cast01 // Conference on Communication of Art, Science andTechnology

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From: monika fleischmann <fleischmann at imk.fhg.de>

Mixed Reality: Networking art and technology

Conference on Communication of Art, Science and Technology

 From 21 to 22 September 2001, the Fraunhofer Institute for Media 
Communications will be holding the cast01 // Living in Mixed Realities 
conference at Schloss Birlinghoven, Sankt Augustin. This international 
event will be presided over by the German Federal Minister for Education 
and Research, Edelgard Bulmahn, and is aimed at anyone who works at the 
interface of art, culture, new technologies and media science.

Some 250 attendees from the worlds of art, culture, science, education, 
business and politics are expected to attend. The program features 
presentations and discussions on the latest results from the field of 
research, state-of-the-art technologies and cutting-edge artistic projects 
that tackle the subject of Mixed Reality.
See detailed programme: http://netzspannung.org/cast01/program_en.html

There will be Internet broadcast of the cast01 conference using two 
different streaming technologies:
RealMedia streaming, SureStream (56Kbps-250Kbps) for all Internet users 
MPEG-1 multicast streaming (1.5 Mbps) for broadband Internet users (PC 
only), available only in networks which allow multicast packets 
transmission. More info with appropriate streaming links and information 
how to register can be found on the cast01 Website: 
http://netzspannung.org/cast01

The cast01 conference is overshadowed by the attacks in the United States 
which took place on September, 11. Our sympathies go to our many 
colleagues, friends, and family in the US. As a concrete sign of our 
concern, we would like to use the cast conference as a way to respond to 
the events which are now uppermost on many of our minds.

Issues addressed in the cast01 conference such as electronic surveillance, 
the control of space, and local and global communication take on a new 
meaning in the context of a large-scale, coordinated attack on civilians 
with no forewarning. In reaction to these terrible events we invited the 
speakers to consider, where appropriate, bringing this perspective into 
their presentations.

On Sunday, September 23, from 11 - 12.30 h we invite you to join the 
reflections on cast01 in the Auditorium of the Kunstmuseum Bonn. To get 
there see: http://www.bonn.de/kunstmuseum/informationen/anreiseindex_e.htm

The Sunday event will be open to the public. Please send email if you like 
to attend on Sunday: cast01 at netzspannung.org

Looking forward to seeing you at cast01!

Monika Fleischmann & Wolfgang Strauss
cast01 Conference Chairs //

Claudia Valle and Felix Schmitz-Justen
cast01 Organisation