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From: "Melinda Klayman" <mklayman@leonardo.info> Call For Papers: 7th Workshop on Space and the Arts Space: Science, Technology and the Arts (7th Workshop on Space and the Arts) 18-21 May 2004 European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA-ESTEC) Noordwijk, The Netherlands First Announcement and Call for Papers ³Space: Science, Technology and the Arts² is the theme of the 7th workshop on space and the arts which is being co-organized by the European Space Agency (ESA), the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and its Commission VI, Leonardo/OLATS and the OURS Foundation. It is scheduled to be held at ESTEC - ESAıs European Space Research & Technology Centre in Noordwijk, The Netherlands from 18-21 May 2004. Since the birth of space exploration, artists and space scientists have inspired each other in the development of humanityıs space programs, regularly exchanging information, ideas and visions. Artists working with space subjects and themes invariably become heavily involved in both the physics and the technologies of space either as a muse, a metaphor, a subject or as a tool necessary for the development of their artistic creations. Artists, wanting to explore space on their own artistic terms, often must become very knowledgeable about the utilization of space technologies, materials, mechanisms and procedures in order to develop feasible art works and projects as such projects are subject to the same conditions and regulations governing scientific experiments designed for space. Such activities have broadened the idea of space exploration within the space community while making space exploration understandable in other ways and accessible by larger public. Now that the International Space Station (ISS) is nearing completion, the ISS partners have begun to investigate how this orbital facility can be utilized, not only as a platform for scientific experimentation, but also as a platform for cultural exploration and expression. This creates a new opportunity and challenge for artists and other cultural professionals to work closely together with space scientists, engineers, technologists and administrators in developing new concepts, projects and strategies. The ³Space: Science, Technology and the Arts² workshop promises to be an important and pivotal event as it provides a unique opportunity for professionals in the space and the arts communities to meet, discuss and exchange new ideas related to the cultural exploration of space. Presentations are being solicited from space scientists, engineers, technologists, artists, writers, journalists, art critics, curators and philosophers who have a developed interest in the aims and theme of the workshop. Objectives The Workshop on ³Space: Science, Technology and the Arts² aims to: · provide a platform where new ideas and experiments relating to the interaction of space science, technology and the arts can be exposed and debated · provide an environment where people, especially artists and other ³culture professionals,² together with space scientists and engineers can exchange ideas and projects about space from the perspective of their unique backgrounds, education and experiences · provide a meeting place where new space art and technology projects can emerge and new teams and partnerships can be built · nurture a domain of space activities that is becoming more recognized in both the space community and in the mainstream art world · disseminate the ideas and projects by publicizing the results of the event Submission of Abstracts Participation in the workshop will be limited to a maximum of 40 persons, and participants will be selected upon review of abstracts of presentations proposed for the workshop. Abstracts, limited to one A4 page, should be submitted via the online form available at http://www.congrex.nl/04c20/ The abstract should be in English and include: · Workshop name · Title of presentation · Name and affiliation of authors · Full contact details of presenting author, including postal and e-mail addresses, phone and fax The deadline for abstract submission is 29 February 2004. Following acceptance a complete paper will be required and the author(s) will be invited to register for the Workshop. Timetable 29 February 2004 - Deadline for abstracts 15 March 2004 - Notification of acceptance 20 April 2004 - Preliminary program 7 May 2004 - Deadline for papers 18-21 May 2004 - Workshop Workshop Topics Presentations can be about any aspect or issue related to ³Space: Science, Technology and the Arts.² Since the scope of the Workshop is large, potential authors might like to consider submitting abstracts for papers addressing such topics as: · the impact of space technologies on the arts and vice-versa · the transfer of space technologies to art and design · the role and involvement of space bodies in the arts · designing art for the space environment - the requirements, the limitations · synergies between the arts and space communities · the interaction between space, arts and the public · space and the new media arts · using the arts to explore space · the arts in orbit use of the ISS for artistic and cultural expression Authors need not, of course, limit themselves to these topics. Organization The Workshop will begin with a Welcome Event on Tuesday evening 18 May 2004. The three-day formal workshop will take place in the Einstein Room of the main ESTEC building on 19-21 May 2004 and will consist of oral presentations from both invited and contributing speakers. There will be no charge for participation in the workshop. Travel and accommodation expenses are the responsibility of each participant. Hotel Accommodation A reasonably priced hotel with half-pension has been reserved in the nearby town of Noordwijk and booking information will be sent to all participants that are accepted. Transportation to and from the hotel and ESTEC will be provided. Venue Postal address: European Space & Technology Centre P.O. Box 299 2200 AG Noordwijk (The Netherlands) Visiting address: European Space & Technology Centre Keplerlaan 1 2201 AZ Noordwijk (The Netherlands) General telephone number: Phone: +31 71 5656565 Fax: +31 71 5656040 Committees Programme Committee: Annick Bureaud (Leonardo/OLATS) Roger Malina (International Academy of Astronautics) David Raitt (ESA) Arthur Woods (OURS Foundation) Advisory Committee : · MIR Consortium (Microgravity Interdisciplinary Research Consortium) · Nicola Triscott, Rob La Frenais (The Arts Catalyst, London, England) · Roger Malina, Annick Bureaud (Leonardo: Leonardo/OLATS Observatory for the Arts and the Techno-Sciences, Paris, France, and Leonardo/ISAST International Society for the Arts, Sciences & Technology, USA) · Marko Peljhan (Projekt Atol, Ljubljana, Slovenia) · Alex Adriaansens, Anne Nigten (V2_Organisation, Rotterdam, Netherlands) · Masha Chuikova (Multimedia Complex of Actual Arts, Moscow, Russia) · Jean-Luc Soret (Paris, France) · Kara Szathmary, (International Association of Astronomical Artists, Quebec, Canada) · Patrick Gyger, (Maison DıAilleurs, Yverdon, Switzerland) Frank Pietronigro (Zero Gravity Art Consortium, San Francisco, USA) Contact Any questions concerning the ³Space: Technology and the Arts² workshop should be sent to: workshop2004@arsastronautica.com Background Under the title "Rencontres du 13 avril," a series of small, one-day Workshops on Space and the Arts was co-organized by Leonardo/OLATS, the OURS Foundation and the International Academy for Astronautics between the years 1997 and 2002. Held in Boulogne-Billancourt, a suburb near Paris, these workshops attracted leading space scientists, engineers and artists on specific themes chosen to generate exchanges between artists and scientists concerning the cultural impact of space activities. The different topics of the past six workshops have been: 1997 April 13th - "The Artists as Space Explorers" 1998 March 25th - "Space Art / Earth Art" 1999 March 21st - "Cultural Perspectives on Space" 2000 March 26th - "Life in Space" 2001 March 25th - "Outer Space - Cyber Space" 2002 March 17th - "The Collaborative Process in Space Art" The documentation about each past workshop is online on the Leonardo/OLATS web site at http://www.olats.org In order to provide a wider forum for the interaction of the scientific and technical community with artists, the 7th Workshop on Space and the Arts is being held at the European Space Agencyıs large R&D establishment, ESTEC, in The Netherlands. Links http://www.esa.int http://www.estec.esa.nl http://www.estec.esa.nl/conferences http://www.iaanet.org http://www.olats.org http://www.leonardo.info http://www.ours.ch http://www.arsastronautica.com ______________________________________________________ * Verspreid via nettime-nl. Commercieel gebruik niet * toegestaan zonder toestemming. <nettime-nl> is een * open en ongemodereerde mailinglist over net-kritiek. * Meer info, archief & anderstalige edities: * http://www.nettime.org/. * Contact: Menno Grootveld (grootveld@nrc.nl).