[Leonardo/ISAST Network] Join Leonardo at SIGGRAPH 2007, Aug 5-9

[Leonardo/ISAST]

*Join Leonardo at SIGGRAPH 2007*
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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!
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*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



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