Inspired by Jules Verne’s world-famous classic, Ars Electronica, voestalpine and Linz09 are embarking on a round the-world journey on June 17.
is the title of this globe-spanning expedition underway until Sept 5, 2009.
But this won’t entail any physical travel; the mode of transportation will
be satellite hook-up and fiber optic cable, and the stops along the way
will be 20 locations, each one of which stands for a theme of crucial importance to our future.
“Anything one can imagine, others can make real.” — Jules Verne
The famed French science fiction author would not be astounded by the global travel possibilities available to humankind today. In 1872, the father of science fiction sent an English gentleman…
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Ars Electronica Linz, voestalpine, Linz 2009 European Capital of Culture
Managing directors Ars Electronica Linz
Gerfried Stocker, Diethard Schwarzmair
Chairman of the Board & CEO of voestalpine AG
Dr. Wolfgang Eder
Managing directors Linz09
Martin Heller, Walter Putschögl
Steering committee
Martin Heller (Linz09), Hannes Leopoldseder (AEC), Michael Sterrer-Ebenführer…
X’ing the World in 80 Days
In 1873, Jules Verne published “Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours” in both novel and serial form. Verne, already an accomplished and popular writer, captured the world’s imagination with the title alone: circumnavigating…
More →We are about to embark on a unique journey around the world, and in the process, we hope to uniquely connect people with other places, people with other people, and in the end, people with themselves. 80+1: A Journey Around…
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