Autostart -- Thursday and Friday at Kelly Writers Housepost

I'll be there in spirit and via videoconference Friday. If you're in the area, you should definitely attend. : AUTOSTART - A Festival of Digital Literature : . Kelly Writers House, October 26 & 27 : Celebrating the Electronic Literature Collection, volume 1 : MACHINE series # Electronic Literature Organization : http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/autostart.html : :=:#=:.#=::==.=....:...> Charles Bernstein .#.=..=:#.=::===...:.:.> Jim Carpenter ::.=.==...::==:.=#:...#> Mary Flanagan :#.:...:.:=#..=.=.=:==:> N. Katherine Hayles :.=#:.===.:.:::.=..#..=> Daniel C. Howe :=#:::=:.#:=.=.=....=..> Aya Karpinska ..:.==#==::#==:......:.> Aaron Levy :#=.=..:..=.::=::#..==.> Marjorie Luesebrink ::=:=:...:=..#.==#.=.:.> Nick Montfort .....:==::.=.#:.=.==#.:> Stuart Moulthrop :=...=#:...:::=#===..:.> Jason Nelson :#..=.==..:=.=..:#.=:::> Jena Osman :..=.=.=.=#:=:#.:...=::> Bob Perelman :::=..=:.===.:#:.=#....> Aaron A. Reed :....:.:.===#=.:=:#=..:> Scott Rettberg .==:.=...:..#.::=:.=.=#> Ron Silliman .=...:=#.=:..=:..#.==::> Brian Kim Stefans :#.::...=:.:.==.==:..#=> Stephanie Strickland ...=..=#=::=.=..:.:=:.#> Noah Wardrip-Fruin : : All events except the tour of Slought take place at the : Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk, University of Pennsylvania, . Philadelphia, PA : : THURSDAY Oct 26 : : 1:00-2:30 pm Discussion (Arts Cafe) . A conversation about writing and literature in the digital . age, featuring four prominent poets: : > Charles Bernstein - University of Pennsylvania : > Jena Osman - Temple University : > Bob Perelman - University of Pennsylvania : > Ron Silliman - Silliman's Blog : : 2:30-5:30 pm The Open Machine Open House : Electronic literature available for reading and discussion : throughout the downstairs area, with guided tours at . 3:30 pm & 4:30 pm by two Electronic Literature Collection, : volume 1 edtitors: : > Stephanie Strickland - New York City : > Nick Montfort - University of Pennsylvania : : 4:00-5:30 pm Wet Digits Workshop : An introductory workshop for those new to HTML and digital : writing, led by the editors of The New Media Reader: . > Noah Wardrip-Fruin - University of California, San Diego : > Nick Montfort - University of Pennsylvania : [[[ RSVP REQUIRED: contact wh@writing.upenn.edu ]]] : : 5:30-7:30 pm Reading (Arts Cafe) : Presentations of electronic literature by Electronic : Literature Collection, volume 1 contributors: : > Mary Flanagan - Hunter College : > Aya Karpinska - Brown University : > Stuart Moulthrop - University of Baltimore : > Aaron A. Reed - Salt Lake City . > Noah Wardrip-Fruin - University of California, San Diego . : FRIDAY Oct 27 : : 10:30-11:30 am Tour of Slought Foundation (4017 Walnut St) . Slought Foundation broadly encourages new futures for : contemporary life through public programs featuring : international artists and theorists. : > Aaron Levy - Slought Foundation Executive Director : . 1:00-4:00 pm Electronic Writing Jam (Room 202) : A time to write collaboratively and to discuss forms, : techniques, and technologies, hosted by: : > Jim Carpenter - University of Pennsylvania : Participants include readers and editors from AUTOSTART's : Thursday program as well as: : > Daniel C. Howe - Brown University : > Brian Kim Stefans - Richard Stockton College of New Jersey : Participants by videoconference include two editors of : the Electronic Literature Collection, volume 1: . > N. Katherine Hayles - University of California, Los Angeles : > Scott Rettberg - University of Bergen, Norway : An editor of volume 2 and volume 1 contributor: : > Marjorie Luesebrink - Irvine Valley College : And volume 1 contributor: . > Jason Nelson - Griffith University, Australia : [[[ RSVP REQUIRED: contact wh@writing.upenn.edu ]]] : :::::::.:::::.::::...::::::::.:::::.::::.:::::::.:::::::.:.::::::::::::