It doesn’t hurt to TRY – experiences of youths participating in a TRYathlon event series

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina M. Caperchione ◽  
Sean Stolp ◽  
Job Fransen ◽  
Madeleine English ◽  
Lee Wallace ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Event Series

Successful failure: The marketisation of failure in an entrepreneurial economy

2021 ◽  
pp. 146954052110139
Author(s):  
Collin Chua
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Late Capitalism ◽  
Market Conditions ◽  
Workforce Participation ◽  
New Markets ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Event Series ◽  
Global Movement ◽  
Spirit Of Capitalism ◽  
Bear Witness

In our era of late capitalism, we can bear witness to the ongoing creative fashioning of successful failure into a commodity which has grown in value. This article discusses two topics: firstly, attitudes towards and narratives of failure in the entrepreneurial start-up space; and secondly, how ‘successful failure’ is increasingly becoming marketised beyond the entrepreneurial start-up space, as people face the escalating power of an injunction to ‘learn from failure’, and are expected to perform accordingly, as we now live within what has been described as an entrepreneurial economy. The example that initiated this line of research has been the phenomenon of ‘Fuckup Night’ events: ‘Fuckup Nights is a global movement and event series that shares stories of professional failure. Each month, in events across the globe, we get three to four people to get up in front of a room full of strangers to share their own professional fuckup. The stories of the business that crashes and burns, the partnership deal that goes sour and the product that has to be recalled, we tell them all’. In essence, the message is as follows: ‘Yes, you should tell everyone about your failures, as the path you have trod on the route to success’. The marketisation of triumphalist narratives of failure illustrates the rise of a new ‘ideology that justifies engagement in capitalism’, calling for ‘workforce participation’ in a new way (Boltanski and Chiapello, 2007 The New Spirit of Capitalism. London and New York: Verso: 8). This article examines and theorises the commoditisation of successful failure: how certain kinds of failure have been packaged and produced for impact, how – properly packaged – successful failure has become a profitable and lucrative asset and how new markets now thrive around these newly commodified narratives of failure. The article explores the context for the emergence of appropriate market conditions for the production, circulation and consumption of ‘successful failure’ as commodity.

Rebuilding Post-Pandemic Societies: Editorial Section

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dadan Sumardani
Keyword(s):  
Health Sector ◽  
Active Role ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Health ◽  
Scientific Conference ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Event Series ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Joint Event

INDONESIAN SCHOLARS SCIENTIFIC SUMMIT (I3S) 2021 & OISAA ASIA-OCEANIA SYMPOSIUM 2021 DefinitionIndonesian Scholars Scientific Summit (I3S) 2021 is a scientific conference involving Indonesian scholars who currently work or study in Taiwan and outside of Taiwan, such as Indonesia and other countries.  This event is conducted by Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia (PPI) Taiwan, which is the Overseas Indonesian Student’s Association Alliance in Taiwan, in collaboration with Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia Dunia Kawasan (PPIDK) Asia-Oceania or the Overseas Indonesian Student’s Association Alliance for Asia-Oceania Region, who have their annual symposium in 2021. These two associations are referred to as PPI Taiwan and OISAA Asia-Oceania, throughout this conference.  The joint event of I3S 2021 and the OISAA Asia-Oceania Symposium 2021 is scheduled to be conducted on June 21-27, 2021 and being hosted by PPI Taiwan. The main event is taking place on June 25-27, 2021 which is prompted by four days of pre-event series on June 21-23, 2021. BackgroundDated back on December 31, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) received a notification of pneumonia disease, whose source was unidentified, in Wuhan, China. Then, the disease which was caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus was referred by WHO as COVID-19. The COVID-19 was designated by WHO as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Furthermore, by January 29, 2021, as many as 102.6 million cases of COVID-19 worldwide with more than 2.2 million deaths have been reported by WHO. Globally, five countries experiencing the highest number of COVID-19 positive cases are the United States, India, Brazil, Russia and Great Britain. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused not only casualties but also opens up opportunities, among others are in the fields of technology, education and health. In the field of technology, we can observe the increasing use of technology for distance or remote education and the utilization of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various fields including health. In the health sector, technology related to telemedicine and vaccines has also begun to develop. There has also been an expectation that within the post- COVID-19 period, the novel ideas keep developing, and Indonesia can take an active role in developing this. Regarding the aforementioned situation, the establishment of the 2021 Indonesian Scholar Scientific Summit (I3S 2021) is expected to serve as a scientific forum for exchanging ideas among scientists, students and industry practitioners in all relevant fields in order to generate innovative ideas that can be developed in the post-COVID-19 pandemic situation. Objectives To promote the development of scientific ideas from and among the participants and speakers. To disseminate new knowledge to the participants, committees, and speakers. To establish a network among the participants, committees, and speakers. To increase awareness on current issues related to the conference’s theme.

Conspiracy, Procedure, Continuity: Reopening The X-Files

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 328-344
Author(s):  
Felix Brinker
Keyword(s):  
Audience Engagement ◽  
Original Series ◽  
Event Series

This article examines how the 2016 X-Files revival restages the storytelling strategies that defined the show’s original run within the framework of the six-episodes-long event season. It argues that the 2016 iteration of the program adopts the alternation between procedural “Monster-of-the-Week” episodes, parodistic installments, and entries that advance an ongoing conspiracy plot for its own purposes. More specifically, the article suggests that the revival abandons the original series’ emphasis on long-term audience engagement in favor of a retrospective outlook that serves to legitimate the revival’s status as a worthy continuation of the original run—and that this shift is informed by its status as an event series. In doing so, the revival resurrects a mode of television storytelling informed by the demands of television’s multichannel era. To make this argument, the article discusses the storytelling strategies of The X-Files’ original run, and examines their implementation in the revival series.

scholarly journals Event clustering & event series characterization on expected frequency

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Conrad M. Albrecht ◽  
Marcus Freitag ◽  
Theodore G. van Kessel ◽  
Siyuan Lu ◽  
Hendrik F. Hamann
Keyword(s):  
Expected Frequency ◽  
Event Series ◽  
Event Clustering

A Family of Hypothesis Tests for a Collection of Short Event Series with an Application to Female Employment Participation

1982 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 603-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
R B Davies ◽  
R Crouchley ◽  
A R Pickles
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Female Employment ◽  
Test Procedures ◽  
Event Series ◽  
Employment Participation ◽  
Short Event

Data comprising a collection of short event series are increasingly encountered in social science research. Such series may be expected to be heterogeneous and nonstationary precluding conventional inferential methods. Tests are presented for homogeneity, nonstationarity, and zero order, with appropriate controls. The test procedures are based upon the subdivision of each series into a ‘conditioning sequence’ and an ‘experimental observation’. The tests are applied to data on labour force participation by married women.

Reading and writing for healers

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 534
Author(s):  
Zsuzsa Horvath ◽  
Cynthia Salter ◽  
Judith Resick ◽  
Xiaohan Fan ◽  
Tanvi Mehta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Care ◽  
Narrative Medicine ◽  
Reflective Writing ◽  
University Of Pittsburgh ◽  
Written Text ◽  
Book Discussion ◽  
Event Series ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
The University

Aims, background and objectives: A growing body of research demonstrates that teaching close-reading and reflective writing to clinicians improves their ability to provide patient- and person-centered care. Through narrative medicine workshops, providers gain skills that can improve relationships with patients, increase empathy among clinicians and enhance clinical care. The goal of the event series (book discussion and reflective writing sessions) offered at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, USA was to provide participants an interactive opportunity to practise and reflect upon the basic tenets of narrative medicine. Methods: The objectives were to recognize how a written text can inform and enhance empathetic and humanistic thinking and to develop an increased appreciation for the importance of humanistic thinking in healthcare. The goal of this article was to share the outcomes of a unique program, which was offered in an interprofessional setting and organized by collaborators across disciplines within and outside of the healthcare professions. To evaluate the overall effectiveness of the introductory presentation, book discussion and reflective writing sessions, anonymous surveys were employed to study participants’ perception about the role of literature in healthcare, the role of reflection in the provision of care and insights gained in the sessions. Results: The study revealed overwhelmingly positive responses by the participants to the programming. Qualitative data analysis revealed multiple areas of learning. Discussion and Conclusion: Due to the success of the workshop series, the School of Dental Medicine will offer the event again and expects it to become a sustained yearly event that fosters collaborations across different schools of the University.

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