[spectre] SCANZ2013

[czegledy]

For Immediate release:

INTERNATIONAL WÅNANGA-SYMPOSIUM IN TARANAKI FEBRUARY 2013

Registrations are open for the international 
symposium SCANZ 2013:3rd nature (go to 
www.intercreate.org).

Representatives of local Taranaki groups 
including iwi will meet with representatives of 
ten universities and two New Zealand Research 
institutes in February 2013. The gathering is for 
SCANZ 2013: 3rd nature.

The primary aim is to bring together people from 
Aotearoa and around the world to talk about 
integrating indigenous knowledge into art, 
science and technology projects. "This approach 
is very important to resolving a sustainable 
future. Listening to the indigenous voice could 
be the key element. More people worldwide are 
appreciating this way of thinking" says 
conference organiser Ian Clothier. "We're calling 
it a wÇnanga-symposium so international people 
know what it is."

Based on an excellent response to the previous 
symposium, day one of the wÇnanga-symposium is to 
be held at historic Owae Marae. Day two is at the 
Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki 
(WITT) and day three is split between WITT and 
Pukekura Park, where several creative projects 
will be viewed.

Dr Te Huirangi Waikerepuru is a keynote speaker 
as is Nina Czegledy, an international 
artist-scientist who lives in Canada and Hungary.

Staff of the Institute of Geological and Nuclear 
Sciences, and the Institute of Environmental and 
Scientific Research will present.

The Taranaki organisations are: Owae marae 
representatives, Western Institute of Technology 
at Taranaki, Te Matahiapo, Nga Motu Marine 
Reserve Society, and Friends of the Waitara River 
Ngaa Hoa o te Muriwai o Waitara.

New Zealand Universities include: Massey 
University, University of Otago, University of 
Auckland and Auckland University of Technology.

International universities represented: 
University of Toronto, Duke University, 
Universität der Künste Berlin, Concordia 
University, Symbiotica (University of Western 
Australia) and Australian National University.

International organisations include: 
Hackteria.org and the Australian Network for Art 
and Technology.

Project partners include Western Institute of 
Technology at Taranaki, Creative New Zealand, Te 
Matahiapo, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and Puke 
Ariki.

Further information
Main site: www.intercreate.org
Hui-symposium abstracts: 
http://www.intercreate.org/2012/10/scanz-2013-hui-symposium-selected-abstracts/
Registration information and conference outline: 
http://www.intercreate.org/2012/10/registration-2/

Thilani Nissanga
Administrator
Intercreate Trust
t.nissanga at witt.ac.nz