LGRU January 2012

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Fwd: Call For Papers: Computational Culture, a journal of software studies
by Femke Snelting 31 Jan '12

31 Jan '12

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Call For Papers: Computational Culture, a journal of software studies Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:04:03 +0000 From: Simon Yuill <simon(a)lipparosa.org> To: femke(a)constantvzw.org Hi Femke, Could you pas this onto people in Constant's wider network? Thanks! You may have got this from Matthew already, so apologies if I am duplicating messages. best wishes Si *** START *** Call For Papers Computational Culture, a journal of software studies Deadline: 30th March 2012 The new peer-reviewed open access journal Computational Culture has been launched. The first issue entitled ‘A Million Gadget Minds’ is available online at: http://computationalculture.net/ The journal’s primary aim is to examine the ways in which software undergirds and formulates contemporary life. Computational processes and systems not only enable contemporary forms of work and play and the management of emotional life but also drive the unfolding of new events that constitute political, social and ontological domains. In order to understand digital objects - such as corporate software, search engines, medical databases – and their constitutive role in culture, or to enquire into the use of mobile phones, social networks, dating, games, financial systems or political crises, a detailed analysis of software cannot be avoided. A developing form of literacy is required that matches an understanding of computational processes with those traditionally bound within the arts, humanities, and social sciences but also in more informal or practical modes of knowledge such as hacking and art. Computational Culture is now inviting contributions for the second issue. We seek articles, book, project and software reviews, and also indications of interest for future special issues focusing on databases and social media. Please submit a completed paper by the deadline of 30th of March or contact the editors via the website to express an interest. Editorial group, http://computationalculture.net *** END ***

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Fwd: [CREATE] Press release #1: Libre Graphics Meeting 2012 in Vienna, Austria
by Femke Snelting 30 Jan '12

30 Jan '12

Would be good if some of us would be at LGM this year to make connections, report? I'll probably be there before heading over to Madrid. Anyone else? Femke ================================ Press release #1: Libre Graphics Meeting 2012 in Vienna, Austria Release Date: January 25, 2012 Hacking & Creativity @ LGM 7 May 2-5, 2012 – UAS Technikum Wien – Programmers of free and open source graphic software, artists and users from around the world are headed to Vienna for the 7th annual Libre Graphics Meeting in May. The Libre Graphics Meeting is the annual gathering for users and developers of free and open source graphic software: artistic tools that are free for anyone to use and modify. LGM gives software developers, artists, designers and other creative professionals the opportunity to collaborate, share their work and learn from each other in a lively event. A Preview Every year, Libre Graphics Meeting focuses on individual and group interaction, emphasizing free media and the software that produces it. This year’s attendees can expect a similar format that will include hacking sessions, meetings, workshops, presentations, demonstrations, and birds-of-a-feather (BOF) sessions. Leading up to the conference, special lab sessions bring developers and artists face-to-face to make improvements in creative software. Gaps can form when developers and their users don’t meet face to face; LGM gives artists and educators a voice in the building of their tools. Both content creators and developers will present, bringing a diverse community together to advance the technologies and strategies of high-quality free creative software. Submit a talk! LGM’s strength comes from the presenters who talk about their work and inspire others by sharing their experiences, techniques, and best practices. Whether you are a developer, an artist, or an enthusiast, you can be a part of this year’s event by sharing your story and your work. The LGM community wants to hear your proposal for a session: http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2012/submit-a-talk/ LGM 2012 is hosted by the Libre Graphics Community Press and Organization Contacts • Sponsoring Organization: Libre Graphics Meeting • Contact (Europe): Ale Rimoldi • Contact email: ale(a)ideale.ch • Phone (ZURICH): +41.43.288.50.43 • Contact (North America): Louis Desjardins • Contact email: louis.desjardins(a)gmail.com • Phone (MONTREAL): +1.514.994.9351 • Website: http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/ • Pledgie campaign: http://pledgie.com/campaigns/16614 • Photos: http://ur1.ca/a34y _______________________________________________ CREATE mailing list CREATE(a)lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create

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update co-position program
by Femke Snelting 29 Jan '12

29 Jan '12

Dear all, Glad to know that many of you will be in Brussels next month: http://lgru.pad.constantvzw.org:8000/42 The program for the upcoming meeting is more or less complete -- an intense but I hope a productive week: http://lgru.net/archives/276 Attached is a more detailed schedule that I'll publish as soon as all contributions are confirmed. If you want to propose a presentation for the Kitchentable sessions on Wednesday 22 February, please let me know! Also ... the lgru.net site has changed :-) There are still a few details to fix but the site now pulls in RSS-feeds from blogs and sites on your servers that are related to LGRU. It is easy to add new feeds; you can do it yourself or send me a link so I can do it. Microblogging could work too? best, Femke

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OSP public meet
by stdin 23 Jan '12

23 Jan '12

January 30th Finally a moment of meeting with you for 9000 km of drawings, tools, stories. Interested in the /libre/? Curious about our practice? OSP studio welcomes you for a first public session at Variable partly available online. *18h30 * – Welcoming Presentation and discussions around recent and ongoing OSP studio works. <http://ospublish.constantvzw.org/wp-content/uploads/radio-panik-0.jpg> <http://ospublish.constantvzw.org/wp-content/uploads/balsa-badges-0.jpg.png> *19h30 * *Exiled Cuisine* (Ivan Monroy Lopez, Mexico City) Lecture/performance + dinner. Cookbook files are open when there’s a chance of working. The work is not technological in that nothing of this has not been done before. The literature that feeds into this has been contentionally written in the shall we say mmh street. The public space of technical forums is related in some way to network protocols. It could be good that these HTML files be exported into cookbooks. I don’t like it when these books are sold. A standard regime of the kitchen is easier for the exiled to understand. |Variable rue Gallait straat 80 1030 Bruxelles| -- ---- Stéphanie Vilayphiou et Alexandre Leray <stdin> http://stdin.fr/ +32 (0)4 89 00 88 59

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LGRU Reader
by Alexandre Leray 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

Dear all, I just wanted to let you know that there is some activity going on the mailing list of the LGRU Reader. It is a public list, so don't hesitate to join us if you are interested. To subscribe, please visit https://listes.domainepublic.net/listinfo/lgru-reader All the best, -- Alexandre Leray

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happy new year + preparing for Brussels 22-25 February
by Femke Snelting 02 Jan '12

02 Jan '12

Hello! All the best for 2012 and I am much looking forward to work together in the coming year :-) Here in Brussels we are preparing the next research meeting (22-25 February). As you know, the theme will be Co-position, or digital tools for arranging texts and other graphic elements in two, three or four dimensional space. We propose to approach this theme from three angles: visual versioning, collision and vocabulary. For each of these angles we are preparing a hopefully thought provoking morning program plus a prototyping session in the afternoon. I have attached a preliminary program so you can get an idea of how the days will unfold; please let me know if you think we should add or change things. The final program will be ready by the end of this month. On this page http://lgru.pad.constantvzw.org:8000/39 you can find some notes. We are counting on ca. 45 participants and want to make sure there are a few places for external contributors. Participation will be free of charge and includes meals but participants will need to inscribe. As we realise our budget is not entirely in balance with our ambitions ;-) it is extra important that we book flights as soon as we can. Could you please let Donatella donatella(a)constantvzw.org know as soon as possible which days you want to travel? Hope to hear soon, Femke

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