STUDY: e-Culture | New Media in PK - Invitation to participate

[yasir ~يا سر‎]

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                                   Invitation to participate                                  
  :: e-Culture | New Media ~ in Pakistan *  

Hello !

Mauj Collective is conducting a study on e-Culture and New Media practices in Pakistan. It covers the arts, social development, business and nonprofits. We will ask you to fill a short form given below -- one for each person, one for each organization. This will ask for basic information accompanied by a question each on history and future. We will also ask for accompanying text, images and videos. This study is supported by the Asia-Europe Foundation ASEF.

It is important that you be part of this study in order to help identify the technoculture scenario in Pakistan. It is equally important to identify oneself as an actor in a trend, which is both a global phenomena and is redefining itself in our unique context.

The study takes a broad of view of New Media and is particularly interested in how new media technologies are affecting the fabric of our culture. To this end we are particularly interested in documenting instances in which technologies have positively contributed to public culture, whether through a service, show,

software, or event.

This study will lead into the production of an online directory (later network) of artists, architects, curators, culture-workers, development people, entrepreneurs, engineers, designers, animators, software and game developers, journalists and publicists. It will also produce a report and three short articles including one video. All of these will be available on the internet.

The directory will keep growing into a social networking interface to encourage inquiry, access to information about each other's work, cooperation, collaboration, exchange among all these actors and entities across pakistan. This will also be available to organizations and people internationally who want to engage in new media in Pakistan.

We also request you to help us identify people and organization which have played, or are playing leading roles in this area. You may forward their contacts to us, and convey this email to them on our behalf. Its also here: http://tinyurl.com/pknewmedia

We would be happy if you would get back to us with the form and accompanying materials by Tuesday, 27th April 2010.

With best wishes.


Yasir Husain

Mauj Collective for Open Technology, Art & Culture
Email:    yasir....@gmail.com
Cell:      +92  333 214 9543  (for further inquiries or scheduling pick-ups)
Blog:     http://maujmedia.blogspot.com/




                                 All fields are to be filled                                 


Entity                [     ] person          [    ] organization                [  type in 'X' ]

Name               [of person or organization; copy-paste &  fill separately for each]
  

Affiliation         [organization or person/s]


Keywords         [4 labels which describe entity; such as: mobiles, software, export, gaming]      



Description      [text of a few paras about person yourself / org]





                        [You may enter more than one for the next 4 fields]

Email               [address]


Web                 [url/address]


Tel                   [landline]


Cell                  [mobile number starting with country code +92...  ]


Address            [country, city, street]


Images 1-3       [please include up to 3 images] 



Videos 1-2       [please include up to 2 short videos if any]



Major Activities, Products or Services related to new media 
[include list of shows, projects, achievements, publications, or online articles on the work written by others]




History
What are the key influences on your work or the work of the organization? 
[You may include historical and current institutions, people, movements or trends that define your work.]





Future
What key factors is the the future growth of e-culture / new media in pakistan going to be determined by?





If we were to record your view on video, would an interview be possible?   Y/N    [    ]


Where did you hear about this study or get this form from?




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Thank you for being part of this study on e-Culture and New Media in Pakistan
being conducted by Mauj Collective for Open Technology, Art & Culture, Karachi.

Please email back this completed form, after attaching the images and videos to yasir....@gmail.com
Please coordinate with me (Yasir) if a pick up /transfer to usb-memory stick is required, for the videos.