11-12 October 2011, The Lighthouse, Glasgow, UK
Organised by the Humanities Advanced Technology & Information Institute (HATII) at the University of Glasgow, UK.
Online registration: http://www.pocos.org/index.php/registration
Symposium Fee: Free + £10 donation for refreshments (payable at the event)
Preservation of software art presents challenges in many fronts, including complex interdependencies between objects; time-based and interactive properties; and diversity in the technologies and practices used for development.
This exciting two-day symposium will provide a forum for participants to discuss these challenges, review and debate the latest developments in the field, witness real-life case studies, and engage in networking activities. The symposium will promote discussion on such topics as:
• Implications and advances in preserving software art • Issues of ephemerality • Significant properties for software art • Software art as performance • Legal and Ethical issues in collecting, curating and preserving software art • Interpretation and Documentation
Keynote Speakers:
• Richard Rinehart - Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell University, USA • Simon Biggs - Edinburgh College of Art, UK
Presenters include:
• Vicky Isley and Paul Smith - boredomresearch / NCCA, Bournemouth University, UK • Michael Takeo Magruder - King's Visualisation Lab, King's College London, UK • Perla Innocenti - History of Art, University of Glasgow, UK • Leo Konstantelos - HATII, University of Glasgow, UK
The programme also includes break-out sessions for participants to discuss key topics in preservation of Software Art.
For more information, please visit the POCOS page at: http://www.pocos.org/index.php/pocos-symposia/software-art
Download the brochure at: http://pocos.org/images/pub_material/leaflet_software_art.pdf
Bookings are now open at the project website – however, space is limited so please book early. A waiting list will be maintained once the symposium is fully booked in case of late cancellations.