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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">We are excited to announce the launch of the first <i><span style="background:white">Leonardo</span></i><span style="background:white">/ISAST LASER<span class="apple-converted-space"> seminar series to be held
in Australia. The inaugural event will be held both online and on-site, with a limited live capacity at the University of Queensland </span></span>Art Museum, June 11 from 5.30pm AEST. At this talk, artist Dr Svenja J. Kratz (UTas) and scientist Professor
Dietmar Hutmacher (QUT) will discuss their collaboration for the <i>Posthuman Genetic Legacies </i>project, a recipient of the prestigious ANAT Synapse Residency for 2021. The series is convened by
</span>Elizabeth Stephens<span style="color:black"> (</span>UQ<span style="color:black">) and myself.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">More information and the registration link can be found here: <a href="https://leonardo.info/civicrm/event/info?id=634&reset=1">https://leonardo.info/civicrm/event/info?id=634&reset=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="color:black">Leonardo</span></i><span style="color:black"> is the world’s leading art/science journal and a renowned centre for innovation at the nexus of art and science, and we’re very excited to be the first Australian
convenors of their international series of LASER talks (Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous). This year, we will be holding a series of these events, with another at HOTA on the Gold Coast in August, so watch out for more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">Please note that capacity at the UQ Art Museum is limited due to COVID safe restrictions. We recommend registering soon to avoid disappointment if you are able to attend in person.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Grayson Cooke<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Grayson Cooke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Associate Professor of Media<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Chair of Creative Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Faculty of Business, Law and the Arts (FABL)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Southern Cross University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">P.O. Box 157<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Lismore NSW 2480<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Ph: +61 2 6620 3839<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><a href="http://scu.edu.au/digitalmedia"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://scu.edu.au/digitalmedia</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.graysoncooke.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://www.graysoncooke.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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