• The Host Organisation circulates a Call for Papers & Participation for the Symposium on a world-wide scale.

• The Host Organisation sends each proposal anonymously to at least two members of the IPC (according to their expertise). See section 5a.

• The role of the IPC is to jury, rank, and select proposals and papers.

• The Host Organisation is encouraged to include several invited speakers, performers, exhibitors, etc. in the program in addition to those selected through the jurying process.

• A Preliminary Program is proposed to the entire IPC. The IPC must have the chance to comment before the official Preliminary Program is printed.

• Following acceptance by the IPC, the Host Organization circulates the Preliminary Program for public distribution. Since this is the main announcement for registration, it is recommended to distribute this information at least six months in advance of the event, in order for the potential participants to make the necessary arrangements.

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1. Academic Conference: offers an open platform for themes relating to each Symposium
2. Electronic Art/New Media Exhibitionc offers a juried selection of electronic and new media art works

1. The Academic Conference consists of
• Papers and Panels Sessions: offering the actual state of the (electronic) art(s)

• Workshops: offering hands-on training for new technologies, software and information

• Tutorials: offering introductions to diverse fields of electronic art for newcomers to that field

• Artistic Project Presentations:
   - Presentations which provide background on works which are part of the ISEA exhibition and performances. These presentations may be invited after the appropriate juries have made selections.
   - Presentations on works which are not technically possible to exhibit/perform at the particular ISEA. These presentations are to be selected from open call and from recommendations from the jury of works that could not be included because of technical limitations.
   - Presentations of works in progress that would benefit from feedback, call for collaborations, etc.

• Round Tables, Break-out and Networking Sessions
   - informal sessions that expand on the themes of the symposium

• Posters sessions
   - allowing artists and researchers to showcase new projects and works

• Institutional Presentations
   - short presentations by institutions involved in promoting, funding, or education in the electronic arts.
   - Institutional presenters pay the normal registration fees.
   - Institutional presentations are intended to be general overviews of an organisation. Specific artistic projects, collaborative or done by individuals, should be submitted as artistic project presentations.

• Inter-Society General Assembly
   - The Host Organisation should ensure that the Symposium program includes the Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts 1) Reception and 2) General Meeting. The times and locations of the Meeting and Reception shall be clearly publicized. The ISEA Reception shall occur prior to the official opening of the ISEA event. The ISEA Neeting should be scheduled at a 'prime time and place' during the symposium. To ensure this, the organizing party must consult with the ISEA Board before setting the time and place. Experince suggests that the Meeting should not occur on the last day of the symposium, since many participants would be travelling.


2. Electronic Art / New Media Exhibition: offer a juried selection of electronic and new media art works

Complemented by:

• Electronic Theater
   - screening a selection of computer animation, single-channel video and film works

• Concerts and Performances
   - including a range of music, dance, performance and mixed media public events

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