
EVENTS
One of our greatest passions is sharing knowledge. We enjoy giving lectures, talks or workshops about ‘How To Create a Relevant Public Space’. We also champion the importance of ‘The Butterfly Principles of Design For Programmability’ in the development process of inclusive Third Places.
Below you’ll find a list of upcoming and past events.
If you’re interested in Aat Vos giving a presentation, give us a call or send us an email.

Maatschappelijke Vastgoeddag 2023
At this yearly event, our Creative Director Aat Vos will give an inspirational talk about third places and how to make them multifunctional. The talk is part of an interactive session.

EDGE 2024 Conference Edinburgh
Our Creative Director Aat Vos speaks at day 2 of EDGE 2024 about 3RD4ALL, third places for all. Inclusion and equality are keystones for creativity and innovation, which is why creating and revitalising third places such as cultural centres and libraries is our urgent mission.

PAST EVENTS
25 years of VÖBB
At a special gathering in German capital Berlin, our creative director Aat Vos will deliver a keynote speech. The ceremony will mark 25 years of VÖBB, Verbund der Öffentlichen Bibliotheken Berlins.

IFLA Satellite meeting: Libraries in Sustainable Urban Development
Ahead of IFLA WLIC 2023 in Rotterdam, this METLIB Satellite Meeting takes place. The theme: “Realising the Opportunity: Libraries in Sustainable Urban Development”. Together with Dr. Hanne Vogt (Director City Library Cologne), our creative director Aat Vos will present ins & outs about ‘The Library as a Community Hub’. Register for access via the link.

Bibliotheek Huizen als Derde Plek
“Huizen Library as a Third Place” is the topic of this event at Huizen Library (NL) where includi’s creative director Aat Vos will inform the audience about all the ins & outs of the relevancy of third places for all and how libraries can transform in this type of inclusive community hotspots. For more information and reservation: Annerie van Nieuwenhuizen,

Presentation & panel discussion KU Leuven (Belgium)
In addition to the “Happy Campus” event on the 18th of April 2023 at KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit/Catholic University) a presentation by includi’s Creative Director Aat Vos followed by a panel discussion will take place on the 19th.

“Happy Campus” – Lecture KU Leuven (Belgium)
At KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit/Catholic University) in Belgium, Hélène IJsselstijn, Interior Architect at includi, and Aat Vos, our Creative Director, will give an informative and inspiring lecture “Happy Campus”. They will dive deeper into the question “How to make the campus a meaningful place?”

Think Tank “Relevant Museum”
What would be missing if there were no more museums? What impact can and should museums have? At the invitation of the NORDMETALL Foundation, 15 experts – including Martin Zierold (Institut für Kulturmanagement) and Jasmin Vogel (Europäische Kulturmanagerin 2021) are developing a rough system of action for the discussion of the social value and potential of this institution and its financing. Our Creative Director Aat Vos brings “The Butterfly Principles – how to create a relevant public space”. Moderation: Gesa Birnkraut (Birnkraut Consulting)

Think Tank “Relevant Museum”
What would be missing if there were no more museums? What impact can and should museums have? At the invitation of the NORDMETALL Foundation, 15 experts – including Martin Zierold (Institut für Kulturmanagement) and Jasmin Vogel (Europäische Kulturmanagerin 2021) are developing a rough system of action for the discussion of the social value and potential of this institution and its financing. Our Creative Director Aat Vos brings “The Butterfly Principles – how to create a relevant public space”. Moderation: Gesa Birnkraut (Birnkraut Consulting)

NEUVERORTUNG: Future Library at Neumarkt Cologne
At this special event, at the Central Library of Cologne (DE) of Stadtbibliothek Köln, our Creative Director Aat Vos will present the interior concept of a newly designed Central Library – groundbreaking for the future of the cultural quarter at the Neumarkt. The event is supported by the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Düsseldorf. Free entrance, start: 6pm.

Inspiration session “Samenwerking in Cultuur”
What opportunities and challenges do combined cultural institutions present? That is the main question at so-called inspiration session “Samenwerking in Cultuur – Cultuur Oost” (NL) where our Creative Director Aat Vos is the keynote speaker.

Lecture 75 years Stadtbücherei Ahrensburg
The library of the German city of Ahrensburg celebrates its 75th birthday! Our Creative Director Aat Vos will speak on a festive evening about the role of libraries nowadays by sharing personal stories and he will look forward, how will the library look in 25 years from now?
