We are grateful to welcome Prof. Dr. phil. Gerhard Blechinger as a new judge to our challenges! Gerhard is an Art Historian, Philosopher, Serial Entrepreneur, Member of Advisory Boards in the Financial-Industry, Member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts Salzburg in the Section Technology, Rector of the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Austria. From 2011 to 2015 he was Dean of the faculty MultiMediaArt at the University of Applied Sciences in Salzburg, 2010 to 2011 Lecturere for Media Theory at the Macromedia University of Applied Sciences in Munich, 2007-2010 Head of the Institute of Design and Technology at the Zurich University of the Arts Switzerland, Vice-Rector for Research and Development at the University of Design and Art Zurich 2000-2007 Switzerland, Vice-Director of the Mediamuseum at the Center for Art and Mediatechnology in Karlsruhe Germany, Director of the Medialab at the Center for Art and Mediatechnology in Karlsruhe Germany 1997 to 2000.
