Friday 21st February

11.00 - 16.00 | REGISTRATION
Signals
Registration takes place on Wednesday 19th February from 11am to 4pm at Signals @ Routes.

13.30 - 15.00 | BIOTECH PUBLIC DISCUSSION FORUM
Colchester Town Hall - Moot Hall
An open access session for public questions and answers including summary of debate arising from gathering of twenty artists and scientists from the Future Physical BIO-TECH Network Exchange led by internationally renowned artist/scientists, Sara Diamond, Jane Prophet, Daniel Glaser and Nina Czgledy. Moderated by Ghislaine Boddington.

15.00 - 16.00 | MAYORS RECEPTION
Colchester Town Hall - Mayors Parlour
The Mayor of Colchester will welcomes the ECO-TECH Network Exchange participants and international artists. A reception for all InterChange participants.

16.30 | ECO-TECH KEYNOTE SPEECH
Colchester Town Hall - Mayors Parlour
The keynote speech by Japanese new media artist Masaki Fujihata expresses a Japanese view of nature and explores technology as a mirror of self reflection.

18.00 | RECEPTION
firstsite
Reception for the Future Physical commissions exhibiting at firstsite. For ECO-TECH participants and VIP's only.

AFTERNOON | EXHIBITION VISIT - gallery open until 8pm
firstsite
Opportunity to visit the BIO-TECH and ECO-TECH Future Physical commissions at firstsite. An exhibition of Future Physical commissions ranging from virtual online environments to reactive objects around the themes of bio-technology and eco-technology.

Featuring works by Jane Prophet and Neil Theise, Stanza, Philip Warnell, Catherine Watling, Rachel Wingfield and Japanese new media artist, Masaki Fujihata.

20.00 | UNINVITED GUESTS
Colchester Arts Centre
There is the option to go to a performance by Uninvited Guests, programmed by Colchester Arts Centre. Uninvited guests pull the plug and work offline, exploring what happens when texts written to be read on the web are spoken face to face with an audience.

09.00 - 13.15 | WORKING GROUPS
Colchester Arts Centre
Sharing, discussion and exchange around four main themes:

• Biomimetics: interactivity and digital growth processes
• Global Systems: tracking, mapping and data collection
• Nature Works: artworks and community in natural/rural environments
• Future Buildings: technology developments and eco architecture.

These themes are reflected in the commissioned works and with guest artists involved in the discussion and debate within the working groups.

14.00 | RAMBLE, THE CUCKOO WAY REVISITED
Roy Cleary/Masaki Fujihata
firstsite
Local artist Roy Cleary, leads the interchange participants on an afternoon ramble. We will walk along the recently 'reclaimed' footpath to Cuckoo Farm Artists Studios on the outskirts of Colchester. Recommended clothing - waterproof coat, walking shoes!

• International artist Masaki Fujihata will also demonstrate his GPS systems at 2pm at firstsite.
  

AFTERNOON | EXHIBITION VISIT - gallery open until 5pm
firstsite
Also an opportunity to visit the BIO-TECH and ECO-TECH Future Physical commissions at firstsite. An exhibition of Future Physical commissions ranging from virtual online environments to reactive objects around the themes of bio-technology and eco-technology.

Featuring works by Jane Prophet and Neil Theise, Stanza, Philip Warnell, Catherine Watling, Rachel Wingfield and Japanese new media artist, Masaki Fujihata.

20.00 | VISUALS / SOUNDS SHOWCASE
Colchester Arts Centre
An innovative evening of film, visuals and sound art featuring work by commissioned artist, Stanza and online virtual environment, Code Zebra moderated live by Sara Diamond with live chat room for remote participation.

09.00 - 13.15 | WORKING GROUPS
Colchester Arts Centre
Sharing, discussion and exchange around four main themes:

• Biomimetics: interactivity and digital growth processes
• Global Systems: tracking, mapping and data collection
• Nature Works: artworks and community in natural/rural environments
• Future Buildings: technology developments and eco architecture.

These themes are reflected in the commissioned works and with guest artists involved in the discussion and debate within the working groups.

15.00 - 18.00 | ECO-TECH Public Talks
The Moot Hall
A programme of public talks featuring the following speakers:
• Richard Povall
• Tony Beckwith
• Masaki Fujihata
• Orlando Mathias
• Ben Morris

AFTERNOON | EXHIBITION VISIT - gallery open until 8pm
firstsite
Also an opportunity to visit the BIO-TECH and ECO-TECH Future Physical commissions at firstsite. An exhibition of Future Physical commissions ranging from virtual online environments to reactive objects around the themes of bio-technology and eco-technology.

Featuring works by Jane Prophet and Neil Theise, Stanza, Philip Warnell, Catherine Watling, Rachel Wingfield and Japanese new media artist, Masaki Fujihata.

21.00 - 02.00| CLUSTER CLUB NIGHT
Colchester Arts Centre
An eclectic cutting edge club night featuring exploratory DJs, VJ's, digital and live performers. DJ Marshall Jefferson, Frankie the Robot and Ambienttv.net (Mukul).

Visuals around BIO and ECO-TECH themes of body, technology, science and environment from Raya, 2 BIT TV, People Like Us and commissioned artists Stanza and Catherine Watling. Plus CellBytes - live bytes of dance/ performance.

Also a chance to see a radical new chat and gaming environment in action and talk online with Sara Diamond one of the leading producers in web design & new media.
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13.00 - 18.00 | FUTURE NATURAL MARKETPLACE
Colchester Arts Centre
Where do ecology & technology meet? How can technology be used in positive ways to sustain our natural world. Come and check out the future of nature. See stall exhibits, pick up information, and speak to those working in the fields. Exhibits on show from locally based and national organisations and groups advocating current topics/issues and promoting new concepts, innovations and eco-projects.

8th-28th February | THROUGHOUT
Exhibition at firstsite

Generator
Colchester Arts Centre presents Generator, a series of 'self-generating projects', incorporating digital media, instructive and participation pieces, drawing machines, experimental literature and music technologies. The artist creates a process such as a set of natural language rules, a computer programme, a machine or other procedural intervention which is then set in motion unsupervised. The works develop over time or indefinitely, often through interaction with the visitor.

Generator is organize by Spacex and Star, with support from i-dat (The institute of Digital Art & Technology) and The National Touring Programme of The Arts Council of England.

Future Physical BIO and ECO-TECH commissions
Exhibition of a range of Future Physical commissions ranging from virtual online environments to reactive objects around the themes of bio and eco technology featuring works by Jane Prophet and Neil Theise, Stanza, Philip Warnell, Catherine Watling, Rachel Wingfield and Japanese new media artist, Masaki Fujihata.