In a globalised world, dominated by communication 
      technologies, with countless questions concerning a future that affects 
      our everyday life, it is essential to make this analysis and to consider, 
      from different perspectives, how our polyhedral, altered reality is being 
      effected by the widespread use of new technology as a support for new 
      ideas and possibilities that are almost infinite. We need to investigate 
      how this occurs in different societies and cultures and to propose models 
      that may go beyond what has been known until now. 
      The First International Art Tech Media 
      Congress has been set up in order to reflect upon and analyse 
      questions currently being raised about art and new technological media 
      within an international context.
      Within this context, an intensive debate needs to take 
      place on the influence and transformations that new media is producing in 
      art, there needs to be a greater understanding of the foundations for more 
      effective cooperation between the different sectors linked to digital art, 
      and proposals need to be devised for the development of national and 
      international collaborative networks in order to improve production, 
      research, exhibition and promotion. 
      Last year, Art Tech Media 06 encounters had been held at 
      nine Spanish museums, and given the great participation and the opinions 
      collected, its seems clear that this is an ideal time to celebrate the 
      First International Art Tech Media Conference. It represents a great 
      opportunity to hold a transversal debate in order to devise proposals that 
      will lead to greater and better coordination among the different sectors 
      of art, aimed at strengthening its development. 
      www.artechmedia.net/artechmedia06.htm
      Art Tech Media 06 headquaters: Museo Nacional Centro de 
      Arte Reina Sofía, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Unión Fenosa, Presidencia 
      Gobierno de Canarias, Museo Domus Artium 2002, Centro-Museo Vasco de Arte 
      Contemporáneo Artium, Fundación BilbaoArte, Centro Párraga, Museo de Arte 
      Moderno y Contemporáneo EsBaluard, Centro de Cultura Contemporánea de 
      Barcelona.
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      GENERAL REGULATIONS Art Tech Media 07 art 
      call
      
      - Works must have been produced after January 1st, 
      2006.
- The number of submissions is not limited.
- Works may be 
      presented in any language. However, a transcript of dialogues 
must be 
      included in either Spanish or English,
- The organization reserves the 
      rights to use parts of the works for media broadcasting, within the 
      
promotional framework of artechmedia.
- Following the process of 
      selection based on abstratcs, all participants will be notified in writing 
      of 
the result and the required format for the presentationof their 
      work, preferably on DVD.
- Authors will be responsible for copyright of 
      their works.
- Works selected will be exhibited in artechmedia.
- A 
      electronic catalogue will be produced in Spanish and English, including 
      all the works.
- Artists with works selected shall agree to assign a 
      copy to artechmedia, which may be 
used in the subsequent 
      exhibitions.
- The organization is not responsible for the content of 
      works in order to preserve freedom.
      Projects:
      
      - Those interested in submitting work in these categories 
      must send a completed entry form.
- The net-art @blog, videoblog must 
      include the URL address in the entry form.
- A part from the entry 
      form, those interested in taking part in video art and computer animation 
      
must also send a DVD with their work.
- Digital Music must be sent 
      both in digital format and as a hard copy by post.
- All mail is to be 
      sent to the office central art tech media
Art Tech 
      c/Méndez Nuñez 102, 6ºD. 38001 S/C Tenerife. Canary Island. Spain 
      
      
      DEADLINE: 30th march 2007 
      
      SELECTION AND JURY 
      
      - Works presented will be selected by a committee of the 
      organization. 
- In each category a jury composed of experts will 
      select the works.
- Jury's decision is final, and is not open to 
      appeal.
      
      SELECTED WORKS must include:
      
      - Technical 
      credits.
- Technical requirements for its showing.
- Two colour 
      photographs of every work sent.
- A short biography of author or 
      representative organization.
- A transcript of dialogues in spanish or 
      english.
- All works must include in their front page: the work's 
      title, the delivery address, and the 
data of author or representative 
      organization.
- In case of not providing a correct delivery address, 
      the organization will not be 
responsible for the works. 
- 
      Submission of a work implies the acceptance of these 
      regulations.
      
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