[spectre] Dorkbot Alba: Sunday 13 November @ The Forest Café, Edinburgh

[Chris Byrne]

Dorkbot Alba
people doing strange things with electricity

Launch event
Sunday 13 November 2005
 From 4pm, Free
The Forest Cafe, 3 Bristo Place, Edinburgh

www.dorkbot.org/dorkbotalba

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Speakers:

Richard Brown
Richard creates interactive artworks using multi-media technology, 
computer programming, electronics and interfacing. His book "Biotica: 
Art, Emergence and Artificial-Life" was published in 2001. Richard has 
recently completed a NESTA fellowship and is currently on the EPIS 
entrepreneurial scheme hosted at Edinburgh University. www.mimetics.com

Zoë Irvine
Zoë's practice includes installations, audio publications, net works 
and broadcasts which reflect her fascination with the medium of sound. 
Her pieces often use episodes in literature or history as points of 
departure. Zoë is currently developing a series of new voice works with 
support from a Scottish Arts Council Creative Scotland Award. 
www.dialadiva.net

Martin Ling
Martin's background is in computer science and electronics. He is 
currently a researcher with the Speckled Computing project, aiming to 
develop complete wireless computers in a 5x5x5mm package. In particular 
he works on analogue and digital circuit design, and communication 
protocols for low power ad-hoc wireless networks. www.specknet.org

Music and visuals:
Operator
Peter Piper
Vangelis Lympouridis
Xhadrez

What's Dorkbot Alba?
Around the globe there is a movement of small, autonomous gatherings 
with a similar goal: offering a platform to artists, designers, 
scientists, nerds, students and others who let themselves be inspired 
by technology. This movement is called Dorkbot.

Why Dorkbot Alba?
Alba is the gaelic name for Scotland. Alba is the genetically altered 
rabbit created for artist Eduardo Kac. Alba is a brand of consumer 
electronics. That's why!

Opendorks
If you'd like to do an opendork (a 5-15 minute presentation of a 
work-in-progress), please contact us: dorkbotalba at dorkbot.org

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information:
www.dorkbot.org/dorkbotalba

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