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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor="#666666" lang=EN-US link="#182F61" vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Apologies for x-posting. Please note the ICAT/IMPACT call for interactive art, installations, and technology demos that relate to contemplative practice. Attached is a flyer in pdf format.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>--<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Composition, Music Technology<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Director, DISIS Interactive Sound & Intermedia Studio<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Director, L2Ork Linux Laptop Orchestra<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Head, ICAT IMPACT Studio<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Virginia Tech<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Dept. of Music – 0240<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Blacksburg, VA 24061<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>(540) 231-6139<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>(540) 231-5034 (fax)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="mailto:ico@vt.edu"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>ico@vt.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://disis.music.vt.edu/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://disis.music.vt.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://l2ork.music.vt.edu/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://l2ork.music.vt.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=576 style='width:6.0in'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=575 height=162 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDECBE.8D37FB10" alt="Contemplative Practices in a Technological Society - April 11-13, 2013 - Blacksburg, Virginia"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Along with the marvels of the 21st century come hurry, distraction, and distress and a compelling question:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>How can we reconnect with our own humanity in the midst of a rapidly evolving technological society?</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>To discuss this question, Virginia Tech is organizing the conference, <a href="http://www.cpe.vt.edu/cpts/index.html"><b>Contemplative Practices for a Technological Society</b></a>, on April 11-13, 2013 in Blacksburg, Virginia.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>We invite students, the academic community, professionals, and contemplatives from Education, Arts, Health, Business, Science, Technology, and other areas to engage in a conversation about the future of contemplative mind body practices in our emerging technological society. Applying the facilitation skills of The Center of Appreciative Practice at the University of Virginia, this conference will actively include all participants in an extended dialog designed to tap the participants' collective wisdom for shaping our future.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>This conference is the first of a series of regional conferences designed to lay the foundation for growing supportive networks of contemplative practice in and between education, research, business, and community programs through synergistic interactions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Keynote Speakers:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br><a href="http://www.cpe.vt.edu/cpts/speakers.html#ryan">Congressman Tim Ryan</a> – Author of A Mindful Nation <br><a href="http://www.cpe.vt.edu/cpts/speakers.html#rinpoche">Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche</a> – Head of Dharmakaya Meditation Organization<br><a href="http://www.cpe.vt.edu/cpts/speakers.html#fernandez">Rich Fernandez</a>, Ph.D. – Director of Executive Development, Google<br><a href="http://www.cpe.vt.edu/cpts/speakers.html#lantieri">Linda Lantieri</a> – Director of The Inner Resilience Program, New York, NY<br><a href="http://www.cpe.vt.edu/cpts/speakers.html#smith1">Ali</a> and <a href="http://www.cpe.vt.edu/cpts/speakers.html#smith2">Atman Smith</a>, <a href="http://www.cpe.vt.edu/cpts/speakers.html#gonzalez">Andres Gonzalez </a>– Holistic Life Foundation, Baltimore, MD<br><a href="http://www.cpe.vt.edu/cpts/speakers.html#carroll">Michael Carroll</a> – Author: Awake at Work and The Mindful Leader <br><a href="http://www.cpe.vt.edu/cpts/speakers.html#bowles">Rick Bowles</a> – Executive V. P. and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer for Merck & Co., Inc. (retired)<br><a href="http://www.cpe.vt.edu/cpts/speakers.html#mcnamee">Mark G. McNamee</a> – Provost, Virginia Tech<br><a href="http://www.cpe.vt.edu/cpts/speakers.html#lief">Charles Lief</a> – President, Naropa University <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Special Event:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> ICAT's IMPACT Studio invites proposals for art, installations, and technology demonstrations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Preconference Workshops on April 11</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> (conference attendance not required): Bringing The Wisdom Of Mindfulness Into Everyday Life, Michael Carroll and Patton Hyman; MindUP Workshop, Marc Meyer of The Hawn Foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>For the Call for Papers, to register, and for more information please visit <b><a href="http://www.cpe.vt.edu/cpts/">www.cpe.vt.edu/cpts/</a></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>