Multimedia Institute � MI2

The Multimedia Institute is a non-profit organization from Zagreb, Croatia, active primarily in the field of new media culture; digital technology research/development/implementation; social activism and cultural management (networking, strategy preparation and advocacy).

History of MI2

The Multimedia Institute (MI2) was established on February 12, 1999, and the registration procedures were completed on April 13, 1999. MI2 started working as a spin-off project of the Open Society Institute, caleed Internet Programme, with the aim to continue the promotion and transfer of knowledge to the new media, communications and information technology. In accordance with these goals, MI2 educated over 600 people (by the Summer of 2003) in a wide circle of skills, from basic lectures in Internet, to complex multimedia tools.

From its founding until today, MI2 has gone through a transition process from open centre with cyber cafe to a righ place with an engaged community that produces a wide spectrum of activities. At the centre of MI2 activities lies a variety of cultural and technology projects with net.culture centre that is positioned on an attractive public location as a non-profit club and a presentation facility.

One characteristic of MI2 refers to the great expansion of programmes and personnel over a short period of time. The future activities of MI2 cover the MAMA club as a space open to the public, the MI2 lab as a production and research space, and Think Thank as project of research, cultural strategizing, consulting and advocacy.

TEAM:
Presidene - Nenad Romić - Marcell

Executive Board:
Vanja Nikolić, Nenad Romić, Tomislav Medak, �eljko Blaće & Teodor Celakoski (Chairman of the Board).

Supervisory Board:
Ivana Pavić, Petar Milat & Sa�a Milo�ević.

Out of the formal operating group, the MI2 members are divided into groups of various social and information cohesion.

Other Workers
MI2 core = executive body + financial administration (Ru�ica Gajić & Sofija Dobrić) + club leader (Emina Vi�nić)
Personnel of MaMa Club = reception + programme coordinators Mi2Lab personnel

DONORS
As non-profit organisation Mi2 has been developing a complex financial model that would provide sustainable environment for incubating and hosting projects. These strategies always related to the field of activity from wich thay emerge (technical, social, artistic...). Aside from the self-generated income, from media/software production/design, tech services and books and mi2 merchandise selling, a wide external finnancial support was developted for different programs and projects.

Croatian Ministry of Culture,
Ministry of Science, Education and Sports
City Office of Culture
National Foundation for Development of Civil Society
Open Society Insitutte
Europan Cultural Foundation
German Federal Cultural Endowment
Hivos,
Goethe Institute Zagreb.

CONTACT
Mail: mi2@mi2.hr
Address: Multimedijalni institut, Preradoviceva 18, 10000 Zagreb CROATIA
fax: +385 91(0)1 4572591