Ger Ger follows the invitation to Open 00 for presentation and participation in the exhibition with NETDUMP.

Open is a multi-sited creative laboratory taking place across the London borough of Camden on November 6-7, 2000.
Open looks at the impact of digital technology on emerging arts practice and youth culture, and features a number of inter-linked events including exhibitions, workshops, panel discussions, webcasts, and keynote speeches.
The event takes its cue from one of the most intriguing stories in digital information history - the phenomenon of Open source software.

Location
Roundhouse (Undercroft), Interchange, British Library

Links
http://www.thisisnot.com
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/thisisnot.com/open/sopeople.html
http://www.netdump.org . http://www.netdump.org/press_kit/open_00/

Ger Ger presents NETDUMP within the scope of the conference, the exhibition and the online exhibition.

Schedule
October 25-29: exhibition (netdump kiosk system exhibition)
October 27-29: conference (presentation)
Oct. 25 – Nov. 12: electrohype web (online presentation)

Links
http://www.electrohype.org
http://www.netdump.org . http://www.netdump.org/press_kit/electrohype_00/

Ger Ger receives an award for the project NETDUMP at this year's Prix Ars Electronica 2000 (category u19)!

The Prix has been a fixed component of the Ars Electronica for years. Wikipedia: this prize is often called the "Oscar" of computer art.
The festival of Ars Electronica has yearly taken place in Linz since 1979, accompanied by a large media echo. It is the world's leading and most important festival for digital arts/media arts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars_Electronica

TV Broadcast
The gala event/award ceremony will be broadcasted on Sept. 4, 2000 on the following networks:
3Sat - LIVE
ORF1 - late night transmission

Exhibition
Cyberarts exhibition at O.K. (Center for Contemporary Art, Linz)

Links
http://prixars.orf.at
http://www.netdump.org . http://www.netdump.org/press_kit/ars_electronica_00/

New found footage piece for the DIAGONALE. Format: video.

The short film "The Austria Placard" ("Das Österreich-Plakat"), which originated in February 2000, will be shown at this year's DIAGONALE (festival for Austrian film March 24 - April 2, 2000) as part of the program "Filmischer Körper".
Used found footage: from "1. April 2000" and from Asian TV newscast about the Austrian change of government in 2000.

http://www.diagonale.at