Happy New Year To everybody! Hope the holiday was enjoyable, hope everyone is keeping warm. January at XX is always a busy time as we prepare for our cyber_arts festival; Maid in Cyberspace. As a result of this, there will be no Femme br@nchées this month. But don't miss Maid in Cyberspace: Active Agents at the fondation Pierre Pellerain 2200 Sherbrooke street. February 4th - 8th.

Festival Schedule:

http://www.studioxx.org/maid2003/e/schedule.htm

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>>Volunteer Call-Outs

!URGENT! The Maid in Cyberspace Festival is looking for XX members who would be be willing to host guest artists during the festival. If you would like to do so, please contact Miriam Verburg by phone: 514.845.7934 or via email: miriam@studioxx.org. Hosts will be renumerated for small expenses. We thank you for helping to make our event a success.

The 6th edition of Studio XX's feminist cyber art festival: Maid in Cyberspace is but a few short months away. We need all hands on deck to help with web design, publicity and basic organization. If you are interested please attend the volunteer orientation meeting on Wednesday January 8th at 5:00pm. For more information call: 845-7934 or email: miriam@studioxx.org

>> 2003 Workshop Schedule:

There are still a couple of spaces left in our second semester classes. To register for a 2003 winter workshop please call:845-0289 or email: deborah@studioxx.org

>> Community Access Program
free Saturday workshops 1:00pm-5:00pm

Offered free to the public Studio XX's Saturday courses are useful introductions to the world of computers. To register simply call 845-7934 and ask to speak with Deb.

>> Special Saturday Series: Deconstructing the Machine

What are your environmental and philosophical perceptions of the machine? Be a Citizen Scientist & Build a Robot using a Stamp Microcontroller.

Part 1 Circuit Building Chrisa Hoika Saturday March 1 13h-17h	Part 2 Programming the Circuit Chrisa Hoika Saturday March 8 13h-17h
Life & Times of the Machine : Know the past to understand the present. Chrisa hoika Saturday April 5 13h-17h

>>Employment Opportunities

STUDIO XX MEMBERS

We would like to establish a database of teachers at XX to be used as a reference when we are planning courses or developing special workshops. We will also give your coordinates to XX members who are looking for private tutorials. If you are interested in being assessed for our teacher database, please send us a copy of your cv and links to any on-line documentation or work. CVs can be e-mailed to Deborah@studioxx.org. or faxed to 845-4941

As of January 2003 all enquiries dealing with residencies co-productions and collaborations should be addressed to Deborah@studioxx.org.

If you have already submitted work and have not heard back from anyone you will receive a response in the new year following Maid in Cyberspace,