[syndicate] <nettime> RFC: nettime nominated for Golden Nica
pall
pall at fa.is
Sat Mar 6 17:00:48 CET 2004
Before anyone starts counting their Nica's... This is a pretty basic form
letter that they send out to lots of people. Saying Nettime has been
"nominated" for a Golden Nica isn't exactly correct. They're just requesting
that you submit for inclusion in the competition.
--
Pall Thayer
artist/teacher
http://www.this.is/pallit
http://130.208.220.190
http://130.208.220.190/nuharm
http://130.208.220.190/panse
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From: nettime <nettime at bbs.thing.net>
To: syndicate at anart.no
Sent: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 09:43:23 -0500
Subject: [syndicate] <nettime> RFC: nettime nominated for Golden Nica
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> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 15:22:34 -0500
> From: "nettime's_mod_squad" <nettime at bbs.thing.net>
> To: nettime-l at bbs.thing.net
> Subject: <nettime> RFC: nettime nominated for Golden Nica
>
> Dear Nettimers --
>
> Because nettime-l an email address, pretty much like any other, it gets
> lots of exciting offers each day. Every once in a while, an
> interesting one comes along -- for example, a solicitation from MS
> VP Nathan Myhrvold to hold a meeting at his company's
> headquarters[1] or an accidentally poetic announcements about ways
> to shrink or grow some part of our collective anatomy. Most of
> these ask us to make some kind of financial investment; however, the
> latest interesting one to come in only asks for a little bit of time
> and thought. Ars Electronic has invited (whatever this means) has
> invited www.nettime.org to apply for its new "digital communities" award.
> Maybe this is the final sign that some of the list's most noted critics
>
> ("krikits") are right when they represent the list as too big, too
> bloated, too old; maybe not; maybe something else.
>
> [1] http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-9804/msg00001.html
>
> Nettime's moderators take a bit of pride in having refused numerous
> chances to "represent" the collective, ephemeral individuals and networks
> that collectively form the group of lists called "nettime" (-ann, -bold
> [RIP], -fr, -l, -lat, -ro, -see, -zh, and, in a way, the
> "neighborhood" of lists). Thus, for example, when Eyebeam approached
> us last year with a proposal to work with nettime, we were insistent
> that they would have to present their proposal to the list rather
> than negotiating with what they imagined to be some presumed
> "executive" contact.
>
> And so with Ars Electronica. The mail they sent is appended for you
> to read. We encourage you -- any of you, all of you, some of you, in
> whatever configuration(s) you like -- to submit a statement that
> expresses, in some way, your views on the various questions they
> ask: about what nettime is, its history, and/or whether it deserves
> a Golden Nica.
>
> We think nettime deserves an award (why not?), and we ourselves may file
> our own personal statements, as time permits. However, in the
> interests of clarity in advance, we make two requests of Ars
> Electronica. First, they should weigh equally all statements they
> receive. And, second, any revenues stemming from the award should go
> to thing.net, which for years has generously supported nettime-l and
> many other vital people and projects. For that reason, we registered
> nettime with the following contact info:
>
> Name: Nettime Nettime (c/o The Thing)
> Street: 601 West 26th St
> ZIP Code: 10001 New York
> State: NY
> Country: Vereinigte Staaten
> E-mail: nettime at bbs.thing.net
> Telephone: 1.212.937.0443
>
> Appended are:
>
> (1) letter from AEC to nettime-l
> (2) checklist for submission
> (3) text of online entry form (slightly different from (2)?)
>
> Regards,
> the nettime-l mod squad (Andrea, Felix, Martin, Ted)
>
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> Subject: Prix Ars Electronica - Welcome to participate!
> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:05:40 +0100
> From: "Communities" <communities at prixars.aec.at>
> To: <nettime at bbs.thing.net>
>
> Dear Nettime Team,
>
> We would kindly like to invite you to participate with
> Www.nettime.org in this year's Prix Ars Electronica, the foremost
> international prize for computer-based art. To mark Ars
> Electronica's twenty-fifth anniversary in 2004, the Prix Ars
> Electronica has expanded its international competition for cyberarts
> to include a new "Digital Communities" category singling out for
> recognition projects of great sociopolitical relevance.
>
> This new category encompasses the social consequences of the
> Internet as well as the latest developments in the domain of mobile
> communications and wireless networks. For a detailed description of
> the category and about Prix Ars Electronica in general, please see
> the attached PDF file or our website http://prixars.aec.at.
>
> Prizes
> Two Golden Nicas will be awarded with 10,000 Euro each and
> 4 Awards of Distinction with 5,000 Euro each and up to 14 Honorary
> Mentions.
>
> The closing deadline for the entries is March 12th, 2004.
>
> If you need any further information, please do not hesitate to come
> back to us.
>
> Looking forward to your hopefully positive reply!
>
> With best regards
> Clara Picot
>
> Clara Picot
> AEC Ars Electronica Center Linz
> Museumsgesellschaft mbH
> Hauptstrasse 2
> A-4040 Linz / Austria
> Tel: +43-732-7272-74
> Fax: +43-732-7272-676
> Email: communities at prixars.aec.at
> http://prixars.aec.at/
>
> [ <<prix_folder_DC.pdf>> deleted -- nettime mods]
>
> Prix Ars Electronica 2004
> Prix Ars Electronica 2004 is the 18th editition of the foremost
> international competition for computer-based art. To mark Ars
> Electronica's 25th anniversary in 2004, it is being expanded to
> include a "Digital Communities" domain dedicated to social
> developments of great current relevance. Start for submissions is
> January 12, 2004.
>
> Prix Ars Electronica 2004 will be awarded in the following
> categories: "Computer Animation / Visual Effects", "Digital Musics",
> "Interactive Art", "Net Vision" and "Digital Communities".
>
> Computer Animation / Visual Effects
> The "Computer Animation / Visual Effects" category has been part of
> the Prix Ars Electronica since its very inception. It recognizes
> excellence in independent work in the arts and sciences as well as
> in high-end commercial productions in the film, advertising and
> entertainment industries. In this category, artistic originality
> counts just as much as masterful technical achievement.
>
> Digital Musics
> Contemporary digital sound productions from the broad spectrum of
> "electronica" come in for consideration in the "Digital Musics"
> category, as do works combining sound and media, computer
> compositions ranging from electro-acoustic to experimental music, or
> sound installations. This category's programmatic agenda is to
> expand horizons beyond the confines of individual genres and
> artistic currents.
>
> Interactive Art
> The "Interactive Art" category is dedicated to interactive works in
> all forms and formats, from installations to performances. Here,
> particular consideration is given to the realization of apowerful
> artistic concept through the especially appropriate use of
> technologies, the innovativeness of the interaction design, and the
> work's inherent potential to expand the human radius of action.
>
> Net Vision
> The "Net Vision" category singles out for recognition artistic
> projects in the Internet that display brilliance in how they have
> been engineered, designed and- especially-conceived, works that are
> outstanding with respect to innovation, interface design and the
> originality of their content. The way in which a work of net-based
> art deals with the online medium is essential in this category.
>
> Digital Communities
> "Digital Communities" encompasses the wide-ranging social
> consequences of the Internet as well as the latest developments in
> the domain of mobile communications and wireless networks. "Digital
> Communities" will spotlight bold and inspired innovations impacting
> human coexistence, bridging the digital divide regarding gender as
> well as geography, or creating outstanding social software and
> enhancing accessibility of technological-social infrastructure. This
> new category will showcase the political potential of digital and
> networked systems and is thus designed as a forum for a broad
> spectrum of projects, programs, initiatives and phenomenain which
> social innovation is taking place, as itwere, in real time.
>
> u19-freestyle computing
> Competition for young people under 19 in Austria
> Prix Ars Electronica u19-freestyle computing is an open category for
> all works that have been designed with or executed by the computer-
> from websites to software to robots. "freestyle computing" stands
> for freedom from the restrictions associated with the use of
> different tools and for a competition that pays just as much
> attention to innovation and creativity as it does to the age of the
> individual submitting it.
>
> [The next idea]
> Art and Technology Grant
> Discovering ideas for tomorrow in young minds today is the aim of
> this spin-off the highly successful u19 competition. Artists age 19-
> 27 are invited to submit ideas and proposals for works not yet
> realized. The winner receives a stipend in the amount of 7,500 Euro
> and will be invited to spend a term as Artist in Residence at the
> Ars Electronica Futurelab-a great opportunity to bring project ideas
> to fruition and subsequently to present them to a large
> international audience at the Ars Electronica Festival.
>
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> [instructions for submitting an application]
>
> Please be certain that you have read the General Entry Regulations.
>
> Your entry must include:
>
> - project description (3.000 characters maximum)
> - project basics
> - web address of the project
> - project details: object and cultural-geographic context,
> outline of the project's origin, development and history
> to-date, type and extent of the (groups of) individuals
> currently involved, technological basis, etc.
> - technical information: objective, statement of the problem
> being addressed, solution and features, fields of application,
> concrete areas of implementation, potential users and
> beneficiaries, licensing type, system environment,
> technological basis, etc. - statement of reasons why the
> submitted project deserves to win a prize in the "Digital
> Communities" category - resources: if you want to send
> supporting information in digital form (eg. the complete,
> unabridged version of the text; scientific, scholarly or
> theoretical texts about the project; media coverage and
> published reactions or illustrations) that are important for
> evaluating your project, please send them (as files in the
> formats doc, rtf or pdf, tif, eps, jpg, max. 5 MB) to the
> following address: communities at prixars.aec.at
>
> Please indicate the name of the submitter and the title of the
> project in the mail! - submitter: information about the person
> submitting the entry - biography - 1 portrait of the author
> as a file on CD in the following formats: tif, eps, jpg (jpg,
> eps only at maximum quality), 300 dpi (in sizes ranging up to
> 7x10 cm). Please also include hardcopies!
>
> You must submit your entry through online registration at starting
> January 12, 2004. There you can input all the information necessary
> to submit your project, as well upload any accompanying digital
> material. After completing the registration, please print out a
> hardcopy of the online form, sign the form, and submit it along with
> any additional (hardcopy) material needed to support your entry by
> mail (postmarked no later than March 26, 2004) to:
>
> AEC Ars Electronica Center Linz
> Hauptstrasse 2
> A - 4040 Linz, Austria
> Code: Prix
>
> or per fax to +43.732.7272-676
>
> You will then receive a confirmation of your online submission and
> notification of the arrival by mail of your (hardcopy) documents.
> Only complete submissions that arrive on or before the deadline will
> be given consideration for a prize.
>
> Registration starts
> January 12, 2004
> Deadline: March 26, 2004
> (postmarked).
>
> If your entry is awarded a prize or receives an Honorary Mention,
> your material will be used for the catalog, DVD, CD and the Prix
> Ars Electronica website General Entry Regulations), so please
> prepare your picture and text material carefully. The catalog, DVD
> and CD will be released in conjunction with the 2004 Ars Electronica
> Festival. All participants will receive a complimentary copy of the catalog.
>
> We are also planning to produce short video documentaries about each
> of the two winners in the Digital Communities category.
>
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> [text of online entry form]
>
> Please enter here detailed information about your work. [(* =
> required)]
>
> Title / Name of Project*
>
> Type of Project*
>
> [ ] community project
> [ ] social software
> [ ] publication
> [ ] other
>
> Description of your project
> what is your project about, who are the people involved and adressed
> (3.000 characters maximum)
>
> Web Address of the Project
>
> Project Details
> (max. 3.000 characters per question)
>
> Objectives:* What is the objective of your project? What is the
> common goal, topic, interest, etc. of the community or the main uses
> of the software?
>
> Language and context: In which cultural and geographic context is
> the project rooted?
>
> Project History:* What was the project's origin, when and how did
> it start? How did it develop up to the present day?
>
> People:* What is the core team carrying the project? How many
> (groups of) individuals are currently involved as members or users?
> How would you charaterize the people participating in the project?
> Is access to the project open or restricted?
>
> Lessons learned: What has worked / what has not worked in the
> process of realisation of your project?
>
> Technical Information
> (max. 3.000 characters per question)
>
> Technological basis:* What is the technological basis of your
> project or software (infrastructure, operating system environment,
> connectivity / telecommunication, etc.)?
>
> Solutions: If your submission is a software, please describe the
> problem it is answering to, what solutions and most important
> features it offers.
>
> Implementations: In what areas / sectors / regions is your software currently
> applied? Where are running implementations of your software to be found?
>
> Users:* Who are its (potential) users and beneficiaries?
>
> License: Under what kinds of licenses do you make it available? How
> many copies / licenses have so far been handed out/downloaded?
>
> Statement of Reasons:* Why the submitted project deserves to win a
> prize in the "Digital Communities" category.
>
> Planned use of prize money:*
>
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