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I think this "Call" might interest some of you.
Saulo Brandao
UFPI/UFPE - Brazil=20
>CALL FOR PROPOSALS=20
>
>ITAU - CAiiA/STAR - ISEA - LEONARDO/ISAST
>
>propose=20
>
>Invencao
>Thinking the Next Millenium=20
>
>25 - 29 August 1999 - Itaucultural, S=E3o Paulo, Brazil=20
>
>Invencao is an opportunity for those working at the creative edge
of=20
>the arts, sciences and technology to collaborate in the
transdisciplinary=
=20
>development of ideas and innovative strategies for life in the
next=20
>millenium. Invencao is a "seeding" event that seeks to
identify key=20
>questions and issues that can lead to the radical transformation
of=20
>culture.=20
>
>Just as increasingly artists work with the metaphors of science,
so=20
>scientists are employing forms of representation, such as
visualization,=20
>which owe much to research in the digital arts. As art is
transformed=20
>by interactivity, so science increasingly recognises the
subjectivity=20
>of the observer. In turn, technology informs our aesthetic and=20
>epistemological structures and is engendering new processes of
perception,=
=20
>communication and cognition.=20
>
>Invencao will examine the consequences of this convergence of
art,=20
>science and technology on our sense of self and human identity,
on=20
>consciousness, community and the city, as well as on learning
and=20
>leisure. For example, the artist is challenged to consider what
might=20
>lie beyond "electronic art": where might the connectivity
of the=20
>Internet, the interactivity of hypermedia and the fluidity of
virtual=20
>reality lead us? The scientist, walking a delicate balance
between=20
>the world of the quantum, deep space, chaos and complexity has
profound=20
>questions to ask about the constraints of nature and the part that
can=20
>be played by artificial intelligence and post-biological systems in
the=20
>construction of reality. Bio-technology and nano-engineering add
further=20
>dimensions to these questions.=20
>
>Invencao will take place in Brazil, whose euphoric energy,
cultural=20
>diversity and productive optimism is intended to characterise
the=20
>conference. With its history of dynamic pragmatism coupled with
utopian=20
>vision, Brazil is a country where dreams can be reclaimed, a vast
space=20
>both geographically and culturally, in which we can re-invent
ourselves
>and collaborate in the construction of new realities.=20
>
>Invencao will be structured to enable a wide range of
presentations,=20
>collaborations and interventions to take place, involving
lectures,=20
>workshops, panel discussions, poster sessions and breakout
groups.=20
>The onsite activity will be integrated with online activity,
through=20
>a dedicated website. The proceedings will be embodied in CD-ROM
and=20
>print publications.=20
>
>CALL FOR PROPOSALS=20
>
>
>(Papers, panels, work in progress)=20
>
>The official languages of the conference are Portuguese, Spanish=20
>and English. All presentations will be simultaneously
interpreted=20
>into the three official languages. However, abstracts must be=20
>submitted in English to facilitate the work of the organising
and=20
>scientific committees.=20
>
>ABSTRACTS=20
>
>Abstracts (350 word maximum) must be accompanied by a brief
biography=20
>(250 words). Include up to five keywords with your abstract. Submit
as=20
>an attached document in Microsoft Word to the following e-mail
address:
>invencao@itaucultural.org.br=20
>
>Your abstract must be accompanied by a declaration of intention
to=20
>attend the conference.=20
>
>Panels may be proposed. Proposals should include details of each
member=20
>of the panel. Innovative forms of contributions are welcomed.
Please=20
>provide full details.=20
>
>Include in your submission the title, author(s), institutional=20
>affiliation, and contact address (including phone/fax/email and
URL=20
>if applicable).=20
>
>DEADLINE=20
>
>Abstracts must be submitted by November 30, 1998 and they will be
>acknowledge on receipt.=20
>
>ACCEPTANCE=20
>
>The authors of papers to be presented will be notified of=20
>acceptance by mid-February, 1999. The selected authors are
>requested to confirm their participation as soon as possible.=20
>
>FEES=20
>
>There will be a registration fee of U$ 100 (or equivalent amount in
>national currency) for those who are selected to present.
Members=20
>of ISEA, CAiiA/STAR and Leonardo/ISAST will be granted a 20%
reduction.=20
>
>In order to be included in the Abstracts and Conference
Programme,=20
>presenters are required to pay registration fee by April 30,
1999.=20
>
>ACCOMODATION=20
>
>As a suggestion, informations on travel and accomodation can be=20
>asked to:=20
>
>Sparta Turismo
>Fax 55 11 8819733=20
>
>
>rscarpa@uol.com.br=20
>
>Committee structure=20
>
>Organising Committee:
>Arlindo Machado (chair)
>Alain Mongeau
>Roger Malina
>Roy Ascott=20
>
>Scientific Committee :
>Diana Domingues
>Claudia Giannetti
>Eduardo Kac
>Takuo Komatsuzaki
>Marcos Novac
>Margarita Schultz
>Ricardo Anderaos
>Jesus de Paula Assis=20
>
>This event is produced by Itau Cultural Institute (Sao Paulo,
Brazil)
>in collaboration with the ISEA (Inter-Society for the Electronic
Arts),=20
>CAiiA-STAR (Centre for Advanced Inquiry in the Interactive Arts,=20
>University of Wales College, Newport, and the Centre for
Science,=20
>Technology and Art Research, University of Plymouth, UK), and
the=20
>journal Leonardo, published by ISAST (International Society for the
>Arts, Sciences and Technology).=20
>
>Further information at:=20
>
>http://www.itaucultural.org.br/invencao/invencao.htm=20
>
>or=20
>
>Instituto Cultural Itau=20
>Av. Paulista 149
>01311-000 Sao Paulo (SP) - Brazil
>tel 55 11 2381741
>fax 55 11 2381720
>
>invencao@itaucultural.org.br
>
>
>