A major international conference investigating how networks have been established in Britain and Europe for the development of artistic and cultural practices in new media is to be held at the CCA in Glasgow between 30 November - 1 December. The event includes contributions from leading practitioners in net culture and includes:

A premier screening of Desktop Icons - a New Media Scotland touring programme curated by Iliyana Nedkova exploring the cross over of popular culture, media and new technologies. Including work by Chris Cunningham, Mike Stubbs, Torsten Lauschmann, Kristin Lucas, com&com and many others

Panels and Presentations on Network Cultures, Networked Arts Practice and Commissioning/Curating Networks. Speakers include:

Eric Kluitenberg is a theorist, writer and organiser on culture and technology. He is based at De Balie - Centre for Culture and Politics, Amsterdam

Josephine Bosma is an independent researcher in the field of net culture. Her work has been published in Mute, Telepolis, Ars Electronica '97 catalogue and she was editor of the streaming media section of the nettime book ReadMe.

Chris Byrne, Director, New Media Scotland

Carey Young, is an artist and IT consultant based in London

Thomson/Craighead, are London based artists, their work has recently been shown in Digital ArtNow (Tate Britain) and 010101 at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Duncan Campbell, Glasgow based artist and organiser of Radio Tuesday

Heath Bunting, is an artist committed to building open/democratic Communication systems, he has worked on a range of artistic Projects using the interent, pirate radio and fax/mail art

Simon Yuill, is currently completing his PhD on the idea of the digital artifact at the Department of Television and Imaging, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee

Eddie Berg, Director, Foundation for Art and Creative Technology (FACT), Liverpool

Iliyana Nedkova, is an independent producer and researcher of old and new media art events. She has recently curated Blind Dating Technology, Crossing Over and Desktop Icons.

Francis McKee, Head of New Media and Digital Art, CCA

Cost of £15/£10 concessions (includes lunch and entrance to all screenings)

For further information contact Rebecca Shatwell, Education Programmer on:

Email: rebecca@cca-glasgow.com

Tel: 0141 352 4912

Web: www.cca-glasgow.com