Life History and Biography Network 5-8 March 2015 “Stories that make a difference” Provisional Program Site of the Conference: Villa Forno, via Martinelli, Cinisello Balsamo Thursday - March, 5th 2015 16.00-17.00 – Welcome and registration 17.00-18.00 – Stories make a difference: a challenging conference. Dialogue between Linden West and Laura Formenti, convenors of the Network 18.00-19.00 – Workgroups – Please, tell a story 19.30 – Buffet dinner Friday - March, 6th 2015 8.30 – 9.30 – Plenary session – Art dialogues with research. Dance performance. Cristina Negro and Francesco Cappa 9.30 – 11.00 – Parallel sessions Coffee break 11.30-13.00 – Parallel sessions 13.00 - Buffet lunch 14.30-15.30 – Plenary session – Dialogues around the call. Bettina Dausien and José Gonzalez Monteagudo. Chair: Barbara Merrill Coffee break 16.00-17.30 – Parallel sessions 17.30 – Visit to MUFOCO, Museum of Contemporary Photography. Exposition 20.00 – Social event. Dinner at the restaurant Al Maglio (optional, requires individual registration and payment) Saturday – March, 7th 2015 8.30 – 9.30 – Plenary session – Dialogues around the call. Agnieszka Bron and Jean Michel Baudouin. Chair Rob Evans 9.30-11.00 – Parallel sessions Coffee break 11.30-13.00 – Parallel sessions 13.00 - Buffet lunch 14.30-15.30 – Plenary session - Art dialogues with research. Beauty, photography and social change. Matteo Balduzzi (MUFOCO) and Laura Formenti Coffee break 16.00-17.30 – Parallel sessions Free evening Sunday - March, 8th 2015 9.00 – 10.00 - Plenary session - Multimedia (and) research 10.00 – 11.30 – Parallel sessions (Workshops) – When research meets practice Coffee break 11.30 – 12.30 - Plenary session Bringing threads together. Linden West, Laura Formenti, members of the Scientific Committee Evaluation, next year's meeting and suggestions for the call