[Leonardo/ISAST Network] Leonardo Electronic Almanac Discussion: New Media Poetics and Poetics

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Leonardo Electronic Almanac Discussion (LEAD)
"New Media Poetics and Poetics"
Moderated by Sandy Baldwin

With the latest issue of Leonardo Electronic Almanac "New Media 
Poetics and Poetry" we introduce the "Leonardo Electronic Almanac 
Discussion" (LEAD). LEAD will have two components, a moderated 
discussion list for readers to engage with the special issue authors 
(see below for sign up 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.

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.

Chat Schedule:
:: John Cayley - 9 Oct 2006 1400hrs EDT
:: Loss Glazier -10 Oct 2006 1900hrs  EDT
:: Stephanie Strickland - 20 Oct 2006 1300hrs EDT
:: MEZ - 17 Oct 2006 @ 0300hrs EDT
:: Jason Nelson – 24 Oct 2006 @ 1300hrs EDT

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.

Further information or assistance
info at leoalmanac.org