The Fourth Arte-Polis International Conference and Workshop





CREATIVE CONNECTIVITY AND THE MAKING OF PLACE :


Living Smart by Design Bandung





5-7 July 2012





Important date!


Abstracts due for Review by : Monday, 6 February 2012


Notification of Abstracts acceptance by : Monday, 27 February 2012


Papers due for Review by : Monday, 12 March 2012


Notification of Papers acceptance by : Monday, 2 April 2012


Final Papers due for Proceedings by : Monday, 30 April 2012


Conference days : Thursday-Saturday, 5-7 July 2012





Building on the successes of previous Arte-Polis international conferences and design workshops in 2006, 2008 and 2010,Institut Teknologi


Bandung (ITB) is proud to present Arte-Polis 4, an international conference and workshop with the theme �Creative Connectivity and the


Making of Place: Living Smart by Design�. This biennial event is an initiative of the Architecture Program at ITB�s School of Architecture,


Planning and Policy Development in collaboration with other creative institutions, to be held from Thursday till Saturday, 5 to 7 July 2012 in Bandung, the place in Indonesia with a long heritage of creative culture, communities, collaboration, and connectivity.





The aim of Arte-Polis 4 is to connect together practitioners, academics, community leaders, government officials, policy-makers, artists and other


creative professionals from diverse disciplines and regions around the world concerned with the quality of life and connected nature of creative


communities in urban, rural and pastoral places. Its objective is to share and learn from international and local experiences regarding current issues, best practices and policy implications of creative connectivity on place-making.





International Conference


The peer-reviewed Arte-Polis 4 International Conference will critically address the theme �Creative Connectivity and the Making of Place: Living Smart by Design� through a number of diverse Tracks, such as:





A. Architecture and Environmental Design for Creative Connectivity


B. Business, Management and Entrepreneurship through Creative Connectivity


C. Culture, Arts and Design showcasing Creative Connectivity


D. Digital Media and Information Technology harnessing Creative Connectivity


E. Education and Theoretical Discourses on Creative Connectivity


F. Planning and Policy Development informed by Creative Connectivity





Keynote addresses by prominent creative champions from Indonesia and overseas, along with international and local featured speakers provide a


platform for connected discussion and collaborative learning of creative experiences in parallel sessions of the Conference Tracks. Speakers of past


Arte-Polis international conferences include Mr. Charles Landry, Dr. Mari Elka Pangestu, Prof. Nezar AlSayyad, Prof. Eku Wand, Prof. Masayuki Sasaki, Prof. Lily Kong, Prof. Alexander Cuthbert, Prof. M. Danisworo and Prof. Togar Simatupang.





Arte-Polis 4 is very pleased to announce the confirmation of Anies Baswedan, Ph.D., Rector of Paramadina University and the driving force of


behind Indonesia Mengajar, as a Keynote Speaker in the 2012 conference. Other exciting speakers and workshop leaders of international acclaim


related to the theme �Creative Connectivity and the Making of Place: Living Smart by Design� will also be confirmed in further announcements.





Call for Papers and Key Dates


Abstracts between 200-300 words (Arial 11 font, single-spaced, no images, A4 format paper, MS-Word document) are invited to address the theme


�Creative Connectivity and the Making of Place: Living Smart by Design� of this blind peer-reviewed conference by Monday, 6 FEBRUARY 2012. Abstracts should be sent to the Organizing Committee�s e-mails artepolis AND artepolis_itb as an attachment-file,


with Last Name and 2 first-words of Abstract Title as File-Name. Author�s name, institution, e-mail, mailing address, Abstract Title and indication of Conference Track they would like to be considered for, must be provided on a separate page (same file). Only English-edited abstracts and papers will be


accepted, and selected Authors should keep in accordance with further guidelines for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings. Abstracts and papers


received earlier than deadlines will be reviewed and notified on a first-come first-served basis.





For further information, contact:


Organizing Committee, Arte-Polis 4 International Conference and Workshop


Attn. Dr.Eng. Arif Sarwo Wibowo, Conference Convenor School of Architecture,


Planning and Policy Development Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) Lab.Tek.


IXB, Jalan Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, INDONESIA


Tel. (+62-22) 250-4962, Fax (+62-22) 253-0705


E-mails: artepolis AND artepolis_itb


Web: http://www.arte-polis.info