Participants
Distinguished International Guests
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Carter EmmartDirector of Astrovisualization Rose Center for Earth and Space, American Museum of Natural History. |
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Jesus de FranciscoAssociate Creative Director Motion Theory |
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Zephyr FrankAssociate Professor of Latin American History Stanford University |
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Robert Miles KempPresident Variate Labs LLC |
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Chandra MukerjiProfessor of Communication and Science Studies Department of Sociology University of California, San Diego. |
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Erica Renya RoblesAssistant Professor of Media, Culture and Communication New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development |
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Jeffrey SconceAssociate Professor School of Communication at Northwestern University. |
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Lynn SpigelFrances E. Willard Professor of Screen Cultures School of Communication at Northwestern University. |
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Molly SteensonPh.D. candidate Princeton University |
National Invited Guests and Speakers
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James BarrettPhD Candidate with the Language Studies Department in English Literature and Research Assistant in HUMlab at Umeå University Umeå University |
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Kenneth BodinCEO Algoryx Simulations |
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Mats DeutschmannDepartment of Language Studies Umeå University |
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David ErikssonCEO North Kingdom |
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Mike FrangosPostdoctoral Fellow Umeå University |
Photo by Lisa Kjellén |
Anna JohanssonDepartment of Culture and Media Umeå University |
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Finn Arne JørgensenDepartment of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies Umeå University |
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Fredric LarssonManager Film I Västerbotten |
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Simon LindgrenProfessor of Sociology Umeå University |
 Photo: Klas Sjöberg |
Anja LinnaExperimental cellist and architect Iris Piers and Anja Linna |
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Tara MullaneyResearcher & PhD Candidate Umeå Institute of Design |
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Jenna P-S. NgPostdoctoral research fellow Umeå University and University of Cambridge (from spring 2011) |
 Photo: Stefan berg |
Eva NygrenCEO SWECO Sweden |
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Nicklas "Nifflas" NygrenVideo game developer Nifflas Games |
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Ingvar NäslundEditor in Chief Västerbottenskuriren |
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Jennie OlofssonPh.D. student Luleå University of Technology |
 Photo: Klas Sjöberg |
Iris PiersExperimental filmmaker and artist Iris Piers and Anja Linna |
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Marie-Louise RönnmarkCommissioner Umeå Municipality |
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Elizabeth SwanstromPostdoctoral research fellow Umeå University and Florida Atlantic University |
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Mikael WibergResearch Director Uppsala University and Umeå University |
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Carl WickmanDirector, Head of Services and ICT Division Vinnova |
Other Participants
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Lena GustafssonVice-Chancellor Umeå University |
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Kjell JonssonPro-Vice-Chancellor Umeå University |
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Peter KjaerRector Umeå School of Architecture |
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Peter KopelmanVice Chairman, Umeå University Board Umeå University |
Performers
Experimental filmmaker and artist Iris Piers and experimental cellist and architect Anja Linna will be performing at the dinner on Friday night.
photo by Klas Sjöberg
