Might be alright as a performer, hopefully you don't have to do a long
proposal- on the academic side, I don't have time to do a 2 page proposal,
and since they have `early registration' of course this conference is
`pay-to-speak' (I know this is standard academic practice, but just warning
any non-academics on this list who might consider it). Might be interesting
to attend if Joe Paradiso from MIT is speaking (he is on the reading
committee)...
--On 26 May 2006 16:18:48 +0100 alex <alex_at_slab.org> wrote:
>
> Anyone putting in for this? Deadline is today.
>
> I may throw together a performance proposal tonight.
>
> alex
>
> On Thu, 2006-05-04 at 13:37 +0100, alex wrote:
>> looks good
>> email message attachment, "Forwarded message - [dorkbotlondon-blabber]
>> FW: (re)Actor: First International Conference on Digital Live Art"
>> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> > From: Zivanovic, Alex <a.zivanovic_at_imperial.ac.uk>
>> > Reply-To: A discussion list for dorkbot-london
>> > <dorkbotlondon-blabber_at_music.columbia.edu>
>> > To: A discussion list for dorkbot-london
>> > <dorkbotlondon-blabber_at_dorkbot.org>
>> > Subject: [dorkbotlondon-blabber] FW: (re)Actor: First International
>> > Conference on Digital Live Art
>> > Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 13:19:44 +0100
>> >
>> > Might be of interest:
>> >
>> > *******************************************************************
>> > Call for PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS AND PERFORMANCES
>> >
>> > (re)ACTOR: THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL LIVE ART
>> > September 11, 2006
>> > The Octagon _at_ Queen Mary, University of London
>> > London, England, UK
>> >
>> > Deadline for 2-page submissions 26 May 2006
>> > http://www.digitalliveart.co.uk
>> >
>> > In cooperation with HCI 2006: ENGAGE
>> > The 20th British HCI Group conference in co-operation with ACM
>> >
>> >
>> > *******************************************************************
>> >
>> > DIGITAL LIVE ART is the intersection of human-computer interaction
>> > (HCI), live art and computing. This conference seeks to bring together
>> > practitioners and academics from the varying worlds of live art,
>> > computing and human-computer interaction for a lively debate and event
>> > which will explore this emerging field. Our specific context focuses on
>> > club cultures as a living context for digital live arts practices. Our
>> > expected outcomes are to create a community of digital live artists and
>> > to present strategies for designing, developing and evaluating Digital
>> > Live Art. Such an event provides an opportunity to open up
>> > conversations between digital art and live performance and will allow
>> > us to explore how it is used to increase our understanding of
>> > human-computer interaction in general.
>> >
>> > The notion of Digital Live Art is that of a hybrid art form which
>> > focuses on presence and presupposes the digital as a way of making live
>> > engagements. Our particular interest is in exploring the relationship
>> > that develops between performers, participants and observers within
>> > playful contexts and how Digital Live Art may move people to
>> > performative interaction and communal engagement.
>> >
>> > THE CONFERENCE
>> > The conference will include both daytime presentations and an evening
>> > ambient after party. The daytime event will include a keynote panel
>> > with Charles Kriel, Philip Auslander, and Jon Dovey. Kriel
>> > http://www.kriel.tv/djvjinfo is broadly regarded as one of the world's
>> > leading VJs. He VJs regularly for the likes of Pete Tong, Fatboy Slim,
>> > DJ Tiesto, Darren Emerson and Sasha and was recently appointed a Senior
>> > Lecturer at London Metropolitan University. His pioneering work
>> > includes the world's first nationally telecast VJ mix to the UK.
>> > Auslander http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/~auslander/ has written on
>> > aesthetic and cultural performances as diverse as theatre, performance
>> > art, music, stand-up comedy, and courtroom procedures and is the
>> > author of four books and editor or co-editor of two collections, his
>> > most current Performing Glam Rock: Gender and Theatricality in Popular
>> > Music. Dovey http://www.republicof.net/ spent the first 15 years of
>> > his working life in video production, working through the early years
>> > of Channel Four as a researcher, editor and eventually as Producer. He
>> > worked principally in documentary and experimental video, co founding
>> > original scratch artists Gorilla Tapes in 1984. His video projects
>> > gained international distribution and recognition and have now taken
>> > their place in the documented histories of UK Video Art. His
>> > forthcoming book is titled Game Cultures.
>> >
>> > The schedule includes peer-reviewed paper presentations, interactive
>> > installations and performances, a cross-disciplinary discussion forum
>> > and an ambient after-party. The conference and evening event will take
>> > place in the Octagon at Queen Mary, University London - the recently
>> > refurbished library which was originally built in 1888 and was modeled
>> > on the Reading Room of the British Library (now the British Museum) and
>> > was formerly contained within the famous East End People's Palace.
>> > http://www.octagon-venue.com/
>> >
>> > WHO SHOULD BE ATTENDING?
>> > We are seeking to bring together both working practitioners and
>> > academics from the active world of live art and computing, particularly
>> > (but not limited to):
>> > + Performers: Live artists, digital artists, DJs, VJs, sonic artists,
>> > dancers, actors, magicians
>> > + Participants: Computer scientists, technicians, club goers,
>> > designers, new media practitioners, decorators
>> > + Observers: Cultural theorists, ethnographers, street scientists,
>> > her/historians
>> > + Orchestrators: Curators, directors, writers, producers, events
>> > organisers, club & festival owners/managers and promoters.
>> >
>> > WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
>> > We are seeking to create a dynamic, interactive experience for our
>> > delegates. We are soliciting two-page proposals for both the formal
>> > daytime conference and the interactive evening event. To this end your
>> > contribution can be made in the following ways:
>> > + 15 minute paper presentation
>> > + interactive demonstration/presentation of practice
>> > + performance/installation
>> > + DJ/VJ performance
>> >
>> > You should indicate on your proposal whether your contribution is best
>> > suited to the more formal daytime proceedings or to the after-party
>> > which will be taking place that evening.
>> >
>> > TOPICS OF INTEREST
>> > Proposals are solicited in all areas of Digital Live Art, including but
>> > not limited to:
>> > + Creative clubbing and the playful arena
>> > + Space, body, machine
>> > + Inputs and outputs - co-creation and the dialogic exchange within
>> > digital live arts practice
>> > + Computing for the experiential and cerebral
>> > + Performance and the design of interactive interfaces
>> > + Experimental music technology
>> > + Creative displays and projections
>> > + Tools for performers, participants and observers
>> > + Networking, open-source clubbing and the free party
>> > + Models and formal methods of interaction
>> > + Her-story and his-story of computing and clubbing.
>> >
>> > SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
>> > Your proposal should be submitted to Alice Bayliss
>> > (a.bayliss_at_leeds.ac.uk) and Jennifer G. Sheridan
>> > (sheridaj_at_comp.lancs.ac.uk) and should include:
>> > + Your name, contact details, organization/institution
>> > + 200-word biography
>> > + Two-page proposal with title (10 point font)
>> > + Technical requirements
>> > + Daytime and/or evening program suitability.
>> >
>> > DEADLINES
>> > Two-page Proposal for Review Due: 26 May 2006
>> > Notification of Acceptance: 16 June 2006
>> > Early Registration: 23 June 2006
>> > Proceedings of this conference will be published and available at the
>> > conference. Authors may be invited to contribute an extended version of
>> > their paper for a future publication.
>> >
>> > ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
>> > Conference Website: http://www.DigitalLiveArt.co.uk/
>> > Venue: http://www.octagon-venue.com/
>> > BCS-HCI 2006 - ENGAGE: http://www.hci2006.org/
>> >
>> > CONFERENCE CHAIRS
>> > Jennifer G. Sheridan
>> > Computing Department
>> > Lancaster University, UK
>> >
>> > Alice Bayliss
>> > School of Performance and Cultural Industries
>> > University of Leeds, UK
>> >
>> > CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
>> > Philip Auslander, School of Lit., Communication, and Culture, Georgia
>> > Tech, USA
>> > Mark Ball, Fierce Earth Festival, UK
>> > Christopher Baugh, School of Drama, Film and Visual Arts, University of
>> > Kent, UK
>> > Johannes Birringer, AlienNation Co. USA, Brunel University, UK,
>> > Schmelz, GER
>> > Nick Bryan-Kinns, IMC Group, Queen Mary University of London, UK
>> > Alan Dix, Computing Department, Lancaster University, UK
>> > Jon Dovey, Drama - Theatre, Film, Television, University of Bristol,
>> > UK Dan Fox, Welfare State International, UK
>> > Hannah Fox, Welfare State International, UK
>> > Bill Gaver, Goldsmiths University of London, UK
>> > Gabriella Giannachi, Centre for Intermedia, University of Exeter, UK
>> > Deborah Kermode, Ikon Gallery UK
>> > Charles Kriel, London Met University, UK
>> > Tom Lloyd, Welfare State International, UK
>> > Joe Paradiso, MIT Media Lab, USA
>> > Planet Angel, UK
>> > Sadie Plant, Writer, UK
>> > Sita Popat, School of Performance and Cultural Ind., University of
>> > Leeds, UK
>> > Mick Wallis, School of Performance and Cultural Ind., University of
>> > Leeds, UK
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Received on Fri May 26 2006 - 16:00:51 BST