The Fourth World Congress of Psychogeography 2019 - OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS

This Year’s Theme: “Psychogeography is…”

Friday 6 to Sunday 8 September 2019

This year’s 4th World Congress of Psychogeography theme is an acknowledgement that psychogeography can no longer (if it ever could) be confined within narrow boundaries of definition. Who does psychogeography, where, for what motivation or intention, and with what medium of expression, is now wide open. How you choose to define Psychogeography is your choice - the Selection Panel will be swayed by the persuasiveness with which you present your case, using the selection criteria below.

This year’s Congress will adopt a different hub each day:

Friday – Heritage Quay, the University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield
Saturday – in and around Empire House, Dewsbury town centre
Sunday – the Pennine village of Marsden

Proposals for Friday 6 September should be prepared with the intention of being staged within or nearby Heritage Quay in central Huddersfield. They could be in the form of a lecture, audio-visual presentation, interview/conversation, panel discussion or an outdoor walk or exposition, between 11.00 and 6.00.

Proposals for Saturday 7 September should be prepared with the intention of being staged outdoors around the town centre of Dewsbury or inside Empire House (a large flexible space on the fifth storey of a modernist block), between 12.00 and 5.00.

Proposals for Sunday 8 September between 12.00 and 5.00 should be prepared with the intention of being staged indoors or outdoors in and around the village of Marsden.

Selection Criteria
• Will your session enhance the public’s understanding, appreciation or enjoyment of Psychogeography?
• Does it make innovative use of the proposed location? (If relevant)
• Can it be practically implemented within the parameters of the Congress?

• Does it help to build a well-balanced, exciting and interesting programme?

Terms
You can submit multiple events; if these are clearly linked, you may use one form to submit details of them all. If your proposed sessions/activities are not linked, please complete a separate submission for each one.

There is no fee for participation in or attendance at the Congress. However we are sorry that we are unable to offer financial compensation by way of fees or costs.

We are not able to provide accommodation for delegates but there will be a link on the website to local hotels, BnBs and other accommodation.

There is a very limited availability of accommodation free of charge for presenters who can demonstrate the need.

Submission and decision

Please use this form and provide all the information requested. Please note that you cannot save a draft version of your submission, so we suggest you prepare your answers in advance.

You must complete and submit by 28th May 2019.

One of the organisers may contact you in early June for a chat. We aim to make decisions and finalise the programme by early July.

For any other questions do contact one of these members of the 4wcop organising committee: email phil@philwood.eu, a.j.bridger@hud.ac.uk or steveredvision@gmail.com.

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* 1. Your contact details

Name *

Organisation (if you a representing one)

ZIP/Postal Code *

Country *

Email Address *

Phone Number *

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* 2. Title and brief description of your proposed session/activity. (This should be 2-3 sentences which we could use in the programme. NB: 300 character limit)

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* 3. Further information about your proposed session/activity.

Please tick here if this is a one-off session not linked to any other submission (NB: only select 1 option in Q3)

Please tick here if you are proposing more than one linked sessions on this single submission (NB: select 2+ options in Q3)

Please tick here if you are making a separate submission for another session/activity which is not linked to this one, and provide its title for reference in the box below.

Provide further description of your proposed session/activity here:

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* 4. What type of session is this?

A talk

A walk

A workshop

A performance

A site-specific event or happening

Another type of activity - please describe:

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* 5. How long do you need?

10-30 minutes

50 minutes

110 minutes

Other length - please give details:

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* 6. What audience are you intending to reach?

Tell us if your piece is directed at any specific groups or is for a general audience. Provide other information we may need to know. For example, it would also be useful for delegates to know what type of walking activity or level of walking ability would be required. In the case of walks in particular tell us if you would prefer a maximum numbers limit. In this case would you like us to set up a first-come-first-served booking facility? (Please also select ‘ticketing’ in Q6). Alternatively would you be prepared to split a large crowd into smaller groups?

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* 7. What equipment do you need? (Please select all that apply and provide additional information if needed. Note that the 4WCoP has limited funds so we cannot guarantee being able to provide what you need but we will do our best).

Laptop, projector and screen

Flipchart stand, paper and pens

Internet connection

Ticketing (please state maximum number of people in the box below)

Other equipment that I will bring myself - please describe below

Other equipment that I need but do not have myself - please describe below

Special access or communication requirements (NB: we are working to improve access to the congress; please discuss this with us)

None

Additional information:

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* 8. Which days could you make?
(Please select as many as possible. NB: if you can make multiple days, then your session has more chance of being included).

Friday (Huddersfield)

Saturday (Dewsbury)

Sunday (Marsden)

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* 9. We are keen to ensure that this year’s programme includes sessions which enhance the public’s understanding, appreciation or enjoyment of psychogeography, make innovative use of the proposed location, are participative, creative, off-beat and that challenge and/or expand ideas about psychogeography. Please tell us if yours is any of these, and use the 'Further information’ box below to describe how. We may also contact you for a chat about this.
You should also use this box to tell us anything else you think we need to know. (NB: 1000 character limit).

Enhances public understanding

Makes innovative use of location

Participative (i.e. everyone attending this session/activity can get actively involved)

Creative

Off-beat

Challenges/expands ideas about psychogeography

Further information:

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* 10. And finally...

Please tick here to consent for us to hold the information you have provided here, and to use it to plan and promote the 4th World Congress of Psychography. We will not pass your details to anyone else.

Please tick here to consent to us contacting you to plan and promote the 4th World Congress of Psychography

Please provide 2-3 sentences about yourself here which we can use in the programme if your submission is accepted. If you will be representing an organisation at the congress, please include details here.

The Fourth World Congress of Psychogeography 2019 - OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS

This Year’s Theme: “Psychogeography is…”

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* 1. Your contact details

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* 2. Title and brief description of your proposed session/activity. (This should be 2-3 sentences which we could use in the programme. NB: 300 character limit)

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* 3. Further information about your proposed session/activity.

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* 4. What type of session is this?

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* 5. How long do you need?

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* 7. What equipment do you need? (Please select all that apply and provide additional information if needed. Note that the 4WCoP has limited funds so we cannot guarantee being able to provide what you need but we will do our best).

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* 8. Which days could you make? (Please select as many as possible. NB: if you can make multiple days, then your session has more chance of being included).

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* 10. And finally...

* 8. Which days could you make?
(Please select as many as possible. NB: if you can make multiple days, then your session has more chance of being included).