Rasa Smite (Renewable Network) is curator-organiser and researcher on network culture. She has been involved in new media art and network culture field since mid1990s; founder of E-Lab (1996), RIXC Center (2000) and annual Art+Communication festival (since 1996) in Riga, holds a doctoral degree in sociology from Riga Stradins University. Currently she is associate professor in New Media Art Programme / Art Research Lab at Liepaja University, and researcher within the Post-Media Lab at Leuphana University of Lüneburg.