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IN MEMORIAM: WELCOME TO EDITORIAL YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL GEORG NEES (1926–2016) ASSISTANT STACY JERGER OF THE ARTS, MEDIA, Computer art pioneer and Leonardo We are pleased to announce Stacy PERFORMANCE & DESIGN author Georg Nees passed away on Jerger’s new role at Leonardo/ISAST. York University’s School of the 3 January 2016 at the age of eighty- As editorial assistant, Jerger supports Arts, Media, Performance & Design nine. Nees was the first to exhibit editorial, program, marketing and (AMPD) is part of one of Canada’s computer-generated drawings when administrative efforts for Leonardo largest and leading research universi- his artwork was shown in Stuttgart publications and art and science ties, and is located in Toronto, the in February 1965. Influenced by Max events. Previously Jerger received country’s cultural and economic Bense’s information aesthetics, Nees a certificate in the Professional capital. A premier destination for completed his PhD thesis, Generative Sequence in Editing from UC Berke- professional education across the arts, Computergraphik, in 1968. It was an ley and turned her attention to nar- AMPD is an incubator for creative expression of the emerging move- rative process and storytelling. She talent to ignite bold new ideas, invent ment of generative art and design. brings with her the experiences transformative experiences and Trained as a mathematician, Nees she gained as a developmental book devise innovative solutions for global participated in many of the early, as editor in the shifting publishing challenges. Known for its pioneering well as recent, displays of computer paradigm, where she partnered programs, AMPD offers its 3,000+ art. After retiring from his research with authors to focus on high-level undergraduate and graduate students position at the Siemens company revision and generate ideas. Jerger and 250+ faculty members an excep- in Erlangen, he again concentrated comes from an artistic background, tional environment for experimenta- on computer-generated art and graduating with a BFA from Maine tion and discovery across and beyond researched issues of digital color- College of Art in 2007. Her studies artistic disciplines, disciplines that ing. Nees also wrote several novels included sculpture installations and engage emerging technologies and expressing his philosophy of a non- narrative illustration. embrace intersections with engineer- religious, human-made culture. ing, business, law, science, education CONGRATULATIONS: FELLOWSHIP and health. Through its experiential CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: RECIPIENT CHARLES LILLY curriculum and groundbreaking INNOVATIVE K–12 PROJECTS Charles Lilly, Leonardo community research initiatives, such as the Dis- The Innovation Collaborative, a coali- member and University of Texas at PerSion Lab and Sensorium: Centre tion of national institutions repre- Dallas PhD student in the School for Digital Arts & Technology, AMPD senting the arts, sciences, humanities of Arts, Technology and Emerg- fosters an entrepreneurial, collabora- and higher education, is launching ing Communication, has received tive culture that encourages the devel- the second phase of a research project a Society for Scholarly Publishing opment of thought leaders and agents to drive creativity and innovation in Fellowship. Lilly, who is researching of change in the world. Find out more K–12 schools across the United States. experimental publishing platforms, at . The Collaborative’s Effective Practices credits the fellowship to his advisor, framework will include validated Roger F. Malina, who holds the Arts POMONA COLLEGE teaching practices for science, tech- and Technology Distinguished Chair. Pomona College offers a compre- nology, engineering, arts and design, Find out more at . ratio of eight to one, students have son, unit or project capturing any the opportunity to work closely and integration of the arts, STEM and/or collaboratively with professors who humanities disciplines. are also top scholars in their fields.

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Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER)

Since 2008, the Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) series of lectures and presentations on art, science and technology has provided spaces for progressive thought leaders to come together to form community and explore the intersections of disciplinary thinking. Owing to its success and popularity, LASER has expanded beyond its birthplace in the San Francisco Bay Area, first to the U.S. East Coast, then across the Atlantic to London—the home of the first European LASER—and today continues to expand to new locations nationally and internationally. We thank all of those who have spoken at, participated in or attended LASER events throughout the years. We owe a special thank you to Piero Scaruffi, LASER founder and chair, for his inspiration and continued dedication, and to the growing list of LASER hosts around the world. To follow LASER events, see .

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