Fashionable Technology Research Consortium

Fashionable Technology Report February & March 2010

SUMMER SCHOOL ::: LIVING MATTER
International Summer School 2010, KHM Cologne in cooperation with FU Freie Universität Berlin
LIVING MATTER
ART & RESEARCH & SCIENCE STUDIES IN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORIES
July, 18 - 23, 2010
Biological laboratories as sites of artistic and epistemic practice have enabled research that informs humanities, arts, and sciences. During the last decades various laboratory studies have established descriptive modes and methods of investigation. For instance, Hans-Jörg Rheinbergers concept of 'epistemic objects', the notion of Bruno Latour on objects as agents and 'science in action' as well as Karin Knorr Cetinas investigations on the reconfigurations of relations to the world within laboratories. Furthermore, artists have explored the hidden agendas and practices of biological laboratories in various projects, such as Hannes Rickli's long term study "Überschuss. Videogramme des Experimentierens" or the work at SymbioticA-Centre of Excellence in Biological Arts.
The summer school brings together artists and researchers who work in the context of biological laboratories. Besides methodological and theoretical discussions we want to stimulate the exchange between research in arts and humanities. We would also like to mediate experience of laboratory work by practical exercises, e.g. in the KHM Laboratory for Experimental Computer Science (lab III). Therefore, the program includes project presentations by the participants, BioArt and laboratory workshops in addition to plenary and public lectures. MA- and PhD Students of Philosophy, STS, Art, and Humanities can apply until 2010, March 15th. Costs for travel expenses to and accommodation in Cologne will be covered.
Please send a project description (2-3 pages) and CV (1 page + list of exhibitions if applicable) to Prof. Dr. Peter Bexte, e-mail:summerschool2010@khm.de. Offer of acceptance by 2010 April, 1st
http://www.fu-berlin.de/embodiedinformation


CALL FOR FASHION DESIGNERS ::: INTIMACY LOTUS & INTIMACY BLACK
DEADLINE: April 15, 2010
V2_Lab
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Artist Daan Roosegaarde and V2_Lab are looking for two fashion designers (M/F) to contribute to the 'Intimacy' series. 'Intimacy White' (2009), the first dress in the series, is made out of smart foil that becomes transparent when electrified. The distance of a spectator to the dress determines the level of transparency. This first dress received a lot of media attention and is considered highly successful. V2_Lab and Daan Roosegaarde now intend to make a series of 'Intimacy' dresses, each playing with a different material to create a sensual play of shared control.
V2_Lab and Daan Roosegaarde are looking for:
•    Recently graduated or senior year fashion designers (M/F);
•    He or she must be able to participate in thought process along the lines set out by V2_Lab and Studio Roosegaarde in the preliminary stages and therefore must be a good team player;
•    He or she must be ambitious and determined to achieve our request for success;
•    The project starts on 1 May 2010. It is a full-time position for a period of 8 weeks.
What we offer:
•    Access to functioning new technology, an existing prototype and an artist' Impression of the intended final product;
•    A workplace at V2_Lab;
•    The opportunity to collaborate with an experienced, interdisciplinary team;
•    Technical support and backup;
•    Exhibition of the end result;
•    Name credit.
Please send your resume/portfolio and motivation before 15 April, preferably by email, to piem@v2.nl
V2_Institute for the Unstable Media
Attn. Piem Wirtz
Eendrachtsstraat 10
3012 XL Rotterdam
Eligible designers will be invited for an interview end of April.
http://www.v2.nl/lab/projects/intimacy


SYMPOSIUM ::: GREEN DESIGN
Symposium for Sustainable Design Strategies
Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin
April 7 - 8, 2010, 10 am – 5 pm
The newly established Laboratory for Sustainable Design Strategies - GREENLAB initiative across all design departments at the Art College Weissensee Berlin aims to support, inspire and create innovative approaches to the development of sustainable, environmentally friendly and ethical products, services and systems. It connects higher education, practice-led design research and the industry. The two-day symposium will highlight the various strategies, concepts and practices regarding sustainability issues from the perspective international researchers, technologists, designers and practitioners working in the area of ecological design. The focus will be held on the practical developments, innovative concepts and economic potential of sustainable and ecologically sound production, the role of design and the designer within this context as well as the impact of these practices on our everyday lives. (the program is in the attachment). The languages of the symposium will be German and English.
The two-day symposium with international speakers from different disciplines is open to public. The participation costs for the symposium are:
General public - 40 Euro, Students - 20 Euro
If you would like to participate at this symposium please make a money transfer to:
Beneficiary: GREENLAB
Account No. 581515100
BLZ 100 100 10
Purpose: Kap.1200 T GREENLAB 11,122 + your full name
No tickets will be issued, but your name will be put on the guest list.
In the transfer order you need to the mention your full name in the purpose field and please send a short notification e-mail that the money transfer has been completed to: mode@khb-weißensee.de. If the money is transferred in less than 4 working days before the event, please bring with you the proof of your payment to the symposium as an "entrance ticket".
http://kh-berlin.de/index.php5?projectID=757&Action=seeProject

CONFERENCE ::: UPA 2010
Munich, Germany
May 24 - 28, 2010
The Usability Professionals' Association (UPA) is pleased to announce the UPA 2010 International Conference, "Embracing Cultural Diversity - User Experience Design for the World ”. Our key theme will focus on how UX professionals can create great user experiences across different cultures, meeting the challenges of delivering to diverse audiences. One of the great strengths of the UPA conference is that it brings together a network of practitioners from around the world.  This international conference will provide more networking and social interaction than ever before, putting you in touch with inspiring people and new ideas.
https://www.usabilityprofessionals.org/conference/2010/index.new.html


CONFERENCE ::: ADVANCED TEXTILES
Paris, France
June 16 & 17, 2010
Advanced Textiles ’10 gives voice to the new spirit and game-changing technologies in the textile industry. Our mission is to inspire you, and we’re bringing the network and knowledge together for you which showcases future-looking experts in the field of technical textiles. There will be a selection of 25 exciting lectures by some of the most prestigious speakers from Europe and the U.S. They’ll cover a fascinating array of new applications in technical textiles industry, with cross-sectoral thinking that will shape the value chains of tomorrow. Conference sessions will discuss the interdisciplinary and cross-section blending of technical textiles in the following industries:
    • Natural fibers and fiber composites
    • Products and technologies for medical applications
    • Performance textiles in sports, wellness and healthcare
    • Membranes and fabric structures in architecture
    • Safety and protective textiles
    • Technology solutions and material aspects
http://www.ifai.com/AdvancedTextiles10.cfm


EXHIBITION ::: MULTIPLEX TRANSNATURAL
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
(the exhibition is sadly over but the website lists the wonderful projects exhibited)
Technology was the means by which we separated ourselves from nature, and escaped its limitations. In the 21st century we move beyond the animosity between nature and technology. In a lot of areas we see new fruitful collaborations and new kinds of unity: in our dealings with the environment en with energy, but also in arts, architecture, fashion and games.
What will this transnatural world look like? Is this a next evolutionary step, or merely a changed perception of ourselves?
Multiplex Transnatural is the first of two exhibitions with symposia. Transnatural will show to young and old the most interesting attempts from art, design, and science to fuse technology with nature. A glimpse of a new and rich world with transnatural architecture, installations, games and more.
http://www.multiplexart.nl


CONFERECE ::: MOBILE HCI 2010, A MOBILE WORLD FOR ALL
September 7-10, 2010
Lisboa, Portugal
Doctoral Consortium Day, Workshops and Tutorials on September 7th, 2010.
MobileHCI 2010 is organised by the University of Lisboa, with the collaboration of the New University of Lisboa and the research centres LaSIGE and CITI, and in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and ACM SIGMOBILE. MobileHCI is the leading conference in the field of Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. The MobileHCI series provides a forum for academics and practitioners to discuss the challenges and potential solutions for effective interaction with mobile systems and services. It covers the design, evaluation and application of techniques and approaches for mobile and wearable computing devices and services.
http://www.mobilehci2010.org

Fashionable Technology Report December 2009 & January 2010

EXHIBITION ::: JUMP OFF BY DARIA DAROSH
A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA
February 3 - 28th, 2010
opening reception on Thursday, February 4, 6 - 8pm
Jump-off maps a personal geography in textile, text, and wireless technology. The installation features six STORY RUGS, six PARIS BUNDLES, two THEORETICAL CHAIRS and a reading room where you can browse through the thesis in book form or in a LIMITED-EDITION PHD COMIC BOOK.
The story rugs are tagged with QR codes that can be accessed with your cell phone for additional content.
http://www.dariadorosh.com/html/next.pressrelease.html


RESIDENCY ::: ELECTRONIC-TEXT+TEXTILES
Riga, Latvia
Applications for the period from January 2010 to December 2010.
e-t+t is an interdisciplinary platform facilitating artistic investigation and production in the fields of literature, language, textiles, and material culture, promoting expression at the intersections of print, cloth, and electronic technologies.
The Residency offers a great opportunity not only to develop one’s creative ideas and research interests in a very spacious, modern studio/apartment in one of the most beautiful parts of Riga but also to enjoy the emerging Baltic arts and literary scene, the Baltic Sea and healthy local food. The Residency can accommodate up to two related persons at one time. Joint applications are also welcomed.
With the June 2010 meeting of the European Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts in Riga , we expect this to be a banner year for the Residency at e-t+t. For more information on conference please visit: www.e-text-textiles.lv/SLSAeu2010/home.htm.
http://www.e-text-textiles.lv


COMPETITION ::: PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA 2010
Online Submission Deadline: March 5, 2010
The 24th Prix Ars Electronica - International Competition for CyberArts is open for entries.From its very inception in 1987, the Prix Ars Electronica is an open platform for various disciplines at the intersection of art, technology, science and society. Again more than 3,000 submissions in 2009 have further enhanced the Prix Ars Electronica’s reputation as an internationally representative competition honoring outstanding works in the cyberarts. The aim of the competition is to continually keep the Prix Ars Electronica updated in line with leading-edge developments in the dynamic field of cyberarts. In 2010, 6 Golden Nicas, 12 Awards of Distinction and up to 70 Honorary Mentions as well as [the next idea] voestalpine Art and Technology Grant are presented to participants. The winners will receive a total of 117,500 Euros in prize money.
Categories:
Computer Animation/Film/VFX
Digital Musics & Sound Art
Interactive Art
Hybrid Art
Digital Communities
[the next idea] voestalpine Art and Technology Grant
u19 - freestyle computing (only for Austria, see details:www.u19.at )
Contact: info@prixars.aec.at
http://prixars.aec.at


CONFERENCE ::: MAKER FAIRE
May 22 - 23, 2010
San Mateo County, CA, USA
ENTRY CLOSE DATE: March 31, 2010. Space is limited, please submit your entry by the due date!
Maker Faire is a two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. It's for creative, resourceful people of all ages and backgrounds who like to tinker and love to make things. So much to see, you will need 2 days to see it all!
http://makerfaire.com/bayarea/2010/callformakers/


CONFERENCE ::: SMART FABRICS 2010
April 14 - 16, 2010
Miami, FL, USA
Covering topics such as the current status of innovative smart fabric technologies in the marketplace, as well as recent application breakthroughs and adoption. The conference will be of particular interest for people involved in electronics, textiles, medical, sporting equipment, fashion, and wireless communication industries, as well as military/space agencies and the investment community.
http://www.smartfabricsconference.com/


EXHIBITION ::: VISUAL VOLTAGE
April 8, 2010 - May 20, 2010
Bejing, China
This exhibit enables visitors to explore various forms of electricity, and to experience and reflect on energy consumption. Some of Sweden’s best known artists and designers have been brought together with engineers, technical know-how and environmental consideration in this ground breaking exhibition. You will see electricity as never seen before. By the Swedish Institute and the Interactive Institute.
http://www.visualvoltage.se/


WORKSHOPS ::: MOBILEHCI2010
12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI 2010),
A Mobile World for All
September 7-10, 2010,
Lisboa, Portugal
WORKSHOP PAPER SUBMISSIONS: April 23, 2010
Workshops and Tutorials will be held on September 7th, 2010.
MobileHCI 2010 is organised by the University of Lisboa, with the collaboration of the New University of Lisboa and the research centres LaSIGE and CITI, and in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI and ACM SIGMOBILE.
Workshops at MobileHCI 2010 offer a chance for members of a community with common interests to meet in the context of a focused and interactive discussion. If you are working in an emerging area in MobileHCI, consider organizing a workshop. They are an opportunity to move the field forward and build community. MobileHCI workshops might address (for example) basic research, applied research, HCI practice, new methodologies, emerging application areas, design innovations, management and organizational issues, or HCI education. Each workshop should generate ideas that give the MobileHCI community a new, organized way of thinking about the topic, or ideas that suggest promising directions for future research. Some workshops result in edited books or special issues of journals; you may consider including this goal in the design of your workshop. Additionally, this year, the best paper of each workshop will appear in a special issue of the International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction (IJMHCI).
http://www.mobilehci2010.org


SYMPOSIUM ::: 3RD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR FLEXIBLE ORGANIC ELECTRONICS
July 7 - 9, 2010
Eagles Palace Hotel, Halkidiki, Greece
The IS-FOE is the premier scientific & research event in the areas of flexible organic electronics and showcases the latest developments in the fields of:
    • Organic electronic materials (small molecule & polymers)
    • Organic Multifunctional Materials
    • Organic/inorganic and hybrid materials and systems
    • Flexible substrates & encapsulation methods & materials
    • Molecular electronics & Photonics
    • Self-organized molecules and systems
    • Theory & Modelling (materials, components and devices)
    • Manufacturing processes (printing, vacuum, chemical) & quality control processes
    • Flexible Displays & Lighting
    • Flexible Solar Cells & Batteries
    • Flexible Circuits & Sensors
    • Flexible RFIDs & Smart Textiles
    • Integrated Smart Systems
http://isfoe.physics.auth.gr


CONFERENCE ::: International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems - WINSYS 2010
July 26 - 28, 2010
Athens, Greece
Information systems and information technology are pervasive in the whole communications field, which is quite vast, encompassing a large number of research topics and applications: from practical issues to the more abstract theoretical aspects of communication; from low level protocols to high-level networking and applications; from wireless networking technologies to mobile information systems; many other topics are included in the scope of WINSYS.
Ideas on how to analyze and approach problems by combining information systems and communication technologies, either in the scope of R&D projects, engineering or business applications, are welcome. Papers describing new methods or technologies, advanced prototypes, systems, tools and techniques and general survey papers indicating future directions are also encouraged.
http://www.winsys.icete.org


CONFERENCE ::: FUN AND GAMES 2010
September, 15-17, 2010
University of Leuven, Belgium
IMPORTANT SUBMISSION DATES:
•   Tutorials (for organizers): January 29th, 2010
•   Workshop proposals (for organizers, 4 pages): January 29th, 2010
•   Full papers (8 pages), short papers (4 pages): March 19, 2010
Fun and Games 2010 is a single-track, 2-day conference where academics and practitioners can interact together in a playful event that marries the best of academic writing with the most innovative user experiences.
The conference invites original contributions from designers, developers and researchers in computer games, experience design and ‘fun’. Of particular interest are contributions that cross the traditional disciplines of human-computer interaction, games design, and game development. It will provide a venue for presenting and discussing peer reviewed academic and practitioner papers, posters and live demos.
Topics:
Papers are solicited from, but not limited to the following topics:
•   Game theories, constructs, concepts and frameworks
•    Game design methods, principles and processes
•   Evaluating games & measuring player experiences
•   Serious games such as: games for special target groups: children, elderly, people with
special needs, etc.,  Social Games (& aspects), Games for Health
•   Persuasive Aspects of Games
•   Affective Computing
•   Game interaction:  Mobile Entertainment, Pervasive games, Tangibles, Multimodality games, Whole body interfaces
•   Innovation & technology:  Robots, Smart Toys, Frameworks & engines, Sensors & signal processing for games
http://FNG2010.org/

Fashionable Technology Report October & November 2009

CONFERENCE ::: CODED CULTURES JAPAN
Yokohama, Japan
October 14 - 18, 2009
Sabine Seymour was invited to speak about Functional Aesthetics in Fashionable Technology. The symposium of “CODED CULTURES – Exploring Creative Emergences” was hosted by the Tokyo National University of the Arts. It combined theoretical lectures and presentations structured through the four sub-topics of the festival: Designing Complexity, Assembling Things, Expanding Locality and Creating Proto-Culture. The selected positions raised questions about the transformation of cultural codes in different areas of creative selforganization and give an opportunity to discuss these on an international and trans-disciplinary level.
http://codedcultures.com/jp/about/


SYMPOSIUM ::: BIG DESIGN WEEK
Ljubjana, Slowenia
November 5 - 6, 2009
Sabine Seymour was invited to speak at the conference ‘Sustaining Design Excellence’. As part of the Month of Design 09, Zavod Big hosted its annual design conference, this year entitled ‘Sustaining Design Excellence’. The conference addressed questions and issues that explore the relationship between quality design, creativity, innovation, technology, strategy, responsibility and sustainability. Eight internationally active and engaged practitioners – from designers and architects to managers, consultants, planners and strategists – were invited to present their work and their vision within the framework of ‘Sustaining Design Excellence’.
http://www.zavodbig.com/category/mod-conference-09/
http://www.zavodbig.com/2009/04/07/sabine-seymour-chief-creative-officer-moondial-new-york-usa-vienna-aut/


PRESENTATION ::: KEPLER SALON
Linz, Austria
November 7, 2009
Sabine Seymour was invited to speak about her work in Fashionable Technology. The astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler lived in Linz between 1612 and 1627. With Galilei and Newton he belongs to a select band of pivotal figures in the development of astronomy; he is the eponymous patron of the Kepler Salon. What does the term “mechatronic” actually mean? Do we have free will? How does a heart valve work? The Kepler Salon will be the venue for meetings and an ongoing exchange of information. Universities, institutions of higher learning and hospitals will be engaging in the presentation of knowledge and in making research results accessible and intelligible to the general public in a series of dialogues with the researchers themselves. The Kepler Salon will serve as a showcase for the sciences and as an interface between research and workaday life.
http://www.kepler-salon.at/en/Kepler-Salon
http://www.kepler-salon.at/en/content/view/full/960


CONFERENCE ::: 3rd EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE
Salzburg, Austria
November 18 - 21, 2009
Ambient Intelligence represents a vision of the future where we shall be surrounded by technological means, sensitive and responsive to people and their behaviors, deliver advanced functions, services and experiences. Ambient intelligence is expected to combine concepts of ubiquitous technology, intelligent systems and advanced user interfaces putting the humans in the centre of technological developments. Future contextual solutions are envisaged exploiting the power of Ambient Intelligence. The conference aims to bring together researchers from academia and industry from various disciplines that constitute the field of Ambient Intelligence to present the latest results, discuss the state of art and think about the future.
http://www.ami-09.org


EXHIBITION ::: SK-INTERFACES
Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain
41, rue Notre Dame
Luxemburg
September 26 - January 10, 2010
Skin is our natural interface to the world – but it is progressively being replaced by technological extensions, some of which can have liberating, other rather new restrictive, effects. The trans-disciplinary exhibition sk-interfaces presents about 20 international artists who question the ways in which today’s techno-sciences alter our relation to the world: digital technologies, architecture, tissue cultures, transgenesis, self-experiments or telepresence – the artists appropriate these methods and explore the permeability between disciplines and between art and science. Their interfaces connect us with different species, destabilise our definition of being human today and reflect on the question of satellite bodies.
The exhibition sk-interfaces at Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain, curated by Jens Hauser, is the extended continuation of a project organised for Liverpool, European Capital of Culture 2008 at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) in Liverpool. Artists: Art Orienté objet, Maurice Benayoun, Zane Berzina, Critical Art Ensemble, Wim Delvoye, Olivier Goulet, Eduardo Kac, Antal Lakner, Yann Marussich, Kira O’Reilly, Zbigniew Oksiuta, ORLAN, Philippe Rahm, Julia Reodica, Stelarc, Jun Takita, The Office of Experiments, The Tissue Culture and Art Project, Sissel Tolaas, Paul Vanouse
http://www.casino-luxembourg.lu/


SYMPOSIUM ::: SUPER HUMAN: REVOLUTION OF THE SPECIES
Melbourne, Australia
November 23 - 24, 2009
Taking place over two days, the Super Human symposium will present an invigorating and inspiring mix of keynote speakers and collaborative research projects engaging with one or more of the symposium themes: Augmentation, Cognition and Nanoscale Interventions. Questions that the symposium will address include, but are not limited to: How do scientific and artistic bodies of knowledge intersect with human, social bodies? Does art serve simply as a representational tool for the sciences or is there more to the picture than that? Does research into bodies and their systems offer an insight into aesthetics, or is it confined to the purely functional?
http://www.superhuman.org.au/


CONFERENCE ::: DESIGN FOR CONVERSION, THE MOBILE EDITION
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
December 11, 2009
Design for Conversion is a highly interactive conference aiming to collectively (as one big family) deepen our knowledge of Persuasive Technology, Experience Design and Evidence Based Marketing, and how these disciplines can learn from each other. With heavy doses of design thinking, cognitive psychology and statistical knowledge we are very serious in taking up a worldwide conversion challenge
http://designforconversion.nl


CONFERENCE ::: ACM Augmented Human International Conference
Megève, France
April 2 - 4, 2010
DRAFT ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINES: December 20, 2009
The AH international conference focuses on scientific contributions towards augmenting humans capabilities through technology for increased well-being and enjoyable human experience.
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Augmented and Mixed Reality
Internet of Things
Augmented Sport
Sensors and Hardware
Wearable Computing
Augmented Health
Augmented Well-being
Smart artifacts & Smart Textiles
Augmented Tourism and Games
Ubiquitous Computing
Bionics and Biomechanics
Training/Rehabilitation Technology
Exoskeletons
Brain Computer Interface
Augmented Context-Awareness
Augmented Fashion
Safety, Ethics and Legal Aspects
Security and Privacy Aspects
http://www.augmented-human.com

Fashionable Technology Report August & September 2009

MOONDIAL AND WENDY & JIM SHIRT ::: SUN N01
The conversion of a static interface into a dynamic one by the simple natural power of the sun is the basis of SUN. It is a new series of shirts by the fashionable technology studio Moondial and the fashion label Wendy & Jim. A limited edition was launched yesterday at the Ars Electronica Festival 2009. SUN is using the shirt as a canvas to tell a story and uses the sun as the switch to turn on the graphic. As such the static graphic becomes an interactive story.
http://www.moondial.com/sun


CONFERENCE ::: THE FUTURE OF RETAIL AT ARS ELECTRONICA
Linz, Austria
September 5, 2009
Sabine Seymour is a speaker at Pixelspaces at Ars Electronica. "The future of retail" is an open, collaborative project which aims to explore and develop new technological and creative opportunities to develop the instore fashion retail experience.
http://www.aec.at/humannature/en/pixelspaces/future-of-retail


CONFERENCE ::: DESIGN CONTEST AT ISWC2009
Linz, Austria
September 7, 2009
Sabine Seymour is design contest co-chair at this year's ISWC. The selected projects will be presented at the Design Contest.
http://iswc.net/program_7th.php#design


CALL ::: FASHION DESIGNER AT V2
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Artist Daan Roosegaarde and V2_Lab are looking for a fashion designer (M/F) to help realise “Intimacy”, a next step in wearable technology. Daan Roosegaarde, known for his interactive artworks such as ‘Dune’ and ‘Sustainable Dance Floor’, is expanding his artistic and innovative horizon to include fashion. In close collaboration with V2_Lab he will be developing electronic fashion that becomes visually transparent according to the amount of personal intimacy involved. In order to take this step from prototype to 'haute couture' V2_Lab and Daan Roosegaarde are looking for:
-    a recently graduated or senior year fashion designer (M/F) with an affinity for hairstyling;
-    he or she must be able to participate in thought process along the lines set out by V2_Lab and Studio Roosegaarde in the preliminary stages and therefore must be a good team player;
-    the project starts on 1 November 2009; it is a full-time position for a period of 4 to 6 weeks.
Please send your resume/portfolio and motivation before 1 October, preferably by e-mail, to: piem@v2.nl
Eligible designers will be invited for an interview mid-October.
http://www.v2.nl
http://www.studioroosegaarde.net


MAGAZINE ONLINE ::: FILTER CODED CLOTH
Check out the online version of Filter's Coded Cloth issue. Filter was designed to encourage engagement and dialogue. It was first published as the ANAT Bulletin in July 1988, Filter has been informing and inspiring a global network of creative innovators for over two decades.
http://filter.anat.org.au/category/issue-69/


CALL FOR PAPERS ::: 6TH EUROPEAN MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOR LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS
DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: September 15, 2009
The Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (SSE Riga)
Riga/Liepaja (Latvia)
June 15 - 20, 2010
Main Organizer:  Electronic Text + Textiles (e-t+t)
Theme: TEXTURES. The SLSA-EU 2010 conference is dedicated to exploring fabrics, structures, surfaces, and interfaces in a world that has been transformed to a large extent through technoscience and networked media. This transformed world is highly textured, partly through verbal and non-verbal 'texts' but also by mixtures of human-made and given environments whose complexity offers resistance to symbolic readings.
http://www.e-text-textiles.lv/SLSAeu2010/home.htm

FASHIONABLE TECHNOLOGY REPORT July 2009

CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION ::: WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY - POWERED ART AND FASHION DESIGN
July 15 - 19, 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sabine Seymour was invited to contribute an illustrative lecture for the opening of the program. Wearable Technology – Powered Art and Fashion Design’ presented latest developments in the area of technologically augmented clothing. The program crossed the disciplines of fashion design, performance art, wearable computing and interaction design. The performative and expressive nature of the pieces were demonstrated at the opening at Melkweg.
http://www.5daysoff.nl/index.php?id=424

CONFERENCE ::: ISWC2009
September 4 - 7, 2009
Linz, Austria
ISWC'09, the thirteenth annual IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers, is the premier forum for wearable computing and issues related to on-body and worn mobile technologies. ISWC'09 will bring together researchers, product vendors, fashion designers, textile manufacturers, users, and related professionals to share information and advances in wearable computing. ISWC'09 explicitly aims to broaden its scope to include cell phones and cell phone applications as they have become the most successful wearable computer to date.
http://iswc.net/

CONFERENCE ::: SUPER HUMAN: REVOLUTION OF THE SPECIES
November 2009
Melbourne, Australia
DEADLINE: July 31, 2009 (masterclass applications)
Inspired by the 150th publication anniversary of The Origin of Species, Darwin’s evolutionary treatise, Super Human: Revolution of the Species turns the spotlight on collaborations between artists and scientists and the impact these investigations have on what it means to be human, now and into the future.
http://www.superhuman.org.au