Hi Rasa,

This is a fine idea!

At the Liverpool Superchannel (Tenantspin) we have been thinking of future
developments into a mobile broadcasting unit. If we were able to come along
to this to research our ideas with you all (she says VERY hopefully), what
would the likelihood be of our using it from UK? Is that even possible?

I shall go and look at the other sites you listed for more info, but what a
fantastic opportunity, thanks for setting that up!

Regards, fee.

Fee Plumley
Superchannel Liverpool Project Manager
+44 (0)7968 258630
www.superchannel.org

Foundation for Art & Creative Technology
Bluecoat Chambers, Liverpool L1 3BX
t: +44 (0)151 709 2663
www.fact.co.uk



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> From: owner-xchange@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-xchange@xxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Rasa Smite
> Sent: 08 June 2001 09:30
> To: xchange@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: (Xchange) CALL FOR INPUTS: Acoustic.Space.Lab!!!
>
>
> ACOUSTIC.SPACE.LAB -
> International symposium on radio wave and satellite technologies August
> 4-12, 2001 in Latvia.
> http://acoustic.space.re-lab.net
>
> ACOUSTIC.SPACE.LAB, an international symposium on radio wave and satellite
> technologies, seeks to gather together media artists, social activists and
> radio scientists to explore the combination of arts, communication and
> transmissions technologies, and to launch an International Acoustic Space
> Research Programme. In the developing the programme such groups as
> E-Lab/RIXC (Riga/LV), L'audible (Sydney/AU), r a d i o q u a l i a
> (Adelaide/AU-NL-UK) Radio 90/CSS (Banff/CA), Radio Jeleni (Prag/CZ-USA),
> Projekt Atol (Ljubljana/SI), Fallout (London/UK), Irational
> (London-Bristol/UK), and others are/will be involved.
>
> The main location of this symposium will be the Ventspils International
> Radio Astronomy Center (VIRAC), located in the forests of western
> Latvia in
> Irbene. Here, Latvian radio physicists and astronomers have undergone the
> process of restoring a 32 meter dish radio-telescope left by the Soviet
> Army in 1994.
> Participants in this symposium will investigate both the receiving and
> transmitting capabilities of this short-wave radio antenna, and will
> conduct workshops in related artistic, social and technological issues.
>
> CALL FOR PROPOSALS AND INPUTS:
>
> We would like to propose that the Xchange discussion list be used for
> bringing up questions and ideas regarding this project.
>
> The main question is, of course, what exactly can we DO with this amazing
> resource on our hands-in a technical, artistic AND theoretical sense?
>
> Specifically, we are looking for input and proposals on how to
> actually use
> the Irbene Radio-telescope, which is a 32 meter wide shortwave (alterable)
> dish in the forest of Latvia. It is currently being used as a powerful
> radio telescope for radio astronomy, receiver-equipment is tuned in to the
> high (10-12 GHz) frequency - to receive signals from the planets (which
> also can be turned in to pictures, using a software). But there
> also can be
> connected other type of shortwave receivers to antenna.
>
> More info on the Irbene Telescope can be found at:
> http://nastol.astro.lu.se/radio2001/NordBalt.html
> http://www.astr.lu.lv/virac/virac.html  (Homepage currently under
> construction?sorry)
> http://www.lza.lv/EN/INST/in24.htm
> http://204.202.137.114/sections/science/DailyNews/telescope000215.html
>
>
> Our goal is to spend three or fours days at Irbene conducting
> "experiments"
> on the dish and collecting material (audio, video, technical, theoretical,
> etc) to make a presentation of "results" - streaming-session in Riga a few
> days later, on Sunday, 12th of August, 2001.
>
> Also, we will be holding Live Chat on the re-lab.net IRC #xchange on
> Fridays at 9 AM GMT: http://irc.re-lab.net/xchange/
> IT IS RIGHT NOW!!! :)
> (if it seems not good time, please propose some other time)
> (For help converting that to your local time?and I know I usually need
> it... try: http://www.timezoneconverter.com/  )
>
> More information about the symposium follows. (As there are limited places
> to stay and not good living conditions, we plan to organise in
> parallel the
> other workshop on net.radio and pirate FM radio in Liepaja's Karosta. So,
> if you are interested, don't hesitate to contact us!)
>
> We look forward to your input!
>
>
> Project co-ordinators and contact:
>
> Rasa Smite/RIXC, Riga/LV <rasa@xxxxxxxx>
> Derek Holzer/USA & Radio Jeleni-Prague <republikasleazka@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Raitis Smits/RIXC, Riga/LV <raitis@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> More information will be available soon at:
> http://acoustic.space.re-lab.net/ and http://gracies.org/spacelab/
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The Acoustic.Space.Lab symposium will take place in August 4-12, 2001 in
> Irbene, Latvia, in the frameworks of annual International new media
> festival  "ART+COMMUNICATION" (http://rixc.lv/01), organised by the The
> Center for New Media Culture RIXC (http://re-lab.net, http://rixc.lv) in
> Riga, within the framework of Riga-European Cultural Month Programme
> (http://riga2001.lv).
>
> The Festival and Symposium is organised, and Acoustic.Space.Lab Programme
> is developed with the support of Latvian Cultural Ministry, Latvian
> Cultural Capital Foundation, Daniel-Langlois Foundation for Arts,
> Science &
> Technology, Prince Bernhard Foundation, Soros Foundation, Goethe Institut
> in Riga, and others.
>
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>
> PRELIMINARY LIST OF PARTICIPANTS:
>
> Zina Kaye (Laudanum/Sydney), Mr.Snow (Laudanum/Sydney), Adam Hyde
> (Radioqualia/Amsterdam), Honor Harger (Radioqualia/London), Heath Bunting
> (Irational/Bristol), Kate Rich (Fallout/London), Marko Peljhan (Projekt
> Atol/Makrolab/Ljubljana), Lauris Vorslavs (Claushtome/Riga), Guy Van Belle
> (Belgium), Voldemars Johansons (99Svaigs/Rigasound.org/Riga), Peteris
> Kimelis (WTV/E-LAB/Riga), Kristine Briede, Carl Biorsmark
> (K@2/Locomotive/Liepaja/Latvia),
> -tbc.:
> Robert Adrian X (Vienna), Joe Banks (Disinformation, London/UK),
> Stephen McGeevy (WLFR/USA), Nat Muller (V2/Rotterdam), Nina Czegledy
> (project AURORA/Canada), Kovats Steve (project AURORA/Canada), Susan
> Kennard (Radio 90, Banff/Canada), representatives from Aboriginal Radio
> (Canada), Shane Wynter (dirtymouse.net/Australia), Timmy B (Times
> Up/Linz),
> Jeremy Hicks, Hogge (CUBE/Bristol), Carsten Nikolai
> (raster-noton.de), Manu
> Luksch, and others...
>
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>
> more information about idea about workhop in Karosts will follow soon:
> http://karosta.org
> ...
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