Communication technology is talk of Downtown.The Alliance for Downtown New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Inc., NYCwireless, and the Lower Manhattan Lower Manhattan is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the City of New York. Lower Manhattan is generally defined as the area delineated on the north by Chambers Street, on the west by the Hudson River (North Cultural Council are co-sponsoring Spectropolis: Mobile Media, Art and the City, a three-day event three-day event a competition in the pleasure horse sport comprising usually one day each for dressage, cross country and show jumping. that highlights the diverse uses of communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry . Spectropolis, which takes place from Oct. 1 to Oct. 3 in Manhattan's City Hall Park, explores how wireless communication, mobile devices and media converge. Spectropolis is the opening event of the LMCC's multiyear Downtown Digital Futures program (www.lmcc.net/ddf), which offers public art events, performances, artists' talks and conferences. Spectropolis will explore how the increasing presence of mobile communication technologies is transforming the manner in which people live, construct and move through today's built environment. Projects will include a luminescent lu·mi·nes·cent adj. Capable of, suitable for, or exhibiting luminescence. [Latin l  men, l flower that colorfully glows based on the availability of wireless Internet, a wireless bicycle that chalks text messages from the Web onto city streets, a portable hearing device that transmits a soundscape sound·scape n. An atmosphere or environment created by or with sound: the raucous soundscape of a city street; a play with a haunting soundscape. responding to immediate surroundings, and a computer station for free download of digital art objects. Spectropolis projects are wide-ranging experiences from screen-based interactions to audio narratives and physical installations. Spectropolis will support the Downtown Alliance's Lower Manhattan Wireless Network Alliance, which provides free wireless internet service from eight hotspots located throughout Lower Manhattan. Volunteers from NYCwireless will be on-hand at Spectropolis events to conduct demonstrations on how to access the free service. Volunteers will also be available every Friday and Saturday after Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. through Oct. 9 at City Hall Park to help the general public access this free service. For more information, please visit www. DowntownNY.com/WiFi. In addition to the projects presented in the park, there will be several hands-on workshops free to the public and three panels. The workshops offer an up-close look at wireless communication technologies and opportunities for hands-on play and participation. Three panels will be held in conjunction with Spectropolis. For more information on Spectropolis: Mobile Media, Art and the City, please visit www.spectropolis.info or e-mail Dana Spiegel at dana@nycwireless.net. |
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