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ALMOST PERFECT 2006 PROGRAM SCHEDULE

WEEK ONE

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5

• 3:00pm - 5:30pm - MEET AND GREET - PDC 301

There will be opportunity to introduce yourself and meet other artists, partners and faculty, share a cup or coffee or tea and nestle in for your first night in the mountains.

• 5:30pm - 7:00pm - Dinner - Banff Centre Dining Room

NOTE: Last service in the dining room is at 7:30pm.

Banff Mountain Film Fesitval � Awards and winning films (Optional) 7:30pm � 11:00pm Eric Harvie Theatre

Come to the Banff Mountain Festivals � for adventure, for excitement, for the inspiration of mountain stories. Experience the exhilarating beauty of mountain landscapes. Meet the world�s top adventurers. Listen to their stories. Relive their challenges. Reconnect with adventure.

The international jury announces the Best of the Festival award winners, followed by a screening of most of the award-winning films. The Bill March Summit of Excellence Award is presented to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the mountain world.

Tickets for Banff Centre Artists are $6.50 and can be purchased at The Banff Centre Box office in the lobby of the Eric Harvie Theatre.

MONDAY NOVEMBEr 6

Breakfast 7:00am - 9:00am Banff Centre Dining Room

Welcome and Orientation 9:00am � 10:40am JPL 204

Vincent Varga, Executive Artistic Director, Fine Arts Susan Kennard, Director and Executive Producer, The Banff New Media Institute Lindsay MacDonald, Production Coordinator, The Banff New Media Institute Geneviève Godin & Todd Cunningham, Almost Perfect Line Producers, The Banff New Media Institute Luke Azevedo, Director, Creative Electronic Environment Mike Pelletier, Manager of Interactive Media, Creative Electronic Environment Alexandra Kobalenko, Community Service Office Coordinator Jennifer Nadwodny, Assistant Registrar Lesley Van Dorsten, Office Coordinator, Development Office James Rout, Art Librarian, Paul D. Fleck Library and Archives

Welcome! This is your official introduction to the Banff Centre Community. Introduce yourself to the staff and learn more about what�s in store for your Almost Perfect experience!

9:00am � 10:00am Welcome � Vince Varga & Susan Kennard (Total 10 min.) Lindsay MacDonald, Geneviève Godin & Todd Cunningham (Total 10 min.) Brief description of residency & BNMI areas and roles Fellow and Participating Artist Introductions (Total 15 min.) Round of introductions by each artist - name, where they are from and a brief description (approx. 2 sentences) about their projects/artistic practice. Introductions - Creative Electronic Environment, CEE (Total 10 min.) Luke Azevedo, Director, Creative Electronic Environment Mike Pelletier, Manager, Interactive Media

10:00am � 10:40am Services rendered to the artists Alexandra Kobalenko (Total 10 min.) Information on the use of artist cards, accommodation, meals and evaluations. Jennifer Nadwodny (Total 10 min.) Information on the scholarships and thank you letters from the development office. Lesley Van Dorsten (Total 10 min.) Library Introduction James Rout (Total 10 min.) MONDAY NOVEMBER 6 SAFETY ORIENTATION 10:40am - 11:30am JPL 204

Lindsay MacDonald & Kelly Holmes, Safety Representatives Matt Walker, Sculpture Facilitator, Visual Arts Mike Geisler, Health and Safety Assistant

Building & studio safety Banff Centre Campus and Banff National Park safety

BANFF CENTRE CAMPUS ORIENTATION 11:30am � 12:30pm JPL 204

Jim Olver, Director of Customer Service

Lunch 12:30pm - 1:00pm Banff Centre Dining Room

Studio Assignment 1:00pm � 2:00pm JPL 204

Lindsay MacDonald, Production Coordinator, The Banff New Media Institute Geneviève Godin & Todd Cunningham, Almost Perfect Line Producers, The Banff New Media Institute

Studio assignment & key distribution / key deposit collection / damage deposit collection / artist photo (Total 60 min.) Distribution of studio & exit keys (ten dollar deposit per key) and fifty dollar damage deposit collection for artist studios. Please be prepared to have your picture taken today by Todd Cunningham.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 6

HP Lab Session 2:00pm - 4:00pm JPL 313

Elley Jones, Software Intern, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol Josephine Reid, Senior Experience Design Researcher, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol

Please refer to the Almost Perfect Wiki site for details.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

Creative electronic environment orientation 4:00pm � 4:30pm JPL Foyer

Luke Azevedo, Director, Creative Electronic Environment

Break 4:30pm � 4:45pm JPL 313

REsidency documentation workshop 4:45pm - 6:00pm JPL 313

Julian Priest, Peer Advisor, Almost Perfect

In this session, Julian Priest will go over how the Almost Perfect Wiki site will serve as a collaboratively authored documentation for this residency program.

Dinner 6:00pm - 8:00pm Banff Centre Dining Room

NOTE: *Last service in the dining room is at 7:30pm.

- OR -

Sushi Dinner (Optional) 7:00pm - 9:00pm Miki Japanese Restaurant

Join the BNMI staff for an all-you-can-eat locals� special at Miki Japanese Restaurant! $25 gets you a belly full of Banff�s best sushi (in our opinion).

Please let Lindsay by know 4:30pm if you are interested in going.

Miki is located on the second floor of 600 Banff Avenue, across the street from the Husky gas station. MONDAY NOVEMBER 6

- OR -

Reel Time Film SERIES Feature: Half Nelson (Optional) 7:00pm - 9:00pm Lux Cinema, Wolf & Bear Mall

Half Nelson is the story of an unlikely friendship that brings hope to a man trapped by his own demons. Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) is an idealistic inner-city junior high school teacher. Though he can get it together in the classroom, he spends his time outside school on the edge of consciousness. He juggles his hangovers and his homework, keeping his lives precariously separated, until one of his troubled students, Drey (Shareeka Epps), catches him in a compromising situation. From this awkward beginning, Dan and Drey stumble into an unexpected friendship that threatens either to undo them, or to provide the vital change they both need to move forward in their lives.

Also featured is the short film �Stationary� by Canadian filmmaker Monica Rho. Proceeds from ticket sales support both the Walter Phillips Gallery and a different non-profit each month. This month Reel Time supports the Banff Volunteer Centre.

Single tickets are $11. To purchase tickets call 762.6301 or visit The Banff Centre Box Office. Films subject to change. Cash only at the door.

The Lux Cinema is located at the corner of Wolf and Bear Streets in Banff.

TUESDAY NOVEMBEr 7

Breakfast 7:00am - 8:30am Banff Centre Dining Room

tECHNICAL rUN-tHROUGHS 8:30am - 9:00am JPL 313

Please meet with the Interactive Media technicians before the artist talks begin to ensure that everything for your presentation is working. Sign up for a 5 minute slot on the Almost Perfect Wiki site.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

TuesDAY NOVEMBER 7

ARTIST TALKS 9:00am � 12:00pm JPL 313

ALL PARTICIPANTS

Get to know your Almost Perfect peers a bit better! Show off a bit! Everyone will give a 10 minute presentation about their background, their work, and what they will be working on here at the Banff Centre.

Please sign up for a 10-minute presentation slot on the Almost Perfect Wiki site.

Lunch 12:00pm - 1:00pm Banff Centre Dining Room

HP Lab Session 1:00pm - 3:00pm JPL 313

Elley Jones, Software Intern, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol Josephine Reid, Senior Experience Design Researcher, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol

Please refer to the Almost Perfect Wiki site for details.

Programming assessments (optional) 3:00pm - 4:00pm JPL 313

Dave Kretz, Lead Programmer, Creative Electronic Environment, The Banff Centre

Unsure about what sort of programming you�ll need to tackle for your project? Here�s a chance to chat with the Creative Electronic Environment�s programmer extraordinaire!

Please sign up for a 10-minute slot on the Almost Perfect Wiki site.

WedneSDAY NOVEMBEr 8

Breakfast 7:00am - 9:00am Banff Centre Dining Room

tECHNICAL rUN-tHROUGHS 8:30am - 9:00am JPL 313

Please meet with the Interactive Media technicians before the artist talks begin to ensure that everything for your presentation is working. Sign up for a 5 minute slot on the Almost Perfect Wiki site.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

ARTIST TALKS 9:00am � 12:00pm JPL 313

ALL PARTICIPANTS

Get to know your Almost Perfect peers a bit better! Show off a bit! Everyone will give a 10 minute presentation about their background, their work, and what they will be working on here at the Banff Centre.

Please sign up for a 10-minute presentation slot on the Almost Perfect Wiki site.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

Lunch 12:00pm - 1:00pm Banff Centre Dining Room

HP Lab Session 1:00pm - 3:00pm JPL 313

Elley Jones, Software Intern, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol Josephine Reid, Senior Experience Design Researcher, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol

Please refer to the Almost Perfect Wiki site for details.

Art break 3:00pm - 3:30pm Walter Phillips Gallery � Glyde Hall

At the beginning of each new exhibition, the Walter Phillips Gallery invites staff, artists, and work studies to make their coffee break an Art Break. Beat the afternoon carbohydrate crash with fresh ideas and inspiring art, supplemented of course with a sweet treat and a coffee. This Art Break will celebrate World Upside Down and Claude Closky, Journal, in PLAN B.

WednesDAY NOVEMBER 8

Recommended: Playbill Series: Jim Cuddy 7:30pm Eric Harvie Theatre

Jim Cuddy is best known for his work with Blue Rodeo, the band he founded over 20 years ago with his songwriting partner Greg Keelor. As the band�s lead singer, Jim has helped to make Blue Rodeo one of Canada�s most popular and respected bands. Blue Rodeo have recorded hundreds of songs, released over 10 full-length albums and toured the world playing their unique pop-rock country blend in front of thousands of people. Having wrapped up the summer with Blue Rodeo gigs, Jim heads into the fall with a brand new solo album The Light That Guides You Home, the long-awaited follow-up to his 1998 gold selling debut All In Time. With superb story songs that go from silly and fun to serious and political, Jim embarks on a national tour in late October with his band � guitarist Colin Cripps, bassist Bazil Donovan, drummer Joel Anderson, violinist Anne Lindsay and pianist Bob Packwood.

All Tickets are $31.25 and can be purchased at The Banff Centre Box office in the lobby of the Eric Harvie Theatre. Advance purchase is recommended.

ThurSDAY NOVEMBEr 9

Breakfast 7:00am - 9:00am Banff Centre Dining Room

HP Lab Session 1:00pm - 3:00pm JPL 313

Elley Jones, Software Intern, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol Josephine Reid, Senior Experience Design Researcher, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol

Please refer to the Almost Perfect Wiki site for details.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

Domestic Video Plex Screening 7:00pm � 8:30pm 511 Spruce Street, Banff

Joseph del Pesco, Curatorial Workstudy, Walter Phillips Gallery

The Domestic Multiplex series brings video art from around the world to the homes of local residents. Home-screening visits are made by appointment and are accompanied by the program curator, Joseph del Pesco.

This screening will be hosted by Susan Kennard.

FriDAY NOVEMBEr 10

HP Lab Session 9:00am - 11:00am JPL 313

Elley Jones, Software Intern, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol Josephine Reid, Senior Experience Design Researcher, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol

Please refer to the Almost Perfect Wiki site for details.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

Entrance interviews 11:00am � 12:00pm JPL Collaboration Lab

Chantal Dumas Elley Jones Susan Kennard Paula Levine Julian Priest Jo Reid

At the beginning of each residency, we like to sit down with each artist and chat about their project goals and offer some feedback.

Please book your 30-minute appointment on the Almost Perfect Wiki site.

Entrance interviews 1:00pm � 5:00pm JPL Collaboration Lab

Chantal Dumas Elley Jones Susan Kennard Paula Levine Julian Priest Jo Reid

At the beginning of each residency, we like to sit down with each artist and chat about their project goals and offer some feedback.

Please book your 30-minute appointment on the Almost Perfect Wiki site.

MEME Media Arts salon (optional) 8:00 � 11:00 pm Lloyd Hall 2nd Floor Lounge

An opportunity to relax as a group, share work, watch videos, and have discussion. This is a self-organizing session. Please use the Almost Perfect Wiki site.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

SaturDAY NOVEMBEr 11

OPEn

Recommended: Playbill Series: The Chucky Danger Band 8:00pm Eric Harvie Theatre

Want to know the recipe for a very memorable event? Mix four well-traveled, gifted young musicians from PEI; 16 to 20 original, hook-laden songs laced with hope, humour, angst, love, and inner struggle; oodles of stage craft blended with showmanship and unexpected surprises a large handful of the sweet sound of two brothers singing in perfect harmony; a good measure of straight forward yet innovative and unforgettable lead guitar playing (the tasty kind) and a rock and roll backbeat with a sprinkling of samba, shuffle, funk and percussive variety. Blend the above ingredients, place in a theatre with stage and audience, let simmer for an hour then bring to a boil for 30 minutes, serve hot to young and old alike. This is how you experience The Chucky Danger Band, winners of the 2006 ECMA for Pop Recording of the Year and one of the most talented, exciting and enjoyable bands seen in years. Standing ovations, enthusiastic fans, front pages of newspapers � The Chucky Danger Band has been on a rapid rise since their debut in 2005. Dressed in trademark tailored black suits and ties and with a fresh pop/rock sound, they deliver high-energy, polished, and memorable performances that defy their young age. This is a band with impact and immediate appeal with a sound set squarely in the centre of today�s music scene and taking a backseat to no one. Their debut CD Colour catapulted their music to radio stations across the country, resulting in a legion of new supporters. With touches of Sting, The Beatles, U2, and The Killers infused into their very original music and song and winning performances brimming with talent, showmanship and stagecraft, The Chucky Danger Band is riding a wave of popularity that is steadily moving west. Highly recommended for any age.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at The Banff Centre Box office in the lobby of the Eric Harvie Theatre. Advance purchase is recommended.

SunDAY NOVEMBEr 12

open

Recommended: Playbill Series: The James Keelaghan Trio 8:00pm Margaret Greenham Theatre

Folk music tells the stories of people and places, and Canada�s James Keelaghan is certainly that kind of storyteller � mining the past for musical inspiration. His most celebrated songs are finely-crafted pieces that illustrate his compelling ability to create superb, deeply-moving stories about events, people, himself, and this land. Now, after nine albums, three Juno nominations and a Juno award, and over 18 years as one of this country�s best-known exports on the folk circuit, Keelaghan has returned to one of his loves � the traditional ballads of the British Isles � and the result is A Few Simple Verses, one of the best albums of his career. In reconnecting with this music, he has found fresh inspiration and affirmation for what he does as a folksinger and songwriter. A guitarist with fingers of steel and with a smooth, coffee-rich, baritone voice that is the perfect vehicle for his personal, intelligent, and meaningful songs, James is a compelling performer. Along with his trio, he develops an intimate rapport with audiences through his stories, enticing melodies, and sense of humour, and then leaves them spellbound with passionate renditions of songs that touch on universal emotions and relate the past to the present.

Tickets are $19 and can be purchased at The Banff Centre Box office in the lobby of the Eric Harvie Theatre. Advance purchase is recommended.

WEEK TWO

MoNDAY NOVEMBER 13

• • PLEASE NOTE** Most BNMI staff will be away today as this is a statutory holiday.

OPEN

TUESDAY NOVEMBEr 14

Group check - in 9:00am - 10:00am JPL 313

An opportunity to get together as a group to review where we�re at, give project updates and pose questions.

MOBILE LAB - INTRODUCTION 10:00am � 10:30am JPL 313

Barbara Crow, Associate Professor/Technology Enhanced Learning Chair, Communication and Culture, York University Rupinder Deol, Mobile Applications Engineer, Banff New Media Institute Davide di Saro, Audio Designer Workstudy, Banff New Media Institute Angus Leech, Lead Artist/Producer for Global Heart Rate, Banff New Media Institute Christopher Quine, Interaction Designer Workstudy, Banff New Media Institute Kim Sawchuk, Associate Professor, Communication Studies, Concordia University Andrea Zeffiro, Research Assistant and PhD Candidate, Concordia University

DEMO SessionS 11:00am � 2:30pm JPL 313

Have a look at what The Mobile Lab team has been working on! This will be an on-site demonstration of The Banff New Media Institute�s own research in Locative Media, partnered with the Mobile Digital Commons Network.

Sessions will run throughout this time period. Please sign up in groups of two for your session on the Almost Perfect Wiki site. Allow 1.5 hours for the total experience.

NOTE: This is an outdoor walking experience, so please wear suitable footwear and dress for the weather.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

Planning Lunch � HP/BNMI/peer advisors 12:00pm - 1:00pm Banff Centre Dining Room

DEBRIEF SessionS 4:00pm � 6:00pm JPL 313

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBEr 15

HP Lab Session 1:00pm - 3:00pm JPL 313

Elley Jones, Software Intern, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol Ben Clayton, Context-Sensitive Applications Researcher, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol

Please refer to the Almost Perfect Wiki site for details.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

THURSDAY NOVEMBEr 16

User testing, research styles & interviewing skills 9:00am - 12:00pm JPL 313

Barbara Crow, Associate Professor/Technology Enhanced Learning Chair, Communication and Culture, York University Kim Sawchuk, Associate Professor, Communication Studies, Concordia University Angus Leech, Lead Artist/Producer for Global Heart Rate, Banff New Media Institute

As artist-inventors on the cutting edge of locative media, it is often critical to test your prototypes and get feedback, criticism and suggestions from a wide range of audiences. We�ve invited Kim Sawchuk and Barbara Crow, experts in the area of user-testing facilitation, to speak to our Almost Perfect participants about pushing their prototypes to the next level.

HP Lab Session 1:00pm - 3:00pm JPL 313

Elley Jones, Software Intern, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol Ben Clayton, Context-Sensitive Applications Researcher, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol

Please refer to the Almost Perfect Wiki site for details.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

Studio visits 3:00pm - 6:00pm GH & JPL Studios

bbq (optional) 7:00pm � 10:00pm 511 Spruce Street

Bring what you want to BBQ. Some food will be provided.

BYOB

FRIDAY NOVEMBEr 17

HP Lab Session 9:00am - 11:00am JPL 313

Elley Jones, Software Intern, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol Ben Clayton, Context-Sensitive Applications Researcher, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol

Please refer to the Almost Perfect Wiki site for details.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

MOBILE LAB FIELD TRIALS (OPTIONAL) 1:00pm � 5:00pm Location TBA

Barbara Crow, Associate Professor/Technology Enhanced Learning Chair, Communication and Culture, York University Kim Sawchuk, Associate Professor, Communication Studies, Concordia University Andrea Zeffiro, Research Assistant and PhD Candidate, Concordia University Angus Leech, Lead Artist/Producer for Global Heart Rate, Banff New Media Institute Rupinder Deol, Mobile Applications Engineer, Banff New Media Institute Christopher Quine, Interaction Designer Workstudy, Banff New Media Institute Davide di Saro, Audio Designer Workstudy, Banff New Media Institute

If you would like to get hands-on experience with user-testing techniques and data collection, there will be opportunities to volunteer with the Mobile Lab team as they run blind field trials with members of the community.

Please let Andrea Zeffiro know if you are interested.

NOTE: This is an outdoor walking experience, so please wear suitable footwear and dress for the weather.

meme Media arts salon (optional) 8:00pm � 11:00pm Lloyd Hall 2nd Floor Lounge

An opportunity to relax as a group, share work, watch videos, and have discussion. This is a self-organizing session. Please use the Almost Perfect Wiki site.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

SaturDAY NOVEMBEr 18

open

SunDAY NOVEMBEr 19

open

WEEK THREE

MoNDAY NOVEMBER 20

Group check - in 9:00am - 10:00am JPL 313

An opportunity to get together as a group to review where we�re at, give project updates and pose questions.

Artist Presentations 10:15am - 11:15pm JPL 313

Simon Pope, Almost Perfect Peer Advisor Ben Clayton, HP Lab Elley JOnes, , HP Lab Pamela Wilson, Almost Perfect Administrative Line Producer

Planning Lunch � HP/BNMI/peer advisors 12:00pm - 1:00pm Banff Centre Dining Room

HP Lab Session 1:00pm - 3:00pm JPL 313

Elley Jones, Software Intern, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol Ben Clayton, Context-Sensitive Applications Researcher, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol

Please refer to the Almost Perfect Wiki site for details.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

19:00pm - 21:00 ListeningRoom room 124

TuesDAY NOVEMBER 21

HP Lab Session 1:00pm - 3:00pm JPL 313

Elley Jones, Software Intern, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol Ben Clayton, Context-Sensitive Applications Researcher, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol

Please refer to the Almost Perfect Wiki site for details.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

WednesDAY NOVEMBER 22 

HP Lab Session 1:00pm - 3:00pm JPL 313

Elley Jones, Software Intern, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol Ben Clayton, Context-Sensitive Applications Researcher, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol

Please refer to the Almost Perfect Wiki site for details.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

thursDAY NOVEMBER 23

HP Lab Session 1:00pm - 3:00pm JPL 313

Elley Jones, Software Intern, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol Ben Clayton, Context-Sensitive Applications Researcher, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol

Please refer to the Almost Perfect Wiki site for details.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

It�s an analog break! (optional) 7:30pm - 11:00pm Lloyd Hall 2nd Floor Lounge

Lindsay MacDonald, Closet Yarn-aholic Geneviève Godin, Modular Knits Constructivist Pamela Wilson, Fibre Artist

Are your pupils turning into little squares from staring at a computer screen? Need a cottage industry-style break? Lindsay, Geneviève, and Pam will reveal their alter egos and take you away from the digital for an evening filled with colour, tea, good company and some old movies. We will go over the basics of knitting: casting on, knitting, purling, binding off, and changing colours. Already knit? Don�t want to knit, but feel like hanging out anyway? Come on down!

Please see Lindsay, Pam or Geneviève if you are interested.

FriDAY NOVEMBER 24

HP Lab Session 1:00pm - 3:00pm JPL 313

Elley Jones, Software Intern, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol Ben Clayton, Context-Sensitive Applications Researcher, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol

Please refer to the Almost Perfect Wiki site for details.

MEME Media Arts salon (optional) 8:00 � 11:00 pm Lloyd Hall 2nd Floor Lounge

An opportunity to relax as a group, share work, watch videos, and have discussion. This is a self-organizing session. Please use the Almost Perfect Wiki site.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

SaturDAY NOVEMBEr 25

no planned activities

SunDAY NOVEMBEr 26

No planned activities

Recommended: Playbill Series: Xavier Rudd 7:30pm Eric Harvie Theatre

Last spring, Australian-Canadian surf/roots artist Xavier Rudd mesmerized our audience with a sold-out concert in support of his critically-acclaimed new release Food In The Belly. Now this one-man whirlwind of acoustic soul, manic fretwork, rhythmic stomps, exotic percussion, and haunting didgeridoo returns for what promises to be another amazing night of his music. Playing all sorts of instruments to create a powerful, big sound, Rudd is a new kind of folk musician, a one-man band for a modern age with songs about humanity, spirituality, social issues, the environment, and compassionate songs encouraging understanding and celebrating life. Rudd�s conviction, passion, and skill at playing a number of instruments simultaneously have stunned audiences and critics alike and earned him a live following that packs clubs, theatres and halls all over the world. Don�t miss this chance to catch this special artist again.

Tickets are $30.75 and can be purchased at The Banff Centre Box office in the lobby of the Eric Harvie Theatre. Advance purchase is recommended.

WEEK FOUR

MoNDAY NOVEMBER 27

Group check - in 9:00am - 10:00am JPL 313

An opportunity to get together as a group to review where we�re at, give project updates and pose questions.

Planning Lunch � HP/BNMI/peer advisors 12:00pm - 1:00pm Banff Centre Dining Room

HP Lab Session 1:00pm - 3:00pm JPL 313

Elley Jones, Software Intern, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol Patrick Goddi, Senior Researcher, HP Labs Palo Alto

Please refer to the Almost Perfect Wiki site for details.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

TuesDAY NOVEMBER 28

HP Lab Session 9:00am - 11:00am JPL 313

Elley Jones, Software Intern, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol Patrick Goddi, Senior Researcher, HP Labs Palo Alto

Please refer to the Almost Perfect Wiki site for details.

WednesDAY NOVEMBER 29

HP Lab Session 9:00am - 11:00am JPL 313

Elley Jones, Software Intern, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol Patrick Goddi, Senior Researcher, HP Labs Palo Alto

Please refer to the Almost Perfect Wiki site for details.

Exit interviews 11:00am � 12:00pm JPL Collaboration Lab

Chantal Dumas Patrick Goddi Elley Jones Susan Kennard Simon Pope

At the beginning of each residency, we like to sit down with each artist and chat about their project goals and offer some feedback.

Please book your 30-minute appointment on the Almost Perfect Wiki site.

Exit interviews 1:00pm � 5:00pm JPL Collaboration Lab

Chantal Dumas Patrick Goddi Elley Jones Susan Kennard Simon Pope

At the beginning of each residency, we like to sit down with each artist and chat about their project goals and offer some feedback.

Please book your 30-minute appointment on the Almost Perfect Wiki site.

ThursDAY NOVEMBER 30

HP Lab Session 1:00pm - 3:00pm JPL 313

Elley Jones, Software Intern, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol Patrick Goddi, Senior Researcher, HP Labs Palo Alto

Please refer to the Almost Perfect Wiki site for details.

http://almostperfect.informal.org.uk/

open Studios 3:00pm � 6:00pm JPL & GH

ALL PARTICIPANTS

It�s time to show off all of your hard work! Enjoy a glass of wine with some visitors and special guests and chat about your new prototype.

deli pot luck (optional) 7:00pm � 10:00pm 511 Spruce Street

Bring your favorite ready-to-eat deli item or use a Lloyd Hall lounge kitchen to whip up your specialty. Some food will be provided.

BYOB

Friday DecEMBER 1

HP Lab Session 9:00am - 10:00am JPL 313

Elley Jones, Software Intern, Mobile Media Solution Laboratory, HP Labs Bristol Patrick Goddi, Senior Researcher, HP Labs Palo Alto

Please refer to the Almost Perfect Wiki site for details.

Group wrap-up and debrief 10:00am - 12:00am JPL 313

A roundtable to review the residency.

Studio Cleanup 1:00pm JPL & GH

ALL PARTICIPANTS

WRAP Party 8:00pm - ?? Max Bell Lounge (Fishbowl)

You�ve all worked so hard and had great results � let�s celebrate our success! Come and have a drink, a dance, and an unforgettable evening with your Almost Perfect friends. Featuring the lovely and talented DJ Mama. A cash bar will be provided.

Mama, while born in France, her heart grew up in French Guyana and is currently adjusting to the alpine climate in Banff. Her sultry beats ultimately reflect the diversity of her travels as Mama will be performing sessions of Dancehall, Soca, Ragga, Reggaton, Hip Hop, Rai, Salsa, Cumbia, Bossa Nova, Zouk, African beats and French Rap. To bring the tempo down, Mama likes to soothe the crowd with Calypso, Soul, Zouk Love, Folk, R&B and Rock en Espanol. As the host of Mama�s Meat Shack, this BNMI Radio 90 � Cellular Pirate Radio DJ knows how to get her audience all worked into a sweat.