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From: *Vikki Porter* <kdmcinfo(a)usc.edu <mailto:kdmcinfo@usc.edu>>
Date: 2008/5/7
Subject: Apply Now! USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program for arts
journalists
To: susanpgardner(a)gmail.com <mailto:susanpgardner@gmail.com>
USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program
Fellowship Opportunity
Apply Now!
Los Angeles, CA
November 1-22, 2008
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: http://annenberg.usc.edu/getty
The USC Annenberg School for Communication and The Getty Foundation are
pleased to announce the 7th annual USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism
Fellowship. Formerly held during the spring, the program for 2008 will
be offered in the fall (November 1 to 22), in order to coincide with
USC`s academic year and take advantage of the resources available
through the University, including its new Master`s Program in arts
journalism.
Six to seven arts journalists who bring distinction to the field will be
chosen from the applicant pool. This is an international program for
mid-career arts editors, critics and reporters from print, radio,
television and online who cover the performing and visual arts,
architecture, literature, entertainment and pop culture. They can be
generalists or specialists. Staff writers, editors and freelancers and
self-employed Web journalists alike are welcome to apply.
Based in Los Angeles, the fellowship is a total immersion experience
that includes attending as many as 23 performances, art exhibitions and
architectural sites. Participants will visit private studios, rehearsal
rooms, architectural firms and art schools providing many
behind-the-scene opportunities to meet renowned artists, arts
administrators and accomplished journalists face-to-face.
IMPORTANT DETAILS
Institute dates: November 1-22, 2008
How to apply: Email an application request to uscgetty(a)usc.edu
<mailto:uscgetty@usc.edu>. Include your name, media affiliation(s),
number of years you have been practicing arts journalism and your
contact information. In addition, please note if you have applied in the
past and for what year.
Application Deadline: June 16, 2008 (postmarked no later than this date)
Notification of Acceptance: August 8, 2008
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Cost: The program covers most expenses, including: roundtrip travel to
and from Los Angeles, hotel, most meals, reading materials, Internet
access in your hotel room and transportation within Los Angeles.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: http://annenberg.usc.edu/getty
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Brian McNeil
With less than three months to go until the fourth annual Wikimania
conference, registration has finally opened and will remain so until
the 15th of June. This year Wikimania starts with the a promise to
"Change the Shape of Wisdom" as it is hosted by Bibliotheca
Alexandrina, the reincarnation of the ancient Library of Alexandria,
one of pillars of this Earth when Philosophy and Wisdom are bought
into question. In Alexandria, from the 17th to the 19th of July, ideas
will be shared and discussed between people from all over the globe,
once again igniting the golden cosmopolitan age of the city.
As always, the conference will take place over 4 different tracks,
with a variety of speakers: Keynote, invited, and other. The
conference tracks this year are:
* Wikimedia Communities - Interesting projects and particularities
within the communities; policy creation within individual projects;
conflict resolution and community dynamics; reputation and identity;
multilingualism, languages and cultures; social studies.
* Free Knowledge - Open access to information; ways to gather and
distribute free knowledge, usage of the Wikimedia projects in
education, journalism, research; ways to improve content quality and
usability; copyright laws and other legal areas that interfere with
Wikimedia projects. Free Content in Middle-East/Africa countries.
* Technical infrastructure - Issues related to MediaWiki development
and extensions; Wikimedia hardware layout; new ideas for development
(including usable case studies from other wikis or similar projects).
* Scientific track - Papers submitted to the scientific track were
peer reviewed by scientific standards and accepted or rejected based
on these reviews. The papers will be published in proceedings
afterwards. Based on the number and the quality of the submission, a
journal special issue may be pursued
This year the conference is taking an interesting direction that hopes
to enlighten third world and Middle Eastern countries about the new
digital realm that is continuously expanding and evolving; as such,
along with many well reputed figures, an emphasis has been put on
bringing in Arab speakers. Speakers include Ahmed N. Tantawy, the
Technical Director of IBM in the Middle East; Eliane Metni, the
founding director of the International Education Association; Tim
Spalding, the founder and lead developer of LibraryThing; Eric M.
Johnson, the team leader for the Knowledge Management Action Team at
the U.S. Department of State; and Usama Fayyad, Yahoo!'s executive
vice president of Research & Strategic Data Solutions.
Take part on one of the most important IT events of the year. Check
the registration prices online.
<http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration>
While these prices do not include accommodation, the local team has
taken the effort to make all sorts of housing opportunities available,
starting from dorms up to luxury hotel rooms. Check these when your
registering. You will also be pleased to know that transportation is
available to and from Cairo International Airport in the 2 days before
and after the conference.
And what is a gathering without fun? Tours and parties are being
planned out for the participants of the event. After all Alexandria is
cultural city that brims with hospitality and the main idea of the
event is to provide a gathering place.
Hope to see you there!
The Wikimania Local Team
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From: <alvinlk(a)itri.org.tw>
Date: 2008/4/29
Subject: [News Release]The Next Consortium Unveils a New Concept
Vehicle-ITRI, SYM and MIT Jointly Produce the New-age RoboScooter
To: alvinlk(a)itri.org.tw
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The Next Consortium Unveils a New Concept Vehicle
ITRI, SYM and MIT Jointly Produce the New-age RoboScooter
The Next Consortium on April 29 unveiled a new-age concept vehicle
called RoboScooter. This scooter is the product of joint efforts by
the Creativity Lab, SYM, and the MIT Media Lab. This innovative
vehicle is environmentally friendly, energy saving, light, foldable
and easy to park. It is sure to satisfy the needs of urban dwellers,
helping to conserve energy and reduce carbon emissions.
ITRI President Dr. Johnsee Lee said that Taiwan industry must turn
away from trying to be competitive from only a perspective of price,
and instead focus on gaining a competitive edge through creating high
value-added products. This is the only way the island's manufacturers
will develop a new "Blue Ocean", he said. The open innovation model
adopted by the Next Consortium has helped to unite the creative
prowess of ITRI and MIT, successfully realizing cooperation between
Taiwan industry, the academic sector, the government, and local and
foreign research institutions. This multicultural and
multidisciplinary team worked together with SYM. The end result has
been that industry was able to overcome traditional models and ways of
thinking, paving the way to create a transportation tool that meets
the needs of society of the future. In addition to fostering
innovative technological applications, this initiative has helped SYM
to open a new page in concept motorcycles and has established a
successful model for industry to follow. Moreover, this marks the
first success in cooperation between the Next Consortium and the MIT
Media Lab.
SYM President Huang K.W said that participating in the Next
Consortium has provided a new foundation to help SYM engage in
innovative R&D. To fulfill its responsibility as a global citizen,
Huang said that SYM wanted to find a means to address increasingly
clogged roads, difficulty in parking, pollution, high oil prices and
the needs for a high degree of mobility in an urban setting. SYM
worked together with ITRI and the MIT Media Lab, giving birth to a
solution for the urbanite who needs to get around – RoboScooter. This
concept vehicle is both light and can be folded. It can be used in
tandem with other types of transportation systems. The development of
the Robot Wheel has alleviated the need for large numbers of spare
parts. Meanwhile, the environmentally friendly battery can be easily
replaced and charged. The integration of this variety of innovative
applications will significantly make it easier for city dwellers to
move about, making life all the more interesting. SYM plans to bring
the vehicle to the market in stages. It hopes that the first of its
environmentally friendly electric scooters will hit the road in the
second half of next year. This goal will only be able to be achieved,
however, if the government commits itself to providing the basic
infrastructure required and provides production incentives. If so, the
new age scooter could soon become a common sight on city streets.
ITRI Creativity Lab General Director Hsueh Wen-jean said the Next
Consortium will continue to foster interaction and cooperation in a
variety of disciplines and industries, helping to boost innovation
momentum in companies throughout Taiwan. This will create a new image
for Taiwan products. Rather than being "Made in Taiwan," Taiwan's
products will be best known for being "Created in Taiwan." Hsueh said
that the three years of experience and knowledge accumulated via the
Next Consortium has helped the industrial sector see innovation and
creativity as something that can be tangible, rather than just a
concept. Cross-sector cooperation has helped to foster product
innovation and create new opportunities for industry, enabling
industry to break through present bottlenecks. The Next Consortium is
working on a number of projects that focus on a happy life, urban
energy conservation systems, sub-tropical urban lifestyles, and items
to help the aged. The consortium, hoping to bring together even more
local and foreign creative individuals from a wide range of sectors,
welcomes forward-looking companies to join the initiative. The results
will help spark new economic development on Taiwan and pave the way
for the arrival of an economic era based on creativity. (Please visit
http://NC.itri.org.tw for related information and how to participate.)
Press Liaison:
ITRI Department of Marketing Communications Alvin Liang Kuo
03-5916371 0932-237707 alvinlk(a)itri.org.tw
Note 1
Next Consortium: ITRI's Creativity Lab in 2005 launched the Next
Consortium, offering a means for collaboration between the industrial,
government, academic and research sectors. The mission of the
consortium is to help the industrial sector forge breakthroughs in
creativity and innovation, offering an avenue for multidisciplinary
and cross-industrial collaboration. The Next Consortium maintains a
strategic partnership relationship with the MIT Media Lab. This
cooperation helps to foster ideas and share innovation, while reducing
the risks by operating on one's own. The goal is to set a foundation
to build a "Created in Taiwan" vision for the future.
Note 2
RoboScooter Introduction
1. A mode of transportation based on future urban development trends.
2. The vehicle employs an environmental friendly battery and is
driven by an electric motor. The battery is easily replaced and is
easy to recharge. The body of the vehicle is light, significantly
boosting energy efficiency, while reducing noise and air pollution.
3. The RoboScooter can be folded, saving on parking space. It is easy
to tote to public mass transit systems or to stow at home.
4. The unique Robot Wheel design integrates suspension systems and
the wheel, making it a single module. The RoboScooter can be propelled
by one or two wheels. It is also easy to maintain.
5. The vehicle's frame is based on a stylized design concept, making
it quite attractive. The interesting headlamp, directional lights and
tail light design help to further the "wow factor" of the vehicle.
Alvin Liang Kuo
Office of Marketing Communications
Industrial Technology Research Institute
Tel:03-5916371，Fax:03-5820494
Email: alvinlk(a)itri.org.tw