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<P>CALL FOR PROPOSALS to host the 9th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology: Re: 2021</P>
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<P>The Media Art Histories Board invites applications to host the 9th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology.</P>
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<P>The international conference series, which was inaugurated in 2005 in Banff, Canada, has since been held in several international venues around the globe including Berlin in 2007, Melbourne 2009, Liverpool 2011, Riga 2013, Montreal 2015, Krems/Wien 2017 and will be held next August in Aalborg.</P>
<P>The conference series aims to engage the growing community of scholars from a range of disciplines including art history, contemporary art practice, art theory, history of science, history of technology, science and technology studies, media studies, image science, visual studies, philosophy, cultural studies, anthropology, architecture theory, sound studies, computer science among others to develop and share new research and scholarship in the intersecting fields of the histories of media art, science and technology. The host of the conference in 2021 will have the opportunity to continue to build on the impressive history of the conference series.</P><FONT lang=ZH-CN><FONT lang=ZH-CN>
<P>CONFERENCE SERIES MISSION<BR>*Recognizing the increasing significance of media art for our culture, the conference series on the Histories of Media Art will discuss the history of media arts within the interdisciplinary and intercultural contexts of the histories of the arts. Numerous individuals and institutions collaborate to produce the international art history conference series covering the media arts, the arts and technology, art-science interaction, and the history of media as pertinent to the contemporary arts.*</P></FONT></FONT>
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<P>GUIDELINES, SELECTION CRITERIA AND DEADLINES<BR>Proposals to host the conference will include the following information:<BR>1. Proposed Dates<BR>2. Proposed Venues (including information on number, capacity and AV and network capabilities of spaces)<BR>3. Rationale for hosting the conference<BR>4. Host Local Organizing Committee<BR>5. Relevant previous experience (e.g., committee members* experience in hosting conferences, events, etc.)<BR>6. Publicity Plan<BR>7. Funding / Sponsorship plan<BR>8. Preliminary Budget</P>
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<P>Those interested in making a bid to host the conference can download GUIDELINES here<BR>(<U><FONT color=#ff0000><FONT color=#ff0000><A href="http://www.mediaarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MAH-conf-guidelines_2019.pdf">http://www.mediaarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MAH-conf-guidelines_2019.pdf</A></U></FONT></FONT>)</P>
<P>Deadline for final submission of proposals: <BR>March 1st, 2019 <BR>MAH Advisory Boards final decision for the 2021 host: <BR>May 1st, 2019.</P>
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<P>MediaArtHistory Board (Steering Committee)<BR>Andreas BROECKMANN, Leuphana Universität<BR>Andres BURBANO, Universidad de los Andes<BR>Sean CUBITT, Goldsmiths College, University of London<BR>Oliver GRAU, Danube University<BR>Inge HINTERWALDNER, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology<BR>Erkki HUHTAMO, University of California Los Angeles<BR>Machiko KUSAHARA, Waseda University, Tokyo<BR>Katja KWASTEK, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam<BR>Gunalan NADARAJAN, University of Michigan<BR>Chris SALTER, Concordia University and Hexagram, Montreal<BR>Paul THOMAS, UNSW Sydney </P>
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<P>MEDIA ART HISTORIES PLATTFORM <U><FONT color=#ff0000><FONT color=#ff0000><A href="http://www.mediaarthistory.org">http://www.mediaarthistory.org</A></U></FONT></FONT> </P>
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<P>ARCHIVE OF DIGITAL ART <U><FONT color=#ff0000><FONT color=#ff0000><A href="http://www.digitalartarchive.at">http://www.digitalartarchive.at</A></U></FONT></FONT> </P>
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<P>LIVERPOOL DECLARATION: <U><FONT color=#ff0000><FONT color=#ff0000><A href="http://www.mediaarthistory.org/declaration">http://www.mediaarthistory.org/declaration</A></U></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P>CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS<BR><U><FONT color=#ff0000><FONT color=#ff0000><A href="http://www.mediaarthistory.org/pub/mediaarthistories.html">http://www.mediaarthistory.org/pub/mediaarthistories.html</A></U></FONT></FONT> <BR><U><FONT color=#ff0000><FONT color=#ff0000><A href="http://www.mediaarthistory.org/pub/place_studies.html">http://www.mediaarthistory.org/pub/place_studies.html</A></U></FONT></FONT> <BR><U><FONT color=#ff0000><FONT color=#ff0000><A href="http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/relive">http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/relive</A></U></FONT></FONT> </P>
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<P>Univ.-Prof. Dr. habil. Dr. h.c. Oliver Grau, <BR>Member Academia Europaea <BR>Leitung Department für Bildwissenschaften / Forschungsprofessur <BR>Leitung Consortium Erasmus Joint Master in MediaArtsCultures <BR>DONAU UNIVERSITÄT <BR>Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Strasse 30<BR>3500 Krems, AUSTRIA<BR><U><FONT color=#ff0000><FONT color=#ff0000><A href="http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/dbw">www.donau-uni.ac.at/dbw</A></U></FONT></FONT> <BR>ADA – Archive of Digital Art <BR><U><FONT color=#ff0000><FONT color=#ff0000><A href="http://www.digitalartarchive.at">www.digitalartarchive.at</A></U></FONT></FONT> <BR>Graphische Sammlung Goettweig-Online <BR><U><FONT color=#ff0000><FONT color=#ff0000><A href="http://www.gssg.at">www.gssg.at</A></U></FONT></FONT> </P>
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