From: kaugust@caip.rutgers.edu (karin august)
Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds
Subject: EVENT: Women & Tech Conference, Dec 5, Beverly Hills, California
Date: 13 Nov 92 03:05:03 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Nov13.190900.5532
Organization: University of Washington
Originator: hlab@stein.u.washington.edu



                   V  R  A  S  P    N  O  T  I  C  E
 
  I am delighted to publicize Carolyn Strauss and the Hypertelsaloon's 
 
                   "WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM"  
 
 
WHEN:  Saturday, December 5, 1992
 
WHERE: The Beverly Hilton
       9876 Wilshire Blvd.
       Beverly Hills, CA  90210
 
THEMES:
       professional directions 
       communications and media 
       architectures of gender 
       the technologized body  
       empowerment and change 
 
*women and technology* will examine the emerging professional roles and
theoretical positions of women in relation to new technological development. 
The all-women panel of artists, cultural critics, and technologists will 
share their ideas and experiences - opening a dialogue with their audience 
and constructing new platforms of  consciousness and empowerment for women 
in the new media world.
 
SPEAKERS     Anna Couey 
             Telecommunications Artist 
One of the co- developers of the Art Com Electronic Network 
and alt.artcom, she has organized cyber art "galleries" where artists use 
computer networks to create and distribute art.  Based in San Francisco, 
she is currently Network Coordinator for  Arts Wire, an online 
computer-based network providing immediate access to information 
and dialogue on the social, economic, philosophical and political conditions 
affecting the arts and artists today.
 
             Anne Fallis 
             Principal TEC Information Services  
Sysop of Dakota BBS, a registered Fido system dedicated to promoting 
the self-sufficiency of American Indian and rural peoples.  She has 
authored and co-authored Shareart software that includes American Indian 
art pieces, as well as providing marketing for rural arts and crafts.
 
             Brenda Laurel 
             Interval Research Corporation
Since 1987 she has worked as a consultant in interactive entertainment 
and human-computer interface design for such clients as Apple Computer, 
Lucasfilm, American Interactive Media, Fujitsu Laboratories, and 
Paramount Communications.  She has published extensively on the subjects 
of human-computer interface design, virtual reality, computer-based agents, 
and interactive fiction. 
 
             Sherrie Rabinowitz 
             Co-founder and director of Electronic Cafe International   
Since 1975, she and Kit Galloway have focused their collaborative work on 
developing new artistic genres and alternative technical systems that engage 
both the performing arts and public participation in highly sophisticated 
interactive telecommunications environments.  
 
             Allucquere Rosanne Stone 
             Director of the Advanced Communications Lab UT, Austin
She teaches Interface/Interaction/Agency also at theUniversity of Texas at 
Austin  Sandy was also Director of The Group for Study of Virtual Systems 
at UC Santa Cruz, and Program Chair and Organizer for the Second 
International Conference on Cyberspace. 
 
             Rebecca Allen 
             Former member of the Media Lab, MIT 
As well as the Computer Graphics Lab at NYIT.  She is an internationally
acclaimed artist and pioneer of computer animation, having created a number 
of award-winning works, including short films, interactive videodiscs, 
and live performances.  Advanced technology, seen as an extension of the 
human mind and body, is integral to her work's process and content.   
 
            Dr. Fiorella Terenzi 
            Astrophysicist and Musician
As part of her doctoral thesis in Physics she developed a new technique to 
transform galactic radiation into sound.  She is a professor of Mathematics 
and Physics in addition to having produced a record of Music from the Galaxies.
 
 
FEES
 
Full day    includes catered lunch and evening reception    
$70  
 
Half day    afternoon program and reception only                  
$40 
 
Scholarships - full and partial scholarships are available for qualified 
applicants.  Please send a statement of need to:
 
"women and technology" Conference Subsidies
837 Traction Avenue, space 308,  
Los Angeles, CA    90013-1841  
 
 
The Beverly Hilton - special rate for single or double $140.  
For reservations, please call 310-285-1344
 
The Best Western Sunset Plaza Hotel is located in West 
Hollywood, 2 miles east of the Hilton conference facilities.
Rooms are single/double $72/78.  For reservations, call 213-
265-0750.  In California, call 1-800-252-0645
 
 
Checks should be payable to "hypertelsaloon" 
 
For additional information and the necessary registration form to
accompany payment: please call 213-621-3127 
                   or fax 213-621-4187
                   or email: strauss@well.sf.ca.us