Dear List,
Please check the event below, and spread the word around. It is the Third Puredata convention, we expect research papers and artistic works related to the programming environment.
cheers
--- On Mon, 2/16/09, Alexandre Porres <porres@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Date: Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 12:09 PM
> Subject: CALL FOR WORKS/PdCon09 (v.2.5 feb 15th)
> To: Alexandre Porres <porres@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> Please Check the info below, and the attached PDF... spread
> it out!
> Thanks....
>
>
> PdCon09/CALL FOR WORKS:
>
> PdCon09 is the "Third International Puredata
> Convention", to happen in São
> Paulo-Brazil/July 2009
>
> EMAIL: <<pdcon09@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>
> NEWS (feb 15th):
>
> - Online Submission procedure is opening on monday 16th!!!
>
> - New Templates and Forms will be posted when the
> submission is opened!
>
> - WE HAVE A NEW DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF WORKS,
> MONDAY MARCH 15TH OF
> 2009!!!
>
>
> ABOUT THE EVENT:
> Puredata, or just Pd <http://puredata.info/>, is an
> open source tool for
> multimedia programming. Because of its open source nature,
> much of its
> development result from a community effort of developers
> worldwide. Some
> centers do have more people engaged, like the places that
> held the two
> previous conventions.
>
> the first convention took place in Graz, Austria, in 2004
> http://puredata.info/community/projects/convention04/. The
> second happened
> in Montreal, Canada, in 2007 http://pure-data.ca/en/. It is
> a great
> satisfaction that we continue this event by bringing it to
> yet another
> continent, with the intent to promote the formation of an
> important group of
> developers locally. In fact, in may of 2008, we had a
> national convention in
> Brazil
> http://www.estudiolivre.org/tiki-index.php?page=Encontro%20PD,
> which
> followed the same format of the previous international
> conventions, and
> worked as a first gathering to organize this international
> event. The format
> includes the show of artistic works, academic works,
> discussion regarding
> the interests of the community, and diverse courses.
>
> CALL FOR WORKS VS. 2.5 (FEB 15TH)
>
> GENERAL CALL
> We invite artists, producers, developers and further
> enthusiasts of the open
> source tool Puredata to send works and projects alike in
> the following
> categories:
>
> A) Art Festival: (Art Installations, Concerts, Performances
> & Audiovisual
> Presentations).
> B) Mini-Courses & Workshops.
> C) Paper Sessions/Posters.
> D) Round Tables & Discussions.
>
> Applicants are invited to submit in multiple categories,
> especially if
> related (example: paper + artwork) - not that this will
> favor in the
> selection process.
>
> Please note we are looking for a diverse collection of
> works, hence there
> might be a selection among several similar proposals (and
> more unique and
> original ones might have some advantage).
>
> Let us know if you have an institution support that may
> cover travel
> expenses, we are looking for partnerships to help with
> funds.
>
> The event will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from July 19th
> to july 26th,
> 2009.
>
> Possible (yet to be properly officialized) Locations &
> Partnerships:
> - MIS, Sao Paulo's Museum of Image & Sound.
> - PUC, School of Multimedia & Design.
> - SESC-SP, Sao Paulo.
>
> Promotional Support:
> - CCSL (FOSS Competence Center) http://ccsl.ime.usp.br/
>
> WE HAVE A NEW DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF WORKS: MONDAY
> MARCH 15TH OF
> 2009!!!
>
> Acceptance notice: APRIL 10th, 2009!
> Here is the address to send works & questions to:
> pdcon09@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Addresses of the Official webpage for news updates &
> more info:
> http://convention.puredata.info
> http://estudiolivre.org/pdcon09
>
>
> Proposals for the Art Festival:
> Performances, Concerts, Audiovisual Presentations & Art
> Installations (audio
> And/Or Visual):
> As it is the general concept of the event, we long for the
> discussion
> regarding the aesthetics and politics of Free / Open Source
> Software Culture
> & technology. In such context, we welcome all forms of
> works related to
> audio and/or visual, including real-time interactive works,
> improvisations,
> Live electronics/instrumental/electroacoustic mixes, Sound
> installations,
> Performances, Network art, Robotics, Software Art and
> Interdisciplinary
> works.
>
> Demonstrations and General Info about Artistic works can be
> submitted online
> in Portuguese, Spanish, or English. Please, specify the
> necessary materials
> so we can do our best to provide them.
>
> If language is a part of the artwork, the festival is open
> to any idiom,
> although subtitles in English should be provided when
> applicable.
>
> We look for art installations that adopted Puredata in its
> development.
> Nevertheless, at the last extent, we are open for works
> realized under the
> context of Puredata (using puredata in some part of the
> process) as well as
> open source tools.
>
> We are looking for partners to help us with tickets. Any
> suggestion is
> welcome.
>
> Note for ART-INSTALLATIONS (Audio And/Or Visual):
> In order to avoid dependence on travel funds from the
> event, it would be
> nice to have some works installed without the need for the
> artist(s) to be
> on-site. This also implies that such works should be
> technically simple.
>
>
> Call for Posters/Papers:
> Abstracts and papers may be submitted in English. The works
> will be
> organized in categories depending on what we receive. At
> first, we
> contemplate a greater distinction into 3 categories:
> Technical, Artistic and
> Theoretical.
>
> The topics are generally open to the usage of Puredata in
> interactive art
> production/research, the philosophy and social aspect of
> Free Open Source
> Culture, and scientific research. Some possible themes
> could include:
>
> - Programming Puredata externals
> - Puredata versus Max/MSP
> - Puredata versus SuperCollider, CSound, Processing and
> alike
> - Hacking Puredata
> - Future Projections for Puredata
> - Hacktivist culture
> - OpenContent and Creative Commons versus Intellectual
> Property forms
> - Finding an Art Historical context for Open-Source
> Software Art
> - Sampling and Plunderphonics as artistic strategies
> - Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
> - Networking
> - Live Coding
> - Philosophy, Culture and Sociology of Open Source Software
> and Open Works
> - Aesthetics of New Media/New Technology Art
> - Using Puredata in Science/Research & Artistic Works:
> (Digital Signal
> Processing, Generative Works, Artificial Intelligence/Life
> & Computer-Aided
> Work in General, User Interfaces - Human computer
> interaction/Virtual
> reality interaction -, Realtime Performance,
> Auditory/Visual perception and
> cognition, Acoustics/Psychoacoustics Modeling, Sound
> Synthesis, Timbre &
> Sound Models, Biological and medical uses of Puredata.
>
> And so on...
>
> Check Submission of Works for Poster & Paper guidelines
>
> If you wish to send a Poster, the limit is 4 pages, other
> works are limited
> to 6 pages.
>
>
> SUBMISSION OF WORKS:
> Round Table and Discussions should be proposed on the
> puredata list:
> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list, to be
> discussed and decided
> upon previously by the community and participants in
> general.
>
> The rest needs to be sent through our online system, with
> the provided Paper
> Template And Forms
>
> The online submission is due to open on monday, Feb 16th of
> 2009, check
> http://convention.puredata.info for news and links.
> Questions about it must
> be sent to <figocris@xxxxxxxxx>.
>
> Poster Guidelines: 120cm height x 90cm wide
>
> Papers are limited to 6 pages and must be submitted as
> PDFs.
>
> If you wish to send a Poster, please send a short Paper
> limited to 4 pages.
>
> We are studying the possibility of publishing the works
> online (both papers
> & Posters) in digital/hypertextual format s well as in
> a printed version
> with DVD-ROM.
>
> ---------------------
>
> http://convention.puredata.info
> pdcon09@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> --
> Alexandre Torres Porres
> cel. (11)8179-6226
> Website: http://porres.googlepages.com/home
> http://www.myspace.com/alexandretorresporres
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