[Leonardo/ISAST Network] Leonardo @ the College Art Association Conference, Atlanta, GA, 16-19 Feb 2005

[Leonardo/ISAST]

Join Leonardo at the College Art Association Conference
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
16-19 February, 2005

This year at CAA, Leonardo will hold two special sessions, a Town Hall
meeting, have representatives in the Career Development Workshops and also
exhibit a video program featuring the work of Leonardo/ISAST members in the
ARTspace Media Lounge.
 
Look for these Leonardo sessions and events at this year's CAA conference:


Special Session: Mentorship Roundtable
Wednesday, 16 February 2005, 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Copenhagen/Stockholm/Amsterdam room, Convention Level, Atlanta Marriott
Marquis

The Leonardo Mentorship Roundtable Discussion will feature experienced
art/science/technology faculty and specialists who will share their
knowledge, experience, and perspectives through a Q & A session with
students who sign up for Leonardo Mentorship or plan to do further
experimental and scholarly work in the art/science/technology field. Prior
to the Roundtable discussion a reading list will be provided by each
presenter with relevant books, journals and topics.

Speakers for the Roundtable will include: Andrea Polli, Ioannis Yessios, Kit
Hughes, Brad Smith, Gabriel Harp, Steve Oscherwitz and Roger Malina. 

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Special Session: "Hybridity: Arts, Science and Cultural Effects"
Wednesday, 16 February 2005, 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Copenhagen/Stockholm/Amsterdam room, Convention Level, Atlanta Marriott
Marquis

Leonardo's special session "Hybridity: Arts, Sciences and Cultural Effects"
is co-chaired by Yvonne Spielmann of the Braunschweig School of Art and Jay
David Bolter of the Georgia Institute of Technology. The panel will address
new forms of encounter, dialogue and interaction that are indicative of
larger shifts in the arts, sciences and culture in the face of digital
technologies and the hybridisation of media and media forms. Speakers in
this session include Amy Ione, Diatrope Institute; Dan Sandin, University of
Illinois at Chicago; Diane Gromola, Georgia Institute of Technology; and
George Legrady, University of California at Santa Barbara.

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Town Hall Business Meeting
Thursday, 17 February 2005, 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Salon IV, Marquis Ballroom, Convention Level, Atlanta Marriott Marquis

Where members of the Leonardo network who are attending the CAA conference
can come and discuss issues pertaining to Leonardo and the International
Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology.

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Career Development Workshops
Thursday, 17 February 2005, 8:00am to 5:00pm
Chablis/Picard room, Lobby Level, Atlanta Marriott Marquis

Friday, 18 February 2005, 8:00am to 5:00pm
Chablis/Picard room, Lobby Level, Atlanta Marriott Marquis

Every year, the CAA conference features Career Development Workshops, in
which students in art and art history meet one-on-one with advanced
professionals in their field of interest. Seasoned professionals are matched
up with students according to interest and specialty to critique portfolios,
review CVs, guide through conference activities, introduce to other figures
in the field, or other mentorship activities. These meetings are scheduled
for a single 20-minute time slot during the Career Development Workshop.
This year Leonardo is participating in these workshops under the newly added
Art/Science category.

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ARTspace Lounge Screening 
Thursday, 17 February 2005, 7:30am to 9:00pm
Bonn/London/Zurich/Sydney room, Convention Level, Atlanta Marriott Marquis

Featuring the work of Leonardo/ISAST members: Luc Courchesne, David Rokeby,
Bill Seaman, Regina Celia Pinto, Hellen Sky, Steve Mann and Paul Sermon.
Curated by Timothy Allen Jackson. 


More information about Leonardo/CAA events and activities can be found on
the Leonardo website at: http://leonardo.info/isast/events/caa05.html 

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Join the Leonardo/CAA Working Group!

As an affiliated group of the College Art Association (CAA), Leonardo has
joined the largest professional community of artists and art historians in
the United States. In an effort to promote the advancement of scholarship in
the field of art/science/technology, Leonardo and CAA have combined efforts
to provide what is hoped to be a permanent forum at the annual CAA
Conference.

In order to bridge the two networks, the Leonardo/CAA Working Group has been
brought together to help plan and develop Leonardo's activities with CAA. 

Members of the Leonardo/CAA working group include: Matthew Akers, Michael
Anthony, Jay Bolter, Julio Bermúdez, Michael Century, James Coupe, Nina
Czegledy, Mette Gieskes, Anne Collins Goodyear, Oliver Grau, Diane Gromala,
Kara Hammond, Gabriel Harp, Amy Ione, Tim Jackson, Celine Jeffery, Nisar
Keshvani, Ellen Levy, Roger Malina, Steve Oscherwitz, Stephen Petersen,
Timothy Peterson, Sheila Pinkel, Dana Plautz, Andrea Polli, Michael Punt,
Louis Rawlins, Mark Resch, Dan Sandin, Edward Shanken, Brad Smith, Yvonne
Spielmann, Ival Stratford-Kovner, Mark Tribe, Lorraine Walsh, Ruth West,
Karen White, Ioannis Yessios.

The Leonardo/CAA working group is open to all individuals who are members of
both Leonardo and CAA. If you wish to join the Leonardo/CAA Working Group
please visit:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/leonardocaacommittee/join 

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The Leonardo/CAA working group and conference activities are part of the
Leonardo Educators and Students Program which also includes the Leonardo
Abstract Service (LABS) and the Leonardo International Faculty Alerts List.