From funnyfish at gmail.com  Wed Mar  2 12:17:28 2011
From: funnyfish at gmail.com (Estee Wah)
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 22:17:28 +1100
Subject: ::fibreculture:: Electrofringe 2011: Call for proposals now open
Message-ID: <70FC3459-2CCE-41F9-B0BA-9092C36AA7C2@gmail.com>

Electrofringe is now calling for proposals for the 2011 festival as  
part of the This Is Not Art (TINA) group of festivals in Newcastle,  
Australia. The five-day festival of electronic arts and culture will  
take place from the 29th September ? 3rd October, 2011.
Electrofringe is committed to fostering creative and innovative uses  
of technology and electronic art forms, while focusing on artistic  
development and skills exchange. We are looking to unearth emergent  
forms, present innovative work and encourage interesting uses of  
technology. Electrofringe is interested in works that reflect all  
modes of creative practice.

For the 2011 festival, Electrofringe will be implementing a new arts- 
lab initiative for artists to work with and learn from one another. If  
you are an electronic artist (or a collective of artists) interested  
in presenting your work, discussing and developing it with feedback  
from members of your community, sharing your skills and/or  
collaborating with other artists to experiment and make work with  
during the period of the festival, we want to hear from you.

Proposals are accepted from a broad range of investigations including  
cross-disciplinary practice, media-based practice, networked and  
online collaborations, locative technologies, mobile artworks, live  
art, software art, electronics, experimental interfaces, sound, music,  
video, film, installation, performance and much, much more.

ALL PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE BY THURSDAY 31ST OF MARCH, 2011.

Proposal forms can be downloaded here: bit.ly/EF201


From a.murphie at unsw.edu.au  Mon Mar 14 05:04:41 2011
From: a.murphie at unsw.edu.au (Andrew Murphie)
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:04:41 +1100
Subject: ::fibreculture:: Fwd: Call for Papers: TOPIA: Canadian Journal of
 Cultural Studies -- Out of the Ruins: The University to Come
In-Reply-To: <201103121746.p2CHkGLT024059@speedy.ccs.yorku.ca>
References: <201103121746.p2CHkGLT024059@speedy.ccs.yorku.ca>
Message-ID: <AANLkTin3phGhwzcbyVDnNNeD1Hru6YgghHFFdOpgvTn2@mail.gmail.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bob Hanke <bhanke at yorku.ca>
Date: 13 March 2011 04:46
Subject: Call for Papers: TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies -- Out
of the Ruins: The University to Come
To: a.murphie at unsw.edu.au


 Hi Andrew,

Would you kindly circulate this new TOPIA CFP with attached PDF to
Fibreculture listserv?

thanks,

Bob Hanke

____ snip

*                      TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies
                                              *CALL FOR PAPERS
                                               Out of the Ruins: The
University to Come


Guest Editors
                               Bob Hanke (York University) and Alison Hearn
(University of Western Ontario)

                                                                        *TOPIA
*27, Fall 2012

This special issue of *TOPIA* seeks contributions (articles, offerings,
review essays and book reviews) that reflect on the contemporary university
and its discontents. Fifteen years after the publication of Bill Readings?
seminal book *The University in Ruins* and in the wake of the UK
government?s new austerity budget, Nick Couldry and Angela McRobbie proclaim
the death of the English university. In Italy students demonstrating against
the Bologna Process protect themselves from police with giant books. On the
heels of severe budget cuts and increasing privatization in the California
state system, protesting students occupy university buildings, while in
British Columbia and Quebec hundreds of students gather for rallies against
spiraling student debt and increasing corporate influence on campus.
Everywhere university systems are being eviscerated by neoliberal logics
asserting themselves even in the face of economic recession. After decades
of chronic under-funding and restructuring, public universities have ceded
the university?s public role in a democracy and embraced ?academic
capitalism? as a ?moral? obligation. Acting as venture capitalists, they
pressure academics to transfer and mobilize knowledge and encourage research
partnerships with private interests; acting as real estate developers, they
take over neighbourhoods with callous disregard for established communities;
acting as military contractors, they produce telecommunications software and
light armoured vehicles for foreign governments; acting as brand managers,
they open branch plant campuses around the world and compete for foreign
students who can be charged exorbitant fees for access to a ?first world?
education. With tuition fees and student debt on the rise, academic labour
is tiered, cheapened and divided against itself; two-thirds of classes in
U.S. colleges and universities are taught by faculty employed on insecure,
non tenure-track contracts. The casualization of academic labour and a plea
for sustainable academic livelihoods were at the core of the longest strike
in English Canadian university history. As collegiality, academic freedom,
and self-governance recede from view, the university remains a terrain of
adaptation and struggle.

We will need all the conceptual tools that cultural studies can muster to
analyze the changing university as the foundation for our academic callings
and scholarly practices. In addition to external influences such as
globalization, technoscience, corporatization, mediatization, and higher
education policy, internal managerial initiatives, bureaucratization,
deprofessionalization, structural complicity between administration and
faculty, and intellectual subjectivities must also be analyzed. All of us,
no matter what our political position, must take the time to reflect on the
broad questions raised by these changes. Is the site of the university worth
struggling over or re-imagining? Can the neoliberal university be set
against itself? Is it time for reform or exodus? What other practices of
knowledge production, interpretations, modes of organization, and
assemblages are possible? This special issue is designed to reflect upon,
analyze and strategize about the past, present and future of the university.

In addition to these matters of concern, possible topics to further dialogue
and enable further study include but are not limited to:

   - analyzing and assessing the crisis of the public university
   - implementing globalizations: theory, rhetoric and historical experience

   - continuity and transformation in national academic cultures
   - the position and role of the arts, humanities and social sciences
   - university leaders and university making
   - managerial theory/practice, academic ethics, and the symbolism of
   university finance
   -  university-private sector intermediaries and initiatives; ?innovation?
   and ?creativity? as alibis for academic capitalism; knowledge ?transfer? and
   ?mobilization?
   -  marketing, media relations and the promotional condition of the
   university
   -  space, time, speed and rhythm in the network university
   -  the professor-entrepreneur, research practice, and the imperative to
   produce
   -  academic labour, tenure, stratification and precarity
   -  faculty governance, unions and institutional democracy
   -  the indebted, student-worker and the decline of academic study
   -  scholarly disciplines and territories, infrastructure, information
   practices, communication and publishing
   -  the scholarly community of money: grant agencies, writing, committees
   and adjudication
   -  media/cultural production and critical/radical pedagogy
   -  the development of knowledge cultures and the expansion of the commons

   -  the university in relation to nearby communities and wider social
   movements
   -  resistance, common and counter-knowledge, alternative educational
   formations
   -  remaking the public university in Canada and in other national
   contexts


Submissions

To view the author guidelines, see
http://pi.library.yorku.ca/ojs/index.php/topia/about/submissions#authorGuidelines.
To submit papers (with titles, abstracts and keywords) and supplementary
media files online, you need to register and login to the *TOPIA *website at
http://pi.library.yorku.ca/ojs/index.php/topia/user/register.

The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2012. Peer review and
notification of acceptance will be completed by May 15, 2012. Final
manuscripts accepted for publication will be due July 5, 2012. Comments and
queries can be sent to Bob Hanke bhanke at yorku.ca or Alison Hearn
ahearn2 at uwo.ca.

For more information about *TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies*,
visit www.yorku.ca/topia

  http://bhanke.apps01.yorku.ca/
Department(s) of Communication Studies, Humanities, Political Science
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
York University



-- 

"A traveller, who has lost his way, should not ask, Where am I? What he
really wants to know is, Where are the other places" - Alfred North
Whitehead

Andrew Murphie - Associate Professor
School of English, Media and Performing Arts, University of New South Wales,
Sydney, Australia, 2052
Editor - The Fibreculture Journal http://fibreculturejournal.org/>
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From stephen at melbpc.org.au  Tue Mar 15 04:01:17 2011
From: stephen at melbpc.org.au (stephen at melbpc.org.au)
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 03:01:17 GMT
Subject: ::fibreculture:: Radiation
Message-ID: <20110315030117.B4D7A7C7@eagle.melbpc.org.au>

Without wishing to be alarmist .. this does not sound good ..

Call for calm as nuke crisis escalates

Updated 20 minutes ago 
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/15/3164151.htm?section=justin>


Japan's prime minister has called for calm after the country's nuclear 
emergency took a dramatic turn for the worse this morning.

Radiation levels at the plant spiked to health-threatening levels after 
a "huge" explosion hit the Fukushima plant's overheated No. 2 reactor and 
authorities said they were assuming the reactor container had been 
damaged.

Reactors 1, 2 and 3 have now all experienced explosions and this morning 
authorities confirmed the inactive No. 4 reactor, which contains spent 
fuel rods, had caught fire.

Prime minister Naoto Kan told all residents within 20 kilometres of the 
plant to evacuate and told everyone between 20km and 30km away to stay 
indoors.

The prevailing winds were blowing from the plant in the direction of 
Tokyo, where the French embassy warned French nationals to stay indoors 
but said there was no need for panic. The embassy said the fallout from 
the plant could reach Tokyo in 10 hours.

Earlier a Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) spokesman said there had been 
a "huge explosion" at the No. 2 reactor, where officials had said fuel 
rods were exposed and at risk of meltdown.

The government also reported apparent damage to part of the container 
shielding the same reactor at Fukushima, 250 kilometres north-east of 
Tokyo, although it was unclear whether this resulted from the blast.

Chief cabinet secretary Yukio Edano told reporters "damage appears on the 
suppression pool" - the bottom part of the container that contains water 
used to cool the reactor and control air pressure inside.

A spokesman for the country's nuclear safety agency said TEPCO had told 
it that radiation levels in Ibaraki, between Fukushima and Tokyo, had 
risen.

"The level does not pose heath risks," the spokesman said, without giving 
immediate details.

TEPCO said staff were being moved to a "safer area" but said workers who 
were pumping water to cool the reactor would remain.

Jiji news agency said this morning's explosion had damaged the roof above 
the No. 2 reactor and said steam was rising from the complex.

Two explosions rocked the Fukushima plant's No. 1 and No. 3 reactors on 
Saturday and Monday.

Japan has already asked the UN atomic watchdog to send a team of experts 
to help stave off a nuclear emergency following the massive quake and 
tsunami.

The wind over the Fukushima plant will blow inland from the north-east 
and later from the east today, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The direction of the wind is a key factor in judging possible damage to 
the environment from any radiation leaks.
--

Cheers,
Stephen



From megan at xmedialab.com  Wed Mar 16 01:35:40 2011
From: megan at xmedialab.com (X|Media|Lab)
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:35:40 -0400
Subject: ::fibreculture:: XML Perth - and China Creative Industries eXchange
	Announcement
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From BBarnet at groupwise.swin.edu.au  Sun Mar 20 09:15:14 2011
From: BBarnet at groupwise.swin.edu.au (Belinda Barnet)
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:15:14 +1100
Subject: ::fibreculture:: Ted Nelson public lecture - Melbourne April
Message-ID: <4D865243020000E200070460@groupwise.swin.edu.au>

Ted Nelson is giving a free public lecture in Melbourne on April 4, 7pm in the State Library. Very exciting! Be there! Here's the link - http://www.apo.org.au/event/computer-world-could-be-completely-different-public-lecture-ted-nelson

Dr Belinda Barnet
Lecturer in Media and Communications
Faculty of Life & Social Sciences
Swinburne University of Technology
John Street, Hawthorn, 3122
Victoria, Australia

Room: SE329
Tel: (03) 9214 8107
Mob: 0403 833 455
http://www.swin.edu.au/sbs/media

Memory is a crazy woman that hoards coloured rags and throws away food.  -Austin O'Malley




From BBarnet at groupwise.swin.edu.au  Mon Mar 21 02:03:11 2011
From: BBarnet at groupwise.swin.edu.au (Belinda Barnet)
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:03:11 +1100
Subject: ::fibreculture:: Ted Nelson - public lecture Sydney April 6
Message-ID: <4D873E7F020000E20007053F@groupwise.swin.edu.au>

Sydney public lecture, April 6, 6-7:30pm. Be there!

http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2011/ted_nelson.shtml










From BBarnet at groupwise.swin.edu.au  Mon Mar 21 05:31:18 2011
From: BBarnet at groupwise.swin.edu.au (Belinda Barnet)
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:31:18 +1100
Subject: ::fibreculture:: QUT - Brisbane April 12, Ted Nelson public Lecture
Message-ID: <4D876F46020000E20007064C@groupwise.swin.edu.au>

Here's QUT link http://www.cci.edu.au/events/public-lecture-the-computing-world-not-what-you-think-a-dissenting-v

Please remember to RSVP. For details please follow directions on respective pages:



Melbourne April 4 http://www.apo.org.au/event/computer-world-could-be-completely-different-public-lecture-ted-nelson
Sydney April 6 http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2011/ted_nelson.shtml
Brisbane/QUT April 12 http://www.cci.edu.au/events/public-lecture-the-computing-world-not-what-you-think-a-dissenting-v











From stephen at melbpc.org.au  Tue Mar 22 10:03:02 2011
From: stephen at melbpc.org.au (stephen at melbpc.org.au)
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:03:02 GMT
Subject: ::fibreculture:: artificial intelligence test
Message-ID: <20110322090302.A9C0B9A9@eagle.melbpc.org.au>

Bugger. An artificial intelligence computer is smarter than me. (V7,10,10)

<www.nytimes.com/interactive/science/rock-paper-scissors.html?ref=science>

Rock-Paper-Scissors: You versus the Computer

Computers mimic human reasoning by building on simple rules and 
statistical averages. 

Test your strategy against the computer in this rock-paper-scissors game 
illustrating basic artificial intelligence. 

Choose from two different modes: novice, where the computer learns to 
play from scratch, and veteran, where the computer pits over 200,000 
rounds of previous experience against you. 

A truly random game of rock-paper-scissors would result in a statistical 
tie with each player winning, tying, and losing one-third of the time. 
However, people are not truly random and thus can be studied and 
analyzed. 

While this computer won't win all rounds, over time it can exploit a 
person's tendencies and patterns to gain an advantage over its opponent. 
--

Cheers,
Stephen



From stephen at melbpc.org.au  Tue Mar 29 07:45:19 2011
From: stephen at melbpc.org.au (stephen at melbpc.org.au)
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:45:19 GMT
Subject: ::fibreculture:: AuTechHeads
Message-ID: <20110329054519.0C0B0975@eagle.melbpc.org.au>

Hi all

 <http://www.autechheads.com>

About AuTechHeads 

AuTechHeads is a FREE online and offline group of geeks, by geeks, and 
for geeks. 

Some might prefer the term "technology professional". Our online home 
provides member contributed blogs, videos, events calendar, discussions, 
and more. Social and professional networking Australasian style!

As a group, we collectively benefit from member participation and 
contribution. Whether it's blogging, asking questions, sharing videos, or 
even organising meetups and events - the opportunities are endless!

Our goal is to be vendor agnostic, and multidisciplined. 

We encourage geeks from all backgrounds and industries to get involved 
and contribute for the benefit of all involved!

AuTechHeads is a free group existing entirely on volunteer admin and 
member contributions of content and organisation. 

We have a vision of making a real difference to tech pro industries in 
Australia, and we also promote charities. Your support and participation 
will help!

Joining AuTechHeads 

Joining us is as simple as registering on the site! It's free, and we 
collect the absolute minimum details from you.

 We won't email you unnecessarily (we hate spam too), and you will get 
access to some really great member-only benefits, including:

* create your own blog posts with your own autechheads.com/your-name URL

* add and update events for your own user group, association, or industry
  event

* post your own audio and video webcasts, and comment on existing ones

* access private, member-only forums to discuss issues relevant to you

* connect with others by way professional and social networking

* participate in and create groups of like-minded people

* attend exclusive, member-only events like the AuTechHeads party!

Overall we are working to make AuTechHeads both an online and offline 
group that enables Australasian geeks to get as much benefit as possible, 
for no cost. 

The more people are involved and contribute, the better! 

Let's all pitch in and make it something amazing!

Upcoming Events 

Mar 30 Scott Emerson MP speaking to Brisbane Usergroup community
       "State of the QLD ICT Industry" 

Mar 30 SMBiT Professionals Victoria September Meeting

Mar 30 Sydney Business and Technology User Group (SBTUG)

Apr 4 2011 Scripting Games

Apr 5 ACS Canberra Branch Monthly Forum 

Apr 7 Brisbane Alt.Net Group

Apr 7 Sydney Deep .NET User Group

Apr 12 Sydney AU SQL Server User Group Meeting

Apr 12 SMB iT Professionals Sydney 

Apr 12 Sydney Mobile User Group 

Apr 12 AWNUG - Albury Wodonga .Net Users Group Meeting 

Apr 13 Perth Alt.Net Group 

Apr 13 Sydney Windows User Group #swug 

Apr 13 Brisbane SMBiT Professionals 

Apr 18 Canberra .Net Developers User Group


http://www.facebook.com/AuTechHeads
http://twitter.com/AuTechHeads
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2736352&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
--

Cheers,
Stephen