How will increasingly sophisticated networked technologies & the accumulative challenges of inter-continental travel affect our futures? Can emerging modes of society engendered by tech tools ever substitute the physical interaction we desire? In what ways do mechanisms of connectivity & dislocation contribute to new modes of community? A panel discussion on future communities.
What: Panel
Where: Playhouse
When: Friday 3rd October, 10:00am – 11:30am
Who: Somaya Langley (Sydney/Berlin, Germany) – Facilitator, Alessandro Ludovico (Bari, Italy), Xtine Burrough (Los Angeles, USA), John Jacobs (Sydney) and Sarah Last (Muttama)
A panel of four theorists present their research into various auditory cultures and the relationship between sound, materiality and technology.
What: Panel
Where: University House – Seminar 2 [UNH 1.38]
When: Sunday 5th October, 14:00pm – 15:00pm
Who: Ben Byrne (Melbourne), Caleb Kelly (Sydney), Mitchell Whitelaw (Canberra)
Discussion on future tendencies in the electronic arts. Where does the field move to after the shock and awe era? How does it remain relevant and useful in a society hungry for pure spectacle?
What: Panel
Where: City Hall Ground Floor – Banquet Room
When: Sunday 5th October, 17:00pm – 19:00pm
Who: Elmar Trefz (Sydney/Berlin, Germany), Willy Sengewald (Berlin, Germany), Angelo Plessas (Athens, Greece), Matt McGinity (Sydney) – on behalf of Volker Kuchelmeister (Sydney), Andrew Vande Moere, Nancy Mauro-Flude (Tasmania), Somaya Langley (Sydney/Berlin, Germany)
