11 May, 200

(advance apologies for cross-posting)

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NEW DIRECTOR AT ISEA
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ISEA is pleased to announce the appointment of Katarina Soukup as its
Interim Director. Katarina joined ISEA in the position of International Relations and Research in January 1999, and has since initiated projects such as ChatterBox and the revamped ISEA Newsletter. She was also on the programming committee of Cartographies - The General Assembly on New Media Art which was organized by ISEA in October 1999.

In addition to her duties at ISEA, Katarina is an independent media artist,
writer and radio broadcaster. Her radiophonic performance art has been
presented in Canada (Studio XX, Galerie Articule), Austria (WUK), the
Netherlands (Next 5 Minutes), the Czech Republic (CESTA), and most recently
in Japan. Her writing on media art and alternative media has been published
in the USA, Canada, and Italy. She is also co-host of The Hearing Trumpet,
an eclectic weekly programme of audio/radio art heard on community radio in
Montreal, and via streaming audio on the world wide web.

Please feel free to contact Katarina at <katarina@xxxxxxxxxx>

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ISEA NEWSLETTER #77 (April-May 2000)
now available online
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http://www.isea.qc.ca/

EDITORIAL:
Spring into the Future - Thinking About the Next Series of ISEA Symposia

ISEA NEWS:
Open Call for Bids to Host ISEA2002, ISEA2004, ISEA2006
New Member Benefit: Digital Creativity

FEATURE ARTICLES/SPECIAL DOSSIER:
Art & New Technologies: The Real, the Virtual, the Auratic

Introduction
-Ernestine Daubner

Negotiating 'Aura' in Interactive Media
-Margot Lovejoy

Robotic Art: Creating the Illusion of Life... and Death
-Bill Vorn

The History of the Future of New Technologies: The Encoded Eye, the Archive,
and its Engine House
-David Tomas

Placing and Webbing with Sound
-Andra McCartney

EVENT REVIEWS
VI Taller de perfeccionamiento en el uso artistico de la internent y
multimedios
(6th Improvement Workshop: Internet & Multimedia as Artistic Tools)
Argentina
-review by Grace Quintanilla

ISEA Members receive the newsletter one month in advance of its public
launch, with the added benefit of a large section of calls for projects,
papers, jobs and other opportunities in the electronic arts. To find out how
to become a member or to get more information on the numerous other ISEA
member benefits, please see http://www.isea.qc.ca/members/minfo.html

To submit an article or event review to the newsletter, please contact ISEA
HQ: <isea@xxxxxxxxxx>. For ISEA Newsletter archives, or for more information on
the Inter-Society, visit the website: <www.isea.qc.ca>.

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ISEA 10th ANNIVERSARY LOGO CONTEST
Deadline Extended
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ISEA invites its members and the international electronic arts community to
participate in the ISEA 10th Anniversary Logo Competition. The top 5
finalists will receive one year's free membership to ISEA, and the winning
designer will be awarded a free pass to ISEA2000, which will take place in
Paris, France December 7-11, 2000 (travel and accomodation during the event
not included). The logo will be used on all 10th Anniversary celebration
material (website, CD-ROM, etc.).

DEADLINE: May 31, 2000

SUBMISSION DETAILS:
Please visit the ISEA website: http://www.isea.qc.ca/10ans.html

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Founded in the Netherlands in 1990, and currently based in Montreal, Canada,
ISEA is an international non-profit member organization dedicated to the
promotion and development of the electronic arts. ISEA is commited to the
interdisciplinary and cross-cultural communication/cooperation between the
arts and the fields of technology, science, education, and industry.  ISEA's
activities include: organizing international symposia and  local events,
developing partnerships, implementing culturally diverse initiatives,
publishing, and archiving.
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