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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>The Media Art Histories Board invites applications to host the 9<SUP>th</SUP> International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>The international conference series, which was inaugurated in 2005 in Banff, Canada, has since been held in several international venues around the globe including Berlin in 2007, Melbourne 2009, Liverpool<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>2011, Riga 2013, Montreal 2015, Krems/Wien 2017 and will be held August 2019 in Aalborg.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>The conference series aims to engage the growing community of scholars from a range of disciplines including art history, contemporary arts practice, art theory, history of science, history of technology, science and technology studies, media studies, image science, visual studies, philosophy, cultural studies, anthropology, architecture theory, sound studies, computer science among others to develop and share new research and scholarship in the intersecting fields of the histories of media art, science and technology. The host of the conference in 2021 will have the opportunity to continue to build on the impressive history of the conference series.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'>CONFERENCE SERIES MISSION<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'>*Recognizing the increasing significance of media art for our culture, the conference series on the Histories of Media Art will discuss the history of media arts within the interdisciplinary and intercultural contexts of the histories of the arts. Numerous individuals and institutions collaborate to produce the international art history conference series covering the media arts, the arts and technology, art-science interaction, and the history of media as pertinent to the contemporary arts.*<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'>GUIDELINES, SELECTION CRITERIA AND DEADLINES<BR></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US><A href="http://www.mediaarthistory.org/call-for-proposals-host-re2021"><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'><FONT color=#0563c1>http://www.mediaarthistory.org/call-for-proposals-host-re2021</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'>Proposals to host the conference will include the following information:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'>1. Proposed Dates<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'>2. Proposed Venues (including information on number, capacity and AV and network capabilities of spaces)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'>3. Rationale for hosting the conference<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'>4. Host Local Organizing Committee<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'>5. Relevant previous experience (e.g., committee members* experience in hosting conferences, events, etc.)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'>6. Publicity Plan<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'>7. Funding / Sponsorship plan<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'>8. Preliminary Budget<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'>Those interested in making a bid to host the conference can download GUIDELINES here<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'>(<U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><A href="http://www.mediaarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MAH-conf-guidelines_2019.pdf">http://www.mediaarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MAH-conf-guidelines_2019.pdf</A></SPAN></U>)</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'>Deadline for final submission of proposals: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'>Feb 1st, 2019 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'>MAH Advisory Boards final decision for the 2021 host: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun'>MediaArtHistory Board (Steering Committee)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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