2007 Art & The Science of Complex Systems, Lighthouse Media Centre, Brighton;
‘Matmos’, a participatory sculpture, designed with Prof Jeffrey Johnson, Chair of the European Complex Systems Society, as part of the international exhibition & symposium presented by Cham & Johnson at Lighthouse Media Centre, Brighton in collaboration with the University of Brighton
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2007 The Open University Artwalks, Milton Keynes,
‘The Appliance of Science’, Commissioned video installation
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2006 Universities Film & Video Conference, California, USA,
‘Ambient Blipverts’, Digital Video Screening as part of international peer reviewed open call for V1B3 – Video in the built environment
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2006 Outvideo 06, Russia;
‘National Grid’, digital video screening as part of international peer reviewed open call shown on 36 public screens across 16 Russian cities www.artpolitika.ru/93/index
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2006 35th International Film Festival Rotterdam,
‘codea/codeb/codec’, teletext intervention on Dutch public service television as part of Satellite of Love exhibition
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2007 Art & The Science of Complex Systems, Lighthouse Media Centre, Brighton £13,500.
Convened and ran a three day international workshop and exhibition & presented by Karen Cham & Prof. Jeffrey Johnson, Chair of The European Complex systems Society, at Lighthouse Media Centre, Brighton. As part of ‘Embracing Complexity in Design’, funded by the AHRC/EPSRC Designing for the 21st Century Initiative and in collaboration with the University of Brighton
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2007 ILT in Art & Design Teaching, Action Research Project, City College Brighton & Hove, £1,500.
Provisional research project into the effective use of ILT in Art & Design teaching & learning. Used to support the development of ICT Champions posts and new macintosh production studios. Funding: Internal Staff Development
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2002 ICT for Distance Learning, Learning Web Project, Hammersmith & West London College, £1,000.
I established a course web site from which to support distance learning for the HND Multimedia including course specifications, scheme of work, support materials and relevant links. Funding: Internal Staff Development; Training: Intranet Learning Web Certificate 1 & 2
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2001 Ethnographic Hypermedia, Field Research Trip, The Gambia, West Africa £1,800.
Exploration into the use of digital media to document the use of magical signs in oral culures. Funding: Surrey Institute of Art & Design;Training: PG Cert Research Methodologies (Part One)
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2009 External Validation Panel Member, Winchester University
External Validation of MA Digital Media Practice
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2008 The Future Digerati, D&AD, London
Invited to participate in consultation process with Adobe
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2007 Art & The Science of Complex Systems, Lighthouse Media Centre, Brighton;
international exhibition and symposium curated by Cham & Johnson at Lighthouse Media Centre, Brighton in collaboration with the University of Brighton
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2007 The Open University ArtTalks, Milton Keynes
‘4D Performative Systems in Live Art & Digital Media, invited talk on art practice as part of The Open Universities Art Talks Season
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2003 Centre of Vocational Excellence in Digital Design,
Key contributor to the Sector Skills council awarding ‘CoVe’ status to City College Brighton & Hove
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2008 Principal Lecturer Digital Media & Director, Digital Media Kingston, Kingston University
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2007 Visiting Lecturer, University College Doncaster , MA Digital Performance.
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2006 Visiting Lecturer, British Institute of Technology & eCommerce, London, MSc Entertainment Technologies.

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2004–2008 Lecturer Digital Media, The Open University Employed to develop distance learning of digital media.

2004 Senior Lecturer Digital Media, Kingston University, London, Dept Media Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Employed to contribute to the digital media provision for BA Media & Cultural Studies.
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2003–2008 Visiting Lecturer, University of Brighton MA in Digital Media Arts, I have taught Interactive AV, Cultures of Multimedia Authoring and Critical Media Concepts. Since 2007 I have supervised Masters Theses.

2003 Visiting Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield. Wrote and delivered courses in ICT For Artists as part of the Artists Mean Business Scheme.

2002–2004 Visting Lecturer, The Surrey Institute Of Art & Design, Farnham, B.A.(Hons) Film & Video, I contributed to the delivery of the Critical Distance module for Year 3.
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2002–2004 Lecturer in Digital Media, City College Brighton & Hove Employed to lead and develop digital media provision across Art Foundation & HND Multimedia.
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2001–2002 0.7 Course Director, Hammersmith & West London College, London, HND Multimedia, Also digital media arts for Foundation, BND Multimedia and AVCE Art & Design.
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1999–2001 0.5 Lecturer, Merton College, Morden Media communication & production for AVCE, GNVQ Advanced & GNVQ Intermediate
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1998–1999 Senior Account Manager, Realtime, Soho Square, London Responsible for strategic development of websites for clients including Playstation, Diesel & ITV.
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1996–1998 Creative Consultant & Company Director, Anarchy Advertising Ltd, Liverpool. I co-founded the Company, and devised and managed the production of digital video, holograms, DTP & CD-Roms. Clients included Fantasy Football League and Echo & The Bunnymen.

Funding: Princes Youth Business Trust Start Up Funding; New Opportunities for Women, Liverpool City Council. Training: PYBT Business Planning & Accounting.
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1992–1995 Project Director & Lead Artist, (F) Multimedia, Liverpool I co-founded this co-operative of artists and musicians, committed to collaboration and access to the arts and co-wrote, fundraised, produced and directed combined media live art and installation using technology (see below).

Funding: North West Arts Board Business Development Fund, Training: Business Planning & Fundraising Department for Trade & Industry, Liverpool; Management Mentor Scheme, Business in the Arts, Liverpool.