Scheduled for March 10-15, the event will give computer and movie enthusiasts an opportunity to revisit the visionary film as well as to reflect upon the past, present and future roles of computers in people's lives. A partial list of activities scheduled for Cyberfest '97 are listed below.
Most events are free and open to the public.
A more comprehensive listing of events will appear in the March 6 issue of Inside Illinois. Digital Computer Lab Scientists will discuss the computational and philosophical issues raised by the movie. A daylong symposium on artificial intelligence featuring prominent scholars such as Bruno Latour, the leading French sociologist of science, and N. Katherine Hayles, an English professor at UCLA and author of several books on the social and artistic implications of the development of artificial intelligence. Arthur C. Clarke, co-author of the film's screenplay and author of the novel, will appear live via the Internet from his home in Sri Lanka, and Keir Dullea, who played astronaut Dave Bowman, will appear in a videotaped interview. For tickets and information, contact the Krannert Center ticket office.