Apologies for multiple postings _______________________________ ARTECH 2010 -5th Internacional Conference of Digital Arts 21, 22 & 23 April, 2010 - Guimarães, Portugal http://www.artech-international.com/artech2010 Call for Submissions Artech 2010 is the fifth international conference held on the topic of Digital Arts. It aims at promoting contacts between Iberian and International contributors concerned with the concept, production and dissemination of Digital and Electronic Art. Artech 2010 aims at bringing the scientific, technological and artistic community together, while promoting the interest in the digital culture and its intersection with art and technology as an important research field, a common space for discussion and exchange of experiences, a forum for emerging digital artistsunderstanding and be delighted with new forms of digital expression. Main areas are related with sound, image, video, music, multimedia, architecture and other new media related topics, in the context of emerging practice of artistic creation. Although non exclusive, the main topics of the conference are: -Art and Science Theory -Audio-Visual and Multimedia Design -Creativity Theory -Digital Fabrication -Electronic Music -Generative and Algorithmic Art -Generative Computational Design -Immersive Art -Interactive Systems for Artistic Applications -Media Art history -Mobile Multimedia -Net Art and Digital Culture -New Experiences with Digital Media -Parametric Design -Tangible and Gesture Interfaces -Technology in Art Education Submissions Authors are invited to submit: -A full paper of six to ten pages for oral presentation -A short paper up to four pages for poster presentations or art installations proposals Submissions are accepted in the conference official languages: English, Portuguese, Galician and Castilian. Submission format All papers should be in A4 format and should be formatted in accordance with the norms and guidelines defined in the model available in the Artech site. All papers accepted for presentation will be published in a duly registered book (ISBN) and a selection of the best papers will be published in an appropriate scientific and technological academic journal. Full papers submission: 27 November 2009 Installations proposals and short papers submission: 04 December 2009 Full papers notice of acceptance: 15 January 2010 Installations proposal and Short notice of acceptance: 29 January 2010 Submission full paper final version: 25 February 2010 Early Registration Deadline: 22 March 2010 Organization [UM]Minho University _______________________________ Leonel Valbom (Artech 2010 Chair) ==== Paul Brown - based in OZ April to June 2009 mailto:[log in to unmask] == http://www.paul-brown.com OZ Landline +61 (0)7 5443 3491 == USA fax +1 309 216 9900 OZ Mobile +61 (0)419 72 74 85 == Skype paul-g-brown ==== Visiting Professor - Sussex University http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/ccnr/research/creativity.html ====