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All events are free and open to the public. We do request that you register here for the symposium.

Friday, June 11
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Symposium: Sensing the city - Data visualization and urban life
KQED, 2601 Mariposa St. SF CA

City Centered begins with a gathering of data visualization, mapping and tracking projects including installations, online maps and projected art developed with research and collaborations with neighborhoods organizations. These projects can be experienced in the Tenderloin on Sunday, June 13.

7:30pm – 10:00pm
Opening event at GAFFTA (Gray Area Foundation for the Arts), 55 Taylor St, SF CA featuring Exploring Urban Futures , an exhibition by MIT's SENSEable Cities Lab.

Saturday, June 12
9:00am – 5:00pm
Symposium: Location, Politics and Community
KQED, 2601 Mariposa St. SF CA
Keynote by Joel Slayton, Director of ZER01 SJ Bienniel
followed by morning panels on Location as Political and afternoon panels on Location and Community.

Sunday, June 13
10:00am - 4:00pm
Public walking tours of City Center projects
Experience the Tenderloin community through wireless technologies, the Internet and walks led by artists and community members.

Walks will start at Gray Area Foundation for the Arts (55 Taylor Street). They will visit the Archetype Boutique (984 Market Street), Luggage Store Gallery (1007 Market Street), the Tenderloin Tech Lab (150 Golden Gate), the Shih Yu-Lang Central YMCA (387 Golden Gate) and the 900 block of O'Farrell Street.

Saturday, June 19
Community education workshops
KQED, 2601 Mariposa St. SF CA
Free and open to the public. Please register here . All workshops begin at 10am.

For more information and event details, contact citycentered [at] gaffta.org