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> From: 	Gail Simpson
> Sent: 	Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:31 AM
> To: 	ENQUIRE-request
> Subject: 	2nd Conference Announcement The Digital Aesthetic 2 16th - 17th March 07
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> Dear List Owner,  
> 
> Please find below details of the 2nd conference announcement that your
> members may find of interest.  Please do not hesitate to contact me
> should you require any further details.  Apologies for any cross
> mailings and thank you very much for your time. 
> 
> The Digital Aesthetic 2007 Conference: 16th - 17th March 2007, 2nd
> Conference Announcement   
> Organised jointly by: Dr Chris Meigh-Andrews, (University of Central
> Lancashire, Electronic and Digital Art Unit) and the Harris Museum and
> Art Gallery Venue: University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK   
> 
> Conference Background and Aims
> The aim of the conference is to facilitate good practice in the
> emerging area of Fine Art practice within the digital domain, to foster
> and communicate the dissemination of new and theoretical ideas and to
> provide a forum and to facilitate networking between artists, academics
> and writers.  
> 
> The Digital Aesthetic 2 is a joint initiative between the Electronic
> and Digital Art Unit at the University of Central Lancashire and
> Harris
> Museum and Art Gallery.  Built on the highly successful exhibition,
> conference and website The Digital Aesthetic autumn 200. We aim to
> bring together some of the most significant visual artists, theorists
> and
> academics working in the international field of new media and digital
> imaging. 
> 
> The exhibition will consist of artworks from artists of regional,
> national and international importance at venues including the
> University
> of Central Lancashire and the Harris Museum and Art Gallery.  This two
> day conference will highlight, explore and debate the issues and
> implications of new media work within the contemporary fine art
> context.
> 
> Who Should Attend?
> This conference will be of interest to a range of people including
> artists, critics and academics, undergraduate and post-graduate
> students.  
> 
> Draft Programme 
>  9:30-10:00 Refreshments and registration
> 10:00-10:15 Welcome and Introduction Dr Chris Meigh-Andrews 
>  10:15-11:30 Session 1   Prof. Sean Cubitt, (Australia), Director of
> Media and Communications Program, Faculty of Arts, The University of
> Melbourne,Light and Colour in the Digital Domain 
> Jon Thomson, (UK), Slade School of Art, University College London &
> Alison Craighead (UK), CARTE, University of Westminster,Sculpting
> Real Time Clive Gillman, (UK), Director of Dundee Contemporary Arts,
> Dundee, Gallery as a Digital Hub 11:30-12:00 Refreshments break        
> 
>  12:00-13:15 Session 2Gary Hill (USA) Artist Dr Charlie Gere (UK),
> Reader in New Media Research at the Institute for Cultural Research,
> Lancaster University, "Hoc Est Enim Corpus Meum": Stelarc's Mystical
> Body Dr Andrea Zapp, (Germany/UK), Senior Lecturer and MA Route Leader
> Media Arts, Faculty of Art and Design, Manchester Metropolitan
> University, 
> The Real and the Imaginary:Interactive Narratives in Online Media Art
> Installations 
> 13:30-14:30 lunch
> 14:30-15:45 Session 3Prof. David Garcia, (Netherlands), Professor
> of Design for Digital Cultures, University of Portsmouth, UK and
> Hoogschool voor de Kunst Utrecht, Knowledge, Networks, Freedom Prof.
> Bill Seaman, (USA), Department Head of Digital + Media Department,
> Rhode
> Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island, The Thoughtbody
> Environment. Toward the Science of Neo-sentient Prof. Paul Sermon,
> (UK),
> Professor of Creative Technology, University of Salford, Puppeteers,
> Performance or Avatars- A perceptual difference in telematic
> space
> 15:45-16:15 Refreshments 
> 16:15-17:00 Plenary Chaired by Prof.
> Jane Prophet
> 18:30 Private view - Harris Museum 
> 
> Saturday 17th March
> Mitchell & Kenyon Cinema, Foster Building, University of> 
> Central Lancashire 
> 9:30-10:00 Refreshments and registration
> 10:00-11:30 Session 1Robert Cahen, (France) Artist, Recent Digital
> Works Dr Peter Appleton (UK) Artist and Reader In Creative Technology,
> ICDC:(International Centre for Digital Content), Liverpool John Moores
> University Taylor Nuttall, (UK) Chief Executive of Folly, Virtual
> relationships, individual identity and cultural growth
> 11:30-12:00 Refreshments break
> 12:00-13:30 Session 2The Vasulkas (Iceland, Czech Republic/USA),
> Artists, Recent Digital Video Work Blast Theory (UK),
> Artists Collective Avi Rosen (Israel), Artist, The Ultimate Cathedral
> 13:30-14:30 lunch
> 14:30-16:00 Session 3Dr Alexander Galloway (USA),
> Assistant Professor, Department of Culture and Communication, New York
> University, Current and Past Work by the Radical Software Group. E-boy,
> (Germany), Artists Collective, Parts David Surman, (UK) Senior Lecturer
> in Computer Games Design, Newport School of Art, Media and Design,
> Pagentry and Play in Digital Art16:00-16:30 Refreshments break
> 16:30-17:15 Plenary Chaired by Prof. Jane Prophet
>  
> Further information relating to the conference :
> www.digitalaesthetic.org.uk.
>  
> Full costs and details can be found on the web site.  Please feel free
> to pass on this information to any of your colleagues interested in
> attending.   However, if in the meantime, you have any queries, please
> don't hesitate to contact me on my direct number 01772 892656 or
> e-mail
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> We look forward to welcoming you to the Conference. 
>  
> Thank you for your time. 
>  
> Kind regards 
>  
> Gail Simpson
> Conference Officer 
> Conference & Events Management 
> Catering & Conferences 
> University Of Central Lancashire
> Room 10  
> Foster Building 
> Preston
> Lancashire PR1 2HE 
> Tel No: + 44 (0) 1772 892656 
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