CALL FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY PAPERS, MUSIC COMPOSITIONS, ART WORKS,  
THEATER, VIDEO, FILM, DANCE COMPOSITIONS AND INTERACTIVE INSTALLATIONS

CONNECTIVITY: THE TENTH BIENNIAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY,  
March 30 - April 1, 2006

The Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology at Connecticut College is  
pleased to announce Connectivity: The Tenth Biennial Symposium on  
Arts and Technology, March 30 -  April 1, 2006.  The mission of the  
symposium is to present new works, research and performances in the  
areas of technology and the arts.  The symposium will consist of  
commissioned works, paper sessions, panel discussions, art  
exhibitions, interactive environments, music concerts, screenings and  
multi-media performances. In an effort to demystify the artistic  
process and create a forum for dialogue, we are encouraging all  
presenters and artists to speak about their work at the symposium.

The Center seeks submissions in the general areas of Interactivity,  
Cognition, Compositional and Artistic Process, Social and Ethical  
Issues in Arts and Technology, Art, Music, Video, Film, Animation,  
Theater, Dance, Innovative Use of Technology in Education, Scientific  
Visualization, Virtual Reality, and other pertinent topics relating  
to arts and technology.


SUBMISSION CATEGORIES

COMMISSIONED WORKS
Proposals for new, original, interdisciplinary works will be accepted  
for a 'Commissioned' category. Works must be created by a team  
consisting of two or more members, and must combine two or more areas  
of creative expression and contain a major technology component.  
Proposals will be accepted for performances, concerts, showings or  
installations; completed works will be presented during the  
symposium. Proposals must include detailed technical and production  
requirements, and a proposed budget.  Limit of one proposal per  
team.  The piece must not have been previously published, performed  
or exhibited.  Awards will be granted at the discretion of the  
Center.   Submissions not accepted for the commissioned category will  
also be reviewed for the general submissions category.   Accepted  
commissions will be awarded a stipend of $3000 and a residency at  
Connecticut College between March 27 and April 1 that includes:
-    performance or installation of the accepted work
-    workshops with students
-    attendance at the symposium
-    presentation at the symposium


PAPERS
A two-page extended abstract or complete paper, including technical  
requirements, must be submitted by email or mail.  Upon acceptance,  
revised papers must be submitted electronically by January 31, 2006  
as a PDF. Complete technical requirements for presentation must be  
included. Papers will be published by the Center in the symposium  
proceedings. All rights will remain with the author. Papers will be  
selected for twenty-minute presentations as part of the daily  
schedule of speakers. Papers may be grouped by the Center in a panel  
discussion format.

PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Proposals for panel discussions are encouraged.  Proposals should  
include names of prospective panelists and topic, which should  
address the general areas of the symposium.  Papers may be grouped by  
the Center in a panel discussion format.


CREATIVE WORKS
In addition to academic and theoretical papers, submissions of  
technology-based or technology-oriented creative works are  
encouraged. Maximum one proposal per person or team, and we reserve  
the right not to review multiple pieces in a single submission. All  
submissions must be accompanied by a one-page description/abstract  
for presentation at the symposium about the work, a list of complete  
technical needs, biography and contact information. See specific  
categories for additional requirements.   All presenters and artists  
are encouraged to speak about their work at the symposium. Symposium  
registration will be required for all symposium attendees.

MUSIC COMPOSITIONS
Music submissions (composition, performance, theory, interactivity,  
signal processing and music understanding) are encouraged. Works for  
instruments, digital media, CD or interactive compositions are also  
being solicited for tape only concerts or live performance. Works  
should not exceed 15 minutes in length and should be submitted with  
accompanying score, where appropriate.  Music must be submitted on CD  
for review, with accompanying scores as required.   Musicians,  
dancers and actors may be available for live performance pieces. All  
submissions must be accompanied by a one page description/abstract  
for presentation at the symposium about the work. Complete technical  
and performance requirements must be included.

ART
Submissions of digital art, web art and other technology-based or  
technology-oriented art forms are encouraged.  Submissions of desktop  
interactive works, self-contained web works, time based work,  
performance and installations will be considered. Acceptance may be  
constrained by technical needs, security and financial  
considerations. Artworks will be reviewed on the basis of  
documentation of the work presented in the form of a website, CD,  
DVD, VHS or slides.  Submissions must include a one-page description/ 
abstract for presentation at the symposium about the work, portfolio  
(maximum 4 jpegs, no larger than 2 Mb each), brief biography, contact  
details, and complete technical needs and spatial requirements

VIDEO AND FILM
Submissions of short video or film works that include a significant  
'technology' component in their creation, aesthetic or theme are  
encouraged. The 'tech' involved may be 'high' or 'low', ranging  from  
digital animations and motion capture work on the 'high-tech' end to  
various methods of creating film without photography, or novel uses  
of the projector beam on the low tech side. Works that display worthy  
reflections on the nexus of art, society and technology, even if  
created by primarily 'conventional' means, are encouraged.  
Submissions in the category of 'expanded cinema' and projection  
performance will be accepted, but resources are limited and artists  
presenting such work should expect to bring all or much of their own  
essential gear. Submissions must include a one-page description/ 
abstract of the work and VHS, DV or DVCAM tape, DVD (tape preferred).  
For works involving anything other than standard video or 16mm  
projection, a complete description of technical and space needs is  
required.  Exhibition format will be DV, DVCAM, or 16mm film (no home- 
burned DVDs).Selection for screening may be made in part on the  
maker's willingness/ability to attend the symposium.

DANCE AND THEATER
Computer-generated or computer-aided dance compositions and theater  
works are being solicited for live demonstrations or for videotaped  
presentations.  Specially produced dance or theater videos are of  
particular interest as opposed to concert tapes or other archival  
uses of video.  Also of interest are proposals for workshops,  
demonstrations of software for dance or theater notation,  
choreographic analysis, interactive studies and/or multi-media  
studies of performance in dance and theater.  Performances may be  
accepted, but will be limited by technical needs and financial  
considerations. All submissions should be accompanied by a web site,  
CD, DVD or VHS, and one page description/abstract for presentation at  
the symposium about the work, biography, contact details, and  
complete technical needs and spatial requirements.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS

DEADLINES
(must be postmarked or emailed by date)
November 1, 2005: Commissioned Works Deadline
December 1, 2005: Commissioned Works Notification
December 1, 2005:  General Submission Deadline
December 22, 2005: General Acceptance Notification
January 31, 2006: Final papers must be received as a PDF
March 27 – April 1, 2006: Residencies for Commissioned Works
March 30  – April 1, 2006: Symposium

RETURN
Submissions, art works, slides, CDs, DVDs, VHS, tapes or scores will  
only be returned if a self-addressed stamped envelope or packaging is  
provided.

SEND SUBMISSIONS TO:
Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology
Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Avenue BOX 5365
New London, CT USA 06320-4196
phone: [860] 439-2001
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http://cat.conncoll.edu

The 10th Biennial Symposium is sponsored by Citizens Bank, USA.









Libby Friedman

Assistant Director

Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology

270 Mohegan Avenue

BOX 5365

New London, CT 06385 USA

(860)439-2001

http://cat.conncoll.edu

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