes-bunz.de" target="_blank" title="Mercedes Bunz" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">Mercedes Bunz</a>, this publication is a must for anyone considering the future role of cultural bloggers and online publishing.</p><p>The launch kicks off with an introduction by Katherine Watson, Director of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.labforculture.org" title="LabforCulture" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">LabforCulture</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.eurocult.org" title="European Cultural Foundation" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">European Cultural Foundation</a>. This will be followed by a short Q&A session with Annette Wolfsberger, who was the joint editor of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>Cultural Bloggers Interviewed</em>. She will be talking to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://michelle.kasprzak.ca/blog/" target="_blank" title="Michelle Kasprzak" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">Michelle Kasprzak</a>, one of the nine cultural bloggers featured in LabforCulture's latest book.</p><p>The event will take place directly after the first of a three-part series of discussions put together by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.culturemondo.org/" title="Culturalmondo" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">Culturalmondo</a>/<a href="http://www.picnicnetwork.org/" target="_blank" title="Picnic" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">Picnic</a>, starting off with a focus on new journalism and cultural criticism.</p><p>We look forward to seeing you at the launch on 22 September at 5.30pm. Please let us know whether you can join us by emailing Nicola Mullenger –<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:nicola@labforculture.org" title="nicola@labforculture.org" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">nicola@labforculture.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– before 17 September – email confirmation is necessary to ensure entrance.</p><p><big style="font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6em; "><a href="http://www.labforculture.org/en/resources-for-research/contents/research-in-focus/cultural-blogging-in-europe" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; "><strong>Click here for a sneak preview of the book!</strong></a></big></p></div><hr><div id="strapline" class="content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 8px; font-size: 0.8em; text-align: justify; "><big style="font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6em; "><a href="http://www.labforculture.org" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">www.labforculture.org</a><br>the networking platform for information on European arts and culture</big></div><hr><div id="credits" class="content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 8px; font-size: 0.8em; text-align: justify; "><ol><li style="padding-top: 0.3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.3em; padding-left: 0px; ">Contact information: Nicola Mullenger:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:nicola@labforculture.org" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">nicola@labforculture.org</a></li><li style="padding-top: 0.3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.3em; padding-left: 0px; ">LabforCulture is a partnership initiative of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.eurocult.org" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">European Cultural Foundation<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></a>and is grateful for the support provided by its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.labforculture.org/en/about-us/contents/funders" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">funders</a>.</li><li style="padding-top: 0.3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.3em; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.labforculture.org" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: none; ">LabforCulture<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></a>is a unique tool for artists, cultural professionals, organisations and networks across the 50 countries of Europe, and a platform for cultural cooperation between Europe and the rest of the world. It provides a wide range of linked information from funding possibilities to cultural news and through their open community space the arts and culture sector can post blogs, search contacts through the online profiles or simply make an announcement about an arts event. 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