<div>Steve's format experimentation at ISEA06 is worthy of new media, events and all.</div> <div> </div> <div>Has anyone considered a few leaps at open space technology as a way of structuring some sessions? The approach was inspired by observing that much of the best dialogue at conferences goes on in the hallways. lovely, eh?</div> <div> </div> <div><A href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/">http://www.openspaceworld.org/</A></div> <div> </div> <div>Jim</div> <div> </div> <div><BR><BR><B><I>Steve Dietz <stevedietz@yproductions.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Hi everyone,<BR><BR>I've been following this particular thread for a while now, and it has been<BR>really inspiring and challenging for thinking about the ISEA2006 Symposium<BR>(http://isea2006.sjsu.edu), which I am co-organizing with Joel Slayton. I<BR>know that many of you on this
list were part of early discussions about the<BR>Symposium and also may be on the jury for the Symposium presentations.<BR>Thanks.<BR><BR>One of the things we are very interested in trying at ISEA2006 is a format<BR>where no papers are delivered, but key points followed by a strongly<BR>moderated discussion. (The actual papers will be available online beforehand<BR>and also part of an earlier online discussion, but I am skeptical of how<BR>many people will read them till afterwards, when they go - "that was a<BR>really interesting discussion, I'd like to read more about what so and so is<BR>thinking.)<BR><BR>Even so, we are retaining some more traditional "keynotes," in part because<BR>I think good ones can do an amazing job of setting the tone and a certain<BR>context very powerfully. For me, Shuddha Sengupta's and Wendy Chun's<BR>keynotes at the 2004 ISEA were highlights of the entire event for me.<BR>Inspiring in a way that could only happen by their in-depth deliveries,
I<BR>believe.<BR><BR>s<BR><BR><BR>On 2/6/06 6:41 PM, "Trebor Scholz" <TREBOR@THING.NET>wrote:<BR><BR>>> tight coupling between formats and outcomes. While clearly formats<BR>>> enframe the discussion, shaping the relations between participants<BR>>> and audience, I wonder if we are placing too much emphasis on the<BR>>> formats and not enough on the participants or the topic at hand?<BR>> <BR>> Formats are not merely a frame. They do structure and influence the<BR>> content of what is said. But I agree that formats are not all that<BR>> matters, of course. Otherwise, you end up with an empty cocoon. And as<BR>> you say, yes, each topicality calls for its own anatomy. Each speaker<BR>> brings their own strength in performing their ideas. No need to throw<BR>> out the baby with the bath. There is not anything wrong with reading a<BR>> brief text, say-- for 5 minutes. I donšt see much value in keynotes<BR>> though, MarK. Perhaps you
can elaborate on this and<BR>> introduce the example of the event the iDC co-facilitates with the<BR>> Center for Virtual Architecture... And MarC, maybe you could<BR>> talk about your upcoming festival?<BR><BR>-- <BR>Steve Dietz<BR>Director, ZeroOne: The Network<BR>Director, ISEA2006 Symposium +<BR>ZeroOne San Jose: A Global Festival of Art on the Edge<BR>27 WEEKS TO GO - August 7-13, 2006<BR>http://01sj.org<BR>Voicemail: +1.612.284.2815<BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>iDC -- mailing list of the Institute for Distributed Creativity (distributedcreativity.org)<BR>iDC@bbs.thing.net<BR>http://mailman.thing.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/idc<BR><BR>List Archive:<BR>http://mailman.thing.net/pipermail/idc/<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><BR>landline: 520-321-4071<br><br>Kindness is necessary for perception.<br> * Thoreau<br><br>The world will be saved by beauty. <br> * Dostoyevsky