Consciousness Reframed 8
Call for papers

Consciousness Reframed: art & consciousness in the post-biological era is an international research conference that was first convened in 1997, and is now in its 8th incarnation. It is a forum for transdisciplinary inquiry into art, technology and consciousness, drawing upon the expertise and insights of artists, architects, performers, musicians, writers, scientists, and scholars, usually from at least 20 countries. Recent past conferences were convened in Beijing and Perth Western Australia. Last year the conference, with sixty-six presentations, was organized under the rubric of Altered States, a theme that will be continued this year. Papers are also invited which will explore the theme of Immateriality. As last year, the conference will be held on the main campus of the University of Plymouth, England. The conference will include researchers associated with the Planetary Collegium, which has its CAiiA–hub at Plymouth, and nodes in Peking University, Beijing, the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arte, Milan, and the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst, Zurich. The Collegium benefits from the advice of the distinguished members of its New Knowledge Advisory Board James K. Gimzewski . Roger Malina . Thomas S. Ray . Marilyn Schlitz

Abstracts (500 word maximum) are due 20 April 2006. They should be submitted as an attached document in Microsoft Word by e-mail to:
consciousness@planetary-collegium.net
Include in your submission the title of the proposed paper, full name(s) of author(s), institutional affiliation(s), and your mailing address, including email/mobile/phone and URL as applicable. (If Panels are proposed, give details of each panellist) Five key words are also required.
Your Abstract must be accompanied by a declaration of intention to attend the conference.
Acceptance. Abstracts will be acknowledged on receipt, and authors will be notified of acceptance by 28 April 2006. Papers should be submitted by 20 June 2006
Papers Committee: Roy Ascott (chair), Antonio Caronia, Kenneth Fields, Lucia Leão, Eduardo Miranda, Michael Punt, Jill Scott, Victoria Vesna

Conference Registration
Registration form is now available at http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/files/nabc/docs/421/Registration%20Form.pdf

The Registration fee for Presenters will be £120. Single en-suite Campus accommodation is available at £30 bed & breakfast.
Deadline for payment of the Presenters Registration fee is 26 May 2006
In order to be included in the Abstracts publication, Conference Programme, publicity and announcements, including the Website, the Registration Fee must have been paid by 1 June 2006.