[Leonardo/ISAST Network] Leonardo Network Newsletter | January 1, 2010

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January 1, 2010

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EVENTS

NEXT LASER: JANUARY 11, 2010
Attention Bay Area readers! Join us for the next Leonardo Art Science  
Evening Rendezvous (LASER), January 11, 2010, at the University of  
San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Feature presentations include Joe  
Davis, "Rubisco Stars - An Active SETI Message from Arecibo,"" Helen  
Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison, "How can art help create a  
sustainable world?," Darlene Lim, "Learning by doing: A Hitchhikers'  
Guide to the Scientific Training of Moon and Mars Bound Astronauts,"  
and Laura Granka, "Applying Ethnography to Search." Find out more

COMMUNITY

JOIN THE LEONARDO EDUCATION AND ART FORUM AT CAA 2010, CHICAGO, IL
The Leonardo Education and Art Forum (formerly known as the Leonardo  
Education Forum) will be hosting a panel session at the College Art  
Association Conference in Chicago, IL, Saturday, February 13, 2010,  
from 12:30 pm – 2 pm. The panel, titled "Migratory Structures:  
Scientific Imagery and Contemporary Art Practice," will feature  
presentations by Marlena Novak, Jay Alan Yim, Jean-Pierre Hebert,  
Diane Gromala, Jack Ox and Hannah Higgins. Find out more

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
ARTS, HUMANITIES AND COMPLEX NETWORKS
Leonardo/ISAST is seeking submissions for "Arts | Humanities |  
Complex Networks" - a satellite symposium scheduled to take place in  
conjunction with the NetSci 2010 conference on Monday, May 10, 2010  
at Barabási Lab, Center for Complex Network Research, Northeastern  
University in Boston, MA. In addition to already-scheduled keynotes,  
we are looking for ten 15-minute presentations in order to cover a  
large territory around arts, humanities and complex networks.  
Selected original papers will be published in the Leonardo Journal.  
Proceedings will be published online. Deadline for applications is  
January 22, 2010. Find out more

PUBLICATIONS

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
SIGGRAPH 2010 ART PAPERS AND ART GALLERY
Last Call: SIGGRAPH 2010, in collaboration with Leonardo/ISAST, seeks  
papers that illuminate and explore how people understand the changing  
roles of artists and art-making in our increasingly networked, multi- 
sensory, online world. Accepted papers will be featured in a special  
issue of Leonardo that will be published in conjunction with the  
SIGGRAPH 2010 conference. SIGGRAPH is also looking for exceptional  
works of art, completed in the last two years, by artists who  
physically engage technology in their creative process. The aim is to  
gather a compelling and varied group of creative projects that relate  
to the SIGGRAPH 2010 Art Gallery theme, "TouchPoint: The Haptic  
Exchange Between Digits." Deadline for submissions is January 7,  
2010. Find out more

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
FRANCOLABS ART, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY THESIS ABSTRACTS IN FRENCH
The Leonardo LABS project, international database of thesis abstracts  
in the art/science/technology field, is pleased to announce a new  
call for Ph.D. abstracts for consideration by the FRANCOLABS peer  
review committee. Authors of abstracts that are the most highly rated  
by the peer review committee will be invited to submit texts for  
publication in Leonardo Journal on their thesis work. Deadline for  
submissions is January 31, 2009. Find out more

GET A 25% DISCOUNT ON A NEW SUBSCRIPTION TO LEONARDO AND LMJ
The special 25% discount offer for a subscription to Leonardo and  
Leonardo Music Journal (LMJ) is still available through January 15,  
2010. Purchase a gift subscription to Leonardo and LMJ for a student  
or friend or get a subscription for yourself! A Leonardo and LMJ  
subscription includes 5 issues of Leonardo, published bi-monthly, and  
one issue of Leonardo Music Journal + audio CD, published at the end  
of the year. PLUS, a subscription includes associate membership in  
the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology, with  
benefits including discounts, special invitations and more! Find out  
more

MEMBERS

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER FINE ARTS, ELECTRONIC MEDIA ARTS AND DESIGN PROGRAM
JOINS LEONARDO AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM
Leonardo/ISAST welcomes the University of Denver Fine Arts,  
Electronic Media Arts and Design Program as a new Affiliate Member.  
The Master's of Fine Arts, Electronic Media Arts & Design program of  
the University of Denver is a high-residency program that fuses the  
practical and theoretical aspects of Electronic Media Arts and  
Design. It emphasizes the production of electronic works that  
critically engage with the global cultural dialogue. Within this  
context, the program provides an opportunity for research and further  
development of creativity, knowledge and skills in electronic media  
arts and design. Find out more

OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA SEEKS ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
IN THE DIGITAL ARTS & SCIENCES
The University of Florida Digital Worlds Institute, in collaboration  
with the Colleges of Fine Arts and Journalism & Communications, seeks  
new visionary faculty members with expertise in the fields of  
Interactive Media / Digital Arts & Sciences. The starting date for  
these positions is August 16, 2010. Find out more

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:
DIGITAL ARTS AND NEW MEDIA MFA PROGRAM AT UC SANTA CRUZ
The Digital Arts and New Media MFA program at the University of  
California, Santa Cruz is accepting applications for Fall 2010 now  
through February 15, 2010. This interdisciplinary, two-year MFA  
program brings together faculty and students from across the academic  
spectrum to pursue artistic and scholarly research. Find out more

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