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"
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> > From: Zivanovic, Alex <a.zivanovic_at_imperial.ac.uk>
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> > 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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