Attention headtrippers: This morning an interactive history kiosk, part of the Austin Past and Present project, will blur the boundaries of space and time at the Convention Center (a place not beholden to man’s petty laws of physics – or accounting, for that matter). And who else to bridge the present to the past than Betty Dunkerley? The revelation:
City to unveil, launch electronic historical kiosk project linking Austin’s past, present and future
Mayor Pro Tem Betty Dunkerley will join with creator and producer Karen Kocher Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007, in a ceremony unveiling and formally launching the Austin Past and Present Kiosks project, a dynamic, interactive multimedia presentation.
Dunkerley and Kocher will discuss the importance of the kiosks and the project’s role in communicating the history of Austin to visitors, students and others. In addition, Past and Present Kiosks will be available for viewing by the media and for hands-on demonstrations.
Austin Past and Present kiosks are scheduled to be installed at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport later this week and at Austin City Hall next week. One kiosk will be housed at the Austin Convention Center near the main registration area.
That’s this morning, at 11am in the Waller Terrace Room of the Austin Convention Center. We hear if you synch the press conference up with Dark Side of the Moon, you’ll totally lose your shit.
This article appears in September 21 • 2007.