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NEWS
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At DrupalCamp Spain there was no room at the inn. It has already been two years since Citilab was packed to the rafters for DrupalCon, a meeting-place for members of this community of users and developpers from around the world, and the level of excitement and committment established at the last meeting held in Barcelona, in september, was equalled.
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A new Breakout, that makes 4!, is today, so that all of those people into breaking routine are mobilizing to rediscover alternative urban areas and explore new forms of co-working. On this occasion we are meeting at bar Borneo in the La Ribera neighbourhood of Barcelona.
Once again dozens of participants will be sharing a few hours and square metres to float their projects and be sharing experiences with the rest of a fluid day of co-working.
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The nerves, shouts of support and faces straining with emotion which were present at the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) tournament in Citilab were present again last Sunday in Barcelona, amplified by the importance implied by being at a big Final for the whole country. Youngsters from 10 to 16 from all around Spain were concentrated at a centre for scientific learning in the city to demonstrate that they aret he most ingenious creators and programmers of mobile models built from pieces of LEGO Mindstorms and from many hours of dedication.
NewsOPINION
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Quim Gil is a technology veteran who has always known how to connect with both users on the street and techfanatics. It’s now been almost a decade since he headed for Finland to work with Nokia and is currently the firebrand leader of development communities at Maemo, their open-source operating system. Quim was the "life & soul of the fiesta" during the long 4 th – 6th december when artisans of the code from all around the invaded Citilab in order to exchange knowledge and “join non-virtual hands”.
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Dave Harte, enterprising British interest in the "new media", is now director of the Master in Social Media, a new qualification developed by the Birmingham City University. Previously he led by the city council of where he live the Digital Birmingham project, destined to expand the participation of citizens through digital technologies. He has also worked as an audiovisual technician, photographer and director of print productions. Harte was one of the speakers who participated in the Urban Labs 2009, held at the Citilab-Cornellà on last October.
STUDIES
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This monographic gathers all the research centers that, informed or stimulated by Catalunya's Autonomous government, fulfill certain structural, financial requirements and of management, as for example if they have juridical own personality, if they rely on the Autonomous government of Catalonia as majority member in its maximum organ of government and, specially, if they have signed contract programmes with the department responsible for scientific research (see attached file, in Catalan language).
