sound of europe Konferenz "The Sound of Europe" 26. - 28. JännerKonferenz "The Sound of Europe" 26. - 28. JännerKonferenz "The Sound of Europe" 26. -

The participants include the Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, the Prime Ministers of France (Dominique de Villepin), the Netherlands (Jan Peter Balkenende) and the Czech Republic (Jiří Paroubek), Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Mayor of Athens (Dora Bakoyannis) and leading figures from the European Commission (President José Manuel Barroso, Vice-President Margot Wallström, Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Jan Figel) and the European Parliament (President Josep Borrell). Austrian participants in addition to the host, Federal Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel, include Federal President Heinz Fischer and Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik. Numerous intellectuals and artists are also taking part, such as Oliviero Toscani, Leon de Winter, Martin Kušej, Gilles Kepel, Dominique Moïsi, Slavenka Drakulić, Franzobel, Mario Monti, Bronislaw Geremek, Mark Leonard, Peter Ruzicka und Jürgen Flimm, to name but a few.
The conference logo is the work of Rem Koolhaas, and is a variation on the Austrian Presidency logo. During the conference, Ars Electronica Linz will arrange projections and installations echoing contributions to the debate.