The Leonardo Educators Forum (LEF) would like to extend a special invitation for students to participate in its mentorship initiative during the College Art Association Annual Conference in Boston, MA, February 2006. Students are invited to participate in person by presenting a brief statement with the goal of sparking discussion during the second annual Mentorship Roundtable. The Leonardo Educators Forum encourages statements about student priorities for scholarship in the art/sci/technology field, the benefits that mentorship opportunities could provide, and similar professional development concerns. Interested students should contact LEF Graduate Student Chair Gabriel Harp at .

Leonardo Educators Forum on the web:

http://webexhibits.org/about/lef.html
http://leocaa.blogspot.com

College Art Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA (Feb.22-26, 2006):
http://www.collegeart.org/conference/


The Leonardo Education Forum is currently gearing up for the CAA Conference in Boston, MA, February 2006. Panels will include New Media Futures: The Artist as Researcher and Research as Art in the 21st Century, chaired by Timothy Allen Jackson; the second annual Mentorship Roundtable, chaired by Andrea Polli and the Leonardo Town Hall Meeting.

One of the main functions of the College Art Association is to foster professional and career development, while the Leonardo Educators and Students program fosters scholarship in the field of art/science/technology.

These organizations are working together to provide mentoring to the next generation of artists, scholars, and researchers working at the intersections of art, science, and technology. The goal of the LEF mentoring group is to provide opportunities and resources for students and emerging professionals. Current activities include a mentorship panel at the CAA annual meeting and ongoing mentorship resources.