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16^TH INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE IN THE DARK MEETING
“HOW TO FACE LOCAL CHALLENGES THROUGH GLOBAL SYNERGIES?”
19 – 23 JUNE 2012 / MILAN, ITALY

Please note that his year the International Dialogue in the Dark Meeting offers two pre- conference exclusive workshops:

19-20 June  Pre-Conference 1: DID Exchange Program – Exclusive for DiD Guides and Trainers
20 June Pre-Conference 2: Building a Global Community – Exclusive for DiD Partners

PRE-CONFERENCE 1 AGENDA: DID EXCHANGE PROGRAM (for guides and trainers ONLY)

TUE, JUNE 19

6:00 – 12:00 / Arrival & Pick up of the Participants of the Exchange Program for DiD Guides and Trainers

12:00 – 13:00 / Lunch &  Reception
at Dialogue in the Dark Milan

13:00 – 14:00 / Mobility & Orientation Session
at Dialogue in the Dark Milan

14:00 – 19:00 / DiD Business Workshops – New exercises and techniques for facilitation after the dark
at Dialogue in the Dark Milan

19:00 – 20:00 / Dinner

WED, JUNE 20

9:00 – 13:00 / DID EXHIBITION: Guide management and scheduling – Group management – Special Techniques / Part I
at Dialogue in the Dark Milan

12:00 – 13:00 / Lunch
at Dialogue in the Dark Milan

14:00 – 19:00 / DID EXHIBITION: Guide management and scheduling – Group management – Special Techniques / Part II

 

PRE-CONFERENCE 2 AGENDA: BUILDING A GLOBAL COMMUNITY (for DiD Partners ONLY)

WED, JUNE 20

12:00 – 13:00 / Lunch & Reception
at Dialogue in the Dark Milan

14:00 – 19:00 / Round Table Discussion – Exclusive for General managers and Leaders (max 2 people per each DiD venue)
at Dialogue in the Dark Milan

 

CONFERENCE AGENDA

WED, JUNE 20

19:00 / Cocktail Reception
at Dialogue in the Dark Milan

19:30 – 20:30/ Tours in the exhibition with the light 
for partners only and upon booking!

20:30 – 21:30 / Special DiD Event in the Dark

THU, JUNE 21

08:30 – 9:45 / Registration & Set up of the Market Place
at Dialogue in the Dark Milan / Sala Barozzi

09:45 – 10:15 / Welcome Note
Speakers:
- Rodolfo Masto, Commissario Straordinario dell’Istituto dei Ciechi di Milano
- Andreas Heinecke, CEO & Founder Dialogue Social Enterprise

10:15 – 10:45 / Keynote: From object to subject: exhibition as a social change-maker?
Speaker:
- Mikko Myllykoski, Experience Director, Heureka the Finnish Science Centre

10:45 – 13:00 Presentations of DiD Venues: Learning from each other
Moderator: Gil Omer, The Israeli Children’s Museum, Holon

In this session we will invite for short presentations (max. 10 minutes each) all those DiD venues willing to share their activities and best practices, especially related to marketing, promotion and sales of the DiD products. Time will be given for questions and answers.

13:00 – 14:30 / Market Place and Lunch Break

By means of small booth presentations participants have the opportunity getting to know ongoing and future DiD exhibitions from around the world. The Market place booths will be available for further visits for the whole duration of the Meeting.

14:30 – 15:00 / Adding value to Dialogue in the Dark: Casino for Communication
Speaker: Orna Cohen, Dialogue Social Enterprise

15:00 – 18:00 / Try out!

Parallel sessions:

DiD Educational workshops
In these workshop sessions, participants will get to know new educational activities developed by DSE and other DiD venues around the world.
Trainers:
- Daniela Dimitrova & José Pepe Macías, Dialogue Social Enterprise

Casino for Communication Workshops
Experience the Casino for Communication exercises, already offered at some DiD venues.
Trainers:
- Orna Cohen,  Annkatrin Meyer, Gideon Kletzka, Dialogue Social Enterprise

 19:00 / Dinner 

FRI, JUNE 22

09:00 – 09:40 / Keynote: From charity to venture philanthropy – the journey of a social investor
Speaker:
- Luciano Balbo, Founder and Chairman of Oltre, Italian Venture Philantrophy Fund

09:40 – 10:25 / Keynote: Do you need vision to be a visionary?
Speaker:
- Sabriye Tenberken, Founder of Braille Without Border and Kanthari

10:25 – 11:00 / Audit in the Dark: How to guarantee an international standard
Speakers:
- Orna Cohen & José Pepe Macías, Dialogue Social Enterprise

11:00 – 12:00 / Dark Business under a legal magnifying glass
Speakers:
- to be confirmed, from Hogan Lovells International
- Dana Stuprova, Dialogue Social Enterprise

12:00 – 12:30 / Preparation for the Open space session: collecting suggestions, nominations and elections
Moderator:
- Klara Kletzka, DialogMuseum Frankfurt

To facilitate a meaningful exchange around the issues felt as most relevant by the DiD community, participants are invited to join an Open Space event. The methodology is based on passion and responsibility: people come together around topics they care about. They agree on matters that are important. These are prioritized to form workshops for the afternoon event.

12:30 – 14:00 / Lunch Break

14:00 – 16:00 / Open Space
Moderator:
- Klara Kletzka, DialogMuseum Frankfurt

16:00 – 18:30 / Closing reflections
Moderator:
- Andreas Heinecke, Dialogue Social Enterprise

19:00 / Farewell Dinner 

SAT, JUNE 23

08:00 – 17:30 / Trip to Genoa* 

- Departure at 8:00 from Ibis Hotel in Milan
- Arrival at 10.30: visit to DiD and to Istituto dei Ciechi di Genova
- Lunch kindly offered by DiD Genoa
- Departure to Milan Malpensa Airport at 15:00. Arrival at the airport at 17:30.

*Participants are please asked to check their travel itinerary before confirming the participation to the Saturday program.