World Aids Day – Take Action. No Discrimination. #dec1 #aids #geekgirl

world aids day

Take Action. No Discrimination
World AIDS Day takes place on 1 December 2010 and this year has the theme, Take Action. No Discrimination.
The global event was established by the World Health Organization in an effort to raise public awareness about HIV issues, including the need for support and understanding for people living with HIV.

www.worldaidsday.org.au

Sydney: Call for artworks for dorkbot group show #dorkbot #geekgirl

Dorkbot Sydney is calling for media and electric works for their exhibition, Dorkbot Sydney Group Show, which will be held at Sydney Artist Run Initiative Serial Space. The aim of the show will be to exhibit work by ‘people doing strange things with electricity’. Submissions should not be limited to artworks only, rather, Dorkbot encourages applicants to picture something between an art exhibition and a science fair.

“PEOPLE DOING STRANGE THINGS WITH ELECTRICITY”
deadline: 6 December 2010

48Hour #Film Project – #Melbourne #geekgirl

48Hour Film Project – Melbourne
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**Register by November 30**
[www.48melbourne.com.au](http://www.48melbourne.com.au/)

The 48 Hour Film Project (48HFP) is a wild and sleepless weekend in which film making teams make a short movie in just 48 hours. That means – writing, shooting, editing & scoring it!

Everybody who has access to some camera and editing equipment can take part. For those who don’t have access to gear, we can arrange some hiring deals. We will screen ALL the films at the Big Sceen of the prestigious inner-city BMW Edge, Federation Square, that will be our homebase and screening venue for this year.

You will have the chance to win some sweet prizes & awards.

You can register as a team or find cast and crew using the starnow service.  Jump on boad and have the most exhausting but memorable, funny, sweaty and exciting 48 non-stop film making hours of your life!

The 48 Hour Film Proejct timeline is:

**3.12.10: The Kick Off**
Thats when it gets hot – the 48 hour countdown starts
**5.12.10: The Drop Off**
When you hand in your finished films
**17.12 & 18.12.10: Screenings at BMW Edge Theatre**
Two days in which we show ALL the films
**19.12.10 Awards Night & After Party**
The 12 best films are screened – and get awarded with cool prizes. Plus the after party!

Geek in Residence v2.0 – Program now open #ozco #geekgirl

Hosts apply by 13 December 2010. Geeks apply by 17 January 2011

The Geek in Residence program connects ‘geeks’ (technically confident artists and creatively confident technicians) with arts organisations through a temporary subsidised secondment scheme. This fund allows the Australia Council to enable digital artists and technicians to share their skills and experiences with arts workers. Geeks will be able to share their passion for solving unknown technological problems in creative situations, and arts workers will feel better equipped to work in digital spaces.

http://artsdigitalera.com/girv2

Subtle Technologies Festival – call for submissions #geekgirl

Subtle Technologies Festival :: 2 – 5 June 2011

Toronto :: Call for Submissions :: Deadline 12 December 2010

In 2011 The Subtle Technologies Festival celebrates its 14th year of bringing people together to promote wonder, incite creativity and spark innovation across disciplines. The festival provides a forum to pose and explore questions and inspire work at the intersection of art, science and technology  through symposia, exhibitions, workshops, screenings and performances.  For 2011 the festival will be moving away from a single theme in an attempt to foster new relationships and create new inter-disciplines and a diverse program will be assembled to represent a wide range of subjects and disciplines.  What does the future hold in terms of interdisciplinary work? What approaches can we take to foster inter-cultural exchanges  when it comes to science or technology based work?  How do we make complex  scientific systems more accessible to artists as tools for creating new work? The festival is interested in hearing successful stories from artists and scientists working together – and is equally interested in hearing about some of the issues that prevent disciplines from having stronger collaborations.

http://www.subtletechnologies.com
(erratic connection)

#ISEA2011 Call for Papers, Panels, Workshops & Artworks #geekgirl

Istanbul, Turkey :: Deadline for submissions
1 December 2010

The 17th International Symposium on Electronic Art, a leading world conference and exhibition event for art, media and technology will be held 14 – 21 September 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey. The ISEA2011 Istanbul exhibition will coincide with the Istanbul Biennial and will provide a fantastic opportunity to showcase contemporary new media arts.

ISEA2011 invites proposals for panels, artworks, papers and workshops from artists, scientists and academics interested in how the digital and electronic media are re-shaping contemporary society and behaviours.

http://doc.gold.ac.uk/isea2011/

Bio:Fiction #Science, #Art & #Film Festival #geekgirl

Call for entries :: Vienna, Austria :: Deadline 1 December

Synthetic biology aims at creating new forms of life for practical purposes.  Bio:Fiction want to encourage filmmakers to produce and share their cinematic visions of a present or future society shaped by synthetic biology. Entries can be on science, fiction, or science fiction – live-action short film, animation, experimental or documentary film.

http://www.bio-fiction.com

STOPCRUSH.ORG – Ban animal torture videos – stop the sickos!! #fb #HR5566 #geekgirl

Animal “Crush” Video Awareness Week – STOPCrush.org

Monday, November 15 at 12:00am – November 22 at 12:00am
Facebook / The Internet / Your Bed / Your Couch
You DO NOT need to physically show up anywhere

THIS IS A WORLDWIDE EVENT ON FACEBOOK/THE INTERNET. You DO NOT need to physically show up anywhere!

Change your profile picture to an image in support of making ANIMAL CRUSH VIDEOS illegal again. This photo does NOT have to be graphic or even one of ours. With HR 5566 being part of lame duck voting sessions which would make these videos BANNED in the US, this is a very important time and event.

GET PICTURES HERE, OR MAKE YOUR OW…N:
http://www.stopcrush.org/?page_id=9
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=41551&id=123901460968753

What are Crush Videos?
Crush videos feature small live animals, such as kittens, puppies, reptiles, mice and rabbits being slowly tortured in the most horrific ways imaginable; including being burnt alive, cut with pruning sheers, nailed to the floor, skinned alive, beaten, stabbed, and having their limbs broken.

All of these videos share a common theme: the animals are incrementally crushed by a woman with high heels/other body parts. Most people view these materials for sexual gratification, but these videos are becoming increasingly popular just for their shock value alone on “gore sites”.

Quora – Social Medias Latest Darling

While MySpace pushes its redesign and Facebook flaunts mobile enhancements,  there’s a new social site getting buzz  Quora.com. The site consists of a  collection of questions and answers created, edited, and organized by users. To get started, sign-up using your Facebook or Twitter account and   then you’re free to ask or answer any question. Integration with your social network enables you to see which of your friends are on Quora and determine their influence/expertise. You can follow people and topics you’re interested in and opt to include a bio about your topic expertise to   increase your influence. Similar topics are grouped to create one deep resource where updates are unified, but prior versions remain preserved for background.

Source: hypertext

Mess & Noise Bike Fest – curate a night of bands for the upcoming Bikefest #Melbourne #festivals

Mess & Noise:
http://www.messandnoise.com/news/4117764

Bike Fest website:
http://www.melbournebikefest.com.au/

See bicycle parts, frames and components transformed from their typical functionalities into works of art. The Circular Bike comprises donated bicycles from Monash University’s Uni-Cycle bike share scheme. The bikes have been deconstructed from their singular bike form and reassembled to create a single, circular structure that can be ridden and enjoyed by many.

Contrasting the traditional chandelier with the functional form of the bicycle wheel, the Bicycle Chandelier merges the mechanical with the decorative to create a suspended work of art. Created using lights, wheels and aluminium rims donated by Velocity Wheels.

Fest runs (cycles through to): 25th – 28th November, 2010