New Media & Social Memory

on 18th Jan. 2007 : The UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive is proud to present New Media & Social Memory, a public symposium to discuss strategies for preserving digital art at a time when digital technologies are evolving and becoming obsolete at an astonishingly rapid pace. While focussing on digital art, the symposium will also address larger concerns about the long-term conservation of our increasingly digital culture, including how we decide what digital content - from Web sites to video games - are worth saving.
Symposium Program

10:00-10:15
Introductions
Richard Rinehart, Digital Media Director & Adjunct Curator, BAM/PFA
Jane Metcalfe, Founder & Original Publisher, Wired Magazine, BAM/PFA Board

10:15-11:00
Stewart Brand, President, Long Now Foundation

11:10-12:00
Stewart Brand, President, Long Now Foundation, in conversation with
Kevin Kelly, Editor at Large, Wired Magazine
Jon Ippolito, Assistant Professor of New Media, University of Maine

12:00-1:00
Lunch break

1:10-2:00
Alexander Rose, Executive Director, Long Now Foundation
Kurt Bollacker, Digital Research Director, Long Now Foundation

2:10-3:00
Marisa Olsen, Editor and Writer, Rhizome.org
Michael Katchen, Archivist, Franklin Furnace

3:10-4:00
Jeff Rothenberg, Computer Scientist
Richard Rinehart, Digital Media Director & Adjunct Curator, BAM/PFA

4:10-5:00
Bruce Sterling, Author, Founder, Dead Media Project

5:00-7:00
Public reception