[1st-mile-nm] CURRENTS New Media Festival: June 10 - 26

[Richard Lowenberg]

The annual CURRENTS International New Media Festival opens next weekend
in Santa Fe, as well as in cities around the state.  An inspiring 
program for the whole family.   For complete programs, locations, 
schedule and
more, see:   https://currentsnewmedia.org

Organized by 1st-Mile Institute, there will be a free public symposium 
on Sunday, June 12, 1:00 - 3:30, on best practices for preservation, 
archiving and access of unstable, time-based media, including for the 
ongoing life of analogue and digital media.

A special workshop, "Build your Own Internet-of-Things Micro Controller"
of interest to some on this list, will take place at MAKE Santa Fe,
on Friday afternoon, the 10th.

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Build your Own Internet-of-Things Micro Controller
Friday, June 10, 1:00 – 5:00 @ MAKE Santa Fe
Workshop Fee:  $50 *

https://currentsnewmedia.org/events/build-internet-things-micro-controller/

Instructor: Mark Hellar, Hellar Studios, San Francisco

The ESP8266 is a low-cost Wi-Fi chip and microcontroller.   With it you 
can connect a variety of sensors and/or actuators like LED's and motors 
to anything you want.   When connected to the Internet you can interact 
with your creation from anywhere in the world!   Looking to get into the 
Internet of Things?   Want to make an interactive installation that 
spans multiple continents?   This workshop is for you.

Basic programming experience in Javascript or C is helpful but not 
required.

* ESP8266 electronic kits will be provided and will be available for 
optional purchase at the end of the workshop for $30.00 + $20 workshop 
fee ($50).

Mark Hellar is a leading technology consultant for cultural institutions 
throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, and owner of Hellar 
Studios LLC.  Mark is currently working on new media conservation 
initiatives at SFMoMA, including the conservation and care of their 
software-based artworks. He is also is an advisory committee member for 
the Digital Repository for Museum Collections at MoMA and has presented 
on the conservation of software-based artworks at Harvard University, 
the Smithsonian Institute, American Institute of Conservation and the 
DOCAM research alliance.   He leads hands-on digital maker workshops 
internationally.


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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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