topic: CO-LAB Symposium 2008 featuring dorkbot303 date: May 16, 2008 time: 6:00pm panel & 8:00pm dorkbot location: Lindsay Auditorium description: The first annual CO-LAB Symposium featuring dorkbot303 will discuss and explore the issues surrounding collaborative practices in the production of community, technology, economy, and politics. Several Denver-based mediators/organizers will come together for a conversation about the methodologies and effects of channeling group efforts towards cultural production. The first portion of the symposium will consist of a panel of professionals who reflect this practice in different spheres and disciplines, to be followed by dorkbot303, <http://dorkbot.org/dorkbot303> presenting people doing creative things with electricity. panel participants: Seth Goldenberg, Director and Curator of Dialog:City, DNC Art Events Jason C. Otero, co-founderof Art and Anthropology, Inc. Denver Tony Shawcross, Executive Director of Denver Open Media, Public Access TV Station Jane Crayton, lead volunter of dorkbot303 Stephen O'Grady, co-founder of RedMonk, an industry analyst firm dorkbot participants: Sustainable Media Lab, Cubo-collaborative Interactive Design Leah Buechley, Electronic Tactiles Math You, Hacking Creativity topic: Open Critique date: March 7, 2008 time: 4:30-6:30pm location: Humanities Institute Room, Sturm Hall 286 description: Members of eMAD, Art Studio, Art History, DMS and Mass Communications and Journalism Studies are invited to submit their work for open critique. This forum will consist of presentations of research. Presentations will be balanced between time for viewing/papers and time for critical feedback. Participants will be chosen on a first come, first served basis -- please contact Laleh Mehran <lmehran@du.edu>. Open critiques will be held regularly and will feature a shifting roster of participants. participants: Chris Coleman, Assistant Professor, DMS Sara Hebert, MA candidate, DMS Charles Roderick, Instructor, School of Art and Art History topic: Rewind - Pause - Play - Forward date: January 30, 2008 time: 3:30-5:30pm location: Humanities Institute Room, Sturm Hall 286 description: Following brief introductions, we will have small breakout sessions to brainstorm ideas to empower ourselves to improve creative environments here at DU and in Denver. We will conclude with creating research bridges and the possibilities for collaborative endeavors. During the latter, we would like to present a slideshow of your 2007 accomplishments, please send images, text, or short video segments by January 24th to Laleh Mehran <lmehran@du.edu>. participants: All attendees topic: Open Critique date: November 15, 2007 time: 4-6pm location: Humanities Institute Room, Sturm Hall 286 description: Members of eMAD, Art Studio, Art History, DMS and Mass Communications and Journalism Studies are invited to submit their work for open critique. This forum will consist of several 30 minute presentations of research. Presentations will be balanced between time for viewing/papers and time for critical feedback. Participants will be chosen on a first come, first served basis. Open critiques will be held regularly and will feature a shifting roster of participants. participants: Sheila E. Schroeder, Assistant Professor, MComm/Journalism Studies & Kate Burns, Program Assistant, DMS Morehshin Allahyari, MA candidate, DMS Devin Monnens, MFA candidate, eMAD topic: Open Critique date: October 19, 2007 time: 1-3pm location: Lindsay Auditorium, Sturm Hall 281 description: Members of eMAD, Art Studio, Art History, DMS and Mass Communications and Journalism Studies are invited to submit their work for open critique. This forum will consist of several 30 minute presentations of research. Presentations will be balanced between time for viewing/papers and time for critical feedback. Participants will be chosen on a first come, first served basis. Open critiques will be held regularly and will feature a shifting roster of participants. participants: Alicia Key, MFA candidate, eMAD Sara Hebert, MA candidate, DMS Stacey Sotosky, MFA candidate, eMAD Brigid Mcauliffe, MFA candidate, eMADhttp://dorkbot.org/dorkbot303mailto:lmehran@du.edu?subject=co-labmailto:lmehran@du.edu?subject=co-labshapeimage_6_link_0shapeimage_6_link_1shapeimage_6_link_2

Leah Buechley

Sustainable Media Lab

left to right: Chris Coleman (moderator), Seth Goldenberg, Tony Shawcross, Jane Crayton, and Jason Otero