On May 21st, I’ll be driving down to San Diego to talk about “software studies.” As defined by the organizers:

Following on the first Software Studies Workshop organized by Matthew Fuller (Rotterdam, 2006), the Software Studies Workshop @ UCSD (21 - 22 May) is a foundational event bringing together key U.S. figures in this emerging area. The workshop will discuss what it means to study software cultures, and the direction and goals of Software Studies as an emerging movement. Our goal is for the workshop to result in publishing a founding statement on the field, as well as initiate a set of interdisciplinary project collaborations. The workshop is sponsored by Calit2, CRCA, HASTAC, UCDARNet, and the UCSD Visual Arts Department.

The Pecha Kucha on Wednesday afternoon is open to the public. Seating is limited and RSVP is required. For more information visit the website.

Participants include Ian Bogost (Georgia Institute of Technology), Geoff Bowker (Santa Clara University), Benjamin Bratton (UCLA), Matt Fuller (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Kate Hayles (UCLA), Matt Kirschenbaum (University of Maryland), Peter Lunenfeld (Art Center College of Design), Mark Marino (USC), Michael Mateas (UCSC), Nick Montfort (MIT), Rita Raley (UCSB), C.E.B. Reas (UCLA), Warren Sack (UCSC), Doug Sery (MIT Press), Chandler McWilliams (UCLA), Lev Manovich (UCSD), Noah Wardrip-Fruin (UCSD), Jeremy Douglass (UCSD), Amy Alexander (UCSD), Barry Brown (UCSD), Jordan Crandall (UCSD), Kelly Gates (UCSD), Brian Goldfarb (UCSD), Jim Hollan (UCSD), Stefan Tanaka (UCSD), and Geoff Voelker (UCSD).

The NODE08 forum for digital arts takes place in Frankfurt from 5 -12 April 2008. I’m giving a lecture called “Form + Code” on Tuesday and teaching a workshop on making prints with Processing the next day. The lecture is about a new book that I’m currently preparing with Chandler McWilliams (more about that later). Check out the complete schedule for more information.