[Leonardo/ISAST Network] Bay Area Science Festival, Calls for Participation and More

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October 15, 2011

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EVENTS

NEXT DASER: 20 OCTOBER 2011, WASHINGTON, DC
Attention Washington, D.C. metropolitan area readers! Join us for the  
next D.C. Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER), 20 October 2011, at  
the Keck Center, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., with  
presentations by Kóan Jeff Baysa, David Cantor, Michael Maizels and  
Richard G. Weiss. Find out more

LEONARDO AND SWISSNEX SAN FRANCISCO PRESENT A SPECIAL LASER PROGRAM  
FOR THE BAY AREA SCIENCE FESTIVAL
Leonardo/ISAST is pleased to present a special LASER program on 2  
November 2011 in collaboration with swissnex San Francisco as part of  
the first annual Bay Area Science Festival. Feature presentations  
will include: "Geometric Patterns of Change" by John Edmark, "The Art  
of Recycling" by Deborah Munk, "Photography without the Camera" by  
Robert Buelteman, "Longing for the Background" by Therese Lahaie and  
"QUARC - Quantum Art Connection" by Christian Gonzenbach and Martin  
Pohl. Find out more

MEMBERS

THE DIGITAL ARTS AND NEW MEDIA MFA PROGRAM AT UC SANTA CRUZ
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Digital Arts and New Media MFA Program at the University of  
California, Santa Cruz (a Leonardo Affiliate Member) is accepting  
applications for Fall 2012 through 3 January 2012. UC Santa Cruz,  
located on the stunningly beautiful Monterey Bay, is immediately  
south of Silicon Valley, allowing our faculty and students to take  
advantage of opportunities such as participation in ZER01, a multi- 
disciplinary, multi-venue biennial festival of visual and performing  
arts at the intersection of art, technology and digital culture. Find  
out more

THE HERB ALPERT SCHOOL OF MUSIC AT CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
RENEWS AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP
The Herb Alpert School of Music at California Institute of the Arts  
offers undergraduate and graduate studies in Performer-Composer,  
including African American Improvisational Music; Composition,  
including Experimental Sound Practices; Jazz; Programs in  
Performance, including African Music and Dance, Balinese and Javanese  
Music and Dance, Brass, Guitar, Harp, North Indian Music, Percussion,  
Piano/Keyboard, Collaborative Keyboard, Strings, Voice, Winds, World  
Music, and World Percussion; Music Technology: Interaction,  
Intelligence and Design; and Musical Arts Programs. Find out more

OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON AQUA SCIENCE, WATER RESOURCES AND THE  
ARTS: A VIRTUAL EVENT OPEN TO WORLDWIDE PARTICIPATION
The third International Symposium on Aqua Science, Water Resources  
and the Arts will be held online as a virtual event from 3-5 November  
2011. Attendance is open to anyone with a computer and a high-speed  
internet connection. A nominal $5USD registration fee permits  
attendees to view international presenters and performers who will  
address various perceptions of water and approaches to water-related  
challenges. Find out more

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
HYPOTHESIS: AN ART/ SCIENCE FAIR AT THE LAB, SAN FRANCISCO
The Lab invites artists, scientists, writers, musicians, performers,  
theorists, and other makers to participate in Hypothesis: An Art/ 
Science Fair to be held on 5 November 2011 in conjunction with the  
Bay Area Science Festival. Participants will present their practice  
in the form of a traditional science fair display, using the  
"scientific method" to: define a question or concept, gather  
information and observations, form a hypothesis, explain experiments  
and processes, analyze data or processes, and draw a conclusion.  
Special guest judges include Paul Stepahin from The Exploratorium,  
Tami Spector from Leonardo, Edward Morse from UCB Department of  
Nuclear Engineering, and Gareth Spor. Registration will remain open  
until November 1 or while space remains. Find out more

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