From waterjourneys at rediffmail.com Mon May 4 11:35:23 2009 From: waterjourneys at rediffmail.com (Water Journeys) Date: Mon, 04 May 2009 06:05:23 -0000 Subject: [Announcements] Call for Entry: Voices from the Waters 2009 Message-ID: <20090504060247.57702.qmail@f5mail-237-209.rediffmail.com> Call For Entries Voices from the Waters 2009 4th International Water Film Festival, Bangalore Bangalore Film Society, Arghyam- safe, sustainable water for all, Svaraj- Society for Voluntary Action Revitalization and Justice, Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, Ithaca College, USA (FLEFF) Mountainfilm in Telluride, USA, Alliance Francaise de Bangalore, Charter of Human Responsibilities and Water Journeys - Campaign for Fundamental Right to Water with the support of Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore are organizing the fourth edition of the biggest international film festival on water- Voices from the Waters 2009 from Friday 4th September, 2009 to Monday 7th September, 2009. Established in 2005 to promote among the public an awareness of the myriad water-issues affecting our everyday lives either directly or indirectly and as a platform for alternate voices and views rarely heard in mainstream, Voices from the Waters started as a Bangalore-based Environmental Film Festival and over the 2007 and 2008 editions grew to be one of the largest, most diverse and dynamic platforms of debate, dialogue and celebration of the precious resource, the blue gold, life itself - water. We invite you to be a part of the festival by contributing short, documentary, animation and feature films (DVD format only) with English subtitles on water and related issues. If you have a film in under any of the following categories: 1. Water Scarcity, 2. The Dams and the Displaced, 3. Water Harvest, 4. Water Struggles/conflicts, 5. Floods and Droughts, 6. Global Warming and Climate Change, 7. Impact of Deforestation on Water Bodies, 8. Water, Sanitation and health, 9. River Pollution, 10. The Holistic Revival of Water Bodies, 11. Water and Life You can consider sending it to us. Please note that the categories are loosely conceived and your film does not have to necessarily adhere to them while focusing on the larger theme of water. Please find the entry form at www.voicesfromthewaters.com Submission Deadline: 31st July 2009 Guidelines: Entries to the Film Festival must include 1. DVD of the film (with English subtitles, if required) 2. A completed and signed copy of the entry form 3. 3 high-resolution stills of the film (can be sent via email) 4. A high-resolution photograph of the director (can be sent via email) Promotional materials are welcome. There is no entry fee. All submitted films will be subject to a selection process by eminent members of the festival jury. Applicant must pay for shipment of films to Voices from the Waters. Submitted films will not be returned but will be part of Voices from the Waters library, one of the largest resources in the world for films on water. Voices from the Waters is conceived as a traveling film festival. The selected films after being premiered in Bangalore at the main event will be taken across to educational institutions, non governmental organizations, small towns and villages across India. Campaign for the fundamental right to water, C/o No.33/1-9, Thyagaraj Layout, Jai Bharath Nagar, Maruthisevanagar P.O, Bangalore-560 033. "If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water" - Loran Eisley -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Selected papers will be presented within a program that will also include invited lecturers and debates. Many topics will be addressed such as P2P networks as a way of democratizing access to culture, legal issues and controversies, educational and artistic applications, their role in the emergent countries, as well as other perspectives that make a broader reflection on P2P networks possible. More information and submission form: http://medialab-prado.es/inclusiva-net Contact: inclusiva2009 [at] medialab-prado.es -- Nerea García Garmendia Comunicación / Press Medialab-Prado Área de Las Artes, Ayuntamiento de Madrid Plaza de las Letras Alameda, 15 28014 Madrid Tfno. +34 914 202 754 difusion at medialab-prado.es www.medialab-prado.es -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/announcements/attachments/20090506/543b9c43/attachment-0001.html From nc-agricowi at netcologne.de Wed May 20 12:58:21 2009 From: nc-agricowi at netcologne.de (netEX) Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 09:28:21 +0200 Subject: [Announcements] =?iso-8859-1?q?Call=3A_The_Best_of_FLash_on_the_N?= =?iso-8859-1?q?et?= Message-ID: <20090520092821.82A66FA6.140A4A43@192.168.0.3> extended deadline:30 June 2009 -------------------------------- Cinematheque - streaming media project environments http://cinema.nmartproject.net Call for entries \\ Flash & Thunder Flash as a medium and tool for artistic creations // Since the Internet became popular in the late 90'ies of 20th century, the software program "FLASH", once developed and prepared for the commercial market by Macromedia, and now owned by Adobe, represents a vector based developing environment which enables the creator to combine different media and develop vector based animations especially for the Internet. .swf data file extension became a standard for animations online and offline, and Flash video and its .flv file format stands for "videostreaming" on the net. As soon as the Internet started, artists captured it for artistic purposes, and the same is good for certain software used for the net, particularly Flash is predestined for developing artistic creations due to its intuitive use. It became one of the most popular software tools for the net, computer based animations and interactive applications like games. Flash based artworks entered media festivals, even festivals solely based on movies created in Flash are organised. After Cinematheque - streaming media environments - explored in 2007 the capabilities of "Quicktime" as an artistic medium in the comprehensive show \\Slowtime? Quicktime as an artistic medium// - its now the time to explore in 2009 the artistic potential of Flash in its own way in a big online show, as well. // Flash and Thunder Flash as a medium and tool for artistic creations \\ Cinematheque is looking for the best artistic Flash works created since 2000. Please find the regulations and entry form on http://www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=408 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Cinematheque - streaming media project environments http://cinema.nmartproject.net is a corporate part of [NewMediaArtProjectNetwork]:||cologne http://www.nmartproject.net - the experimental platform for art and new media from Cologne/Germany ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////// From events.krititeam at gmail.com Tue May 26 00:08:22 2009 From: events.krititeam at gmail.com (Kriti team events) Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 00:08:22 +0530 Subject: [Announcements] Mark your ecofootprint at our EcoFestival, 2-3 June 2009 Message-ID: <5459f9500905251138t764afaafr58ca186be49f8c42@mail.gmail.com> *Come and Join us at the EcoFestival* *….celebrating the World Environment Day* * * *…ecohaat, ecoart, ecomovements, ecotalk, ecoreels, ecorhythms, ecocafe…*** * * *Organised by Kriti team with The **American** **Center** support* * * *on **2nd - 3rd June 2009* *American Centre, K.G. Marg, **New Delhi*** *Programme Schedule* ** *Tuesday, 2nd June 2009* *12.00 noon – 1.00 pm**: Opening of the EcoFestival* Ecohaat, EcoArt installations by Enrico Fabian titled ‘Tracing Waste’, Pradip Saha titled ‘Hard Times’, Pratibha Pande titled ‘Birds & Trees of Delhi, Anil Laul’s Elixir water filter and others….earthern lamp lighting and planting the seed for change… *2.00 pm - 4.00 pm**:* *EcoArt workshop 1 - **Newspaper Bags CAN BECOME Gift Bags - Learn how!* Join this workshop and you will be surprised how 'arty' and environmentally friendly you can get… make your 'ecoart print'. Faciltated by Mrinalini Chawla from the Centre for Creative Expressions and Kriti team members. *4.00 pm – 6.00 pm**:* *EcoArt workshop 2** -** Completing the story…from waste to creation!*** This workshop will provide you with materials and themes to share your creativity and thought on environment problems, solutions and actions! Facilitated by an eco heritage expert, Anjali Bharthari, artists associated with The Fuschia Tree and Kriti team members. ** *7 pm**:** Ecomovements** –** ‘**Prakriti’, a contemporary dance performance by the **In Step Dance Company, choreographed by Gilles Chuyen, with Emily Rasmussen, Raj Kumar, Rea Krishnatraye, Gilles Chuyen*** * * ** *Wednesday, 3rd June 2009*** ** *12.00 noon – 1 pm**: EcoTalk - **Slideshow and interactive session on ** Delhi**’s Birds by Ranjit Lal* * * *2.00 pm - 4.00 pm**:* *EcoArt workshop 3** -** Creating your own expressions with Music!*** Trying to save the environment starts with truly responding to it with gratitude and sensitivity. In this workshop, we start with music and our responses to it, with paints, brushes and more! Faciltated by Mrinalini Chawla from the Centre for Creative Expressions and Kriti team members. * Note: This is an open for all festival. Please bring a photo id to facilitate entry into the American Center. The workshops are on for children (12+) and adults. If you can register in advance for the workshops we can keep your seat for sure but if you can’t register earlier don’t let that stop you from coming. A certificate of participation will be given. For further details contact 9910580589/ 26027845/ 9818525384/ HHTT 23472289 s pace.kriti at gmail.comTT **6.00 pm**:** **EcoReels** – **Premiere of ‘Kosi Katha’ by Jharna Anurag Singh* * * *7.00 pm**: **EcoRhythms** - **Unplugged ‘green’ music by Nikhil Mawkin, Clarence Gonsalves and others* * * *Don’t miss the EcoHaat; EcoCafe and EcoInstallations at the festival. Prog. details on http://krititeam.blogspot.com* ** *Mark your ecofootprint on earth this June!*** * * Please bring a photo ID for entry into the American Center. Parking for evening performances will be available at the Parikrama building next to the Center. At other times please park in the outer cirle. Nearest metro is Barakhamba Road and Buses ply regularly in this area. 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URL: http://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/announcements/attachments/20090526/728d75b6/attachment-0001.html From mitoo at sarai.net Tue May 26 08:59:18 2009 From: mitoo at sarai.net (Mitoo Das) Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 08:59:18 +0530 Subject: [Announcements] Call for Papers: ICTs & Development | New Delhi | 11-12 March 2010 Message-ID: <4A1B620E.6050505@sarai.net> http://www.iitd.ac.in/events/ICTD2010/ ICTs and Development: An International Workshop for Theory, Practice, & Policy 11-12 March, 2010 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi Sponsored by International Development Research Centre, Canada Unpublished, original empirical papers are invited for the forthcoming international workshop on ICTs and Development: An International Workshop for Theory, Practice, & Policy to be conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, India, during 11-12 March 2010. The workshop aims to provide a forum for scholars to share their empirical research with academic experts, policymakers, and activists from the regional and international development community. Papers should examine how mobile phones, computers, and the Internet influence the empowerment of marginal individuals and communities, including whether ICTs create and enhance livelihood opportunities for people in the developing world. Papers should be in the range of 5,000-8,000 words (including abstract and bibliography) and should include a clear discussion of the implications of the findings for development policy and/or practice. No more than twelve papers will be selected by the workshop organizers for presentation.The first author of each paper chosen will be given air fare and lodging/meals. The workshop is part of the project, ICTs and Urban Micro Enterprises: Identifying and Maximizing Opportunities for Economic Development, and is supported by the International Development Research Centre, Canada. The organizers are committed to finding an appropriate publication venue for all papers accepted for the workshop. Deadlines: Submission of manuscripts: 1st October 2009 Announcement of results: 1st December 2009 Submission of final version of the paper: 1st April 2010 For submission of manuscripts and other enquiries, please write to ICTD2010 at gmail.com Workshop Organizers Dr. P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan (IIT Delhi) Prof. Mark R. Levy (Michigan State University)