Dear friends and colleagues,
You may have heard that the Urban Screens Conference in Amsterdam in 2005 will be followed this year by the Urban Screens Conference in Manchester, UK. This email informs you about the two open calls for papers and project proposals. These calls will be followed by a third call particularly for interactive and participatory projects at the end of this week. We are looking forward to your proposals. And please feel free to distribute and publish these calls.

With kind regards,
Susanne Jaschko
curator Urban Screens Conference Manchester 07


CALL FOR PAPERS and PROJECT PROPOSALS

Urban Screens Conference
Manchester 07

IT’S ABOUT CONTENT

11 + 12 October 2007

http://www.manchesterurbanscreens.org.uk



CALL FOR PAPERS – DEADLINE March 2, 2007 (date of arrival)

The upcoming Urban Screens Conference focuses on the development of non-commercial content for big urban displays such as LED, LCD, plasma screens and media façades.

What characterises these huge displays as media platforms in urban space? Which particular spatial, perceptional and social situation do they create? How does creative content flow from this?

We will discuss
- urban screens as channels for alternative public broadcasting in times of Web 2.0, YouTube, increasing broadband rates and Creative Commons.
- which interactive and participatory applications could enrich urban life beyond simple entertainment.
- which linear artistic productions such as animations, video, film or text suit a presentation in public space.
- how displays can be integrated into the urban environment in meaningful ways.
- which economies drive and limit both the implementation of urban screens in public space and the commissioning of creative content.
- the evaluation of creative content with regard to its perception.

For the Urban Screens Conference we are looking for proposals for papers that deal with the above mentioned topics or other related fields of research.

HOW TO SUBMIT
Please email proposals for papers in the form of a 500 word max abstract and your/the presenter’s CV by March 2, 2007 to info@manchesterurbanscreens.org.uk

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CALL FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS – DEADLINE March 2, 2007 (date of arrival)

The conference is accompanied by an inspiring programme of public events and exhibitions, including screening programmes as well as performance-based and participatory art projects which make use of the BBC Big Screens Network. We are looking for existing and potentially adaptable projects which employ one ore more permanent or temporary screen.

We are particularly interested in projects
- exploring web-based content and streaming media
- connecting screen audiences in various places
- interactive and participatory works using bodily interfaces and ubiquitous communication devices
- text pieces, video and animation which suit airing on urban screens
- performance-based works including audiovisual performance/VJing

For detailed information on the BBC screens’ system please download the tech sheet by following this link http://www.manchesterurbanscreens.org.uk/Call%20for%20Proposals_files/Screens%20Tech%20Spec.pdf

HOW TO SUBMIT
Please send project proposals in the form of a project description, illustrative material and the author’s CV by March 2, 2007 to:

CORNERHOUSE
Urban Screens Conference
70 Oxford Street
Manchester M1 5NH
United Kingdom