[iDC] Ars Electronica

[jrodenbe at slc.edu]

Well, assuming iDC "wins" some kind of $, why not use it to pay those
speakers whose texts are distributed on the iDC website some kind of
one-time honorarium? Or, perhaps better, really "distribute creativity" in
the form of distributing inexpensive laptops with wireless capacity--or
even distributing wireless--in those locations that are usually
underserved by such technology such as sub-Saharan Africa or parts of
Southeast Asia?

Allan Kaprow once asked Marcel Duchamp for a recommendation for a
Guggenheim Fellowship. Duchamp, being a gentleman, of course wrote the
letter. And then he sent Kaprow a note that said, "I hope you 'get it.'"

Judith

> Dear all,
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> Ars Electronica sent us  (the iDC list) an invitation to apply for their
*Digital Communities* Prix Ars Electronica (see below). What do you
think? Should we follow their invitation? I have a bit of an issue with
such awards. They have the potential to be quite divisive.  How do you
*measure/evaluate* a community? What would the  few hundred of us do
with the price money? There are not really any costs attached to this
list except all of our volunteer labor. So far, The Thing kindly hosts
this list for free.  Are Fibreculture or Crumb *better* communities if
they receive it (which they should!)?
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> best,
> Trebor
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> Dear Trebor Scholz,
>
> The category "Digital Communities", which met with great
> interest and participation in 2004 and 2005, will be awarded
> again by Prix Ars Electronica in 2006.
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> The project "Distributed Creativity" seems relevant to
> this category and we would like to encourage you and your
> team to participate with this project in the category
> "Digital Communities" of this year's Prix Ars Electronica.
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> The Digital Communities category is open to political,
> social and cultural projects, initiatives, groups and scenes
> from all over the world that display contentious commitment
> in coming up with smart, successful ways of deploying
> digital technologies to solve social problems. Particular
> emphasis is placed on a project's degree of community
> innovation, its sustainability and its use of technology in
> a way that makes good sense and is attuned to the needs of
> the people meant to benefit from it. Digital Communities
> projects should make it easier for people to access
> technology, networks and the Digital Commons.
>
> For a detailed description of the category and about Prix
> Ars Electronica in general, please see our website:
> http://www.aec.at/en/prix/communities/communities.asp
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> Prizes
> One Golden Nica with 10,000 Euro, two Awards of Distinction
> with 5,000 Euro each and up to 12 Honorary Mentions will
> be awarded by the Jury.
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> The registration starts January 10, 2006.
> The deadline for submissions is March 17, 2006.
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> Please use
> http://www.aec.at/en/prix/registration/index.asp
> for your submission and to obtain further details.
>
> If you need any further information or help, please do not
> hesitate to contact us.
> It would be very helpful if you could circulate the
> information as widely as possible in your community and post
> in in your blogs!
>
> Looking forward to your participation!
>
> Sincerely yours,
> Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber
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> Mag. Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber
> Curatorial & Production Team
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> AEC Ars Electronica Center
> Hauptstrasse 2
> A-4040 Linz
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> Mobile ++43.664.8126230
> ingrid.fischer at aec.at
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