For the latest news from New Media Scotland, please read on or visit their website at http://www.mediascot.org/index/ 

Upgrade! Scotland, Hacklabs, Wednesday 30th April, Dundee Contemporary Arts, 5pm - 7pm

At this month's Upgrade! Scotland we will be trying something a little different. As a springboard to getting a media hack space going in Dundee, Magnus Lawrie a founding member of the Electron Club in Glasgow, will be speaking about all aspects of hack culture.

Beginning with a brief overview of the Free Software movement and it's significance for hackers, we will ask 'what makes a hacker?' and look at some instances where hackers have come together. Magnus will also outline his involvement in such groups and introduce his current research into hacking & knitting.

This will be followed by an open forum where what happens next is up to you. There will be computers available to try out some open source software and experience the Linux platform and a room full of people to discuss the possibilities of these tools for Tayside.

Please join us from 5pm for a glass of wine, with the talk and forum starting at 5.30pm.

Upgrade! Scotland is FREE but space is limited. Please RSVP via our Facebook group or email: kristina 'at' mediascot.org


Upgrade! Scotland, B-Sides Scottish premiere, Wednesday 28th May, CCA, Glasgow, 7-9pm

In 2006 New Media Scotland put out a challenge to artists working with video to make a short film using the other bits from their video archive: the off-cuts, bloopers, b-rolls and mistakes. This exciting collection of short films became known as the B-sides.

Since their premiere at Upgrade! International in Oklahoma our programme has toured to Boston, Belgrade, Vancouver, Paris and Melbourne and become the blueprint for other Upgrade! node's compliations.

We are now excited to announce the Scottish premiere of B-Sides at the CCA on Wednesday 28th May.

Come and join us at 6.30pm for a drink to celebrate the homecoming of this exciting project with the screening starting at 7pm sharp.


Upgrade! Scotland is FREE but space is limited. Please RSVP via our Facebook group or email kristina 'at' mediascot.org


inter_multi_trans_actions symposium, Thursday 26th June, Napier University, Merchiston Campus

Napier University would like to announce their forthecoming inter_multi_trans_actions symposium. This one day symposium will bring together a number of leading practitioners from the fields of art, architecture and design who each share a common desire to exploit the latest computing technologies in their creative practice. The invited speakers will reveal their cutting edge work that blurs the traditional boundaries of the creative disciplines.

Speakers include:
thePOOCH / Usman Haque / Moritz Waldemeyer / HeHe / Jason Bruges Studio / TROIKA / Greyworld / The Owl Project / Lucy Bullivant

Limited free places are available courtesy of New Media Scotland's Poker Club. These will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. To reserve your place please RSVP email: kristina 'at' mediascot.org

Normal delegate rate: £20 (which includes a copy of the book published after the event)

To visit the website of the inter_multi_trans_actions symposium go to http://www2.napier.ac.uk/inter_multi_trans_actions/ 


New Media Scotland gets Twittering

Following the success of the SetToSilent project at the Cultural Summit, New Media Scotland would like to announce a new way of finding out about our events. Using the social networking site Twitter you can login and recieve up to the minute updates about New Media Scotland events.

If you are already signed up to Twitter go to http://twitter.com/mediascot to go to the New Media Scotland Twitter page.

To find out more or create your own account visit the Twitter website at http://twitter.com/.


What can New Media Scotland do for you?

Many New Media Scotland projects happen as a result of our ongoing dialogue with practitioners in art and technology. So get in touch to tell us about your ideas, suggestions, or just to let us know what you are up to. Give us a call or drop us a line (contact details are on our website). Or why not come to one of our events? Our programmes are open to all and we endeavour to make them as accessible as possible, however if you have any special needs or requirements it would be helpful to know in advance, so please contact us if that is the case.


Other Opportunities, Events, and News

Call for Artist in Residence Programme 2008 at LABoral Centro de Arte y Creacion Industrial
Deadline 30 May 2008

LABoral Centro de Arte y Creacion Industrial is calling for proposals from artists to develop a research and production project at LABoral for two months during 2008.
LABoral Centro de Arte y Creacion Industrial is an interdisciplinary art centre created in Gijon, in the north of Spain in 2007. Its main objective is to become a research, educational, exhibition and production centre in the area of art, science and technology.

The call is open to artists interested in the convergent areas of art, science and technology. It is especially offered to creators who are researching notions of knowledge dissemination through the exploration of emergent practices in art, as part of a general trend towards development of hybrid formats and media.

Deadline for applications: 30th May 2008

Contact email for queries: education@laboralcentrodearte.org / http://www.laboralcentrodearte.org/    


Location One Announces Virtual Residency Program, Submissions Deadline: May 1, 2008, Dates of Residency: June 1-November 4, 2008

Location One presents its first ever "Virtual Residency Project" in the form of a call to artists and other creative individuals with the express purpose of fostering collaboration and creativity across geographical expanses and areas of expertise around the topic of the 2008 US Presidential Election.

The goal of this residency is to find 3 participants who are not necessarily physically proximate but who are willing to collaborate with other artists/engineers/scientists/writers/musicians/poets to develop a project using such non-F2F (face to face) interfaces such as webcams, email, chat, video, blogs, Second Life, MIDI, skype, walkie-talkie, snail mail, radio or POTS (plain old telephone service), tin cans on string, or any other means of collaboration to develop a project that will be presented at Location One in the fall of 2008, in advance of the US Presidential election.

Though we will consider international residents, the theme of this inaugural residency is the 2008 Presidential Election and the buildup around this pivotal political event. The theme can be interpreted as broadly or as literally as the participants would like, the project will be developed collaboratively by the 3 individuals chosen for this residency project.

Location One will provide an area on its website where the project can develop publically through blogging, video, audio or other means.

Please send CV, url or any materials to virtualresidency@location1.org by midnight May 1, 2008. Please include a few lines describing why you are interested in a collaborative virtual residency.
http://www.location1.org/