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Organizations and Government Efforts

Encouraging Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology

OLATS (L'Observatoire Leonardo des arts et des technosciences) - in Paris - Ministry of Culture - Annick Bureau - Pioneers and Pathbreakers, Virtual Africa, Space Institute

Example: Conference on Composing Messages for Extra-Terrestials

Artists in the Lab in Zurich - Swiss government - Rene Stetler and Jill Scott

Artificial Life, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Databases, Ethics, Ecology, Global Information Systems, Interactive Sculpture, Microbiotics, Micromontage, Microrobotics, Models of Communication and Abstraction, Nanoscience, Plant Cultures, Physics, Radiology, Robotics, Scientific Visualization, Solar Technology, Synchrotron Light Research.

ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie - Karlsruhe - museum, research center

Hexagram - Montreal - private and public money - Charles Halary

Example: Wearable Computing

European Cultural Backbone - Common Market attempt to fund art/media experimentation

Ars Electronica - Linz, Austria - Theme Shows, Prize, Research Center

Code Show - Programming/Scripting as cultural language

Interactive Institute - Sweden - Network of research centers - ubiquitous computing, games, interactive theatre

Example: Brain bar - mix drinks by brain waves