<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Apologies for cross-posting and duplicates</div><div><br></div><div><b>Noise, bytes, bits: states of sound</b></div><div><br>The Irish Sound, Science and Technology Association (ISSTA) announces a Call for Submissions for its second annual Convocation. The four categories includes Musical Works, Sound Art/Installations, Papers/Posters and Workshops.<br><br>Noise has become ubiquitous in most of our lives. As listening is an imaginative activity, so noise is a cultural construct, and has always been a presence in our music, communication and environment. From Russolo to the post-digital arts, noise has been increasingly accepted into the realm of artistic practice as valid and evocative material. This Convocation will draw upon both science and art, theory and practice, in exploring these spaces and focuses on how contemporary science and technology affects the concept of noise.<br><br>The second annual Irish Sound, Science and Technology Convocation (ISSTC) will be held August 1-2, 2011 at the Cork School of Music and St. John’s College in Cork.<br><br>Submissions are due 30 March 2012. Details of materials needed and submission instructions are provided on the following page:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://issta.ie/wordpress/?page_id=166">http://issta.ie/wordpress/?page_id=166</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The Irish Sound, Science and Technology Association is an organisation that brings together practitioners integrating fields of music, sound, science and technology based in Ireland. It serves musicians, researchers, scientists, engineers and artists by promoting the art, music and research in Ireland, especially in international communities.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Dr Kerry Hagan<br>Digital Media and Arts Research Centre<br>Department of Computer Science and Information Systems<br>University of Limerick<br>t: +353 (0)61 213099<br>e: <a href="mailto:kerry.hagan@ul.ie">kerry.hagan@ul.ie</a></div>
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