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Amanda Ault Is Named Associate Director of Southern Exposure

After five years with NAMAC, Amanda Ault is leaving to take the position of Associate Director of Southern Exposure, a San Francisco-based visual arts organization. Her last day will be Friday, November 14, 2008.

White Space Devices and the Battle over Innovation: Public Access vs. Industry Control of the Airwaves

Find out everything you need to know about this hot topic relating to wireless spectrum.

The Last of the Red Hot Filmmaker Tours

Author:
Allen Bell and David Dombrosky
Find out how the Southern Arts Federation takes their filmmakers on the road for a unique exhibition experience.

Creating A Platform for Participation: An Overview of NAMAC’s Website Launch

Author:
Morgan Sully
Learn more about this site's new content areas and ways you can participate.

Youth Media Reporter: A Resource to the Field

Author:
Ingrid Hu Dahl
Youth Media Reporter is a field-building initiative, primarily as an online newsletter for practitioners to share information across the field.

Next President Should Launch the Digital New Deal

Author:
Helen DeMichiel
Read how, from a media arts perspective, the country needs a national broadband initiative and a “Digital New Deal.”

Seize the Opportunity: Moving Towards A Multigenerational Leadership Model

Author:
Daniel 'Dewey' Schott
Is there really an imminent leadership crisis, or do we need to just shift our perspective?

NAMAC Update on Orphan Works Legislation

Author:
David Schwartz and David Lydon
Orphan works is a copyright issue that affects a large number of filmmakers and artists today. Learn more here.

Re:place 2007: The Second International Conference on the Histories of Media, Art, Science, and Technology

Author:
Robin Oppenheimer
Re:place’s thematic focus was on "place" and the migration of knowledge in the interdisciplinary contexts of art, historiography, science, and technology.