1st Global Conference: Time, Space + Bod

1st Global Conference: Time, Space + Bod 11th to 13th February 2013 Sydney, Australia Call for Presentations: While the categories of space and time have been ways of understanding and analysing humanity, the body has often been an 'absent presence' (Shilling, 2003). Moreover, in shaping a 'natural' attitude about our existence we have been preoccupied with the role of the mind. We have tended to organise our perception of the world by dividing not only the ability to acquire knowledge away from bodily awareness but also the embodied lived being away from its death. This form of organising knowledge acquisition tends to hide the multi-faceted nature of space, time and the body as it is 'suspended in webs of significance' (Geertz, 1973). However, by observing humans existence and interaction within these 'webs' it becomes apparent that societies consist of people who are embodied, 'enselved' and constantly participating in interactive rituals in time and space which include, for example, forms of power, inspiration and elimination. These rituals, be they individualised or participatory, can be explored within specific tasks. As Turner (2004:38) argues 'every society is confronted by four tasks: the reproduction of populations in time, the regulation of bodies in space, the restraint of the interior body through disciplines and the representation of the exterior body in social space.' This new conference project focuses on inter- and multi-disciplinary discussion and seeks to explore these tasks in order to open up a dialogue about the beliefs, representations and socio-political practices, of space, time and the body. We encourage presenters to use their own research interests as the foundation to explore inter-connections between their topic and its relationship(s) with time, space and/or the body. We are not expecting papers from experts in all three areas of space, time and the body, but presenters will be expected to discuss how their research relates to at least two out of the three ways of understanding humanity. We seek submissions from a range of disciplines including social geography and anthropology, literary studies, religious studies, archaeology, media and audience studies, architecture and planning, the visual and creative arts, classics and philosophy, social and natural sciences, business studies and politics. Recognising that different disciplines express themselves in different mediums, we welcome traditional papers, workshop proposals and other forms of performance (as can be accommodated in the space provided). Submissions are sought on different aspects and/or relationships between any combination of space, time or the body or on how space and time are constructed in order to affect, effect, order and/or control the body or vice versa. Topics could include, but are not limited to: Cyclical, spiral, dreamtime, memory or linear time and its relation to space and the body Representations of time, space and the body in popular culture, literature, art and language How changing attitudes to time, space or the body effect attitudes toward pain, death, suffering, religion, family, gender, sexuality, disability or fashion Non-human bodies in space and time The 'body politic' or the political body in space and time Time, 'performativity' and identity Technology and futurology Time and the spatiality of movement Monstrosity in space and the body Body modification and maintenance: past, present and future. Architecture: its adaption to changing attitudes towards the embodiment of time City planning and change over time or terrain Time and Space as Everyday Life Film, theatre and TV: music and mis-en-scene in relation to time and/or space Language and embodied/disembodied characters in novels, films, theatre and TV. Working and/or power relations in time and space Space, time and the body in computer games Altered consciousness, spirituality and ritual Indigenous cultures and cosmologies of space, time and the body The impact of space and time upon the body Monetising/economics of production between time, space and body Legislative/legal constructions as related to time, space, body We actively encourage participation from practitioners and non-academics with an interest in the topic as well as pre-formed three paper panels. What to Send: 300 word abstracts or presentation proposals should be submitted simultaneously to both Organising Chairs by 14th September 2012; abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats with the following information and in this order: a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract. E-mails should be entitled: TS+B1 Abstract Submission. Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend. Organising Chairs Shona Hill & Shilinka Hill: shs@inter-disciplinary.net Rob Fisher: ts+b1@inter-disciplinary.net The conference is part of the making Sense Of: programme of research projects. It aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting.. Enquiries: ts+b1@inter-disciplinary.net Web address: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/making-sense-of/time-space-and-the-body/call-for-presentations/ Sponsored by: Inter-Disciplinary.Net

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2nd Global Conference: Queer Sexualities

2nd Global Conference: Queer Sexualities 11th to 13th February 2013 Sydney, Australia Call for Presentations: Following the success of the inaugural conference for this project, we are pleased to announce a second conference, to be held in Sydney in February 2013. Our first conference saw global representation from a variety of areas of study, including sociological studies, queer literary studies, queer art, music, performativity and identity. This conference aims to extend that interdisciplinary dialogue and gather voices from underrepresented areas of the globe. 20 years since the reclamation of the word 'queer' by the LGBTQIA community, this conference would like to take a closer look at broad themes of queer sexualities through time and space, non-normative sexual constructions, and queer sexual identities from a diverse range of perspectives by scholars working in various academic disciplines. Yet our meaning of the word queer is not limited to non-mainstream sexuality, as we opt for inclusion of 'unusual' heterosexual practices into the 'queer domain' in order not to discriminate but understand, include and accept. Papers, reports, work-in-progress and workshops are invited on any aspect of Queer or LGBTQIA Studies, including issues related to the following themes: 1. Queer space, place, time and visibility: queer geographies, queer spaces, queer places, queer venues, queering institutions, queering language practices, occupation of space, heteronormative practice in space/place, queer globalization, queer futurity, queer temporalities 2. Queer being and identities: LGBTQIA identities, queer bodies, queer embodiment, queering age, queer intersectionality, queer race, queer class, queer disability, queer performativity, queer subjectivity, queer bioethics 3. Queer emotions and feelings: queer families, queer bonds/bonding/legacies, LGBTIQIA parenting, public vs. private feelings, affective economies 4. Queer theories and theoretical approaches: queer theory, gender studies, straight queer theory, sexuality studies, disability studies, queer postcolonial theory, queer ecocriticism, queer critical whiteness studies, queer race studies, queer multiculturalism, queering ethnicities, queer epistemologies, queer pedagogies, etc. 5. Queer Arts: queer art, queer architecture, queer media, queer film, queer TV, queerotica/queerporn, queer music, queer performances (not performativity), queer literature, queer speech/language/linguistics, queering museums/galleries/archives 6. Queer histories and social scientific studies: history, historiography, historical shapings of queer, queer shaping of history, queering history, queer sociological and anthropological studies, queering religion, etc. 7. Queer politics and crisis: Movements, activism, advocacy, politics, emancipation, pride, liberation, queer hate, oppressive queer societies and states, queer social reform, homonationalism, biopolitics, queer secularity, queering ethics, queertopias, politics of gender, representations and resistances of non-normative corporeality The Steering Group particularly welcomes the submission of pre-formed panel proposals. Papers and presentations will also be considered on any related theme. 300 word abstracts or presentation proposals should be submitted by Friday 14th September 2012. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper, if appropriate, should be submitted by Friday 23rd November 2012. What to Send: 300 word abstracts or presentation proposals should be submitted simultaneously to both Organising Chairs; abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats with the following information and in this order: a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract. E-mails should be entitled: QS2 Abstract Submission. Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend. Organising Chairs Anne-Marie Cook and Rob Fisher: qs2@inter-disciplinary.net Gregory Luke Chwala: chwala.luke@gmail.com The conference is part of the At the Interface programme of research projects. It aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting. Enquiries: qs2@inter-disciplinary.net Web address: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/gender-and-sexuality/queer-sexualities/call-for-papers/ Sponsored by: Inter-Disciplinary.Net

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2nd Global Conference:Reframing Punishment: Opportunities and Problems (February 2013, Sydney, Australia)

2nd Global Conference:Reframing Punishment: Opportunities and Problems (February 2013, Sydney, Australia) 7th to 9th February 2013 Sydney, Australia Call for Presentations: What is Punishment? There are those who argue that it is a mechanism for managing deviance and deterring crime. Others argue that punishment is a method that balances care and restoration. While still others argue that it is a form of controlling behaviour and an effect of power. Research today is often focused on punishment in terms of offenders, the offence, the state and legal codification. Yet the French sociologist Durkheim maintained that rituals of punishment are not necessarily concerned with the criminal. He argued that punishment involved restructuring or making amends for a situation in a way that strengthened moral boundaries and demonstrated the group norm for ways of reasoning. The significance of this is that it rebuilds solidarity. More recently Smith (2008:13) has argued that 'we should understand the tie between punishment and the social not as primarily political or administrative but rather as revolving around signifiers of order and disorder, purity and pollution, the sacred and evil as well as ritualised and regulatory efforts to influence these.' Overall this suggests that the concept of Punishment is a site of contestation. Therefore the aim of this project is to thresh out different ways of understanding the complexity of shared understandings of punishment from a variety of perspectives, approaches and practitioner experiences. We encourage unique approaches to punishment in terms of boundary control, whether it is control of evil, the politically subversive, the economically disruptive, or punishment in pursuit of system stability or marginalisation of the liminal. Papers might also cover punishing issues relating to defining the contours of disgust, desire, dread, or the abject. They may even consider the operation and consequences of wrongdoing and various forms of societal/social punishment. Accordingly the project welcomes papers, work-in-progress and pre-formed panels from diverse areas of academic study, as well as practitioners. Presentations, papers, performances, reports and workshops are invited on issues broadly related, but not limited, to any of the following themes: - Reframing Punishment and its understanding - Abuses of Punishment - Social Order, Disorder and Punishment - Images, Art, Music and Penalties - Ritual and Punishment - Desire and Punishment (addiction, BDSM, modification, fashion, beauty) - Punishment and Pain, Fear, Death, Shame, Forgiveness, Vengeance or Retribution - Punishment in relation to Religion/spirituality and/or Transformation - TV, Movies and Punishment - Discipline, Punishment and Enforcement - Punishment and Strategies of Control in everyday life or business - Punishment, Education and/or the Family - Literature and Punishment - War and Punishment - Punishment and Popular Culture - Cultural approaches to Punishment - Changing notions of Punishment Over time or in particular Historical Periods. - Concepts used to Administer Punishment e.g. Proportionality, materiality - Theories of punishment and deviants Please note that presentations that deal with related themes will also be considered. What to Send: 300 word abstracts or presentation proposals should be submitted simultaneously to both Organising Chairs by Friday 14th September 2012; abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats with the following information and in this order: a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract. E-mails should be entitled: PUNISH2 Abstract Submission. Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). Please note that a Book of Abstracts is planned for the end of the year. All accepted abstracts will be included in this publication. We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend. Joint Organising Chairs: Shona Hill and Shilinka Smith: shs@inter-disciplinary.net Rob Fisher: punish2@inter-disciplinary.net The conference is part of the Persons programme of research projects. It aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting. Enquiries: punish2@inter-disciplinary.net Web address: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/persons/reframing-punishment/reframing-punishment-2-call-for-presentations/ Sponsored by: Inter-Disciplinary.Net

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1st Global Conference: Crisis and Opportunity (February 2013, Sydney, Australia)

1st Global Conference: Crisis and Opportunity (February 2013, Sydney, Australia) 7th to 9th February 2013 Sydney, Australia The intention of this lively inaugural project is to bring together established and emerging international practitioners and theoreticians, philosophers and scientists, and writers, artists and performers who wish to share their ideas, experiential processes, practice, and research about crisis and opportunity. A significant focus for the project is an annual conference which will provide valuable opportunities for new participants to become involved in the first of many thoughtful, unique, and creative dialogues with one another. In this engaging and responsive forum presenters are encouraged to share their discipline with enthusiasm and to foster new working relationships through the exploration, examination and discussion of their work with colleagues. Initially, this project defines 'crisis' as an unstable, potentially dangerous situation, or event, which may impose difficult or extreme life changes or challenges. The term 'opportunity' here anticipates the effects and/or outcomes of pre-crisis preparation or interventions and post-crisis responsiveness and management. Thus, the effective management of crisis may, in part, depend upon the careful framing of opportunity as a useful resource and as a positive outcome. This broadly focused project, therefore, encourages an examination of crisis and opportunity as both independent and interconnecting areas of scholarly and creative interest. Consequently, it is expected that participants will view crises and opportunities from multiple perspectives and in many socio-cultural contexts. These may include, but need not be limited to, specific disciplinary, multi-disciplinary, or systems perspectives that examine the management of, and exposure to, crisis events in international, organisational, group, and personal settings. Participants in this project are encouraged to explore the notion that crises can provide opportunities for significant growth in areas of organisational management and planning, professional development and education, as well as those situations that influence psychological and spiritual well-being. Consequently, we warmly invite professional practitioners, educators, planners, theoreticians, artists, and writers to present and reflect upon their work in this key area of emerging research and practice. Presentations, performances, papers, art-pieces, workshops, and pre-formed panels are invited on any of the following themes: - The roles of crisis and opportunity in human development and across the life-span; - The development of crisis theory; - Case studies in crisis management and organisational change â€" examining and balancing proactive and reactive strategies; - Critical issues in the management of crisis; - The relationship between crisis and opportunities â€" crises that create opportunities, and opportunities that precipitate crises. - Cultural perceptions of crisis and opportunity; - Representations of crisis and opportunity in literature, the arts and in the media; - Crisis, opportunity and psycho-spiritual development; - Philosophical, ethical, and legal issues in crisis and opportunity; - Learning from global crises and opportunities. Please note that presentations that deal with related themes will also be considered. It is our hope that a number of these interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary dialogues will be ongoing and that ultimately a series of related cross context research projects will be developed. It is also anticipated that these will support and encourage the establishment of useful collaborative networks, and the development, presentation, and publication of research materials. Through such richness and diversity, it is expected that awareness for the work within and the links between crisis and opportunity will contribute to a body of knowledge that serves both individuals and organisations. What to Send: 300 word abstracts or presentation proposals should be submitted simultaneously to both Organising Chairs by Friday 14th September 2012; abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats with the following information and in this order: a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract. E-mails should be entitled: CRISIS Abstract Submission. Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend. Organising Chairs Peter Bray: PBray@eit.ac.nz Rob Fisher: crisis1@inter-disciplinary.net The conference is part of the Persons programme of research projects. It aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting. Enquiries: crisis1@inter-disciplinary.net Web address: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/persons/crisis-and-opportunity/call-for-presentations/ Sponsored by: Inter-Disciplinary.Net

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1st Global Conference: Hollywood and the World

1st Global Conference: Hollywood and the World 7th to 9th February 2013 Sydney, Australia Call for Presentations: The popularity in Western culture of all things Hollywood reflects the eternal fascination with the world of Hollywood cinema. This inter-disciplinary research conference seeks to explore issues of Hollywood films and their international influence across historical periods and within cultural, political and social contexts both in the US and abroad. We are also interested in exploring this cinema in personal experience and interpersonal relationships and across a range of critical perspectives. Seeking to encourage innovative inter-, multi- and post-disciplinary dialogues, we warmly welcome papers from all disciplines, professions and vocations which illustrate both traditional and newer, under-explored directions into which the Hollywood film extends from its beginnings to contemporary offerings in North America and internationally. Potential categories include but are not limited to: Presentations, performances, papers, art-pieces, workshops, and pre-formed panels are invited on any of the following themes: - Silent cinema - Hollywood history - The major and minor studios - Representations of minorities and ethnicities - The Golden Era of Hollywood from 1930 to 1960 - Hollywood/International remakes and adaptations - International Actors/Directors/Writers/Producers in Hollywood - International co-productions - Technologies - Star studies - Wartime cinema and propaganda - American ideologies in Hollywood cinema - Genre studies - The rise of independent cinema - Production histories - Advertising, media representations and manipulations, and product licensure - The 1940s 'Red Scare,' HUAC, and the blacklist - Gender limitations, expectations, and liminalities - LGBT representations - Mise-en-scene in Hollywood films (to include music, art direction, costuming, etc.) - Cinematography/cinematographers - Red carpet fashion - Economics of filmmaking (including but not limited to international/foreign trade agreements, quotas, tariffs, and historical elements such as vertical integration, distribution monopolies, etc.) - Legal frameworks - Hollywood’s visions of the world vs. the world's visions of Hollywood - Historical representations and reconfigurations - Hollywood as simulacra - Hollywood and tourism - Hollywood and politics - Hollywood and scandal, gossip, and resultant media - Regulation and censorship - Hollywood and nostalgia (i.e. recollections and representations) Please note that presentations that deal with related themes will also be considered. What to Send: 300 word abstracts or presentation proposals should be submitted simultaneously to both Organising Chairs by Friday 14th September 2012; abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats with the following information and in this order: a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract. E-mails should be entitled: HW1 Abstract Submission. Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend. Organising Chairs Victoria Amador: vamador@aus.edu Rob Fisher: hw1@inter-disciplinary.net The conference is part of the Diversity and Recognition programme of research projects. It aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting. Enquiries: hw1@inter-disciplinary.net Web address: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/diversity-recognition/hollywood-and-the-world/call-for-presentations/ Sponsored by: Inter-Disciplinary.Net Please note: Inter-Disciplinary.Net is a not-for-profit network and we are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or subsistence.

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VIEW Conference 2012

VIEW Conference is the premiere international event in Italy on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 2D/3D Animation, Gaming and VFX. VIEW 2012, from 16th to 19th October in Torino, will continue to focus on exploring the increasingly fluid boundary between real and digital worlds. Through lectures, meetings, tributes, exhibits, screenings and demo presentations VIEW will reveal the new digital frontier sweeping from cinema to architecture, from automotive design to advertisement, from medicine to videogames. Visit our website http://viewconference.it for further information and Like us on our Facebook page VIEW Conference to remain updated! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Send us your works for our new contests! VIEW SOCIAL CONTEST / a movie, a short, a music video or an advertising using 2D/3D animation and/or VFX focusing on current social themes / deadline 15 September / First Prize: 1500€ VIEW AWARD / animated short with 2D/3D animation and VFX / videogames / deadline 15 September / First Prize: 2000€ ITALIANMIX / inspiring works by Italian filmmakers or byforeign filmmakers but having as their topic Italy or Italian subjects / deadline 15 September GRIMM ANIMATED / animated short films with a maximum length of 5 minutes that explore Grimms classics innovatively / deadline 24 August / First Prize: 1500€ PAPERS, WORKSHOPS and ARTWORK / deadline 31 July VIEW Conference will take place in Turin from 16th to 19th October 2012 while the VIEWFest will be from the 19th to the 21th. For more info about the contests and the conference please visit our our official website http://viewconference.it _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ VIEW Conference announces guests for 2012, so far GARY RYDSTROM Sound Designer, Skywalker Sound, Winner of 7 Academy Awards, BRAVE, WAR HORSE, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, TOY STORY, A BUGS LIFE, FINDING NEMO, JURASSIC PARK Gary Rydstrom has been nominated for 16 Academy Awardsâ„¢ (7 wins), 12 Golden Reel Awards (5 wins), 5 C.A.S Awards (2 wins), and 5 BAFTA Awards (2 wins). Gary Rydstrom can truly be described as one of the inventors of modern cinema sound design. After gaining invaluable experience as a sound technician on Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, he went on to design the sound for the comedy Spaceballs. Rydstrom’s sound design for Backdraft was the precursor for his design for some of the biggest blockbusters (and most memorable soundscapes) in modern cinema â€" here is just a small sampling of the many films he has helped create: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (which earned Rydstrom two Academy Awardsâ„¢- Best Sound and Best Sound Editing), Jurassic Park (the very first motion picture to be presented in DTS Digital Theater System, which earned him another two Academy Awardsâ„¢, again for Best Sound and Best Sound Editing), Titanic (Academy Awardâ„¢ for Best Sound), Saving Private Ryan (two Academy Awardsâ„¢ for Best Sound and Best Editing), Minority Report and Finding Nemo. He has recently made his directorial debut with the Pixar animated short, Lifted, for which he received his fourteenth Academy Awardâ„¢ nomination; for the same studio he directed and wrote the screenplay for the 2011 animated short Hawaiian Vacation. ERIC DARNELL Director of the MADAGASCAR trilogy. Eric brings to VIEW MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED Eric Darnell is the writer/director of Madagascar (2005), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) and this summer’s major release Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted. Eric’s feature directorial debut was as co-director (with VIEW 2010 keynote speaker Tim Johnson) of Antz, the very first computer animated feature produced by Pacific Data Images/DreamWorks Animation, in 1998. After graduating with degrees in broadcast journalism from the University of Colorado and in Experimental Animation from the California Institute of the Arts, Eric joined Pacific Data Images, where he worked as a character animator on the 1991 Hanna-Barbera Halloween special The Last Halloween, and was the writer/director/lead animator for the Pacific Data Images short film Gas Planet. In addition to his directing duties, Eric also wrote the song “Welcome to Duloc” for the 2001 film Shrek, for which he also worked as story artist. DAN ATTIAS Director, Winner of the Directors Guild of America Award, DR. HOUSE, THE SOPRANOS, LOST, THE WIRE, SIX FEET UNDER Dan Attias has directed many of the most celebrated American television shows in recent history, including The Sopranos, The Wire, Deadwood, Lost, Six Feet Under, Homeland, Damages, Big Love, Dr. House, Alias, Heroes, True Blood, The Killing, Northern Exposure, and Entourage. He has been nominated for multiple Emmy Awards and has won the Directors Guild of America Award for Distinguished Directing in Episodic Drama. A gifted storyteller and teacher, Dan will speak about how he approaches story, both in his preparation for a project and in the actual production of a television episode. JOSH HOLMES Creative Director of HALO. Josh will premiere at VIEW HALO 4 Josh Holmes is an accomplished video-game producer and designer best known for his work as Executive Producer and then Creative Director for the multi-billion dollar video-game franchise Halo. Holmes is currently the Franchise Creative Director for 343 Industries, the Microsoft Game Studios unit formed to to oversee development of Halo, which includes video games, novels, comics, and other multimedia content. Josh turned to game design after several years pursuing a career as a film actor, and his early training in drama and storytelling continues to inform his work as a game designer. Holmes got his start in the video-game business in 1995 at the Burnaby, Canada campus of gaming giant Electronic Arts. At EA, Josh created the hit Def Jam series of fighting games, as well as the NBA Street series. In 2005, Josh cofounded the Vancouver based video-game studio Propaganda Games, which was acquired by Disney Interactive shortly after it opened. Holmes left Propaganda Games in 2008, moved to Microsoft where in 2009 he was an Executive Producer on Halo Waypoint and Halo Reach, and now heads up all creative on what has become one of the biggest gaming franchises of all time. TOM WUJEC Autodesk Fellow, Author, Singularity University Professor, Visual thinking guru Tom Wujec is a Fellow at Autodesk, the world’s leader in 2D & 3D design technology. As a recognized thought-leader and award-winning innovator, Tom works with the Fortune 500 to foster innovation practices at all stages, from strategic and business planning to the design and implementation of digital design tools. Tom has brought several software applications to market including Alias Maya and Autodesk SketchBook Pro and is a pioneer of business visualization the emerging practice of using images, sketches and data-driven infographics to help teams make better sense of their work. Tom is also the author of three books on creative thinking and editor of Imagine, Design, Create: a visually rich coffee table book that explores the impact of technology on design. He speaks internationally on a variety of topics relating to design, creativity and technology. He has worked as a creative director, writer and animator, has designed dozens of museum exhibits, and was part of a team that won an Academy Award for its software contribution to the film industry. GLENN ENTIS Academy Award Winner, Co-Founder and General Partner at Vanedge Capital Glenn Entis is an Academy Award-winning animation pioneer and games industry veteran. The former CEO of Dreamworks Interactive, Glenn worked with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg on a number of video games including the first title in the successful Medal of Honor series. In 2000, when Dreamworks was acquired by EA, Entis joined the gaming giant and went on to become their Chief Visual and Technology Officer. Prior to joining Dreamworks, Entis co-founded Pacific Data Images (PDI), where he co-wrote PDI’s first animation system, earning him a Scientific and Technical Award from the Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts. Currently, Glenn is a Partner with Vanedge Capital, a Vancouver based venture capital fund focused on investments in interactive entertainment and digital media businesses. He is currently an honorary professor at Emily Carr University, and an adjunct professor at the Masters of Digital Media Program at Great Northern Way. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Recruitment @VIEW 2012 The following studios will be recruiting at VIEW Conference 2012, get your portfolios ready: • The Moving Picture Company (MPC) http://www.moving-picture.com/ • Motion Theory http://www.motiontheory.com/ • Framestore http://www.framestore-cfc.com/

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1st Global Conference: Connectivity in the 21st Century

1st Global Conference Connectivity in the 21st Century Sunday 4th November â€" Tuesday 6th November 2012 Salzburg, Austria Call For Presentations: Across many research disciplines and practitioner based institutions such as aeronautics, space travel design, religious studies, cognitive science, digital gaming, architecture, philosophy, business, business leadership and management, educational leadership and management, outdoor education, adventure therapy, school based education and childhood growth and development, the concept of 'connectivity' has begun to surface as a critical issue. Connectivity is defined as "a sense of being a part of something larger than oneself. It is a sense of belonging, or a sense of accompaniment. It is that feeling in your bones that you are not alone" (Hallowell 1992). Enlarging on this notion, Lerner (2010) believed it is the means by which people 'fit' into the world around them. In other words they gain 'a sense of self' and identity by actively working on "enhancing their connectedness to others." With the exponential creation of technological networks and avenues, humanity has on the one hand developed more opportunities to connect to one another in ways never thought possible, while at the same time there has been an increase of people expressing a deep sense of disconnection to those around them. "Human beings have a powerful need for connectedness" (Lee and Robbins, 2000). We appear to be at a cross roads to develop our sense of connectivity to bridge the gap between the perceived social, superficial 'connectedness' to a deeper sense of intimacy. Therefore, 'connectivity' has come to be an overarching spectrum that deals with how people connect within the coterie of the family, social emotional frameworks within friendship and community groups, and means of connecting across the globe through social media. Given the physiological, psychological and socio-emotional concerns and pressures humans face in this current era, this project seeks to give research and practical voice to what it means to define 'connectivity'. It also aims to pull together how each discipline speaks to others as the planet digitally shrinks but the spread of humanity continues unabated with serious issues such as adolescent suicide, loneliness and depression, all related to the notion of 'connectivity'. Presentations, papers, artworks and performances could deal with, but are not limited to the following focal areas and questions such as: Connectivity and Social Media - How have current issues such as the Facebook and Twitter 'Kony 2012', Arab Spring revolution, Japanese tsunami discussions developed a sense of connectivity? - What do these phenomenon reveal about current needs to connect? - Do these modes develop genuine engagement with others? - How does social media connectivity engender a sense of wellbeing, socio-global agency, and a more humanistic approach to problem solving? - Does 'open access' software promote global awareness and change? - How does the notion of 'open' universities increase humanities sense of connectivity? - Who are the new techno-rich and new techno-poor, and what does it mean for global connectivity? Connectivity and Gaming Communities - Do gaming communities offer cross cultural learning and engagement? - What are the various forms of obvious and unconscious learning that global gaming develops? - What new forms of literacy does global gaming require? Connectivity and Social Emotional Intelligence - What types of educational systems and ideologies support optimal social emotional awareness? - Where does social-emotional learning fit in an ever-increasing global village? - What role does resiliency play in deepening connectivity in children, adolescents and adults? - How can we develop systems of connectivity to ameliorate the instances of effects of bullying in school and in social media outlets? - How do we ensure 'connectivity' in the adolescent years? - Where does the concept, and practices that lead to connectivity, fit into the current school based curriculum? Connectivity as a precept of wellbeing - The definition of 'connectivity' for specific disciplines and how this definition has arisen within specific research paradigms - The diversity of nature of 'connectivity' forms within specific cultures, or across cultures how these relate to the creation of societal health - How have the older forms of 'connectivity' narratives, understanding and practices have migrated into new the digital age? - Where, why and how the 21st century's concept of 'connectivity' started, why it started where it ends in and amongst the current set of discipline understandings and research? - Where does sexuality fit into the concept of "connectivity"? - Connectivity and the need for creativity and the creative process - What is the intersection between cognitive, psychological and psychological health and how this cross-section relates to a holistic concept of 'connectivity'? - Where does 'self', and the notion of identity fit with the idea of connectivity? - What forms of 'connectivity' need to be created so as to ensure societal and individual wellbeing for the coming decades? - How does 'service learning' create connectivity and wellbeing? What to submit: The Steering Group particularly welcomes the submission of pre-formed panel proposals. Presentations will also be considered on any related theme. 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 6th July 2012. 300 word abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to both Organising Chairs; abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats with the following information and in this order: a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract, f) up to 10 keywords. E-mails should be entitled: CN1 Abstract Submission Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). Please note that a Book of Abstracts is planned for the end of the year. All accepted abstracts will be included in this publication. We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend. Organising Chairs: Edie Lanphar: edie.lanphar@avondale.edu.au Rob Fisher: connect1@inter-disciplinary.net For further details of the project, please visit: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/persons/connectivity-in-the-21st-century/ For further details of the conference, please visit: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/persons/connectivity-in-the-21st-century/call-for-presentations/ Please note: Inter-Disciplinary.Net is a not-for-profit network and we are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or subsistence.

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