Sept 26 - 29, 2002
Tranzindex: Media Theory & Creation (Cluj Tactical Media Lab)
Organized by Tranzit Foundation (Cluj) in collaboration with Joanne Richardson and Next 5 Minutes (Amsterdam). An international conference, media festival and networking event intended to start a debate on broadcasting standards, to discuss the meaning of public domain, and to examine the possibilities for minor media production and innovative media literacy models. The D Media group crystalized during this event.


Oct 10 - 12, 2002
Synthetic Light
Organized by Vasile Ernu of Idea Foundation (Cluj) in collaboration with Joanne Richardson. A critical approach to advertising. Examination of the social, ethical and aesthetic dimensions of the public dissemination of visual information at a time when all information seems to have become a subcategory of advertising. Proposals for counter-advertising strategies and alternative mythologies that can unify communities around different values.


Jan 17 - 19, 2003
Media Culture and the Public Sphere
Organized by Joanne Richardson in collaboration with Vasile Ernu from Idea Foundation (Cluj). A two part symposium: a presentation of media culture initiatives from Hungary (C3, Tilos Radio, Kultiplex and the Sziget festival), and a presentation and discussion of the tactical use of the public sphere in different local contexts (Miklos Erhardt, Hungary; Tania Goryucheva, Russia, Eric Kluitenberg, Netherlands).


June 25, 2004
Roundtable on Alternative Media
Organized by Joanne Richardson of D Media in collaboration with the Media Monitoring Agency, (Bucharest). A discussion and debate with the audience about the lack of independence of the mass-media in Romania and about what makes alternative media “alternative.” Presentation of different models for alternative media production: participative media, community media, grassroots media.


September 4 - 8, 2006
Eclectic Tech Carnival 2006, Timisoara
Organized by Nita Mocanu of D Media (Cluj), WAITS Foundation and h.arta (Timisoara) and Genderchangers (Amsterdam). [ ETC ] is a yearly festival dedicated to new technologies, organized by women for women. The Romanian edition focused on gender and technology, do-it-yourself culture and free software. It featured days and nights of theoretical presentations, roundtable discussions, hardware and software workshops and screenings.