[LEAuthors] LEAD: Wanna wax lyrical with LEA New Media Poetics Authors and Artists?

[Nisar Keshvani, LEA]

*http://leoalmanac.org/journal/Vol_14/lea_v14_n05-06/forum.asp*
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*Wanna wax lyrical? Join the Leonardo Electronic Almanac Discussion on New
Media Poetics and Poetry ...*
*Moderated by Sandy Baldwin*

This issue, we introduce the "Leonardo Electronic Almanac Discussion" (LEAD)
accompanying our "New Media Poetics and Poetry" special. LEAD will have two
components, a live chat session with our authors and artists and a moderated
discussion list for readers to engage with the special issue authors (see
below for access information).



What is the *LEA New Media Poetics* Special?
Guest edited by Tim Peterson, the issue features Loss Pequeño Glazier, John
Cayley with Dimitri Lemmerman, Lori Emerson, Phillippe Bootz, Manuel
Portela, Stephanie Strickland, Mez, Maria Engberg and Matthias Hillner.
Don't forget to scurry over to the equally exciting gallery, exhibiting
works by Jason Nelson, Aya Karpinska, Daniel Canazon Howe, mIEKAL aND,
CamillE BacoS, Nadine Hilbert and Gast Bouschet.

*Chat Schedule:*

:: John Cayley - 9 Oct 2006 1400hrs EST

:: Loss Glazier 10/10 1900hrs  EST

:: Stephanie Strickland 10/20 1pm EST

:: MEZ – 17 Oct 2006 @ 0300hrs EST

:: Jason Nelson – 24 Oct 2006 @ 1300hrs EST

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*How to participate in the live chat?**
*Live chats will use Jabber (http://www.jabber.org/), an open, secure,
ad-free alternative to consumer IM services like AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo. The
New Media Poetics chatroom is on the jabber.org public server under the name
"leanmp" and the password "leoalmanac." Follow three easy steps and you are
ready to join the chat:



1) Download and install a Jabber client. A list of recommended Jabber
clients is available at the following url: *
http://www.jabber.org/software/clients.shtml*. For Windows users, we
recommend the Exodus client. For Macintosh users, please use Psi, as the
other recommended clients do not consistently register on the Jabber server.
For Linux, Psi is also available, but the other recommended clients should
work as well.



2) Register as a user on the jabber.org public server. When you first open
your Jabber client you will see a start screen. If you do not see this
screen, or if you are not starting the client for the first time, the screen
is also available in a pull down menu as Account Details or Preferences
(depending on your Jabber client). Enter a username, password, and server.
Use any username and password you choose. Enter "jabber.org" as the server.
When you register, if your proposed username is taken, you need to choose
another. Check the button for "new account" or to automatically register the
account (depending on your client). Note: you may not be able to register if
you are not using one of the recommended clients listed above. Hit OK or
Login. Your Jabber client will then automatically register you and connect
you to the jabber.org server.



3) At this point, you are ready to chat, but there is one more step: you
must join the chatroom. Select "Join a Chat Room" from your client's pull
down menu. Enter the name of the chat room: leanmp. Enter the password:
leoalmanac. You can also specify a nickname or "handle" to use while in the
chatroom. Hit "Finish" or "OK" to join the chat. The chat room window will
open and you are ready to go! Note: the chat room may not be available
outside of scheduled chat times.



Additional information is available at the Jabber userguide: *
http://www.jabber.org/user/userguide/*.

*How to sign up to the NMP Moderated List?
*Email: leanmp-subscribe at googlegroups.com
LEA NMP URL: http://groups.google.com/group/leanmp

*About the moderator*
Sandy Baldwin (Ph.D, New York University) is Assistant Professor of English
and Director of the Center for Literary Computing at West Virginia
University.

If you miss the chats and forum, fret not, an abridged version of the
discussions will be made available with the next issue of LEA.
*Further information or assistance*
info at leoalmanac.org
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