Christoph Ebener (1967) studied at the Hamburg Art Institute. Together with Uli Winters he has been working since 1993 on projects such as “Teddyautomat” (1994), “Byte” (1998) and “Hamster” (1999). The founding of “Raumschiff Interactive” (2000) represents the attempt by Ebener/Winters to transfer their interactive developments into public and commercial spheres.

ESCAPE*spHERE(A), founded in 1997: Barbara Imhof, 1996: Diploma in architecture from the Institute for Applied Art, Vienna; 1997: Master of Space Studies, International Space University, Strasbourg. Sandrine von Klot, 1996: Masters Degree in architecture from the Southern Californian Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles. Birgit Trenkwalder, 1998: Diploma in architecture from the Technical University, Vienna. Selected Projects – stadtMobile: CULTURAL SIDEWALK, Stadtraum / Vienna; Avalon: MANIFESTE DES WOHNENS / DEN FUSS IN DER TÜR, Künstlerhaus / Vienna; Schütte-Lihotzky Grant to do further work on the study/intervention stadtMobile in the Stadtraum / Vienna; Rückprojektion: PAPER ART 7 / ELECTRIC PAPER, Leopold Hoesch Museum / Düren.

FoAM is an association of artists, technologists and researchers, exploring novel modes and resources for cultural expression. It was originally conceived within Starlab, a European Research Laboratory in the beginning of 2000, as a non-profit spin-off. FoAM aims to become a global network of artists and scientists (and their organizations) sharing ideas and information during occasional meetings, as well as working with each other remotely or forming temporary projects within one of the FoAM - Starlab sites, or the sites of associated organizations. Becoming a network instead of a sedentary institution in one site, FoAM will keep a large amount of flexibility, which is needed for exploring manifold methods of cooperation and production.

Masaki Fujihata was born in 1956; Board member of Japan Animation Film Association, since 1987 Member of ASIFA, since 1990 Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Information at Keio University. Since 1998 Professor at Keio University, Faculty of Environmental Information; since 1999 Professor at National University of Fine Art and Music, Inter Media Art course. Masaki Fujihata was awarded among others a Golden Nica by the Prix Ars Electronica jury for his entry *Global Interior Project* in the category Interactive Art (1996).

Radio FRO 105.0 MHz (A) is a free, non-commercial station that works according to the open access concept and has been broadcasting on-the-air since September 1998. Over 300 programming providers turn out over 100 radio shows a month. Areas of emphasis are informational and public service programs by NGOs and local initiatives, foreign language shows, a cultural and educational channel, broadcasts for young people as well as seniors, and a wide variety of music programming. *horizontal radio* was launched at Ars Electronica 1995 when an open studio in the Art Institute of Linz began operating the first 'real audio server' in Austria. In December 1996, the idea of free radio was implemented for the first time in Austria with a pilot project conducted in the cable network serving the Urfahr district of Linz. Since January 1997, Radio FRO has been the second radio station in Austria that can be heard 24 hours a day in the Internet. Contributions to Kunstradio's *recycling the future* (ars 97, documenta X). 1998, collaboration with Ö1 Kunstradio in conjunction with Ars Electronica; at the same time, commencement of broadcasting using terrestrial wave propagation; special project with Black Market 1999, *Ätherrauschen* (Festival der Regionen); program with three panel discussions on the occasion of Ars Electronica 99 (Internet Culture, Life Science, and Ars Electronica's 20th Anniversary).

Formed in San Francisco in 1997 by Chris Salter, Sha Xin Wei and Laura Farabough, Sponge is an association of artists and researchers who share a commitment to creating public experiments as artifacts of cultural engineering. Sitting at the nexus of several areas of socio-cultural work including investigative art, speculative design, techno-scientific research and critical public discourse, sponge was founded on the idea that both art and its conceptualization must be immanent in everyday economy. This embedding and infusion applies not only to the art but also to Sponge's approach to new media, matter, symbol and social capital. Current research and project interests include topological media, design of hybrid responsive environments, arenas of game/play, micro-performance and experimental phenomenology.

Uli Winters (1967) studied at the Hamburg Art Institute. Together with Christoph Ebener he has been working since 1993 on projects such as “Teddyautomat” (1994), “Byte” (1998) and “Hamster” (1999). The founding of “Raumschiff Interactive” (2000) represents the attempt by Ebener/Winters to transfer their interactive developments into public and commercial spheres.