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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: ISEA2015</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">ISEA2015 21st International Symposium on Electronic Art</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">August 14-18, 2015, Vancouver, Canada.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"><span><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:#1155cc">http://ISEA2015.org</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">Submission types:</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">We are delighted to announce the 21st International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) will be held August 14-18,
2015, in Vancouver, Canada. The ISEA2015 symposium will be hosted by Simon Fraser University, and a vast variety of local academic and artistic partners. ISEA is the largest nomadic international academic gathering on
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:black" lang="EN-GB">'electronic and emergent media'</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">, world-wide. Since its start in the Netherlands in 1988
it has taken place on 4 continents and in over 20 different cities. ISEA brings together scholarly, artistic, and scientific domains in an interdisciplinary discussion that showcases creative productions applying new technologies in art, interactivity, and
electronic and digital media.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">ISEA2015 welcomes submissions for three broad categories:</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">1 - An exciting art program that will run throughout the duration of the symposium. We welcome submission of artworks,
installations and performances alike. Please see our call for artworks to find out how you can be part of it: </span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"><span><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:#1155cc">http://isea2015.org/call-for-proposals/call-for-artworks/</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">2 - A set of workshops, and tutorials will occur on Friday the 14th, and Saturday the 15th of August 2015. See the
call for workshops, tutorials, for more details on how to propose your own: </span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"><span><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:#1155cc">http://isea2015.org/call-for-proposals/workshops-tutorials/</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">3 - The academic symposium will occur from Sunday the 16th to Tuesday the 18th of August 2015. It includes the following
activities for which we solicit submissions: <a href="http://isea2015.org/call-for-proposals/papers-posters-and-panels/" target="_blank">
http://isea2015.org/call-for-proposals/papers-posters-and-panels/</a></span><br>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"> * Long Art or Research Papers (8 pages) with Oral Presentation</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"> * Short Art or Research Papers (4 pages) with Oral Presentation</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"> * Extended Abstracts (2 pages) with Demonstration or Poster Presentation</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">* Round Tables and Square Panels</span></p>
<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">* Institutional Presentations</span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">ISEA2015 submissions in the Long paper, Short paper, and Extended abstract categories need to be the <b>full length
version of the paper</b> (not only the abstract). The Proceedings are an important outcome for ISEA, which is the main trace of the symposium and contribution to the larger academic and artistic community at large. Each submission will be thoroughly reviewed
by members from our International Program Committee. Accepted submissions will be published in the ISEA2015 Proceedings (with an ISBN/ISSN). These proceedings will be available online, at no cost, prior to the symposium.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">For more details on how to contribute in any of the above categories, see our call for papers and panels here:</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"><span><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:#1155cc">http://isea2015.org/call-for-proposals/papers-posters-and-panels/</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">Submissions are to be made through our ISEA2015 EasyChair portal: </span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"><span><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:#1155cc">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isea2015</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">While, every submission relevant to the ISEA community will be reviewed and considered, the ones relevant to the
ISEA2015 theme of DISRUPTION will be given priority: </span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"><span><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; color:#1155cc">http://isea2015.org/about/theme/</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">Important dates:</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">- 20 December, 2014: Submission deadline for long art or research papers, short art or research papers, art or research
extended abstracts with demonstration or poster presentation, art or research demonstrations, panels, institutional presentations, workshops and tutorials
</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">- 20 December 2014: Submission deadline for artworks
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">- 15 January 2015: Notifications of acceptance of workshops and tutorials
</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana" lang="EN-GB">- 15 February 2015: Notifications of acceptance of full art or research papers, short art or research papers and panels, institutional
presentations</span><span style="font-family:Verdana" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana" lang="EN-GB">- 21 March 2015: Notifications of acceptance for art or research extended abstracts with demonstration or poster presentation,
art or research demonstrations</span><span style="font-family:Verdana" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">- 14-18 August, 2015: ISEA2015 Symposium</span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">Symposium Organizers</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">Dr. Philippe Pasquier (Symposium Director)</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT)<br>
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">Dr. Thecla Schiphorst (Symposium Director)<br>
School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT)<br>
Faculty of Communication, Arts & Technology (FCAT), <br>
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">Kate Armstrong (Artistic Director)<br>
Independent Curator, Director of the Social + Interactive Media (SIM) Centre,<br>
Emily Carr University of Art+Design,<br>
Vancouver, Canada.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px; background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">Malcolm Levy (Artistic Director)<br>
Independent Curator, Director of Hybridity,<br>
Vancouver, Canada.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">ISEA INTERNATIONAL</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; margin:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt; font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB">The series of ISEA symposia is coordinated by ISEA International. Founded in the Netherlands in 1990, ISEA International
(formerly Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts) is an international non-profit organization fostering interdisciplinary academic discourse and exchange among culturally diverse organizations and individuals working with art, science and technology. ISEA International
Headquarters is supported by the University of Brighton (UK).</span><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#500050" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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