Visualizar: call for projects (closed)

Advanced project development and production workshop

Led by: José Luis de Vicente
Instructors: Benjamin Fry, Bestiario and Adrian Holovaty.
Dates: 14th - 28th November 2007
Venue: Medialab Prado, Madrid

Important dates:

• Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline: 5th October 10 October 2007 at Midnight (Madrid local time, GMT+1)
• Notification of acceptance: before 20th October 2007
• Beginning of the workshop : 14 November 2007

OPEN CALL GUIDELINES

Purpose of the open call

The purpose of this open call is to choose a maximum of 10 data visualization projects to be developed collaboratively at a two week workshop in November 2007. The selected projects will be developed with the aid of three instructors, in addition to a large group of assistants and collaborators.

The open call is made to creators and professionals in the fields of graphic design, art, sociology, education, psychology, information science, environmental studies, biology, mathematics, statistics, scientific visualization, computer analysis, computer science, bio-information technology, physics or any other field where data visualization may be applied or may contribute valuable innovations.

Proposals may be presented by individuals or groups. Each participant or team may present as many projects as they wish.

Applicants do not need to possess all the technical knowledge to perform their proposed projects but should present ideas that must be open to the participation of other interested collaborators who may contribute to carrying it out during the workshop. For that reason, there are two ways to participate in the workshop: as the promoter of a project, or as a collaborator on one of the selected projects. In order to facilitate the formation of interdisciplinary work groups, an idea exchange forum will be created where specific knowledge may be offered or requested to carry out each proposal. Once the projects have been selected, a second call will be announced to those persons who wish to take part in the production process of the works.

The necessary means to carry out the selected projects will be made available by Medialab Prado Madrid, as far as possible.

General workshop information

Technical requirements

The jury will make a detailed evaluation of the technical feasibility of carrying out the projects. For that reason, projects with clearly specified technical and spatial requirements will be judged positively.
Projects will be carried out and exhibited at the Medialab Prado buildings. Medialab will contribute only the basic equipment and means to produce the selected projects, pending prior application from the proposal’s author(s).

Should the jury have doubts about any technical requirements, they will contact the authors of the proposal.

Language

The workshop will be held partly in English and partly in Spanish, with no translation.

Travel and lodging aid

Pending application, Medialab Prado will provide lodging in a Youth Hostel for participants residing outside of Madrid and will consider the possibility of covering travel expenses wholly or in part, on a case by case basis.

Registration:

All those interested in taking part in the workshop must fill in and send the application form published at www.visualizar.org

Application deadline

October 5, 2007

Further information

For further information contact: visualizar@medialab-matadero.es

Final Decision

Selection committee

The jury will comprise the workshop instructors, José Luis de Vicente and Medialab Prado.

Assessment of the projects

Projects will be judged based on:

- Project quality

- Suitability to the purpose of Visualizar

- Combination of various fields of knowledge

- Technical feasibility

- Educational value

- Synergies with other projects and willingness to collaborate

Notification of winners

Winners will be announced on 15 October 2007 and applicants will receive notification by email.

Winners’ obligations

The winning individuals or groups agree to attend the workshop and prior seminar in November 2007. They also agree to finish their proposed projects, as far as possible.

The winning individuals or groups may use equipment, pending prior application and approval. Any expense not previously planned or approved in material or equipment rental will be paid by the project authors.

Projects carried out will be the property of their author(s), although whenever said projects are shown at festivals or exhibits, and whenever images of said projects are reproduced in catalogues or websites, their relation with the Visualizar workshop carried out at Medialab Prado should be mentioned. The names of the people who collaborated in developing the projects should also be shown.

Projects exhibited may be shown in printed catalogues and the Medialab and Visualizar websites.

Entry constitutes acceptance of all contest rules.