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<div>Reminder, our next meeting is tomorrow! </div>
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<div>Eric McNeil, Dorkbot overlord and lead curator of the "Strange Things" art exhibit this summer, will be answering questions and leading a brainstorming discussion for the art exhibit's "emergent communication" theme.<br>
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<div class="Ih2E3d">Date: Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 9:26 PM<br>Subject: February Dorkbot: Brainstorming Emergent Communication Procotols<br>To: <a href="mailto:dorkbotsea-announce@dorkbot.org" target="_blank">dorkbotsea-announce@dorkbot.org</a>, A discussion list for dorkbot-sea <a href="mailto:dorkbotsea-blabber@music.columbia.edu" target="_blank">dorkbotsea-blabber@music.columbia.edu</a><br>
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<div>This next meeting will be devoted towards answering questions and brainstorming for the upcoming (summer 2009) Seattle Dorkbot "Strange Things" art show.</div>
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<p>WHAT: February 2008 Dorkbot: Brainstorming Emergent Communication Procotols</p>
<div>WHEN: Weds, Feb 4th, 7:00 - 9:30pm (sessions start at 7:30 promptly)<br></div>
<div>WHERE: 911 Media, 402 9th Ave N.<br> <a href="http://www.911media.org/" target="_blank">http://www.911media.org/</a><br></div>
<div>ADMISSION: Free! All ages welcome. <br> Bring a couple of bucks to support 911 Media! We'll have a donation jar out by the beer. ;)</div>
<div><br>********************************************************************************************************************<br> <br>For this year's People Doing Strange Things with Elecricity 4 we are inviting artists to create and collaborate on works that explore the theme "Emergent Communication." Artists are encouraged (but not required) to work in groups to build pieces that communicate with each other (and potentially the viewers and environment) in novel ways, to create a larger system that's greater and more complex than its individual parts.<br>
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<div>Please see call for proposals (due march 7th) at <a href="http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotsea/events/pdstwe4/callforartists.shtml" target="_blank">http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotsea/events/pdstwe4/callforartists.shtml</a><br> <br>
At this Dorkbot meeting we will be exploring potential communication protocols to incorporate into the art exhibit. We will have a brief presentation about what is a communication protocol with a few examples, and then break out into brainstorming teams to come up with ideas for communication protocols. If you have ideas, or even examples, of communication protocols you believe may work, bring them!<br>
<br>If you want to be involved in any way in the Dorkbot art show (as artist or volunteer), want ideas for doing a project, are interested in finding collaboration partners, or want to help shape the "emergent communication" theme, this is the Dorkbot meeting for you!<br>
<br>****************************<br> <br>As ever, special thanks to 911 Media Arts Center for providing such a great venue and friendly support for our monthly Dorkbot meetings.<br> <br>If you have questions, announcements, or something to say during "open dork" (five min or less) please email <a href="mailto:shellyhivemind@gmail.com" target="_blank">shellyhivemind@gmail.com</a> to get on the schedule.<br>
<br>See you on Wednesday, Feb 4th!</div></div></div></div><br></div><br>