Virtual Concerts II: Comparing Gulfs

With talkshoe and webex, as part of the NYFA sponsored project, "Gulf to Gulf," 4: PM ET Thursday April 9, 2009 I will host the second Virtual Concert II event with Dr. Michele Dionne, Director of Research at the Wells National Research Reserve, Wells, Maine, Marda Kirn, Director of the EcoartNetwork, Boulder, CO.,Dr. Dr. Don Krug, Chair of the Education Department at the University of British Columbia at Vancouver, Daisy Morton, assistant, Vinalhaven, Maine, Dr. Jim White, Director of the INSTAAR Institute, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO. and myself. We will review and discuss known and new information about global warming in the world's gulf region, from the Camargues and Bangladesh to New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico.

I admit, after the first time, the first Virtual Concert II, I'm anxious. The first Virtual Concert II was for the Blaze Anthology of Feminist Writing panel hosted from Boston and moderated by Karen Frostig. We had some tech glitches to put it mildly and was probably over-ambitious. March 6 2009, From Lesley University, Boston, we linked Ruth Wallen from San Diego, with ten panelists for the Blaze panel, Daisy in NYC and (unexpectedly) only one functional hard drive at Lesley. It recorded semi-fine on talkshoe, where you can listen to the imperfect archive but not so fine in webex. I've learned a lot since then and am looking forward to a more effective recording of exciting material April 9.

The "Gulf to Gulf" project uses desktop sharing technology to look at the changes effected by global warming between the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf of Maine, with a focus on New Orleans. The ultimate goal is affecting public policy. This is a public art event, simultaneously recorded on webex and in talkshoe live. Next week, Jim and I will be talking with Tuku Ahmed of Bangladesh, now a cabdriver in New York City.

Today, on Vinalhaven, we are fog bound. The air is still and perfumed after the rain storm last night.