Call for Workshop Proposals

ISEA2006

31 jan 2006

This is an invitation by the ISEA2006 Symposium and ZeroOne San Jose: A Global Festival of Art on the Edge to groups and individuals to submit proposals for part-day and full-day hands-on workshops, during ISEA2006/ZeroOne San Jose. August 7-8, 2006.

The deadline for proposal submissions is January 31, 2006.

About the ISEA2006 Symposium and ZeroOne San Jose Festival:

The 2006 edition of the internationally renowned ISEA Symposium will be held August 5-13, 2006, in San Jose, California.

The Inter-Society for Electronic Arts (ISEA) is an international non-profit organization fostering interdisciplinary academic discourse and exchange among culturally diverse organizations and individuals working with art, science and emerging technologies. Prior host cities include Helsinki, Paris, Sydney, Montreal, Chicago, Manchester and Nagoya.

ZeroOne San Jose is a milestone festival to be held biennially that makes accessible the work of the most innovative contemporary artists in the world. In 2006 it will be held in conjunction with the ISEA2006 Symposium

About this Call for Proposals

This Call for Proposal is an invitation to artists, designers and technologists to propose workshops under the banner: At the Crossroads. The aim of the workshop program is to present new and interesting crossroads by intersecting technological approaches with unique settings and diverse communities; unveiling insights and interests; and sharing impact and outcomes.

By considering the northern California region of Santa Cruz to Sacramento, we can envision a playground of diverse geo-physical locations encompassing diverse socio-economic regions. Workshop proposals should provide a platform for the recognition and response to these varied environments by situating critical inquiry and experiment in their midst. ISEA2006 workshops will focus on a cross-disciplinary, community interaction approach to arts and technology.

We are especially interested in work that interacts with other technologies or communities in original and unexpected ways.

The proposal should describe:

  1. the project in relevant detail
  2. infrastructural and site requirements it will need
  3. the approximate budget and expected sources of funding

A note about funding: As the premier electronic arts festival in North America in 2006, the ISEA2006/ZeroOne festival provides a unique environment for the presentation of work, but has limited ability to fund new projects.

Process

All entries will be reviewed by an international jury.

For help or further information, please email workshops@yproductions.com.