[MWS]: MEMORIA FUTURA, 11-12 Dec 1999, GMD Bonn / Germany

[monika fleischmann]

Dear friends and colleagues,

the German National Research Center for Information Technology - GMD - is
organizing together with the Italian embassy and the SFG
Wissenschaftsfestival Bonn from December 11 - 12, 1999 the SYMPOSIUM :
MEMORIA FUTURA - Cultural Heritage and Information Technology: a new
perspective?


Information technology has proven itself to be of value but what concept of
culture will develop out of the interweaving of history and New Media? What
can art and culture contribute to it and what relevance does it have for
society? The aim of the event is to discover answers to these questions.

On Saturday the 11th of December 99 artists, researchers and curators will
discuss the relationship between Art, Culture and Technology in Germany and
in Italy and new tools for museum and audience. How do networks,
connectivity and new instruments influence artistic works and processes -
in urban space and on the Mixed Reality stage? How is IT research
influenced by working in interdisciplinary groups with computer scientists,
artists and cultural theorists.

Amongst other things MEMORIA FUTURA is presenting results of 3 european i3
projects - eRENA, HIPS, COMRIS - and the BMBF funded CAT project.

On Sunday the 12th international experts from art, culture, medicine and
information technology will talk about MEMORIA FUTURA in the next century
with respect to the past and the present.

We would like to invite you to this Symposium at GMD, Schloss Birlinghoven
near Sankt Augustin/Bonn.


MEMORIA FUTURA - On-line Internet event

A group of invited experts will join the symposium via Internet as part of
an experiment in researching models for integration of different media for
cultural events for the broad public. Audio & video of the panel taking
part at the physical location of the symposium are streamed to Internet
participants using G2 real server & players.

This event is one of the first activities of the recently started CAT -
Communication, Art and Technology Network project
<http://imk.gmd.de/mars/cat> that is supported by the German Ministry of
Research and Education. Its aim is to further the development of "media
culture" by providing an "infrastructure" for linking independent media
artists with research labs and educational institutions, as well as with
TIME-industries.


MEMORIA FUTURA - European satellite transmission

With the support of EUTELSAT (http://www.eutelsat.com) and GMD NetSat group
(http://sat.gmd.de/) the event is broadcasted live across Europe. Video and
bilingual audio signals are transmitted from GMD - the German National
Research Center for Information Technology to EUTELSAT Paris to be
distributed via satellite. Memoria Futura is one of the first european
events linking cultural practice and cultural policy with information
technology. National borders are transcended for cultural exchange and
participation by the support of satellites.


More info on the symposium program:
http://imk.gmd.de/mars/cat/memoria

We hope to see you there.
Monika Fleischmann



INFO & REGISTRATION:
Christine Harms
GMD - Forschungszentrum Informationstechnik
Schloss Birlinghoven
53754 Sankt Augustin
Tel: 02241 - 14 2473
e-Mail: christine.harms at gmd.de
http://www.sfg.de/wissenschaft/wissenschaftsfestival/anmeld_12_12.html

TICKETS:
DM 20 / DM 10 (Students)




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Head of MARS - Media Arts & Research Studies, Institute for Media Communication
GMD - German National Research Center for Information Technology
Schloss Birlinghoven, D-53754 Sankt Augustin, http://imk.gmd.de/mars
email: fleischmann at gmd.de, tel: x49-2241-142809, assist:-142211, fax:-142449
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