JSMF Workshop on Artists Envision Science & Technology

Date

October 17-18, 2011

Meeting Place

National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
Stafford II, Room II-555

Organizers

Katy Borner Katy Börner
Victor H. Yngve Professor of Information Science, School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University, Bloomington; Director, Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center; Curator, Places & Spaces: Mapping Science exhibit, katy@indiana.edu
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JD Talasek JD Talasek
Director of Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences (CPNAS), NAS JTalasek@nas.edu
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Workshop Goals

This 1 ½ day workshop part of a series of events surrounding the international Mapping Science exhibit, see SciMaps and Atlas of Science. Workshop participants will present their work and discuss challenges and opportunities for rendering science visually, see sample maps by artists at:

We will also be brainstorming of visual languages, metaphors, and means of collaboration to render science and technology visually for a general audience. A particular focus will be the communication of bursts of activity, emerging research areas, evolving scholarly networks, flow patterns, and positive and negative feedback cycles.

 

Image of JSMF Workshop on Artists Envision Science & Technology participants
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Agenda


Monday, October 17, 2011
12:00pm Welcome by Organizers (Katy Börner and JD Talasek)
12:15pm Introduction by Participants (7 min per person/organization)
3:00pm Break
3:30pm Overview Talks (15-20 mins plus 5 mins discussion each)
  • Science Art Conversations: Approaches and Potential Outcomes by JD Talasek
  • Exploring the Universe through Interactive Mass Media by Scott Snibbe
  • Visual Metaphors of Science and Technology by Lev Manovich
    • 5:00pm Break
    5:30pm Discussion of Opportunities and Challenges 1 | 2
    7:00pm Joint dinner at Matsutake Hibachi Steak & Sushi

    Tuesday, October 18, 2011
    8:45am Breakfast
    9:30am Breakout Session on "Visual Languages and Metaphors for Depicting Science"
    10:30am Breakout Session Reports
    11:00am Break
    11:30am Second Best Ideas
    12:30pm Joint Working Lunch
    1:30pm Breakout Session on "Novel yet Effective means to Communicate Bursts of Activity, Emerging Research Areas, Evolving Scholarly Networks, Flow Patterns, and Feedback Cycles"
    2:30pm Breakout Session Reports
    3:15pm Break
    4:30pm Planned Collaborations 1 | 2
    5:00pm Adjourn

    Participants

    Rafael Attias

    Rafael Attias
    Visiting Artist and Full Time Faculty, Rhode Island School of Design
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    Lise Autogena

    Lise Autogena
    Artist
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    Gary Berg-Cross

    Gary Berg-Cross
    Executive Secretariat of the Spatial Ontology Community of Practice (SOCoP)
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    George Legrady

    George Legrady
    Professor of Interactive Media, Director of the Experimental Visualization Lab, Media Arts & Technology, UC Santa Barbara
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    Gunalan Nadarajan

    Gunalan Nadarajan
    Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Arts)
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    Marcos Novak

    Marcos Novak
    Professor of Transarchitecture and Interactive Media, Media Arts & Technology, UC Santa Barbara
    Joshua Portway

    Joshua Portway
    Artist
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    Ward Shelley

    Ward Shelley
    Ward Shelley Studio
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    Scott Snibbe

    Scott Snibbe
    Snibbe Interactive
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    Daniel Strain

    Daniel Strain
    Science writer, Science
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    Chris Alen Sula

    Chris Alen Sula
    Assistant Professor, School of Information & Library Science, Pratt Institute
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    Interested but Cannot Attend

    Deborah MacPherson

    Deborah MacPherson
    Specifications and Research, Cannon Design
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    Lev Manovich

    Lev Manovich
    Professor at the Visual Arts Department, University of California - San Diego (UCSD)
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    Relevant Web Sites and Newsletters

    Housing

    Accomodations are being held for this conference until September 23, 2011 at the Westin Arlington Gateway. Arrangements for flights, hotels, and travel should be made by you and we will arrange for reimbursement. Please contact Samantha Hale (sjhale@indiana.edu.) for any travel questions and assistance.

    Directions

    See the Visitors page for the NSF, http://www.nsf.gov/about/visit/ or contact Samantha Hale (sjhale@indiana.edu.)

    Acknowledgments

    This effort is supported by the James S. McDonnell Foundation and the Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center at Indiana University.