*** In preparation for The Participatory Condition<http://www.media.mcgill.ca/en/content/international-colloquium-participatory-condition>, an international colloquium we will be hosting on campus and at the Musée d'Art Contemporain next November, Media@McGill welcomes expressions of interest to participate in Colloquium Research Delegations from graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in the Dept. of Art History and Communications Studies. You are invited to participate in one of two ways: 1) as a research relegate, heading a team of colleagues assigned to a particular colloquium section 2) as a team member of the research delegation Research delegates and team members will be assigned to one of the following sections: Publics and Participation; Surveillance and Legislation; The Participatory Condition; Gaming; Art and Design As part of their responsibilities, research delegates will: - Put together a team of graduate and postdoctoral researchers who will participate in the delegate's activities for the assigned section. The team can be composed of both AHCS and non-AHCS researchers, primarily at the PhD or postdoctoral level. - Contribute informed postings to the colloquium website, blog and social media sites before, during, and after the colloquium (from c. Oct. 15 to Dec. 10, 2013). - Attend the colloquium in its entirety, and take detailed notes of the assigned sessions. - Pose the first formal question(s) to the panelists during the Q&A session with the public. - Present a critical account of the assigned section in a post-colloquium seminar to be held with fellow team members, research delegates and members of the colloquium committee (early December 2013). - Following the colloquium, research delegates are also invited to submit a text (c. 5000 words), potentially co-authored with their team members, for a peer-reviewed publication on Media@McGill's website. Expressions of interest to become a colloquium research delegate or team member should be sent to tamar.tembeck@mcgill.ca<mailto:tamar.tembeck@mcgill.ca> by May 29th, 2013. Please give a first and second choice for the colloquium section to which you would like to be assigned, and specify if you would like to be a research delegate or a delegation team member. If you would like to get involved as research delegate, please include the following in your email: - A short biography (100 words), the title of your research project, and the name of your supervisor(s) - A brief description of how the colloquium relates to your research - A list of potential team members (optional) Up to 5 research delegates will be nominated for the colloquium, and each delegate will be awarded a $250 honorarium. -- Tamar Tembeck, Ph.D. Academic Associate Media@McGill media.mcgill.ca tamar.tembeck@mcgill.ca<mailto:tamar.tembeck@mcgill.ca> McGill University Ferrier Building, room 231 840 Dr. Penfield Montreal, QC H3A 0G2 Canada Tel: (514) 398-5003 Fax: (514) 398-8763 Want to be removed from this listserver? Please email Maureen Coote at maureen.coote@mcgill.ca and SPECIFY WHICH LIST YOU WANT TO BE REMOVED FROM.