Lorenzo Bianda on Fri, 11 Sep 1998 17:08:59 +0100


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Syndicate: Colloque Locarno


Title: 2nd Announcement


COLLOQUIUM ON THE CHALLENGES OF THE INTERNET

2nd Announcement

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This is our second invitation to participate in the Colloquium on the challenges of the Internet, to be held in parallel with the XIXth Locarno VideoArt Festival.

Date and Time:
Friday, November 20th : 9:00 - 12:30 and 14:00 - 18:00
Saturday, November 21st: 9:00 - 12:30

Location:
Faculty of Science of Communication of the University of the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland
via Ospedale 13
CH-6900 Lugano
Switzerland

Participation: (registration is without cost)
Pre-registration and hotel reservations through the:
AIVAC
P.O. Box 146
CH-6604 Locarno
Phone: +4191 751 22 08
Fax: +4191 751 22 07
E-mail: avart@tinet.ch

Main topics:
1. How can the negative effects of globalization be avoided?
2. How can new educational programs be developed?
3. How can a new ethical code be developed?
4. How can new forms of artistic creativity be developed?
5. How can new relationships be developed between people, institutions and cultures?
6. Is a new kind of basis of society - the "cyber-sacred" - beginning to take shape?

You are invited to send your opinions on the impact of the Internet in these areas directly to the website of the Colloquium: http://sgwww.epfl.ch/UF/. This is also the site of the "Observatory for the Study of the University of the Future" (OEUF).
See also the site du VideoArt Festival, Colloquium 1998: http://www.tinet.ch/videoart/va19/collo.i.html

Program:
To be indicated in the 3rd Announcement in October.

The Locarno 1998 ColloquiumTeam:
René Berger, Honorary President - AIVAC
Luigi Dadda, University of the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland
Rinaldo Bianda, President - AIVAC
Lorenzo Bianda, XIX VideoArt Festival
Francis Lapique, EPFL/ICA

Joseph Brenner, Consultant-Coordinator
P.O. Box 235,
CH-1865 Les Diablerets
Switzerland
Phone: +4124 492 21 18
Fax: +4124 492 13 81
E-mail: jebrenner@compuserve.com