RDS 2.0 EVENT PROBES RACE AND NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES Most discussions of the "digital divide" erase the numerous contributions of minority artists, activists, entrepreneurs, journalists, and scholars. Researchers from the University of California-Santa Barbara, MIT and USC's Annenberg Center for Communication will host a three-day event, Race in Digital Space 2.0, to explore current issues and celebrate the accomplishments of minorities using digital technologies, Thursday, 10 October through Saturday, 12 October 2002, at LA's Museum of Contemporary Art and on the USC campus. Day after day we engage with media and technology on multiple fronts. The Race in Digital Space 2.0 Event defines "digital space" as a flexible arena that reflects the continual change of technology in relation to the practices and processes of the everyday. Following upon both the recent downturn in technology markets and the tragic events of 9/11, the once-euphoric conversations about new media have largely quieted. Race in Digital Space 2.0 seeks to intervene in this constricted field, offering compelling new analyses of both the potentials and the risks of new technological development. This important event offers an opportunity to comment on the ways media and technology are used by a diverse array of citizens and to examine how this interaction defines society and culture. Conference sessions will explore current public policy affecting "digital divide" and privacy issues, the global reach of new media, as well as innovative and creative uses of technology within communities of color. This international conference will serve as a touchstone for thinking critically and usefully about race in digital spaces. Plenary presentations include 'The Digital Divide, Post 9/11'; 'Tracking Bodies and Global Labor'; 'Entertaining Race: Representin' Race in New Media Environments'; 'Re-making Race: Authenticating "Other" Voices in Digital Spaces'; 'New Futures: Theory Meets Praxis'; and 'Live Mixes: Teens and New Technologies.' A concurrent digital salon will feature a number of cutting-edge art and music performances as well as online exhibits and video screenings. Featured speakers and artists include Isaac Julien, Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky), Greg Tate, Todd Boyd, Rubén D. Ortiz Torres, Sue Ellen Case, Wendy Chun, Tony Wilhelm, Chela Sandoval, Daniel Martinez, Pamela Z, Los Cybrids and many, many more! The conference is free and open to the public. Registration information and further details are available online at www.annenberg.edu/race ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html