Monthly Archives: June 2008

Residency Opportunities–Applications Due July 15

The UT Austin|Portugal Program is accepting proposals for three-month residency programs at the University of Porto and the New University of Lisbon. These residencies are intended to support creativity and exploration in the digital media field, encouraging the production of works that will impact local and global communities.
Successful applicants will receive benefits including access to […]

Arduino Workshop Planned for Future Places Festival

Festival planners are concluding negotiations with Tinker.it, a technology and design consultancy based in London and Milan, to offer a workshop on Arduino. This open-source electronics platform is known for its flexibility—allowing the creation of a wide range of interactive objects and environments—and for its accessibility, in that Arduino is simple enough to be used […]

Future Places festival update

The new Future Places website is up and running, and festival plans are progressing! The Future Places digital media festival will take place at the new Edifício Douro (Fundação da Juventude), in Porto, Portugal, from October 7th to October 19th. Future Places kicks off with two workshops on October 7 and 8, bringing together members […]

Internship program

I’m currently in Lisbon for the first week of the Summer Institute, and tonight, I’ll be meeting with some students interested in the internships that we’ll be offering starting this coming semester. The internship page has further information about the program.
In short, we’re working to place qualified graduate students and early-career professionals at digital […]