[artinfo] Announcing a Webcast Live From Tate Modern (fwd)

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Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 14:10:54 +0100
From: Honor Harger <honor.harger@tate.org.uk>
Subject: Announcing a Webcast Live From Tate Modern

ANNOUNCING A WEBCAST LIVE FROM TATE MODERN

Thinking the City: Multidisciplinary Views on Urban Life and Culture
A conference, 19 April

http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/programmes/live.htm

< sincere apologies to anyone who receives this twice, or receives this in
error >


TIMES AND DATES

Thursday 19 April

0930 - 1700 [ GMT ]
1030 - 1800 [ British Summer Time ]
1130 - 1900 [ Central European Time ]
0630 - 1430 [ US Eastern Standard Time ]
1230 - 2130 [ Indian Standard Time ]
1930 - 0300 [ Australian Eastern Standard Time ]
2130 - 0500 [ New Zealand Time ]


LOCATION

Starr Auditorium, Level 2, Tate Modern, London, UK


ABOUT THE WEBCAST

As part of Tate Modern's Webcasting Programme, a live webcast of a
conference organised in collaboration with the Economic and Social Research
Council (ESRC) Cities Initiative, will be presented on the Tate website.
Presented live online using the Real Player. To find out more, visit:
<http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/programmes/live.htm>


ABOUT THE EVENT

Internationally celebrated cultural theorists explore the role art plays in
forming our experience of modern cities.

Speakers include:

- Daniel Miller, Department of Anthropology, University College, London
- Dolores Hayden, Department of Architecture and Planning, Yale University
- John Rajchman, Department of Art History, Columbia University
- Alan Read, School of Arts: Drama and Theatre Studies, University of Surrey
Roehampton
- Lawrence Grossberg, Department of Communication Studies, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Chair: Doreen Massey, Faculty of Social Sciences, Open University.

Tickets are still available for this event.  To obtain a ticket call Tate
Ticketing:
PH: (44) 020 7887 8888


TECHNICAL DETAILS

To experience this webcast, you will need access to a computer with a sound
card, a connection to the internet and the Real Player installed. This can
be downloaded for free at the Real Networks website
<http://www.real.com/player/index.html>.
If you haven't experienced webcasting online before, please visit our
technical help page: <http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/programmes/help.htm>
Until the webcast begins there will be no audio or video available.


FEEDBACK

As these webcasts are part of a pilot process, qualitative feedback that
will help shape the character of live webcasts from Tate Modern in the
future, is always appreciated.  If you would like to ask the speakers
questions, please email them to the Webcasting Curator
<honor.harger@tate.org.uk>, who will endevour to deliver them during
Question Time.


MORE INFORMATION:

For more on webcasting, and a programme of future webcasts contact:
Honor Harger, Webcasting Curator, Interpretation & Education, Tate Modern
Email: honor.harger@tate.org.uk
PH: (44) 020 7401 5066
URL: <http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/programmes/webcasting.htm>


For more information about Tate or getting tickets for events:
Tate Ticketing
Email: boxoffice@tate.org.uk
PH: (44) 020 7887 8888
URL: <http://www.tate.org.uk>