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We propose that SINAPSE begin as a small "C" center in the
fall of 2001, with the goal of achieving the status of an Organized
Research Unit in three years. The kick-off event in the first year will
be an international Conference to be held at UCLA in November 2001 in
conjunction with UC DARNET (Digital Arts Research Network) and CaiiA
- STAR (Centre for Advanced Inquiry in Interactive Arts - Science, Technology
and Arts Research), which will bring to the UCLA campus twenty researchers
in digital media from around the world. In conjunction with publicity
for this event, SINAPSE will be announced as a functional entity, an
Executive Committee will be chosen and convened, and an Acting Director
appointed. A lecture series will also be inaugurated. During this year
a formal proposal will be developed and brought to the Academic Senate
for its consideration. Also this year the Acting Director will contact
all UCLA Centers and Institutes with stakes in digital media and, for
those interested in partnering with SINAPSE, begin creating the infrastructure
necessary to implement the two-way streaming of events between Centers.
The Acting Director will also begin to build a network of UCLA faculty
who wish to be associated with SINAPSE and host a few events during
this year to facilitate communication and potential collaboration.
The second year
of 2002-2003 will be devoted to carrying the approval process for an
Organized Research Unit through the Office of the President and the
Regents. In addition, a call for fellowship proposals will be developed,
the building of an infrastructure between SINAPSE and its partner Centers
will continue, and a second interdisciplinary conference will be planned
on simulations, interfaces and networks that will begin to build a community
of UCLA faculty, faculty from elsewhere in the UC system, and faculty
from other universities. This conference will be an important means
by which SINAPSE can attain visibility on the UCLA campus and throughout
the country.
In the third year
of 2003-2004 we hope to complete the process of gaining approval as
an Organized Research Unit. This year will be devoted to gearing up
for the opening of the SINAPSE Institute's physical facilities in North
Campus and South Campus. Assuming approval comes through, this year
we also hope to formally announce the SINAPSE internal and external
fellowship competitions for faculty and graduate students. The lectures
series will continue and grow, concentrating on affiliate faculty but
also including an active roster of visiting faculty.
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