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Transcending Borders: The Intersection of Arts, Science, Technology, and Society on a Global Stage

The National Endowment for the Arts and Salzburg Global co-host an art-science-technology discussion on Monday, June 4 at the Embassy of Austria.

Transcending Borders: The Intersection of Arts, Science, Technology, and Society on a Global Stage will feature noted experts such as Joel Slayton, executive director with Zero 1, and Manuela Naveau, director of Ars Electronica Export in Linz, Austria.

I was invited to moderate the discussion, held at the Austrian Embassy, Washington DC. The event will was live webcast at arts.gov and discussion on Twitter used the hashtag #neaartsci.

Webcast of the evening’s discussion is available on the NEA website.

Join us in Washington, DC!
Symposium and Reception at the Embassy of Austria

Dr. Hans Peter Manz, Ambassador of Austria to the United States,
Rocco Landesman, Chairman at National Endowment for the Arts, and
Stephen Salyer, President and CEO at the Salzburg Global Seminarinvite you to join them on

Monday, June 4, 2012, from
5 to 7 p.m. at the Embassy of Austria in Washington, D.C.
(3524 International Court, NW)

for a discussion of

TRANSCENDING BORDERS:
The Intersections of Arts, Science, Technology, and Society on a Global Stage.

A reception will follow the discussion.

To register for the event, please visit
SalzburgGlobal.org/go/DC2012

Speakers

Dr. Andrew Baden, Physics Department Chair and Professor, University of Maryland
Amanda McDonald Crowley, Independent Cultural Worker; Former Executive Director, Eyebeam; Former Director of the Australian Network for Art and Technology; currently Curator for Our Haus, Austrian Cultural Forum
Liz Lerman, Choreographer, MacArthur Fellow
Dr. Cora Marrett, Deputy Director, National Science Foundation (to be confirmed)
Joan Shigekawa, Senior Deputy Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts
Clare Shine, Vice President and Chief Program Officer, Salzburg Global Seminar
Joel Slayton, Executive Director, Zero1
Gerfried Stocker, Artistic Director, Ars Electronica

We look forward to seeing you on June 4th and encourage you to forward this invitation to friends or colleagues who would benefit from the experience.