Syndicate: ITAU - CAiiA/STAR - ISEA - LEONARDO/ISAST

[angelot@mail.sendanet.es (Claudia Giannetti)]

ITAU - CAiiA/STAR - ISEA - LEONARDO/ISAST
propose

Invencao
Thinking the Next Millenium

25 - 29 August 1999

Invencao is an opportunity for those working at the creative edge of
the arts, sciences and technology to collaborate in the transdisciplinary
development of ideas and innovative strategies for life in the next
millenium. Invencao is a "seeding" event that seeks to identify key
questions and issues that can lead to the radical transformation of
culture.

Just as increasingly artists work with the metaphors of science, so
scientists are employing forms of representation, such as visualization,
which owe much to research in the  digital arts. As art is transformed
by interactivity, so science increasingly recognises the subjectivity
of the  observer. In turn, technology informs our aesthetic and
epistemological structures and is engendering new processes of perception,
communication and cognition.

Invencao will examine the consequences of this convergence of art,
science and technology on our sense of self and human identity, on
consciousness, community and the city, as well as on learning and
leisure. For example, the artist is challenged to consider what might
lie beyond "electronic art": where might the connectivity of the
Internet, the interactivity of hypermedia and the fluidity of virtual
reality lead us? The scientist, walking a delicate balance between
the world of the quantum, deep space, chaos and complexity has profound
questions to ask about the constraints of nature and the part that can
be played by artificial intelligence and post-biological systems in the
construction of reality. Bio-technology and nano-engineering add further
dimensions to these questions.

Invencao will take place in Brazil, whose euphoric energy, cultural
diversity and productive optimism is intended to characterise the
conference. With its history of dynamic pragmatism coupled with utopian
vision, Brazil is a country where dreams can be reclaimed, a vast space
both geographically and culturally, in which we can re-invent ourselves
and collaborate in the construction of new  realities.

Invencao will be structured to enable a wide range of presentations,
collaborations and interventions to take place, involving lectures,
workshops, panel discussions, poster sessions and breakout groups.
The onsite activity will be integrated with online activity, through
a dedicated website. The proceedings will be embodied in CD-ROM and
print publications.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
(Papers, panels, work in progress)

The official languages of the conference are Portuguese, Spanish
and English. All presentations will be simultaneously interpreted
into the three official languages. However, abstracts must be
submitted in English to facilitate the work of the organising and
scientific committees.

Abstracts (350 word maximum) must be accompanied by a brief biography
(250 words). Include up to five keywords with your abstract. Submit as
an attached document in Microsoft Word to the following e-mail address:
      invencao@itaucultural.org.br

Your abstract must be accompanied by a declaration of intention to
attend the conference.

Panels may be proposed. Proposals should include details of each member
of the panel. Innovative forms of contributions are welcomed. Please
provide full details.

Include in your submission the title, author(s), institutional
affiliation, and contact address (including phone/fax/email and URL
if applicable).

Abstracts must be submitted by November 30, 1998 and they will be
acknowledge on receipt.

The authors of papers to be presented will be notified of
acceptance by mid-February, 1999. The selected authors are
requested to confirm their participation as soon as possible.

There will be a registration fee of U$ 100 (or equivalent amount in
national currency) for those who are selected to present. Members
of ISEA, CAiiA/STAR and Leonardo/ISAST will be granted a 20% reduction.

In order to be included in the Abstracts and Conference Programme,
presenters are required to pay registration fee by April 30, 1999.

As a suggestion, informations on travel and accomodation can be
asked to:

Sparta Turismo
Fax 55 11 8819733
rscarpa@uol.com.br

Committee structure

Organising Committee:
Arlindo Machado (chair)
Alain Mongeau
Roger Malina
Roy Ascott

Scientific Committee :
Diana Domingues
Claudia Giannetti
Eduardo Kac
Takuo Komatsuzaki
Marcos Novac
Margarita Schultz
Ricardo Anderaos
Jesus de Paula Assis

This event is produced by Itau Cultural Institute (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
in collaboration with the ISEA (Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts),
CAiiA-STAR (Centre for Advanced Inquiry in the Interactive Arts,
University of Wales College, Newport, and the Centre for Science,
Technology and Art Research, University of Plymouth, UK), and the
journal Leonardo, published by ISAST (International Society for the
Arts, Sciences and Technology).

Further information at:

http://www.itaucultural.org.br/invencao/invencao.htm

or

Instituto Cultural Itau
Av. Paulista 149
01311-000 Sao Paulo (SP) - Brazil
tel 55 11 2381768
fax 55 11 2381720

Claudia Giannetti
Correu Vell 10 - bxs 3
08002 Barcelona
Tel/Fax: 93 3450525

Escola Superior de Disseny ESDI
Av. Marquès de Comillas, 79-83
08202 Sabadell - Barcelona
Tel: 93 726 33 69
Fax: 93 726 81 83