SCANZ 2011: Eco sapiens

Extinction or adaptation? Evolution or Revolution? What are we facing?

The complexity and urgency of the crises of today calls for us to  engage together in new ways. Deep shifts in our consciousness may be  required for long-term cultural changes to occur. This is a call for expressions of interest from people who are concerned with these issues.

A symposium followed by a residency is to be held late January to  early February 2011 in New Plymouth, Aotearoa New Zealand. Initial  expressions of interest are due January 31st 2010.  Check Website at http://www.intercreate.org/view/eco-sapiens/

Symposium

The SCANZ 2011: Eco sapiens symposium will be an event involving individuals from a number of different worlds (e.g scientists, artists, social activists and community change agents, cultural  commentators, educators, tangata whenua). Our primary aim is to facilitate connections and foster innovative, and practical solutions
to the issues we are facing. Accordingly, a mixture of presentations, 
discussions, informal exchanges and workshops are planned. Roger 
Malina will be presenting from France on 'Open observatories', and Te 
Huirangi Waikerepuru will speak on Maori conceptions of environment. 
The symposium will inspire and inform the residency that follows, and 
also provide opportunities for people to collaborate on projects 
beyond SCANZ.

Residency

The SCANZ 2011: Eco sapiens two week residency is designed for those 
individuals or groups who would like to work on creative, poetically 
pragmatic or provocative projects which raise awareness of the issues 
that confront us, generate connections between people, and with their 
natural environment, and which grapple with the challenges of 
individual and collective evolution.

Interdisciplinary approaches and the involvement of diverse groups is 
welcomed. Residency projects can take place in a wirelessly networked 
botanic garden, along the coastline and with communities. Networked, 
DIY, or otherwise actively and openly distributed concepts are also 
encouraged. Project participants are not necessarily required to be in 
New Plymouth. Residency projects that are shortlisted will be included 
in funding applications.

For expressions of Interest   -    Please supply:

1. Name of main contact person. Name of the collaborative group where 
applicable.

2. Affiliated or associated organisations (if applicable).

3. Symposium _ Please provide up to a half page summary of your 
proposed contribution, including your background, and interest, in the 
themes we have presented.

4. Residency _ If you are interested in attending the residency, 
please provide a half page summary of your proposed project, clearly 
stating how you feel the project addresses concerns raised.

Propositional expressions of interest, i.e. those that propose working 
with organisations or people not yet contacted, are acceptable.

Email this to:  ecosapiens@intercreate.org  by  January 31st 2010.