[spectre] Balance-Unbalance 2013 conference [ART -> nature, science, technology, society -> environmental crisis]

[czegledy at interlog.com]

http://<http://www.balance-unbalance2013.org/>www.balance-unbalance2013.org

CALL DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Balance-Unbalance is an International Conference designed to use art  
as a catalyst to explore intersections between nature, science,  
technology and society as we move into an era of both unprecedented  
ecological threats and transdisciplinary possibilities. We are  
thoroughly looking forward to hosting artists, scientists, economists,  
philosophers, politicians, sociologists, engineers and policy experts  
from across the world to engage in dialogue and action towards a  
sustainable future. Balance-Unbalance 2013 will also host a diversity  
of virtual components allowing global accessibility and significantly  
reducing the carbon footprint of a major international conference.
One of the main goals of Balance-Unbalance is to develop the role of  
the arts and artists in dealing with environmental challenges. The  
previous events held in Buenos Aires in 2010 and Montreal in 2011  
(<http://balance-unbalance2011.hexagram.ca>http://balance-unbalance2011.hexagram.ca) provided a powerful platform for reflection, debate, and ideas leading towards Balance-Unbalance 2013, hosted in the UNESCO Noosa Biosphere Reserve on the Sunshine Coast of Australia. The 2013 conference theme, Future Nature, Future Culture[s] is aimed to provoke discourse around what our elusive future might hold and how transdisciplinary thought and action could be used as tools for positive  
change. 
Submissions are now being accepted for the  
International Balance-Unbalance 2013 conference to be held at  Central  
Queensland University in Noosa, Australia  from May 31 - June 2,  
2013. Balance-Unbalance 2013 is being held in the beautiful resort  
town of Noosa, in parallel with  
the <http://www.floatingland.com.au/>Floating Land 2013 Green Art  
festival and just prior to the <http://www.isea2013.org/isea2013>ISEA  
2013 (International Symposium on Electronic Art) conference in Sydney,  
so participants can maximise their time in Australia by attending all  
three events.
For more information see our website  
on <http://www.balance-unbalance2013.org/>www.balance-unbalance2013.org
Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/balanceunbalance>www.facebook.com/balanceunbalance