FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS, PERFORMANCES, & INSTALLATIONS ... DIGITAL ARTS & CULTURE '99 (DAC '99) Atlanta, Georgia, USA October 28-30, 1999 ... An international conference sponsored by The Center for New Media Education & Research School of Literature, Communication, & Culture Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia, USA Department of Humanistic Informatics Faculty of Arts University of Bergen Bergen, Norway ... June 10, 1999. A note from the organizers: DAC '99 has received dozens of proposals for papers, performances, and installations, from scholars and artists working in the Americas, Western and Eastern Europe, and along the Pacific Rim. We're in the process of finalizing the list of keynote speakers and other invited participants. The conference web site will soon be expanded to incorporate more detailed information about the conference and its venues. In short, lots of exciting things are happening. There is still time to get into the fray. The formal deadline for proposals for papers or performances is June 15, 1999. We will accept late proposals until June 30, but will consider them for inclusion in the conference only as space and time allow. Proposals for media to be included in the "artists' salon" will be accepted until July 15, 1999. The original call for papers for DAC '99 follows. ... Drawing on multiple technical and artistic traditions, many artists and writers of the late twentieth century are exploring the aesthetic and discursive possibilities of digital technologies. New collective forms of cultural production and exchange are evolving from the communication practices supported by the new media. At the same time, theorists and critics are investigating the place of new media artifacts in social, philosophical, and critical contexts. "Digital Arts and Culture '99" will bring together an international field of practitioners and scholars engaged in the work of making these technologies meaningful for contemporary culture. An academic conference and an artistic exhibition, DAC '99 will represent a unique forum for celebrating and critiquing the techniques, forms, and aesthetics of new media. Scholars and artists working in new media arts, theory, and criticism are encouraged to submit proposals to present their work at the conference. Presentations may be in the form of scholarly papers or presentations; or performance, installations, or sculpture incorporating digital technologies, interactive or digital video, virtual environments, or network-based elements. Conference sessions may combine academic presentations with mediated performances; we encourage proposals which push the boundaries of the traditional conference paper in form and content. The conference schedule will include a concurrent "artists' salon" for demonstrations of networked or CD-ROM based work. Artists unable to transport their work to Atlanta are encouraged to submit proposals for artists' statements and demonstrations. ... DEADLINE FOR PAPER/PERFORMANCE PROPOSALS: JUNE 15, 1999 DEADLINE FOR ARTIST'S SALON PROPOSALS: JULY 15, 1999 Proposals should not exceed 500 words in length. If your presentation requires specific media or technical support (computer or network access, 35 MM slides, videotape, etc.), describe your needs in detail, including specific OS or hardware requirements (Mac OS or Windows 95/98/NT), if appropriate. All proposals *must* be submitted in WWW-ready format (ASCII text, or simple HTML code), either as attachments to email correspondence or within the body of the email message. Please send submissions to the following email address: <[log in to unmask]> Andy Rivera School of Literature, Communication, and Culture Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0165 USA Notification of acceptance of proposals will be sent out by July 15, 1999. ... For more information, see the conference web site: <http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/events/dac99/> -- or contact: Terry Harpold <[log in to unmask]> .................................................... Terry Harpold Asst. Professor, Literature, Communication & Culture Georgia Institute of Technology [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/faculty/harpold/ Find my PGP public key at: http://www.lcc.gatech.edu/faculty/harpold/pgp.html __________________________________________________ Ellen Strain, Assistant Professor School of Literature, Communication & Culture Georgia Institute of Technology email: [log in to unmask] phone: (404) 894-8923 location: Skiles Building 301 __________________________________________________ ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html