[Leonardo/ISAST Network] Leonardo Network Newsletter | December 1, 2008

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December 1, 2008

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Events

Artmedia X International Symposium
The Artmedia X International Symposium, co-organized by Mario Costa  
and Fred Forest and co-sponsored by Leonardo/Olats, will take place  
on December 12 and 13, 2008 at the French National Library (BNF) and  
the National Institute for Art History (INHA) in Paris, France.  
Philosophers, theoreticians and artists will gather for 2 days of  
presentations and discussions on the topic: "Ethics, Aesthetics,  
Techno-communication: The Future of Meaning." Participants will  
include Edgar Morin, Thierry de Duve, Anne Cauquelin, Serge Tisseron,  
Jean-Michel Rabaté, Edmond Couchot, Francois Soulages, Robert C.  
Morgan, Pierre-Damien Huyghe, Fabrizio Desideri, Dominique Chateau,  
Jean-Pierre Faye and others. FIND OUT MORE

Community

Call for papers: Re:live Media Art History Conference
The third iteration of the Media Art History conference series,  
Re:live, is scheduled to take place 26-29 November 2009 in Melbourne,  
Australia. The event follows the success of the two previous Media  
Art History conferences, Re:fresh (Banff 2005) and Re:place (Berlin  
2007). The conference series is an initiative of Leonardo/ISAST, and  
papers from the conference will be published in Leonardo Journal. The  
deadline to submit papers is December 19, 2008. FIND OUT MORE

Disonancias Call for Submissions
Leonardo/Olats, member of the ARTSACTIVE network, is pleased to  
announce an international call for artists to collaborate with  
companies in Catalonia. Research projects which will be developed  
between January and September 2009 include: new paradigms in the area  
of increased cognition in the future manned missions of planetary  
exploration (GTD, Ingenieria de Sistemas y Software), new dynamics  
and environments of work (Telefónica i+d), the development of  
multitouch prototype of multiple applications (Eidola), creative  
dynamics of the image department (TV3) and the develpoment of an  
external meeting point related to architectures for public spaces  
(Trànsit projects). The deadline to apply is December 9, 2008. FIND  
OUT MORE

Publications

Now Available: Leonardo Music Journal, Volume 18
Downloads and file exchanges have altered the economics of music of  
consumption, but have they also rendered the concert hall obsolete?  
Or have the isolation of ear buds and the ephemerality of digital  
files actually served to highlight the social significance and sweaty  
substantiality of live performance? Or are we witnessing the birth of  
a new "live," virtually social but vitally sweat-free? LMJ 18: Why  
Live?: Performance in the Age of Digital Reproduction features  
writings on the significance or irrelevance of contemporary  
performance practice and its alternatives. FIND OUT MORE

Call for Submissions: BioLogic: A Natural History of Digital Life
We are pleased to announce a forthcoming special issue of Leonardo,  
presented in collaboration with SIGGRAPH 2009. The issue will feature  
SIGGRAPH 2009 Art Papers and the SIGGRAPH 2009 Juried Art Gallery,  
"Biologic: A Natural History of Digital Life." FIND OUT MORE

Members

Featured Members
We are pleased to present our newest featured members: Barbara Nessim  
and Eugenia Fratzeskou. FIND OUT MORE

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departments focused on the intersection of art, science and  
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Benefits include enhanced networking with other Leonardo Affiliate  
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