July 9, 2017 – Report by TV9 Grosseto on palla a 21

This happened in the context of our memorial initiatives for the tenth anniversary of our mission to Chicago, Illinois. The report was first aired on July 9, 2017, in the “Sport Café” show by TV9 in, presenting a training session by players from Torniella, Piloni, and Scalvaia, as well as details on the construction of … Continue reading July 9, 2017 – Report by TV9 Grosseto on palla a 21

Nine years of BuioMetria Partecipativa: not just Citizen Science

On June 9, 2008, in Ribolla, Southern Tuscany, a conference was organized to discuss how culture, environment, and open innovation may be integrated to generate new opportunities for rural areas. Two of the four talks concerned the developments following the mission to promote the ancient game of palla a 21 in Chicago, Illinois, in July … Continue reading Nine years of BuioMetria Partecipativa: not just Citizen Science

Save the date: Tue. June 6 in Grosseto (Southern Tuscany) the pibinko.org Summer calendar presented @ Caffé Ricasoli

Tuesday, June 6, from 4PM to 8PM at Caffé Ricasoli, in via Ricasoli 20, Grosseto, there will be a presentation of the second part of the 2017 combined calendar of events, by pibinko.org, Attivarti.org and other partnering subjects. 2017 started as a peculiar year, as it marks the tenth anniversary of an initiative which was a … Continue reading Save the date: Tue. June 6 in Grosseto (Southern Tuscany) the pibinko.org Summer calendar presented @ Caffé Ricasoli

pibinko.org newsletter #7: MoU with CNR IBIMET and two events in Milano

This week’s English version of the newsletter works in “retrofit” mode for the events, as they took place on Tuesday in Milano, but due to lots of things moving I was not able to send it out earlier. Yesterday, May 30, I gave a lecture at the Politecnico di Milano in the morning, followed by an evening … Continue reading pibinko.org newsletter #7: MoU with CNR IBIMET and two events in Milano

Saturday, June 17: palla a 21 ball construction course in Torniella (Southern Tuscany)

As a part of the celebrations for the tenth anniversary of the mission which brought to Chicago, Illinois, the ancient game of palla a 21 (or palla eh!)  Attivarti.org in collaboration with  pibinko.org is organizing its first ball construction course. The course will be held in the music room (first floor) of the Torniella Philarmonic Society centre in … Continue reading Saturday, June 17: palla a 21 ball construction course in Torniella (Southern Tuscany)

pibinko.org newsletter #2: Live music and citizen science from Apr. 24 to May 1st

Fasten your seat belts, fold your tray tables and switch off your tablets (but not before you have read this message!)…we are about to take off for a lively round of events by pibinko.org and friends Monday, Apr. 24  (today!), we will be at the “Liberi e Vivi! Festival” at Parco delle Sughere in Donoratico. … Continue reading pibinko.org newsletter #2: Live music and citizen science from Apr. 24 to May 1st

pibinko.org newsletter (April 17-23): a webinar recording and old card game tournaments

News On April 14 the recording of the webinar we gave on April 7 concerning open-source geomatics, music, and rural areas was published. This is a 45-minute summary, with various live insets by Etruschi from Lakota, of the years of pibinko.org story. The presentation is in English and tuned to the free/open source software community, since we … Continue reading pibinko.org newsletter (April 17-23): a webinar recording and old card game tournaments