The Chiang Mai event showcased our findings as well as our visual participatory methods, with a particular focus on the artwork created by participants. Panel discussions were held in the exhibition space, surrounded by this powerful and expressive work. The event was held on Saturday, 12 July 2025 at the Chiang Mai University Art Centre.

 

10:00 – 10:15

Welcome and Introductions

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10:15 – 12:00

Panel 1: Research project overview, findings, and discussion.
 

Speakers:

 

• Charlie Hill (Assistant Professor in Media Arts and Design, Chiang Mai University)​

• Mirca Madianou (Professor in the Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London)​

• Hayso Thako (Post-doctoral researcher, Chiang Mai University) - with a response by Jiraporn Laocharoenwong (Assistant Professor at the Department of Anthropology, Chulalongkorn University)

12:00 – 13:30

Lunch and exhibition viewing

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13:30 – 14:30 

Panel 2: Collaborative approaches to research and discussion REDID team members – with a response by Sorayut Aiemueayut (Assistant Professor in Media Arts and Design, Chiang Mai University)

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14:30 – 14:45

Coffee and tea break

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14:45 – 16:30

Roundtable discussion responding to the question: How can we build fair ID systems?

 

Speakers:

 

• Katsunori Koike (UNHCR), Timothy Moore (The Border Consortium), Paw Dee Sar (Vice Chair, Mae La Camp Committee)​

• Arthit Suriyawongkul (Information engineer and Trintity College, Dublin)

• Michael L. Bąk (Co-Founder and Director of Policy Research, Sprint Public Interest, Thailand).

 

This event was free and open to all.