The programme for Art - Place - Technology Symposium follows. You can also download a PDF version of the printed brochure, and Speakers' Abstracts here. Please bookmark this page for future reference, or subscribe to our newsfeed here.

The Symposium features talks, presentations and workshops across three days by internationally renowned curators and theorists. Speakers include Inke Arns, Pierre-Yves Desaive, Lina Dzuverovic, Charlie Gere, Stephen Kovats, Amanda McDonald Crowley, Francis McKee, Dimitrina Sevova & Alain Kessis, and Trebor Scholz. Speakers' biographies can be found here. Delegates can also take in "Howlin' Wolf", the new show by Mark Lewis at FACT, and the Symposium rounds off with a performance by LoVid.


30th March - DAY 1: FACT

17:00 - Launch Reception and Symposium Registration - open to all Symposium delegates.

Introduction
Sarah Fisher, Arts Council England, North West

Welcome to LJMU
Roger Webster, Dean of Faculty of Media, Arts & Social Science, Liverpool John Moores University

Welcome to Art-Place-Technology Symposium
Colin Fallows, Chair of Research, Liverpool School of Art & Design, Liverpool John Moores University

Welcome to FACT
Gill Henderson, Director of FACT Centre

18:00 - Curatorial Tour of FACT Centre exhibitions

Tour of Mark Lewis exhibition
Karen Allen, Curator of Moving Image, FACT Centre

Tour of Human Computer Interaction
Marta Ruperez, Curator of New Media, FACT Centre

19:00 - Decant to recommended local restaurants and bars.



31st March - DAY 2: Liverpool School of Art and Design, 68 Hope Street Lecture Theatre

09:00 - Registration and Refreshments

09:30 - Introduction and Welcome
Colin Fallows (UK)
Iliyana Nedkova (Bulgaria/UK)
Chris Byrne (UK)

09:45 - Keynote
Amanda McDonald Crowley (USA) - download abstract

10:30 - Moderated Question and Answer Session
Ceri Hand (UK), Moderator

11:00 - Break

11:15 - Presentations
Inke Arns (Germany) - download abstract
Pierre-Yves Desaive (Belgium)

12:15 - Moderated Question and Answer Session
Paul Domela (UK), Moderator

12:45 - Buffet Lunch at 68 Hope Street Gallery

14:00 - Keynote
Charlie Gere (UK) - download abstract

14:45 - Moderated Question and Answer Session
Beryl Graham (UK), Moderator

15:15 - Break

15:30 - Presentations
Francis McKee (UK) - download abstract
Lina Dzuverovic (UK) - download abstract

16:30 - Moderated Question and Answer Session
Kathy Rae Huffman (UK), Moderator

17:00 - Break

17:30-18:30 - metaMUTE.org - publishing as new participatory platform
FREE - Open to all Symposium delegates and general public
Presentation Host: Simon Worthington (UK), Co-Director, Mute

20:30 - Decant to recommended local restaurants and bars.



1st April - DAY 3: Liverpool School of Art and Design, 68 Hope Street Lecture Theatre

09:00 - Registration and Refreshments

09:30 - Introductions
Colin Fallows

09:45 - Keynote
Trebor Scholz (USA) - download abstract

10:30 - Moderated Question and Answer Session
Paul Sullivan (UK), Moderator

11:00- Break

11:15 - Presentations
Stephen Kovats (Netherlands) - download abstract
Dimitrina Sevova & Alain Kessi (Switzerland) - download abstract

12:15 - Moderated Question and Answer Session
Drew Hemment (UK), Moderator

12:45 - Buffet Lunch at 68 Hope Street Gallery

14:00 - CRUMBweb.org - the resource for new media art curators
FREE - Open to all Symposium delegates and general public
Workshop Host: Sarah Cook, CRUMB Co-editor, and Curator and Researcher, University of Sunderland

16:00 - performance by LoVid (USA)
FACT, The Box

17:30 END