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Join Leonardo at SIGGRAPH 2007 Leonardo is hosting two panel sessions and a town hall meeting at SIGGRAPH 2007, in San Diego, CA, August 5-9, 2007. Please join us as we discuss and celebrate 40 years of working at the forefront of art, science and technology! The World Has Changed: The Leonardo Network After 40 Years The Leonardo network was founded 40 years ago in Paris. In these two panels, members of the Leonardo Education Forum discuss the work of artists who are addressing environmental issues, how the art-science- technology landscape has evolved over 40 years, and new initiatives such as the YASMIN Mediterranean Region Network. Organizer Roger Malina Leonardo/ISAST, Leonardo Education Forum ISAST I: The Planet Has Changed: Art, Environment, and Sustainable Development 9 - 10:45 am Tuesday, 7 August Room 30 A Human societies face a number of important issues related to the problems of sustainable development, environmental change, and climate change. Many artists have been involved in these issues over the last decades within the environmental and green movements. A new generation of artists, scientifically and technically literate, is engaging in new ways. The new planetary information-technology infrastructures and new-media technologies provide different approaches than were possible 40 years ago. Moderator Sheila Pinkel Pomona College Panelists Roger Malina Leonardo, The International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology Andrea Polli Director Integrated Media Arts, Hunter College Mike Phillips University of Plymouth ISAST II: Artists Have Changed: Art, Science, Technology Interaction 11 am - 12:45 pm Tuesday, 7 August Room 30 A When Leonardo was founded 40 years ago, the theoretical context was the "two cultures" debate of C.P.Snow. Few artists were trained in science or engineering contexts, and access to new technologies drove a number of initiatives such as the E.A.T. programs and the MIT Center for Advanced Visual Studies, and new venues such as the SIGGRAPH Art Gallery, Ars Electronica, and ZKM. A new generation of artists, born digital and scientifically literate, is now radically altering the way these issues will be addressed in the future. This panel provides a 40-year perspective on how the work of artists and institutions has evolved, new trends, and future directions. Moderator Michael Naimark University of Southern California Panelists Roger Malina Leonardo, The International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology Stephen Wilson San Francisco State University Eddie Shanken Savannah College of Art and Design Anna Ursyn University of Northern Colorado Birds of a Feather: Leonardo Town Hall Meeting San Diego Convention Center Room 29B 3 - 5 pm Organized by Leonardo Education Forum Chair Eddie Shanken More Information: SIGGRAPH 2007: http://www.siggraph.org/s2007/index.html Leonardo: http://www.leonardo.info Leonardo Education Forum: http://fm.hunter.cuny.edu/lef/ Leonardo/ISAST is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Donations are tax- deductible in the U.S. To learn more about Leonardo/ISAST's projects, programs and activities, visit http://leonardo.info ==== Paul Brown - based in the UK March-July 2007 mailto:[log in to unmask] == http://www.paul-brown.com UK Mobile +44 (0)794 104 8228 == USA fax +1 309 216 9900 Skype paul-g-brown ==== Visiting Professor - Sussex University http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/ccnr/research/creativity.html ====