The Network: The Newsletter of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology and of l'Observatoire Leonardo des Arts et Technosciences

WELCOME TO NEW CEO OF LEONARDO/ISAST-ASU PARTNERSHIP: DIANA AYTONSHENKER

Diana Ayton-Shenker is the new Chief Executive Officer of the Leonardo/ISAST and ASU partnership. This partnership provides leadership for the advancement of the university's work in the area of art-science research and creative activity and amplifies ASU's international profile in the field. It also launches Leonardo and its constituent programs to a new level of growth and market presence and provides long-term continuity for the organization.

Diana is the founding CEO of Global Momenta, a philanthropic strategy and impact innovation firm, and the Global Catalyst Senior Fellow at The New School. She is the author of four books, including A New Global Agenda: Priorities, Practices, and Pathways of the International Community. See more at www.leonardo.info/led/19253.

SIGGRAPH 2019 CONFERENCE AND NEW SPECIAL ISSUE JOURNAL

Once a year Leonardo publishes the SIGGRAPH issue of Leonardo journal, which is the result of an ongoing collaboration between Leonardo and ACM SIGGRAPH to showcase the community of artists, designers and scholars working with computer graphics and interactive technologies. Leonardo/ISAST and SIGGRAPH are pleased to present the eleventh edition of SIGGRAPH Art Papers showcasing research that explores innovative and provocative projects in a self-reflective manner: multiple views or entry points, multicultural translation and multigenerational communication. The theme of this year's Art Gallery was "Proliferating Possibilities: Speculative Futures in Art and Design." What solutions might we need to thrive in a future full of promise and unknowns? View the annual special Leonardo SIGGRAPH journal issue featuring the Art Papers, Art Gallery, and the ACM SIGGRAPH Lifetime Achievement Award. Visit www.leonardo.info/journal-issue/leonardo/52/4.

JOIN THE LEONARDO BOOK CLUB ONLINE

Every month Leonardo hosts virtual discussions with authors about their latest work in art, science and technology. If you missed the recent live video discussions with our authors, you can find them online. Catch up with Pino Trogu on his article "Giorgio Scarpa's Model of a Sea Urchin Inspires New Instrumentation," Janine Randerson on her book Weather as Medium: Toward a Meteorological Art, Charlotte Frost on her article "Digital Critics: The Early History of Online Art Criticism," Jody Berland on her new book Virtual Menageries: Animals as Mediators in Network Cultures and Hideo Mabuchi on his Scientific Delirium Madness art-science residency. All discussions are available at www.facebook.com/leonardoisast. Sign up to be notified of the next discussion at www.leonardo.info/leonardo-book-club.

LEONARDO EDUCATION AND ARTS FORUM: WHAT'S NEXT IN 2019–2021

We would like to welcome Ruth West as the chair of the Leonardo Education and Arts Forum. This year LEAF hosted events at the SIGGRAPH Annual Conference 28 July–1 August in Los Angeles, CA, and will be preparing for the College Arts Conference in February 2020 in Chicago, IL. Please connect with Ruth for participation in upcoming events. Ruth West is an artist and researcher bridging data, virtual and augmented reality, wearable sensors, 3D fabrication and mobile media with domains such as neuroscience, genomics, astronomy, urban ecology, micro-biome, mobile health and digital remix culture. Find out more at www.leonardo.info/leaf.

IN MEMORIUM: JÜRGEN BRÄUNINGER (1956–2019)

With great sorrow and appreciation, we learned of the passing of long-time Leonardo Music Journal editorial board member Jürgen Bräuninger on 6 May 2019. Bräuninger was a South African composer whose work has been performed by the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Stockholm Saxophone Quartet, the SÜDPOOL Ensemble, and the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester as well as many other talented and recognized individual artists. He was an Associate Professor in the School of Music, at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, in Durban, South Africa, where he lectured mainly in composition and music technology. Bräuninger joined the editorial board of LMJ in 2000 when he curated the audio volume Southern Cones: Music out of Africa and South America. See more at www.leonardo.info/contributor/9174/jurgen-brauninger...