Fire 2011 will be held from June 15th to the 24th, which includes the summer solstice. The main event will take place in open-air public spaces in Switzerland. The event will be open to the general public, at all age levels, with events and educational exhibits designed for young and old.

While preliminary events and performances will take place throughout the city, the main event will be centered in the natural setting.

The educational and artistic exhibits will be spread across the park, allowing participants to walk through the park and enjoy all the events. A satellite map of the event, showing the exhibit locations and walking route, is below.

The main goal of Fire - 2011, The Event is to educate the population and raise the consciousness regarding energy and how to use it wisely.

To achieve this, there are multiple educational exhibits within the event, sponsored by various individuals, organizations, and companies, each promoting and explaining a different concept.

Light and music show

Scientific Conference

Workshops

Performances

Educational Route

TIMELINE

June 1st - June 22nd, 2011

• Educational route

June 20th, 2011
• Artistic Event, Internet connection with other places in the world

June 20-21st, 2011

• Scientific Conference on Energy

SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE

regarding the Element of Fire and Energy

seen from the point of view of different sciences:

Ecology, Technology, Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, History, Literature, Fine Arts.

The conference aims:
• increase awareness and respect for the potential of Energy and for the Nature and Life, by providing the knowledge of order and harmony of Elements;
• present the principle of wise use of resources and of reducing the greenhouse effect;
• knowledge of environmentally conscious behavior: methods for the protection and savings of the parts of nature, symbolized by the element of fire: use of clean energy, derived from the earth (geothermal), air (wind), water (tides), and fire (sun);
• to show the achievements of science and technology in response to the energetical problems of the world;

• to show the importance of the proper usage of personal and the right direction of the group energy.

The proposed conference program:

June 20
 10.00-11.00 Designing the Future.
Lecturer: American futurist Jacque Fresco, architect and designer who lives in Florida. Proposes original solutions in the structures of societies, construction and communications. His humanistic vision of society of the future emphasize the creation of a world without national governments, wars and violence, harmoniously cooperating in achieving beneficial solutions to the global society. Proclaims the economic theory based on the exploitation of natural resources.
11.00-12.00 Living with Fire: Fire Ecology and Policy for the Twenty-first Century. (Lecturer: Guy R. McPherson, Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona School of Natural Resources and the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology.)
12.00-12.15 Coffee break
12.15-13.15 Energy technologies for climate. (Lecturer: Representative of UNEP)
13.15-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.00 Let’s create a good atmosphere: how to care every day for the environment.
(Lecturer: Representative of the Coalition on Climate Change)
16.00-17.00 Ecological Architecture. (Lecturer: Representative of iiSBIE.)
17.00-18.00 The element of Fire in the different cultures of the world.

June 21
10.00-11.00 Dependancy on the material flow and solutions for consumerism. (Lecturer: The representative of EFTE).
11.00-12.00 Corporate Social Responsibility as a way of maintaining a balance between development and values. (Lecturer: CSR specialist)
12.00-12.15 Coffee break
12.15-13.15 Back to the balanced relationship. The important role of self-development . (Lecturer: The representative of Kientalerhof)
13.15-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.00 Challenges of sustainable development. (Lecturer: dr. Richard Baud, ETH)
15.00-16.00 Proposals for a new, less energy-consuming, quality not quantity-orientated lifestyle. (Lecturer: The representative of Kientalerhof)
17.00-18.00 Human energy system. (Lecturer: The representative of Kientalerhof)

EDUCATIONAL ROUTE

The message of peace and respect for the energy, conveyed in the show shall be enriched by interactive multimedia installations route, which will deepen the educational value of the campaign. It will also both provide attractive "pictures" for the media, and give a chance for direct contact with the receiver.

Features of the educational route:
• interactivity - characteristic elements of the route will be able to influence the receivers and interact with them (f.eg. interactive screens, responding to the motion, installations, which can be influenced by an sms);
• empirical – mini-experiments as a part of the route;

The purpose of the application of these methods is to influence the long lasting memory of the receivers, and to create an attractive and original message, addressed to the wide audience through the media, concerning the respect for the Energy and the need of Solidarity.

Fire. Examples of Installations.

Example of an installation: an interactive sphere, equipped with counter touch. Visitors will be invited to participate in creating a "value ranking". The installation demonstrates the validity of every gesture, which is calculated at the touch of a sphere inscribed in positive terms, such as: love, solidarity, tolerance, family, acceptance, peace, mercy, welfare, ecology, justice, altruism, brotherhood, dialogue, forgiveness, peace with nature, harmony.

Interactive installation "We warm up the energy of love", which can be influenced by sms, or touch. We propose that the original, cold light color in the installation (f.eg. blue), the visitors could change into red – color of love.

Interactive installation "A man should consciously use his own energy." Touch-sensitive screens, panels responding to the motion. Educational system based on a number of multimedia presentations, explain what is the place of man in the system of production and use of energy.

Educational route is designed to show the alternative energy sources - wind (windmill), earth (geothermal), water (turbine), chemical reactions, motion (panel responding to the motion), sound (light bodies, decibel meter, sun (photovoltaic panels), etc. in the artistic form.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

The aim of the event is to raise the social awareness:
1. We shall inform the public about the problems associated with natural phenomena of the climate and energy crisis and its possible solutions.

2. Promotion of the wise use of energy, its savings and the environmentally conscious behavior.

3. Showing the potential of Elements. Culture of co-existence between a man and elements.
4. Encouragement of the in-depth reflection.

5. Increasing the sense of responsibility.

6. Promotion of the positive attitude towards other people.

7. Promotion of the global and local solidarity, cooperation and peaceful solutions.
8. Popularization science and technology in the service of man.
9. Creation of a platform for global cooperation for the environment.

Other possible installations:

Display: Glowing Orbs of Energy

This display features interactive balls glowing with an intense orange color, which are warm to the touch. Written on the balls are positive words, such as love, solidarity, tolerance, family, acceptance, mercy, peace, well-being, justice, dialog, brotherhood, forgiveness, altruism, peace with nature, and harmony. The installation will be equipped with a numerical counter, indicating how many times the balls have been touched. The numerical counter is an important part of the educational exhibit because it shows which values Warsaw citizens find most important. Thus, each gesture of touching a glowing orb is an act of communication that is literally counted, and allows ranking of the words.

Display: "Alternate Sources of Energy Exist"

This display shows alternate sources of energy, including the energy of wind (a windmill), of a human, geothermal energy, the energy of water (a turbine in the River Slope), energy from a chemical reaction (displayed either through video or demonstration), energy from cold fusion and atomic energy (shown symbolically) energy of movement, energy of sound (shown with an oscilloscope ), and solar energy (solar panels).

Display: Let's Heat Up the Energy of Love

Interactive installation, which one can influence through senses. This would be symbolized by a cold, blue light that participants could change to a warm, red light signifying love.

Display: Turn Yourself Positively

A psychosomatic experiment, showing the impact of positive symbols and positive thinking upon our mental and physical limitations. The installation uses the two symbols of a spiral flowing towards the center (closing) and a spiral flowing away from the center (opening).

Display: Let's Protect the Sources of Energy

This display uses an interactive wheel resting flat on the ground, made of plexiglass, under which is an array of LED lights which respond to pressure on the wheel. If one person stands on one edge of the wheel, the pulsing light in the center of the wheel will intensify. If two people stand, it will become brighter still. Once three or more people are on the wheel, it will begin to change color, and it will continue intensifying.

Display: The Sound of Words is Also Energy

Demonstrate the energy created by sound using an oscilloscope, which is capable of reading and visually displaying any sound (such as drums, voices, applause, etc). As people create their own noises, different participants will naturally coordinate their sounds to create more interesting displays on the oscilloscope, both demonstrating the energy of sound and connecting people with each other.

Display: Energy is All Around Us - Learn to Use It Wisely

This installation teaches everybody, though particularly children and young adults, to switch off lights, computers, stereos, etc. For adults, this will display information on so-called vampire electronics, that continue to draw power while being 'off', and how unplugging a device when not in use can save money and help the environment.

Artistic Experience: Allowing Children to Express their Energy

This display combines education and allowing children to express themselves artistically, by encouraging and inspiring them to demonstrate their artistic abilities through open-air classes of painting and drawing.

Interactive Display: Homemade Gadgets

This exhibit will demonstrate gadgets and other creations that children and young adults can make at home, using common materials. This educational exhibit will hopefully inspire children, through DIY (do-it-yourself) methods to become their own agents for change and empower them to take action personally, even if on an individualistic scale.

Display: We Should be Conscious of Our Own Energy

Display: Through the Synergy of Actions, More Can be Achieved

As we enter a time of global environmental crisis, the need for a common language to connect all the people of the world is increasing just as the very symbols that connect us becoming increasingly fragmented.

Modern symbols, such as a religious symbol, a national flag or patriotic image, a corporate brand, convey a powerful meaning but are often fraught with immense conflict - it is difficult to find a symbol among these that does not create controversy.