The Summer Webcastings of De HoeksteenNet.
From July 5th 1999 on De HoeksteenNet will webcast  a series of programs from the headquarters of the DDS (the Digital city in Amsterdam) Titled “the Summer webcastings of De HoeksteenNet”
After six years of local television programming for Salto (Amsterdam local television) De Hoeksteen Communications concentrates now  in international programing via real video  in the  world wide web. The main goal of this new project is not only to program for an international viewer ship but also to incorporate users and make them active participants of these series by means of point - to - point and multipoint video conferencing, moderated discussion groups, IRC, ICQ and e-mail as well - of course- as telephone and fax.
All programming of De Hoeksteen Live! Television was webcasted from 1994 until the very last program in April 1998 but this is the first time that all energy and effort will be concentrated in streaming media and the interaction with IRC, e-mail and all the rest.
Programming includes politics, finances, international relations, culture, communications and current affairs. Interviews, discussions commentaries and round tables will be conducted in Dutch, English,  Spanish, Italian, German and French at first but one of the main, long term objectives is to enlarge the number of languages in the best possible way.
Theater, music and the visual arts are an integral part of the programming and groups and individuals are encouraged to participate and to incorporate the interactive facilities available from the DDS in their contributions to the webcastings.
All programming is transmitted in two different channels one for users with ISDN, ADSL, T1 and Cable Modem and a second one for users with regular telephone lines.
The Summer Webcastings of De HoeksteenNet is a co-operation of De Hoeksteen and the DDS in
Amsterdam
July the Fifth
The July Fifth webcasting of De HoeksteenNet will take place from 16.00 until 19.00 C.E.T. (Central European Time) and it can be found in the web page of De HoeksteenNet http://www.Desk.nl/~hksteen/
This first program includes interviews with Harry van Bommel MP and Defense Spokesman for the SP (Dutch -extreme left- Socialist Party) The interview will be conducted by Colombian journalist Alfonso Montealegre who has been living in the Netherlands for almost 30 years and it deals with the position of the SP on the role of Nato as a peace keeping force and the role of The Netherlands within Nato. Harry van Bommel wrote and article on the subject for  “MilitaireSpectator” titled “Koersen naar een andere defensie” (courses towards a different defense policy) With The Summer Webcastings of De HoeksteenNet a new permanent subject is included in programming on a permanent basis “Amsterdam Queer Desk” headed by Mattias Duyves. In this first issue he will interview Australian activist living in Amsterdam Richard Keldoules.
Another high light of the program is an interview with Amsterdam council member Ton Hooijmaijers from the VVD (Dutch biggest liberal, market oriented party) on the ROA the Greater Amsterdam Board ( G. A. B.) as a pilot for the come back of the City State concept in the European Union. The interview is conducted by Colombian political scientist and book editor Daniel Ramos.
Dutch stage actor and director Titus Muizelaar will read fragments of a play especially written by British playwright Harold Pinter for Muizelaar.
Amsterdam city council  member and chairman of the media and communications commission Ab Cherribi (Labour) opens a series of political commentaries in French.
Hoeksteen Senior Anchorman Martin Bosma is the Master of Ceremonies for the entire series and Rob Zwetsloot “the face of Amsterdam Cable” is there with commentaries and musical entertainment.
A special appearance by German Artist Ulay is the final touch for this first webcasting of the Summer Series.
Dutch Economist and Hoeksteen veteran Erik Bartelsman will moderate the discussion group while Juan Pablo Jimenez Marroquin and Lucas Marroquin Olivera will be encharged of IRC and ICQ from Amsterdam and Bogota respectively.
The program is produced by Dutch media artist  and former television producer of De Hoeksteen Live! Television, MauzZ. Digital communications are under the supervision of Guido Vriesinga.
Zoe D’Amaro and Daniella Savellini coordinate the editorial  desk.
Idzarda Linderbergh is the executive producer of the series.
A Second webcasting is already scheduled for Saturday July the 17th featuring Jan Hoekma MP member of the Defense Commission and chairman of the Atlantic Commission of the Lower House of the Dutch Parliament and American composer Philip Glass, playing live from his studio in New York City.
Other important guest in this occasion  are Eduardo Valencia Ospina Register / Secretary General of the International Court of Justice in The Hague and British media artist David Gracia head of the interactive media department of the HKU in Hilversum.
Future webcastings include Marjet van Zuijlen MP as head of De Hoeksteen Media Desk, Oussama
Cherribi MP as contributing editor  Dick van Eyk director of the Internet division of the NRC Handelsblad and Roel Janssen Financial Editor of the same daily,  as well as guest appearances by
Hans Hoogervorst Secretary of State for Social Affairs of the Netherlands, Roberto Payer Director of the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam and chairman of the Hilton Holding Benelux, Prof. Dr. Rick van der Ploeg Secretary of State for Culture of the Netherlands and many others.
De Hoeksteen is grateful to Lisbeth van de Kar from the DDS for her support and co-operation in the realization of this series.
For more information please contact
Raul Marroquin
De Hoeksteen
kksteen@desk.nl