Fresh off another public list and perhaps of interest to some here. 
Extra credit for finding the former MCN president among the speakers.

Rob

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Subject: Invitation: POCOS Symposium on Preservation of Software Art
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:43:56 +0100
From: Leo Konstantelos <l.konstante...@hatii.arts.gla.ac.uk>
To: JISCDIGITALMEDIA at JISCMAIL.AC.UK

*** Apologies for crossposting ***

Preservation Of Complex Objects Symposia (POCOS)

We are pleased to announce the 2nd POCOS Symposium on Preservation of 
Software Art

11-12 October 2011, The Lighthouse, Glasgow, UK

Organised by the Humanities Advanced Technology & Information Institute 
(HATII) at the University of Glasgow, UK.

Online registration: http://www.pocos.org/index.php/registration
Symposium Fee: Free + ?10 donation for refreshments (payable at the event)

Preservation of software art presents challenges in many fronts, 
including complex interdependencies between objects; time-based and 
interactive properties; and diversity in the technologies and practices 
used for development.

This exciting two-day symposium will provide a forum for participants to 
discuss these challenges, review and debate the latest developments in 
the field, witness real-life case studies, and engage in networking 
activities. The symposium will  promote discussion on such topics as:

? Implications and advances in preserving software art
? Issues of ephemerality
? Significant properties for software art
? Software art as performance
? Legal and Ethical issues in collecting, curating and preserving 
software art
? Interpretation and Documentation

Keynote Speakers:
? Richard Rinehart - Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell University, USA
? Simon Biggs - Edinburgh College of Art, UK

Presenters include:
? Vicky Isley and Paul Smith - boredomresearch / NCCA, Bournemouth 
University, UK
? Michael Takeo Magruder - King's Visualisation Lab, King's College 
London, UK
? Perla Innocenti - History of Art, University of Glasgow, UK
? Leo Konstantelos - HATII, University of Glasgow, UK

The programme also includes break-out sessions for participants to 
discuss key topics in preservation of Software Art.

For more information, please visit the POCOS page at: 
http://www.pocos.org/index.php/pocos-symposia/software-art
Download the brochure at: 
http://pocos.org/images/pub_material/leaflet_software_art.pdf

Bookings are now open at the project website ? however, space is limited 
so please book early. A waiting list will be maintained once the
symposium is fully booked in case of late cancellations.

We look forward to welcoming you at the event!


Preservation Of Complex Objects Symposia (POCOS) has been funded by the 
JISC Information Environment Programme 2009-11
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Dr Leo Konstantelos
Principal Investigator, POCOS

11 University Gardens
University of Glasgow
Glasgow
G12 8QH

Skype: l.konstantelos
T: +44 (0)141 330 7133
E: leo.konstantelos at glasgow.ac.uk
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