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Kate Burwell
Arts Information Co-ordinator
British Council Scotland
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Culture & Impact:
International Conference on the Impact of Technology on Cultures and Norms
8-10 September 2004
Cadiz, Spain
This conference explores the effects of new technology on culture and
society both in cyberspace and more traditional environments. The last 40
years have seen dramatic changes to the ways in which people interact due to
new technology and the globalisation of commerce.
Contact: Katie Banham
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W www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2004/culture04/
<http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2004/culture04/>
Digital Generations: Children, Young People and New Media
26-29 July 2004
London, UK
Conference themes will include:
* Digital divides: social differences in children's uses of new media
* Globalisation and intercultural communication
* Changing youth and childhood identities
* New media, schools and informal learning
* Regulation: censorship or consumer empowerment?
* Play, games and interactivity
* Children and young people as media producers
Contact:
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W www.ccsonline.org.uk/mediacentre/Events/main.html
Preserving the AudioVisual Heritage: Transition and Access
JTS (Joint Technical Symposium) 2004
24-26 June 2004
Toronto, Canada
Contact:
W www.jts2004.org/english/index_en.htm
Creative Clusters Conference
28 April-1 May 2004
Brighton, UK
The conference will include an in-depth examination of the strengths and
weaknesses of the region's creative development, and visits to key centres
in Brighton and beyond.
Creative Clusters will present a rich mix of case studies from around the
world. There will be policy discussion, networking events, master-classes
and more.
Contact: Simon Evans, Director
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W www.creatievestad.nl <http://www.creatievestad.nl>
Game Developers Conference
22-26 March 2004
San Jose, California, USA
Sessions will fall under seven different themes:
* Audio
* Business and Legal
* Game Design
* IGDA
* Production
* Programming
* Visual Arts
Contact:
W www.cmpevents.com/GDx/a.asp?option=C
<http://www.cmpevents.com/GDx/a.asp?option=C>
MAPEC - Multimedia Applications in Education
13-15 September 2004
Graz, Austria
The conference will cover the following topics:
* The future trends of multimedia applications.
* Implementing multimedia in existing business/education systems
* Multimedia presentations in a business environment
* Methodology for multimedia presentations
* How to prevent sensory overloading under multimedia circumstances
* Maximizing effective media use in the learning process
* Multimedia as a teaching and learning tool
* The Future of Learning
* Excellent tutoring with multimedia applications
* Physiologic and psychological aspects of tutoring with multimedia
support
* The importance of choosing the right technology when teaching with
multimedia
* The Application of Multimedia Technologies in School: their use,
effect and implications
* Changing the learning paradigm with multimedia supported education
* How to use multi media applications in different cultures?
* Hardware for multimedia application and -learning systems
* Security in video conferencing
* Wireless Lan in an educational environment
* High end MM solutions for business
* Characteristics of synchronous, asynchronous and blended learning
* Think like a course designer, facilitating material designed by
others
* Tools and tips to increase interaction and participation
* Pitfalls and how to overcome them
* How to connect with the audience
* Orient the audience to the technology
Contact: Lisa Zimmermann
T +43 316 5453 8511
F +43 316 5453 8501
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W <http://www.mapec.at/>
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