[Leonardo/ISAST Network] Leonardo Network Newsletter | August 1, 2011

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EVENTS

NEXT LASER: 3 AUGUST 2011
PALO ALTO, CA (STANFORD UNIVERSITY)
Stanford University is now hosting bi-monthly convenings of the  
Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) series. Join us at  
Stanford University for the next LASER, Wednesday, 3 August 2011.  
Feature presentations include "Massively Seeking Susan: Connecting  
Strangers Through Gameplay" by Ken Eklund; "Space-Time Traveling in  
the Here and Now: How Did We Get Here and What's Next?" by Jonathan  
Trent; "The Simultaneous Opposites Engine" by Robert Edgar; and  
"Dynamic Form" by Cindy Stokes. Find out more

LEONARDO AT SIGGRAPH 2011
7-11 AUGUST 2011, VANCOUVER, CANADA
SIGGRAPH 2011, in collaboration with Leonardo/ISAST, features artists  
and artwork while also examining artists’ processes, theoretical  
frameworks for art-making, and the context of art in society. Authors  
of the SIGGRAPH 2011 Art Papers will present their work in 20-minute  
sessions with five minutes of Q&A on Tuesday, 9 August 2011,  
9:00-10:30 a.m. at the SIGGRAPH 2011 conference in Vancouver. The Art  
Papers, as well as visual documentation of the works exhibited in the  
SIGGRAPH 2011 Art Gallery Tracing Home, will be published in a  
special issue of Leonardo (Vol. 44, No. 4) to be released in  
conjunction with the SIGGRAPH conference. SIGGRAPH 2011 attendees are  
invited to attend the special issue release reception on Tuesday, 9  
August 2011, 2-3:30 p.m. in the Art Gallery. Find out more

COMMUNITY

LEONARDO EDUCATION & ART FORUM WELCOMES NEW CHAIR ADREINNE KLEIN
Leonardo Education & Art Forum (LEAF) is delighted to welcome  
Adrienne Klein as incoming Chair. Adrienne is Director of Special  
Projects and co-Director of Science & the Arts in the Office of  
Research and Sponsored Programs at The Graduate Center of the City  
University of New York. In this capacity, she has been the principal  
organizer of over 140 presentations of theater, art, music, dance and  
film that bridge the worlds of art and science. These public events  
range from conferences and concerts to science demonstrations on the  
streets of New York. In addition, her artwork has been shown in solo  
and group exhibitions in the United States and Europe. Klein joins  
Patricia Olynyk and Joseph Lewis in the administration of LEAF  
activities including the upcoming "Transdisciplinary Visual Arts,  
Science & Technology Renewal Post-New Media Assimilation" workshops  
at Rewire and ISEA 2011. Find out more

PUBLICATIONS

MIT PRESS JOURNALS PODCAST SERIES
NICOLAS COLLINS ON LMJ'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
Nicolas Collins, Editor-in-Chief of Leonardo Music Journal and chair  
of the Sound Department at the School of the Art Institute of  
Chicago, talks about the 20th anniversary issue of LMJ and its theme,  
improvisation, in Episode 10 of the MIT Press podcast series. In the  
podcast, Nic explains how he chose the theme and shares insights  
about putting the issue together, as well as about how improvisation  
and composition have evolved during his tenure as editor of LMJ. Find  
out more

MEMBERS

OCAD UNIVERSITY RENEWS AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP
We are pleased to announce that Ontario College of Art & Design  
(OCAD) University has renewed its affiliate membership with Leonardo/ 
ISAST. OCAD University is Canada's "university of the imagination."  
The University, founded in 1876, is dedicated to art and design  
education, practice and research and to knowledge and invention  
across a wide range of disciplines. Find out more

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