----------------------------------------------------------- Free Symposium and Exhibition on the State of Interactive Media London 17th September 2007 Registration is now open for this year's free Symposium, which is accompanied by an exhibition of innovative postgraduate work. ----------------------------------------------------------- Symposium 2007 The Future of Media A Lansdown Centre Symposium on the State of Interactive Media Monday 17th September 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Venue Middlesex University Cat Hill Barnet Herts EN4 8HT, UK See http://www.cea.mdx.ac.uk/ for details and links to maps and directions ----------------------------------------------------------- Structure of the day 10:30 Coffee and Registration 11:00 – 18:00 Speaker Presentations (with breaks for refreshments and exhibition viewing) 18:30 Drinks Reception and Exhibition ----------------------------------------------------------- Registration and inquiries ** Please note that the Symposium is free (including refreshments), but you must register in advance**. For the Exhibition alone there is no need to register. E-mail us to register for the Symposium or to make an enquiry about it. Please include the word "Symposium" in the subject line. Enquiries and registration: e-mail [log in to unmask] Phone from outside UK: +44 20 8411 5078 Phone from within UK 020 8411 5078 ----------------------------------------------------------- Details The symposium is a showcase of research projects by the Centre's staff and postgraduate researchers. The theme of these wide-ranging presentations is the tendency of media to escape from the traditional boxes of the computer and TV and become multimodal, physical and pervasive. This symposium will be of value to anyone in industry or education who needs to consider our relationship to media and technology. The programme is currently being finalised. In one day it will cover an exceptional range including practice-based research, design and art, the use of historical and futuristic research methods, offering a thought-provoking insight into the future. Guests will be very welcome to engage in dialogue about the work. Presentations are expected to include: + Ihnatowicz and onward: the past and future of robotic art + Talking and singing to computers + Dancing with technology + Eye-tracking the film viewer + The margins of the city: an artist collaborates with social scientists in the Vivacity2020 project + Film as performance + Location-sensitive radio Refreshments A light buffet lunch and teas, coffees etc will be provided. Accommodation No accommodation is provided. There are a few hotels in the area, but it is also easy to travel by London Underground train from central London to Oakwood or Cockfosters stations or to approach the venue from the M25 London orbital motorway. ----------------------------------------------------------- Accompanying exhibition The exhibition shows work of the this year's finalist MA/MSc Design for Interactive Media students. This programme has flourished over 15 years and influenced media worldwide. For more about the programme, see http://www.cea.mdx.ac.uk/ Exhibition opening times: Sunday 16th September 1:00pm – 6:00pm Monday 17th September Exhibition open 1:00pm to 2:30pm and 6:30pm to 9:00pm Symposium 11:00am to 6:00pm with Drinks reception 6:30pm to 9:00pm Tuesday 18th September 11:00am- 6:00pm Wednesday 19th September 11:00am- 2:00pm ----------------------------------------------------------- See http://www.cea.mdx.ac.uk/ for details and links to maps and directions ----------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________ Stephen Boyd Davis, PhD, FRSA Head, Lansdown Centre for Electronic Arts Middlesex University, Cat Hill, Barnet, Herts EN4 8HT United Kingdom Tel 44 (0)20 8411 5072 ............................................................. The Centre's Web Pages are at http://www.cea.mdx.ac.uk/ ______________________________________________