Dear I.C.E. Colleagues:

The Projects Committee met on Friday, Feb. 2. We began to formulate plans
for the ICE Summit, scheduled for April 25-28, 2001.

A number of guests have already accepted our invitation to participate,
including George Lewis (renowned jazz and interactive computer musician),
and Mark Coniglio and Dawn Stoppiello of Troika Ranch (pioneers in
interactive dance and performance). We also have invitations out to Peter
Lunenfeld (new media critic), Elise Bernardt (The Kitchen), Ben Davis
(Razerfish), Diana Gromala (Georgia Tech), Jeffrey Shaw (ZKM Center,
Karlsruhe Germany), among others.

We carved out the following rough, very provisional, schedule for the
Summit:

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25

Evening. Inspirational keynote address by Peter Lunenfeld. Open to public.
(Large space required. Fine Arts Balcony?)


THURSDAY, APRIL 26

Morning. Visitors tour arts facilities throughout campus (i.e. music, art,
drama, dance) and meet with a cross-section of our students and faculty.

Afternoon. Visitors give presentations about their own organizations and/or
work. Schedule published in advance. Open to public. (Space for 30-50
people.)

Evening. Performance by Melissa Fenley (guest artist in Dance), Troika
Ranch, and (hopefully) a jam session with George Lewis and various Athens
jazz musicians. (Possible venues: Dance Building, 40 Watt, Georgia Theatre.)
[Note, we also discussed launching the summit on Wednesday evening with this
performance, and scheduling the keynote address Thursday evening.]


FRIDAY, APRIL 27

Morning. Working sessions with members of I.C.E. committee and visitors to
brainstorm future directions for I.C.E. and begin to forge collaborations
with outside organizations.

3:30pm. Panel Discussion: "Collaborations: Arts, Technologies, Cultures."
Public event in downtown venue (possibly the Morton Theatre) publicized
jointly with the Athens Downtown Development Authority. Reception to follow.

Evening. Festivities downtown related to the Twilight Criterium Bike Race.
(The race itself takes place Saturday night.)


These plans are in their very earliest stages, and everything is open to
change. This is the time to offer your reactions and suggestions!!

One event that we must set in stone soon is the panel discussion Friday
afternoon. The Athens Downtown Development Authority is very eager to
collaborate with us on this event, and has offered to publicize the panel
and rent a space downtown for it. This collaborative venture will not only
help lend visibility to I.C.E. (one of the key goals for the summit), but
will reinforce what we hope will become a vital relationship between I.C.E.
and the larger Athens community.


Respectfully submitted,

David Z. Saltz
Chair, Projects Committee