CALL FOR PROPOSALS to host the 5th International Conference on the
\nHistories of Media Art, Science and Technology<\/p>\n
The Media Art Histories Board invites applications to host the 5th
\nInternational Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and
\nTechnology. This international conference series, which was inaugurated
\nin 2005 in Banff, Canada, has since been held in several international
\nvenues including Berlin in 2007, Melbourne in 2009 and will be held in
\nLiverpool in 2011. The conference series aims to engage a growing
\ncommunity of scholars from a range of disciplines including art history,
\ncontemporary art practice, art theory, history of science, history of
\ntechnology, science and technology studies, media studies, sociology,
\nphilosophy, cultural studies, anthropology, architecture theory, music
\nhistory, information sciences, image science, visual studies and
\ncritical theory among others, to develop and share new research and
\nscholarship in the intersecting fields of the histories of media art,
\nscience and technology. The host of the next conference in 2013 will
\nhave the opportunity to continue to build on the impressive history of
\nthe conference series.<\/p>\n
MISSION
\n*Recognizing the increasing significance of media art for our
\nculture, the conference series on the Histories of Media Art will
\ndiscuss the history of media arts within the interdisciplinary and
\nintercultural contexts of the histories of the arts. Numerous
\nindividuals and institutions collaborate to produce the international
\nart history conference series covering the media arts, the arts and
\ntechnology, art-science interaction, and the history of media as
\npertinent to the contemporary arts.*<\/p>\n
Proposals to host the conference should consist of the following
\ninformation:<\/p>\n
1. Proposed Dates
\n2. Proposed Venues (including information on number, capacity and AV
\nand network capabilities of spaces)
\n3. Rationale for hosting the conference
\n4. Host Local Organizing Committee
\n5. Relevant previous experience (e.g., committee members* experience
\nin hosting conferences, events, etc.)
\n6. Publicity Plan
\n7. Funding \/ Sponsorship plan
\n8. Preliminary Budget<\/p>\n
Those interested in making a bid to host the conference are encouraged
\nto write to Oliver Grau at oliver.grau@donau-uni.ac.at with an
\nexpression of interest prior to submitting a formal proposal. Deadline
\nfor final submission of proposals is September 30, 2010 and the MAH
\nAdvisory Board will make its final decision on the next host for the
\nconference by December 17, 2010. <\/p>\n
MediaArtHistory Board (Steering Committee)<\/p>\n
Sean CUBITT – University of Melbourne
\nJorge LAFERLA – University of Buenos Aires
\nOliver GRAU – Danube University
\nLinda HENDERSON, University of Texas, Austin
\nErkki HUHTAMO UC Los Angeles
\nDouglas KAHN – UC Davis
\nMartin KEMP – Oxford University
\nTimothy LENIOR – Duke University
\nMachiko KUSAHARA – Waseda University, Tokyo
\nGunalan NADARAJAN – MICA
\nPaul THOMAS – UNSW Sydney<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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