Welcome to VSMM2017

by Prof Alzonzo Addison, VSMM President & Prof Lizbeth Goodman and Dr Shane Keaveney, VSMM Co-Chairs

Keynote

by Dr Sara Diamond, President, Ontario College of Art & Design University, Toronto

Leonardo 50th Anniversary Celebration (MIT Press)

Halloween PARTY Introduced by Prof Nina Czegledy, Leonardo International Celebrations Chair with Prof Diana Domingues, Dr Camille Baker, Dr. Gayil Nalls, Dr. Daria Dorosh, Dr. Halina Gottlieb, Dr Anita Yakkundi, Dr Aviva Cohen, Cheryl L'Hirondelle, Tara O'Neil, Martina Moyne, Colin Keogh, Vincent Hyland, Rafael Samuel, et al

Ending

with the Augmented Reality Tour of Bram Stoker's DRACULA. by Dr Mads Haahr of Haunted Planet Studios

About Leonardo/ISAST
50 Years of Celebrating the Community

Almost half a century ago, kinetic artist and astronautical pioneer Frank Malina set out to solve the needs of a community of artists and scientists working across disciplines by using the “new media” of the time: offset print publishing. As a groundbreaking, innovative venture, Leonardo represented a unique vision: to serve as an international channel of communication among artists, with emphasis on the writings of artists who use science and developing technologies in their work. The result was Leonardo, an academic journal for artists with the peer-review rigor of a scientific journal. For 50 years, Leonardo has been the definitive publication for artist-academics, and the field has gained momentum in recent years.

Leonardo's anniversary celebrations are made possible by our international partners and led by the 50th Anniversary Committee Chair Nina Czegledy.