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From: Thomas Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sep 19, 2006 6:59 PM
Subject: Dorkbot DC Meeting Sept. 27, 2006
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
John,
Hi! I am the organizer of the Dorkbot DC chapter. Dorkbot is an
international organization dedicated to technological art and doing
"strange things with electricity." I thought the members of UMLUG
might be interested in finding out about our next meeting:
http://www.dorkbot.org/dorkbotdc
Next Meeting:
Wednesday, September 27, 2006 7 PM - 9 PM (EDT)
Provisions Library
1611 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20009
(near Dupont Circle Metro)
September Meeting Presentations:
Roberto Bocci (Assistant Professor of Digital Art and Photography in
the Department of Art, Music and Theater at Georgetown University).
Bocci is a multimedia electronic artist born in Siena, Italy, who over
twenty years has evolved his work from painting through photography to
computer-driven interactive multimedia installations.
Jason Freeman (Assistant Professor, Music Department, Georgia
Institute of Technology). Freeman will discuss his "Graph Theory" Solo
violin piece with Web audience interaction. Freeman's works break down
conventional barriers between composers, performers, and listeners,
using cutting-edge technology and unconventional notation to turn
audiences and musicians into compositional collaborators. Freeman will
appear via Internet videoconferencing from Atlanta.
Thomas Edwards (Broadcast engineer and technological artist, UMCP
alum.). Edwards will present a talk titled "Microcontrollers you
Should Know About" aimed at artists seeking to add computers to their
work. Edwards creates interactive robotic installations that plumb the
depths of the "uncanny valley" between robots and people.
There will also be "show and tell" time for other folks to give short
updates on projects they have been working on.
-Thomas Edwards
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