Direct from San Jose - Zero One San Jose

Zero One San Jose and ISEA (International Symposium on Electronic Arts) will be held today till 13- Aug 7 days of interconnectivity. Up to 2000 attendees are expected to participate in the ISEA2006 and 70,000 members of the general public to attend a public lecture, exhibition, performance, concert or otherwise participate in the festival. Commentary Photos
Programs that I am going to but a lot are clashed :

6 Aug : LEA (Leonardo Electronic Almanac, a MIT journal )cocktail party

7 Aug : Container Culture show opens- HK's Annie Wan add oil!!
Signal Process workshop- soundscape and more
Ryojii Ikeda- a Concert and a film, a minimalist data mine

8 Aug : Pacific Rim New Media Summit (clash again)
Interactive Film Workshop- San Jose Remix

9 Aug : ISEA 2006 - long awaiting hardwork research by Mirjam Struppek
From Crisis to Bliss Workshop by UK Crumb
Artist presentation -including Peter d'Agostino, Jill Scott (clash again again)
Bill Viola Lecture- about his new work on game
Night Culture- sonic play

10 Aug : Dance and New Technology workshop- Dissecting "Isodora" the software every performer is talking about
Tech Museum- Artist presentations - renowned artists like George Legardy, Randell Packer
Latest award winning film from Morten Schjodt

11 Aug : ISEA 2006 -Pacific Rim New Media Summit. I hope Hung Keong is the Hung Keung that HK knows.
Lynn Hershman's critical documentary based on Critical Art Ensemblem member, Steve Kurtz who was charged by FBI as bio-terrorist. With cast like Tilda Swinton, Peter Coyote, and original score by the Residents!!
The Builders Association +dbox = performance+ technologies+ architecture
Survival Rescue Lab- secret explosive performance/happening

12 Aug : ISEA- Community Domain- hosted by my friend, Alice Jim. She must have freak out for this.

Torika Ranch's 16 [R]evolution= Dance/ theatre/ media

I will miss Mike Figgis 4 projections film on Hollywood lesbian. Michael Lew's Junkyard (who want the ticket? email me), Wetware and other interesting workshops...

I won't want to miss - Shu Lea Cheang 2005 work and other art exhibits at City Hall Rotonda

then fly back to HK right from the spot.