PEOPLE:Carol Hobson (chobson@ucsd.edu) - TedApel is crca's tech dir and sysadmin; he's overseeing the tech for the entire event (tapel@ucsd.edu)
- mike mccormick works for ted as our setup and follow-thru man (the_crca_guy@hotmail.com)
- jon phillips is a visual arts grad who is presenting a live mix during the marathon and is interested in participating in your sunday netcast. there are other DJ teams 'performing' during the marathon, and we'll see who else may be up for continuing on sunday. (jon@protofunk.org)
> dear [MAMA],
>
> i am writing to ask for your participation in an event marathon
> being held on the campus of the University of CA San Diego/CRCA
> on Sunday, April 21. i visited your center/club last summer
> and met with zeljko blace about networked collaborations. i know
> that you are set up for streaming, and i'm hoping the idea i'm
> presenting below will capture someone's imagination on your end.
>
> our event marathon is part of a larger series of programs under
> the theme of TIME FORMS. we will be streaming, chatting and
> hosting events including networked performance, film, music,
> DJ/VJs, alongside installations, gaming and computer-based artworks.
> i have participants joining us from the east coast of the US and
> Japan and would like very much to include Eastern Europe. MAMA
> seems like a good fit.
>
> so there are a number of ways we can go, but specifically i'm
> looking for someone over there to stream your sunrise on sunday
> morning. basically point the webcam at some location outside
> where we will be able to watch the light change from night to
> day. i know you're surrounded by buildings so a shot out your
> front door would even be nice. according to my calculations your
> sunrise will occur for us here on the west coast of the US around 20:56
> saturday night. nice huh? we'll be going thru the night (here)
> until 4:25 a.m.
> on "our" sunday morning. we'd welcome your continued presence and
> participation in other ways such as a DJ block, chat or other online
> interactions. we're open to ideas. i just want to do this series of sunrises
> and sunsets as a type of "map of the world" during our 10 hr. event.
>
> please reply at your first opportunity. i'd like to give credit to
> the club for their participation and include the info on our website
> and promotion.
>
> i hope to hear from someone soon.
>
> Carol Hobson