The reason I'm posting this on the pd list is that many, if not most,
of our students that have audio in their work use pd ;-) Sorry for any cross-postings. /Mikael

DAWN’07 - DIGITAL ARTS WEEK NOW 2007 at UL, 3rd o 7th of September 2007 For the eight year in a row, the University of Limerick offers an
exhibition and concert of Masters’ student work. It’s the students
from the Masters programmes in Music Technology and Interactive Media
that showcase their end-of-year work. The exhibition shows
technology, media and music that may be the start of tomorrow’s
revolution. With the freedom given to the students to envisage where
current trends are going and what is possible with the latest
computer hardware and software, we have the opportunity to see
demonstrations and examples of what a not too distant future has to
offer. The Computer Science and Information Systems Department at the
University of Limerick runs both programmes. What makes UL’s
programmes so special is that they recognise the importance of
interdisciplinary work, bridging traditional divisions between arts
and science. The faculty at UL teaching on the two programmes are highly
enthusiastic about the exhbition. For example: Jürgen Simpson, the Course Director of the Music Technology programme
said “This is the one of the few programmes in Ireland where you can
get a Masters degree in electroacoustic music composition. Some
students also choose a scientific approach and do work in areas such
as musical user interfaces, sound synthesis software and audio
processing – which we know are increasingly important with the
evolution of music and media on the Internet”. Mikael Fernström, the Course Director in Interactive Media
enthusiastically commented that “Over the last few years we have seen
our students research and develop some extremely novel ideas and
technologies. Some of our past students have started companies based
on their ideas, others have become specialists or teachers in both
technology and digital art. I have a strong feeling that many of this
year’s projects may follow the same successful path.“ UL also has two undergraduate programmes, in Digital Media Design and
in Music Media and Performance Technology. The Computer Science
department has built a new laboratory with state-of-the-art digital
music and media equipment and software to facilitate the new courses
that will continue to strengthen UL’s position in an increasingly
digital world.

Admission to the exhibition and to the concert is free. Official opening: 18:00, 3rd of September, Ground floor atrium,
Foundation Building. Concert: 20:00, Performance Art Centre, Foundation Building Exhibition: 3rd to 7th of September, 10:00-17:00, Shuman Building For details about the works, see http://www.csis.ul.ie/imedia/dawn07/ For more information you can email mikael.fernstrom@ul.ie, phone: 086-8188079, or jurgen.simpson@ul.ie.