what worked last year

grads taking reponsibility for an event

big picture perspective

experiencing different disciplinary perspectives

the workshops triangulation

suggestions

continue politics of presence as a theme

organize a symposium and/or a publication - and based upon fund raising

write together

hear about each others interests/research/project in detail - to help with thinking out of the box

focus on participatory culture

look for links with other groups and events

use the wiki for presentation of ideas as well as discussion

use the wiki more creatively

and include more than text - multimedia, rich media - and consider the implications for new literacy

use new media more creatively - blogs, del.icio.us, magnolia

teaching/pedagogical connections

synergy with SCIL

poss speakers - Juliana Spahr (found poetry), Tara Macpherson, DJ Spooky, Joseph Delappe, Josh Ober (rational ritual etc), Bruce Bimber, Henry Jenkins (May ICA), James Twitchell, Pierre Levy, Rudolph Frieling, Lynn Hershman, Mike Pearson, Blast Theory, Pam Lee, Scott Bukatman, B.J. Fogg, Christian Henriot, Jeremy Bailenson, Andrew Keen, Sam Schillace, Matmos, Beukler, Susan Crawford, Rosemary Coombe, Ian Bogost, David Silver, Joel Dinerstein, David Phillips, Pam Lee, Rayvon Fouche... (please pardon the spelling disasters)

Academic Committee: (Daniel K., Lise, Daniel S.)

In order of preference, our three nominated speakers:

David Phillips: http://rtf.utexas.edu/faculty/phillips/

Bruce Bimber: http://www.polsci.ucsb.edu/faculty/bimber/

Yochai Benkler: http://www.benkler.org/

12 sessions

2 sessions - James - pedagogy

1 session - new literacy in second life - Henrik

1 session - blogs, diaries - Ed and Lise

1 session - digital inclusion and participatory media - Seeta

1 session - Bruce Bimber - Dan

2 sessions - commerce - Andrew Keen - Ralph

1 session - presence and performance - Sebastian

1 session - Leila - ubicomp and vr

3 sessions - the group's own work

1 session - manifesto, review, key terms for us - Ralph and MS

1 session - Tara Machpherson

1 session - Rudolf Frieling