Organizing Committee - ELO 2016
Co-Chairs: Dene Grigar (WSUV) & Ray Siemens (UVic) Artistic Director – Caitlin Fisher (York U) Curators Sound– John Barber, Washington State University Vancouver Pop-Up Gallery – Brenda Grell, Washington State University Vancouver Readings and Performances – Jim Andrews, Independent Artist Screenings – Jim Bizzocchi, Simon Fraser University; Producer, Justine Bizzocchi, Independent Artist Festival Works Jim Andrews, Lead Juror, Independent Artist Brenda Grell, Washington State University Vancouver John Barber, Washington State University Vancouver Jim Bizzocchi, Simon Fraser University Erika Ortega, University of Kansas Alice Bell, Sheffield Hallam University Jody Zellen, Independent Artist Mia Zamora, Kean University Conference Featured Papers Sandy Baldwin, Lead Juror, Rochester Institute of Technology Helen Burgess, NC State University Chris Funkhouser, New Jersey Institute of Technology Maria Engberg, Georgia Institute of Technology Jeneen Nagi, National University of Ireland Maynooth Joe Tabbi, University of Illinois Chicago Davin Heckman, Winona State University Stuart Moulthrop, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Patsy Baudoin, Independent Scholar Panels, Workshops, & Roundtables Rui Torres, Lead Juror, University Fernando Pessoa James Brown, Rutgers University Camden Joellen Rock, University of Minnesota Duluth Lisa Swanstrom, Florida Atlantic University Johanna Rodgers, City University of New York Alice Van Der Klei, Université du Québec à Montréal Kathi Inman Berens, Portland State University Steve Wingate, South Dakota State University Mark Marino, USC Maria Mencia, Kingston University Jurors & Reviewers Alice Van Der Klei Anastasia Salter Chris Funkhouser Damon Baker Daniela Côrtes Maduro Davin Heckman Dene Grigar Elika Ortega Helen Burgess Jeneen Nagi Jim O’Laughlin Joellyn Rock Joe Tabbi Johanna Rodgers John Murray Kathi Inman Berens Lisa Swanstrom Maria Engberg Maria Mencia Marjorie Luesebrink Mark Marino Patsy Baudoin Rui Torres Sandy Baldwin Steve Wingate Stuart Moulthrop Chair Coordinator Alexandra Saum: UC Berkeley Logistics Local Arrangements: Daniel Sondheim and Alyssa Arbuckle, ETCL, University of Victoria Lead Technical Advisor: Greg Philbrook, CMDC Program, WSUV Awards: Maria Mencia and Rob Wittig Poster Sessions: Davin Heckman and James O’Sullivan Catalog: Will Luers & the DPI Staff, CMDC Program, WSUV Design Team: Dr. Dene Grigar, John Loveridge, Daniel Asbridge, Kathryn Christopher, Robin Conroy Docents for Festival: CMDC students from Grigar’s spring curating course