call for participation ISEA 2002

[Claudia Westermann]

Participation

http://www.isea.jp/participation/E/index.html

ISEA2002 NAGOYA[Orai]

(The Eleventh International Symposium on Electronic Art)

27-31 October, 2002
Nagoya, Japan

URL http//www.isea.jp/
e-mail info at isea.jp

On October 27-31, 2001, the Eleventh International Symposium on
Electronic Art (ISEA2002) will take place in the city of Nagoya, Japan.
Organizers for this event are the ISEA2002 Steering Committee
[MEDIASELECT, City of Nagoya, Nagoya Port Authority,etc] in
partnership with the Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts (ISEA), ISEA
Japan, artport Executive Committee, local universities, and others.
The Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts was founded in 1990 and is
currently based in Amersfoort, Netherlands. ISEA is an international
non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and development of
the electronic arts.

ISEA is committed to interdisciplinary and cross-cultural
communication/
cooperation between the arts and the fields of technology, science
education, and industry. ISEA2002 proves to be a major international
event for members of the artistic community involved with electronic
arts.

ISEA2002 NAGOYA[Orai] the first ISEA symposium in Asia, is
expecting about 1500 participants including artists, researchers,
engineers, students, and presentations of over 200 papers and works
from 30 countries around the world. Many related exhibitions,
concerts, performances and other events are also planned to take
place in the Nagoya area during the time of ISEA2002.

ISEA2002 is committed to hosting an inclusive event, encompassing
the many trends in electronic art throughout the world, including those
with limited access to the latest technology and those working from a
cultural context, which may be unfamiliar to the reviewers.

Submissions to ISEA2002 from those who believe that a fuller
understanding of the context of their work is needed for proper
evaluation may attach supplemental information.
Please mark this material clearly as supplemental.
Members from communities that traditionally have been
under-represented at ISEA are encouraged to identify the new
perspectives that they can bring to ISEA2002.

SYMPOSIUM SERIES

The ISEA2002 Symposium is a continuation of the successful series
First ISEA 1988, Utrecht, Netherlands
Second ISEA 1990, Groningen, Netherlands
Third ISEA 1992, Sydney, Australia
Fourth ISEA 1993, Minneapolis, USA
Fifth ISEA 1994, Helsinki, Finland
Sixth ISEA 1995, Montreal, Canada
Seventh ISEA 1996. Rotterdam, Netherlands
Eighth ISEA 1997, Chicago, USA
Ninth ISEA 1998, Liverpool/Manchester, UK
Tenth ISEA, 2000, Paris, France

TARGET GROUPS

This event ISEA2002 NAGOYA[Orai] is oriented toward many groups,
ranging from specialists to the general public. ISEA2002 will offer
Papers, Panels, Round Tables, Posters, and Institutional
Presentations for scientists, artistic experts, and professionals.
Workshops and Tutorials hold special interest for teachers, students,
and practicing artists. Exhibitions, Performances, Concerts, and
Electronic Theater, are also aimed at the cultural exchange program
and are open to the public.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

ISEA is committed to interdisciplinary and cross-cultural
communication/cooperation between the arts and the fields of new
media technology, science, education and industry. The aim of the
symposium and the parent organization (also called ISEA) is to
systematically investigate the problems and potentials of electronic
art and to further inter-disciplinary and inter-organizational cooperation.
For the purpose of the symposium, Electronic Arts is defined as 'all
art forms that use electronic technology as an essential prerequisite
for their production'. The symposium will be held from Sunday,
October 27th to Thursday, October 31st in Nagoya, Japan.

THEME

[Orai] is a Japanese word that has many interpretations. It refers to
comings and goings, communication, and contact, as well as streets
and traffic. About 200 years ago, a book titled Nagoya Orai was
compiled and published in Nagoya which was used as a kind of
textbook for teaching, writing, and development of literacy. Through
discussions around art and its inter-disciplinary studies, ISEA2002
NAGOYA [Orai] hopes to provide an opportunity to create a new text
and explore new forms of literacy in the electronically networked
society.

TOPICS

Topics include theory, Internet & electronic society, art, design,
architecture & urbanism, music, performing arts, programming &
software, education & literacy as well as the 2002 special topics,
[Orai].

COMMITTEES

For ISEA2002, We organize Support Committee for foreign
participants especially for ones from under-represented regions. The
Support Committee will offer a wide variety of information about
supporting work to be shown at ISEA2002, and on facilitating
attendees' stay at ISEA2002. The Support Committee will provide
access to information about grants, fee discounts, and reasonable
accommodations. The Domestic Relations Committee will strive to
build relationships between domestic institutions, colleges and
universities to help participants arrange lecture opportunities to help
participants' expenses.

ART WORK COMMITTEE

Jury for art works (presentation format; Exhibitions, Performances,
Concerts, and Electronic Theater)
-AMAMO Kazuo, Curator
-KOHMURA Masao, President of ISEA2002 NAGOYA
-MAEBAYASHI Akitsugu, Artist
-MORI Shigeki, Director of ARTEC 89-97
-SAKANE Itsuo, President of IAMAS, Executive Advisor of ISEA2002
NAGOYA
-SHIKATA Yukiko, Director of Steering Committee of ISEA2002
NAGOYA

MEDIASELECT Board Members
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE
(List Members)

CALL FOR PAPERS ISEA2002 SYMPOSIUM

ISEA2002 invites Papers to be given during the symposium.
Proposals for Panels, Round Tables, Poster Sessions and Institutional
Presentations are also welcome. All proposals must be directly related
to the aforementioned topics.
Proposals that relate to the special topics [Orai] are especially
encouraged.
-Papers can be short (20 minutes) or long (45 minutes). The Papers
will be published in the ISEA2002 Proceedings, to be published for the
event. All Papers must be original, unpublished and in English. Please
note that only an abstract (maximum 500 words, both formats) is
required by the deadline (February 28, 2002)
After an initial screening, the pre-selected authors will be requested to
send their full materials, including illustrations.
-Panel proposals should contain a description of the planned panel
members.
-Round Tables are discussions that any participant can join (sign-up
during the symposium), so no description of the planned panel
members is required.
-Poster Sessions are rather informal presentations of research or art
practice, with the aid of audio-visual equipments. They are not meant
as performances but as presentations of interesting examples in order
to trigger discussion.
-Institutional Presentations are meant to introduce institutes,
organizations, festivals etc in the field of the electronic arts. In
principle, all relevant proposals will be accepted, but it must be noted
that presenters in this category have no free admission to the
symposium.

WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIALS

During the ISEA2002 symposium, practitioners and educators will
have the opportunities to share information through a series of
workshops and tutorial sessions. Workshops involve the guided
development of ideas and exploration of specific theoretical and
practical topics in arts and technology. Likewise, tutorials offer the
chance for students and educators to learn programs and techniques
in a classroom setting. Proposals should include which format is
desired, a concise description of the given workshop or tutorial class,
the number of participants envisioned to participate, as well as a
clearly defined listing of resources (technical and physical) required.

EXHIBITIONS

Proposals for the Exhibition of prints, slides, video installations,
interactive works, computer aided works, etc. are welcomed for the
ISEA2002 Exhibition. Proposals should clearly describe the contents
of the materials to be submitted, the necessary prerequisites
(including hard and software, audio-visual equipment, necessary
assistance, etc.) and include audio and/or visual material (pictures,
tapes, etc.) for judging of the work.

PERFORMANCES AND CONCERTS

During the ISEA2002 Symposium, a series of Performances and
Concerts will be staged. These events are meant for both the
Symposium's Participants and the general cultural public. The
proposed Performances and Concerts should preferably be no longer
than 20 minutes, although this is not a prerequisite.
Proposers should include their equipment requirements in the proposal.

ELECTRONIC THEATER

A Film & Video Show will be held during ISEA2002. Individuals and
institutes are invited to submit the best and most recent examples of
their work in the fields of computer animation, image processing and
video art. Besides autonomous pieces, the submission of applied
work, such as commercials with aesthetic qualities, is explicitly
invited. A selection will be included in the Electronic Theater program;
a broader selection will be shown at the exhibition site.
The documentation of Exhibitions, Performances, concerts and
Electronic theater will be published in the ISEA2002 Catalogue, to be
published before the event.

DESCRIPTION OF HOSTING GROUPS
HOST ORGANIZATION
ISEA2002 Steering Committee
Honorary President, MATSUBARA Takehisa(Mayor, City of Nagoya)
Honorary Vice-President, TONOUCHI Youto (Deputy Mayor, City of
Nagoya)
Honorary Vice-President, SOMEYA Akio (Executive Vice-President,
Nagoya Port Authority)
President, KOHMURA Masao
Chairperson, MOTOYAMA Kiyofumi
Vice Chairperson / Program Committee Chairperson, YAMAGUCHI
Yoshiomi
Domestic Relations Committee Chairperson, TSUDA Yoshinori
Support Committee Chairperson, KOBAYASHI Ryosuke
Publicity Committee Chairperson, ISHII Haruo
Secretary-General, TATEMATSU Yumiko
Vice Secretary-General, YAMADA Ko

INFORMATION

Contact ISEA2002 NAGOYA Office for further information
Submission guidelines and entry form are available on our website.
URL http//www.isea.jp/
e-mail info at isea.jp

TRAVEL/LODGING

Lodging is available at a number of locations near the ISEA2002 site
and information on accommodations for all price ranges/ classes will
be made available on our website.
Information on travel arrangements and packages will also be
available on the website.

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS

If you are part of a demographic that has special requirements
(disabled, etc.), please inform us upon your application, and we will
accommodate you to the best of our ability.

CHECKLIST

Presentation Format
[ ] a. Papers
[ ] b. Panels
[ ] c. Round Tables
[ ] d. Posters
[ ] e. Institutional Presentations
[ ] f. Workshops
[ ] g. Tutorials
[ ] h. Exhibitions
[ ] i. Performances
[ ] j. Concerts
[ ] k. Electronic Theater

Topics
(For Presentation Format #a-#g)
[ ]1. theory
[ ]2. internet & electronic society
[ ]3. art
[ ]4. design
[ ]5. architecture & urbanism
[ ]6. music
[ ]7. performing arts
[ ]8. programming & software
[ ]9. education & literacy
[ ]10. 2002 special topics, [Orai]

Sample submission
[ ] 1.Video documentation (max. 10 min.) on VHS or S-VHS (NTSC)
[ ] 2.CD-ROM or DVD
[ ] 3. Slides
(Please label each slide clearly with your name, title of work,
dimensions [if applicable], and date of completion)
[ ] Additional support information (sketches, drawings, notes, etc.) on
the work entered.

REQUIRED INFORMATION

- A description of the artistic concept and technical realization
(max.300words)
(The artistic concept will be published on the catalogue)
-Slides of the work(s)
- Title of the work(s), Dimensions of the work(s) and an explanation of
how the work functions (space requirements, form of interaction, role
of the participants, etc.)
- Biography of the author(s) 100 words
- If a submission is from a member of an under-represented
community, and that is relevant to the work, please send supporting
information for consideration by the jury.

- Mr. Ms.
-First name
-Family name
-Organization
-Contact information
-Address
-Postal code
-City
-Country
-Phone
-Fax
-Email
-URL

Please send your complete submission to ISEA2002 NAGOYA Office
e-mail info at isea.jp
Nagoya Urban Institute Bldg.,
2-15-16 Kanayama, Naka-ku,
Nagoya 460-0022 Japan
Tel/Fax +81-52-321-6066
(We request that no originals be submitted, as materials will not be
returned.)
*As soon as your material (tapes, etc.) has been received, we will
e-mail to confirm our receipt of your submission as soon as your
material has been received.
Publicity
All submitters whose work is selected will receive a letter of
acknowledgement including a possible request to use materials for
ISEA2002 publicity. All participants will be credited properly for their
work and the best of the entries will be shown to the international
press during a press conference.