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THURSDAY CLUB OPEN CALL ** THURSDAY CLUB OPEN CALL ** THURSDAY CLUB --Please Circulate to your lists-- Thursday Club Call for Projects from January to June 2011 is: ** 30th November ** 2010 OPEN CALL FOR PROJECTS & PROPOSALS The Thursday Club is an open forum discussion group for anyone interested in the theories and practices of cross-disciplinarity, interactivity, technologies and philosophies of the state-of-the-art in todayıs (and tomorrowıs) cultural landscape(s). The Club is supported by the Goldsmith Digital Studios (GDS) and the Goldsmiths Graduate School. Originally set up in October 2005 by GDS as a more informal setting for research discussions, it has grown to include 300 members: artists, technologists, scientists in fact, a growing diversity of people from different communities worldwide, that are connected via a mailing list and online forum. Most importantly, there are regular meetings in real' space at the Ben Pimlott site of Goldsmiths, University of London. Anyone can attend these events. By keeping these meetings free, informal and open to all, we provide a platform for diverse and open ended discourse, for people who perhaps would not have the opportunity to discuss ideas outside of their chosen discipline. The Thursday Club brings together people from diverse fields and degrees of expertise, aiming to initiate discussion and debates among postgraduate students, researchers, academics, artists, theorists, and other cultural practitioners. Since it focuses on interdisciplinary practices, the Club is interested to experiment with innovative formats of presentation that are appropriate to the nature of the subject. We particularly welcome the proposal of round table discussions, panels, screenings, 'hearings', live gigs and performance lectures. We are also interested to platform experimental work-in-progress of both practical and theoretical nature. Submission Materials 1. A 1,000 word proposal that will substantiate your abstract as well as include information regarding issues of methodologies and format of presentation (including technical requirements); also, this should explain why you think that the Thursday Club is an appropriate forum for the presentation of your work. 2. Title and 200 word abstract of your proposal 3. A 200 word biog 4. Your contact details: name, address, email, telephone number 5. Any relevant web links to your work 6. A jpg of your work (if relevant) Please send any submissions by email to Prof. Janis Jefferies <[log in to unmask]> and Patrick Tresset <[log in to unmask]> writing 'Thursday Club Submission' as a Subject. The deadline for submission of proposals is 5pm 30th November 2010 The submissions will be reviewed by the Thursday Club Advisory Board and you will hear back from us in early January 2011. If we are unable to take your proposal it may have to do with technical issues or travel costs.