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Any linguistic studies based on a newsgroup corpus?
by Jakob Halskov 13 Jan '04

13 Jan '04

Has anyone heard of a linguistic study based on a corpus of newsgroup texts? I am trying to compile a corpus of texts from Japanese, English and Danish newsgroups in the 5-year period 1999-2003 in order to make a contrastive study of word-formation and neologisms in these 3 languages. However, much to my dismay I have recently discovered that the average rentention time of NNTP servers is somewhere between 2 weeks and a month! If there is some scholar out there who has compiled a corpus I should very much like to know. Thanks in advance! Jakob Halskov, MA, Ph.D. student -- Institute of Computational Linguistics Copenhagen Business School Bernhard Bangs Allé 17B 2000 Frederiksberg Denmark -------------------------- Phone (office) + 45 38153137

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NCDG Fellowships 2004-2005: Technology, Institutions and Governance
by Robin_McKinnon＠harvard.edu 12 Jan '04

12 Jan '04

Please see below for details on upcoming fellowships at the National Center for Digital Government at the Kennedy School of Government. Regards, Robin McKinnon _____________________________________ Executive Director National Center for Digital Government http://www.ncdg.org John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FELLOWSHIPS IN TECHNOLOGY, INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNANCE 2004-2005 The National Center for Digital Government (NCDG) at the John F. Kennedy School of Government is the pre-eminent research center in the United States to focus on information technology, institutions, and governance. The NCDG's mission is to build global research capacity, to advance practice, and to strengthen the network of researchers and practitioners engaged in building and using information and communication technologies in government. A key part of this mission is to bring together and train the next generation of social, information and computer scientists on the governance challenges of the 21st century. The NCDG is therefore offering a small number of NSF-funded pre-doctoral residential fellowships to support dissertation research in the area of technology, institutions, and governance. ELIGIBILITY Applications for pre-doctoral fellowships are welcome from those students who have passed their general examinations prior to appointment. The NCDG encourages applications from a range of disciplines and fields bearing on information, technology, institutions, and governance. The NCDG also encourages applications from women and minorities. Fellows are expected to devote some portion of their time to collaborative endeavors, as arranged by the appropriate program or project director. Pre-doctoral research fellows are expected to contribute to the NCDG's research activities as well as to make progress on - and ideally complete - their doctoral dissertations. STIPEND INFORMATION NCDG Fellows will receive ten-month stipends of $20,000. In addition, office space and supplies, computers with LAN and Internet connections, and access to Harvard University libraries and other facilities will be provided. APPLICATION PROCEDURES and CONTACT INFORMATION 1. A 3 to 5 page double-spaced statement summarizing the dissertation prospectus 2. A curriculum vitae 3. Three sealed letters of recommendation (not emails) attesting to the applicant's scholarly promise and professional competence 4. A short writing sample pertinent to the application 5. A sealed graduate school transcript There is no physical application to complete; the steps above constitute the application process. The applicant is responsible for collecting all materials, including letters of recommendation and transcripts and for submitting them as one packet to the NCDG. Materials submitted will not be returned to the applicant. Emailed materials will not be accepted, unless specifically indicated by the Fellowship Coordinator. The application deadline is March 31, 2004. Late applications will not be accepted. Direct applications to: Ines A. Mergel, Fellowship Coordinator, National Center for Digital Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Telephone: (617) 496-6166, E-mail: ines_mergel@.harvard.edu

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Role Playing Streaming Video
by MSJANEW＠aol.com 11 Jan '04

11 Jan '04

Hello, I am developing content for an online sports interaction website called Sports Smarts. I am writing scripts for "characters" that users can choose and follow through a streaming video story about Little League Elbow. I will be shooting video to allow for multiple storylines, with branches and outcomes based on each child's chosen character (risk-taker, gamer, winner, clutch, etc.) The focus is sports safety and thinking skills. My question: Has anyone seen good examples of interactive story websites (educational or not) such as I am describing? I would love to see how others are building role-playing into the web, especially for kids. Thanks, Matthew Newman Executive Producer Sports Smarts msjanew(a)aol.com

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Stuttgarter Filmwinter
by Charlie Breindahl 10 Jan '04

10 Jan '04

English version see below Das Warm Up-Programm Festival 15.-18.01.2004 Warm Up 9.-14.01.2004 Ausstellung im Ex-IKEA 13.-18.01.2004 http://www.typedown.com/?RDCT=bdfb351353f1b6711478 Der Warm Up zum Stuttgarter Filmwinter hat begonnen: Ab dem 9. Januar können die nominierten Internetprojekte für den Wettbewerb Neue Medien auf den Websites www.filmwinter.de und www.dasding.de besucht werden. Die Besucher entscheiden mit ihrer Stimme über den DASDING-Publikumspreis im Bereich Neue Medien/Internet in Höhe von 1.000 Euro. Zu sehen sind künstlerische internationale Webprojekte. *** Ebenfalls am 9. Januar um 19:00 Uhr eröffnet die erste Ausstellung des Festivals mit Arbeiten der englischen Künstlerin Lenka Clayton in der Oberwelt (Reinsburgstr. 93). Im Zentrum der Ausstellung von Lenka Clayton steht ihr Dokumentarfilm Quaeda Quality Question Quickly Quickly Quiet", in dem sie alle 4100 Wörter der Video-Aufzeichnung von George W. Bushs berühmter Achse des Bösen"-Rede minutiös zusammenfügt. *** Ein Tag später, am 10. Januar um 19:00 Uhr, eröffnet die Ausstellung Lyric" des kanadischen Videokünstlers Benjamin Nemerofsky im Schapp (Schlossstr. 55). Die Videoinstallation Lyric" vereint eintausend Liebeslieder und setzt Bruchstücke davon zu einem 110-minütigen Marathon-Song" zusammen, der wie wie eine Art Kanon auf fünf Monitoren präsentiert wird. Nemerofsky präsentiert außerdem im Rahmen des Festival eine Auswahl seiner Videos. (16.01., 22:00, Filmhaus, Saal 2) *** Am 13. Januar beginnt um 19 Uhr die Ausstellung mit den ausgewählten Medieninstallationen des Wettbewerbs Neue Medien im Ex-IKEA (Kronenstr. 36). Zu sehen sind zwölf Installationen internationaler Medienkünstler. Das Ex-IKEA fungiert ebenfalls als Workshop-Raum und Internet-Café. *** Einen Tag vor Festivalbeginn präsentiert die Galerie GEDOK (Hölderlinstr. 17) die Ausstellung Day 0623" der mexikanischen Videokünstlerin Ximena Cuevas (14.01., 19:00 Uhr). Cuevas greift zu radikalen Methoden der Inszenierung und Übertreibung, um die Bedeutung des Dokumentarischen neu zu definieren. Im Zentrum ihrer Arbeit steht die leidenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit Mexico City und den alltäglichen Begebenheiten dieser megalomanischen Stadt. Das komplette Programm des Festivals und alle relevanten Informationen (Eintrittspreise, Vorbestellungen etc.) befinden sich auf der Filmwinter-Website www.filmwinter.de Wand 5 e.V. im Filmhaus Stuttgart, Friedrichstr. 23 A, 70174 Stuttgart T 0711-99 33 98-0, F 0711-99 33 98-10, wanda(a)wand5.de, www.wand5.de English version: The Warm Up-programme Festival, January 15-18, 2004 Warm Up, January 9-14.0, 2004 Exhibition in the former IKEA-Building, January 13-18, 2004 http://www.typedown.com/?RDCT=3b0dfb79405e8157f897 The Warm Up of the 17th Stuttgart Filmwinter has begun: From 9th of January on the nominated internet projects of the New Media competition can be visited on www.filmwinter.de or www.dasding.de. The visitors decide with their vote which project receives the DASDING audience award in the field of Internet amounting 1.000 Euros. The main stress of the selected websites lies on experimental and artistic production in the net. *** Also on Friday, January 9 at 7 p.m., the exhibition of the English artist Lenka Clayton opens the Oberwelt gallery (Reinsburgstr. 93). The centre of Lenka Clayton's exhibition is her documentary film Quaeda Quality Question Quickly Quickly Quiet", in which the artist has re-arranged the video recording of all 4100 words of George W. Bush's famous axis of evil" speech in meticulously precise manner: in alphabetical order. *** One day later, on Saturday, January 10 at 7 p.m., the exhibition Lyric" by the Canadian video artists Benjamin Nemerofsky opens at Schapp (Schlossstr. 55). This piece of work comprises of 1000 love songs, which are arranged in fragmented parts to form a 110 minute long marathon song", presented like a canon on five monitors. Additionally Nemerofsky will show his single channel video works in the context of the Filmwinter festival (Januar 16, 10 p.m., Filmhaus Stuttgart, Saal 2, Friedrichstr. 23 A). *** On Thursday, January 13 at 7 p.m., the exhibition of the nominated media installations of the New Media competition starts in the Ex-IKEA. Twelve media-based installations by international media artists will be presented. The former IKEA-building functions also as workshop space and internet café. *** One day before the festival's opening the GEDOK gallery features the exhibition Day 0623" by the Mexican video artist Ximena Cuevas (Wednesday, January 14, 7 p.m.). Cuevas turns to radical means of staging and exaggeration, to re-define the meaning of documentary. In the centre of her work is the passionate occupation with Mexico City and the everyday events of this megalomanic city. You can find the complete festival programme and all relevant information (including ticket prizes, reservation possibilities) on the Filmwinter's website http://www.typedown.com/?RDCT=aff1d2200de1067cc938 Wand 5 e.V. im Filmhaus Stuttgart, Friedrichstr. 23 A, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany T +49-711-99 33 98-0, F +49-711-99 33 98-10, wanda(a)wand5.de, www.wand5.de -- Benjamin Fischer | benjamin[at]typedown.com | http://www.typedown.com/?RDCT=a6760909850a3da28891

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2nd International Conference on Politics and Information Systems: Technologies and Applications (PISTA ´04 )
by Nancy Baym 09 Jan '04

09 Jan '04

Call for Papers 2nd International Conference on Politics and Information Systems: Technologies and Applications (PISTA ´04) July 21 - 25, 2004 - Orlando, Florida, USA http://www.confinf.org/pista04 PISTA '04 Organizing Committee invites authors to submit their original and unpublished works, innovations, ideas based on analogical thinking, problems that require solutions, position papers, case studies, etc., in the fields of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). ICT researchers are invited to present their research results. Practitioners and consultants are invited to present case study papers and innovative solutions. Corporations are invited to present political information systems and software based solutions. Public servers are invited to present case studies, information systems developed for specific purpose, and innovative ideas and designs. Political and social scientists are invited to present research or position papers on the impact and the future possibilities of ICT in Societal systems and political processes. Politician and political consultants are invited to present problems that might be solved by means of ICT, or solutions that might be improved by different approaches and design in ICT. All are invited to organize panel or invited sessions. Panel sessions with panelists coming from both: ICT researcher/practitioners and political consultants or politicians are highly encouraged. Submitted papers must describe work not previously published. They must not be submitted concurrently to another conference with refereed proceedings. You can find complete information about the conference in our web page http://www.confinf.org/pista04 PISTA '04 Organization General Chair: Prof. Jose Vicente Carrasquero Organizing Committee Chair: Prof. Angel Oropeza Organized by the IIIS: The International Institute of Informatics and Systemics Conference Areas · Informatics And Society · Informatics, Voting and Political Parties · Informatics And Government · Ethical and Legal Issues related to Informatics Abstracts and Paper Drafts Submission Form Papers might be submitted via web page http://www.confinf.org/pista04/website/submission.asp, as extended abstracts (500-1500 words) or as full papers drafts (2000-5000 words). Reviews will be done for both kinds of submissions. Invited Sessions proposals can be done filling the form given in the web page http://www.confinf.org/pista04/invitedsession/organizer.asp More information about Invited Sessions Organization could be found at the web http://www.confinf.org/pista04/website/ISOrganization.asp Important Dates February 04th, 2003: Submission of extended abstracts (500-1500) words or paper Drafts (2000-5000) words. February 04th, 2003: Invited session proposals. March 17th, 2004: Notifications of Acceptance. April 13th, 2004: Submission of final versions: hard copies and electronic versions. Some invited sessions might have a different timetable according to its organizer and chair Papers Reviewing And Publication Submitted papers will be reviewed. Accepted papers, which should not exceed six single-spaced typed pages, will be published by means of paper and electronic proceedings. Authors of accepted papers must sign a copyright release form. The Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics will publish, at least, the best 10% of the papers presented at the conference. -- Nancy Baym http://www.ku.edu/home/nbaym Communication Studies, University of Kansas Bailey Hall, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 102, Lawrence, KS 66045-7574, USA Association of Internet Researchers: http://aoir.org

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Call - Social Science Information Services and Technology (25-28 May Madison WI) (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 08 Jan '04

08 Jan '04

fyi Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 To network is to live; to live is to network _____________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 12:39:31 +0100 From: BMS-RC33 <bms(a)iresco.fr> To: rc33-isa(a)wanadoo.fr Subject: Call - Social Science Information Services and Technology (25-28 May Madison WI) Thanks to H-Net The International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology (IASSIST) Location: Madison, Wisconsin, USA Deadline: 2004-01-16 IASSIST 2004 Conference Announcement / Call for Papers Data Futures: Building on Thirty Years of Advocacy The International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology (IASSIST) annual conference will be held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison on May 25-28, 2004. Contact: julie.linden(a)yale.edu Announcement ID: 136278 http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/announce/show.cgi?ID=136278 Ask your university library to subscribe to the BMS; only 65 euros/dollars per year. ******************************************************************************* * Karl M. van Meter BMS, Bulletin de Methodologie Sociologique * vanmeter(a)iresco.fr (Bulletin of Sociological Methodology) * tel/fax 33 (0)1 40 51 85 19 bms-aims(a)wanadoo.fr * http://www.iresco.fr/bms031119 * LASMAS-CNRS RC33, Research Committee Logic & * 59 rue Pouchet Methodology of the International * 75017 Paris, France Sociological Association, rc33-isa(a)wanadoo.fr *******************************************************************************

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Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award
by Mark D. Johns 08 Jan '04

08 Jan '04

CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award Sponsored by the Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research http://www.cccsir.org/ The Carl Couch Center issues an annual call for student-authored papers to be considered for Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award. The Couch Center welcomes both theoretical and empirical papers that (1) apply symbolic interactionist approaches to Internet studies, (2) demonstrate interactive relationships between social interaction and communication technologies as advocated by Couch, and/or (3) develop symbolic interactionist concepts in new directions. Papers will be evaluated based on the quality of (1) mastery of Symbolic Interactionist approaches and concepts and Couch's theses, (2) originality, (3) organization, (4) presentation, and (5) advancement of knowledge. Evaluation will be administered by a Review Committee of four: Dr. Mark D. Johns, Luther College Dr. Katherine M. Clegg Smith, Johns Hopkins University Dr. Lori Kendall, SUNY-Purchase Dr. Mary Chayko, College of Saint Elizabeth Competition is open to graduate or undergraduate students of all disciplines. Works that are published or accepted for publication are not eligible for award consideration. The top three papers will receive Couch Awards to be presented at the 2004 International Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers at University of Sussex, England. The top paper will be awarded a certificate and a cash prize of $300, runner up will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $200, and a third paper will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $100. All three authors will be invited to present their work at a session of the A.o.I.R. conference, September 19-22, 2004. Those interested should send a copy of their paper, with a 100-word abstract, electronically to Mark Johns at johnsmar(a)luther.edu . Application deadline is April 30, 2004. Notification of award will be sent by June 15. Those with questions or comments about Couch Award application, please contact: Mark D. Johns Dept. of Communication/Linguistics Luther College Decorah, IA 52101 Tel: (563) 387-1347 E-mail: johnsmar(a)luther.edu

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Reminder -- CFP: TIS issue on Internet Research
by Nancy Baym 08 Jan '04

08 Jan '04

For those who missed this CFP or whose memories need jogging. The deadline is February 27. Please share this CFP with others who might be interested. Thanks. CALL FOR PAPERS The Information Society (TIS) special issue on ICT RESEARCH AND DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES: IS "INTERNET RESEARCH" A VIRTUAL FIELD, A PROTO-DISCIPLINE, OR SOMETHING ELSE? Edited by Nancy Baym, University of Kansas Issues raised by information and communications technologies (ICTs) transcend disciplinary boundaries. Ever since the beginning of ICT research, scholars have sought to carve out spaces within the discipline-bound institutional structures where streams of thoughts of different hues co-mingle more freely. The early efforts in the 1960s and 1970s focused on the creation of interdisciplinary research centers and programs and journals such as Telecommunications Policy and The Information Society. In the 1980s and 1990s, we saw the rise of schools of information, information studies, and informatics on campuses where the conditions were ripe for entrepreneurial activity. The variation in the names and curricula of these schools suggests that we are still trying to get a sense of the new intellectual landscape. Within this unsettled context, the growing number of researchers attracted towards the Association of Internet Researchers [AoIR] conference gives reason for pause. One now often hears people talking about the "field" of "Internet Research" while its practitioners continue to be housed in departments and schools of library science, business, information science, communications, and others. Something clearly seems to be afoot. But what is it? Is Internet Research a virtual field wherein we have resigned to the permanence of disciplinary boundaries and created an overlay or virtual network across them? Or, are we seeing the emergence of a proto-discipline whose growth will knock down disciplinary boundaries and create a new institutional space? Or, is Internet Research a forerunner of some other configuration we barely understand? This special issue seeks to explore and chart out this evolving intellectual landscape. Contributions in the form of full-length articles (6000 words), forum pieces (3000 words), and short position papers (1000 words) are invited. The special issue intends to present a variety of perspectives and hence is open in terms of topics covered. Among other things, contributors could address questions such as the following: To what extent is Internet Research an academic "field" or "discipline"? What does it mean to label this field? Is "Internet Research" the right name? What are the other possibilities and what are their implications? To the extent that it is a field, what is its emergent structure? In what ways does the growth of this research area parallel or differ from other disciplines? What lessons for the present and the future might be learned from those histories? Where do we stand now relative to where Film Studies, Women's Studies, and other new fields were a few years ago? Manuscripts prepared according to the TIS guidelines (http://www.indiana.edu/~tisj/contributors/authors.html) should be submitted by February 27, 2004. Please send the manuscripts to Nancy Baym (nbaym(a)ku.edu) Authors are encouraged to discuss their ideas with the guest editor. -- Nancy Baym http://www.ku.edu/home/nbaym Communication Studies, University of Kansas 102 Bailey Hall, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045, USA Association of Internet Researchers: http://aoir.org

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Re: [Air-l] FWD: 'ethnography' exposed
by Radhika Gajjala 08 Jan '04

08 Jan '04

Not surprising at all. I think though the article suffers from the same problems as the sampling of "ethnographies" it refers to - it is merely descriptive, with no contextual analysis (and erasure of context and a posturing of Knowledge formed on inadequate investigation of layered contexts, as far as I am concerned, *is* a lack of objectivity) or critical engagement. thanks for passing on the link. r At 11:45 AM 1/7/2004 -0600, you wrote: >AoIR colleagues, > >There is a short, interesting article in Spiked about the appropriation of >ethnography by business and government: > > 'Ethnography' exposed > by Martyn Perks (spiked-IT, 30 December 2003) > http://www.spiked-online.com/articles/00000006E039.htm > >This is an old topic, and this is not a very good *analytic* treatment (it >seems to recommend objectivity as a remedy for poor ethnography). >However, the article is a very good *descriptive* treatment, mentioning >some provocative current manifestations: real-life 'cool hunters' (see >Gibson's _Pattern Recognition_), elected politicians as pseudo- >ethnographers, and revisiting ethnographic approaches to understanding >broadband Internet use. > >Christian > > >-- >http://www.niftyc.org/ > > > >_______________________________________________ >Air-l mailing list >Air-l(a)aoir.org >http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l _____________________________________________________ Postcolonial Feminists Meet Internet Studies Blogpace http://cyberdiva.typepad.com/postcolonialaoir/ Cultures of Tech Blogspace (this will eventually have info on the Cultures of Tech Virtual Seminar series) http://cyberdiva.typepad.com/cultures_of_tech/ AOIR Panel Studying the Internet via the Internet: Electronic Collaboration blogs http://cyberdiva.typepad.com/aoirbgnu/ ____________________________________________ http://personal.bgsu.edu/~radhik personal weblogs: http://www.cyberdiva.org/cyberdiv/october/

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FW: Revised Call For Participation - NEW: Submission Deadlines Extended.
by Michael Gurstein 07 Jan '04

07 Jan '04

======================================================== ----------------------------------------- Revised Call For Participation - NEW: Submission deadlines extended. Please forward or post as appropriate. Please also note that some important changes have been made to the "Art Installations, Environments, Projects, Designs, Demonstrations" category. IMPORTANT: Revised deadlines for submission PDC 2004 the eighth biennial Participatory Design Conference Artful Integration Interweaving Media, Materials and Practices <http://cpsr.org/conferences/pdc2004/> July 27-31, 2004 University of Toronto Toronto, Canada Sponsored by Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) In cooperation with the ACM and IFIP (pending) Academic sponsors: Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI), University of Toronto Faculty of Information Studies (FIS), University of Toronto Participatory Design (PD) is a diverse collection of principles and practices aimed at making technologies and social institutions more responsive to human needs. A central tenet of PD is the direct involvement of people in the co-design of the systems they use. The Participatory Design Conferences, held every two years since 1990, have brought together a multidisciplinary and international group of software developers, researchers, social scientists, designers, activists, practitioners, users, citizens, cultural workers and managers who adopt distinctively participatory approaches in the development of information and communication artifacts, systems, services and technology. Participatory design approaches have been used in traditional application domains (such as computer systems for business, health care and governmental) and are also relevant in emerging areas such as web-portal design, e-government services, community networks, enterprise resource planning, public (and other) CSCW (computer supported cooperative work) systems, social administration & community development, university/community partnerships, tele-health, communities of practice and political deliberation / mobilization (e-democracy), digital arts and design, scholarship and teaching with mediated technologies (e-learning), the experience of a sense of place, cultural production and cultural institutions. We further welcome submissions that explore the relationship between PD approaches and the design of ICT (information and communication technology) infrastructures such as open source projects, standards, protocols, new media, policy, broadband and WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) networks and the like, and how in turn they may enable and constrain the possibilities for participation. Participatory designers of ICT-applications may learn from, and, hopefully contribute to, work in other fields, such as community and organizational development, architecture, urban planning, policy development, media, design and art, especially insofar as these fields increasingly use ICTs. Participatory design approaches can be applied in various social settings such as local communities, government agencies, civil society, NGOs, schools and universities, companies, trade unions, etc. each with its own distinctive stakeholder arenas and power relations. The overall theme of the 2004 conference, "Artful Integration: Interweaving Media, Materials and Practices" describes a central reality of participatory design. It recognizes that an essential ingredient in design practice is the working together of multiple, heterogeneous elements. Whereas conventional design approaches emphasize the role of the designer and the creation of singular "things," artful integration calls attention to the collective interweaving of people, artifacts and processes to achieve practical, aesthetic or emancipatory syntheses. The conference will include the inauguration of the "Artful Integrators Award" for exemplary work in participatory design. We invite contributions on all aspects of participatory design, especially those that address concerns discussed above. Share your artful integrations with the broader community! TYPES OF SESSIONS We invite submissions for the following types of sessions (described more fully below): + Research papers (maximum 10 pages) + Short papers (maximum 4 pages) research works in progress, field experiences / stories from reflective practitioners, tools and techniques reports) + Pre-Conference workshops (2 page proposals) + Conference workshops (2 page proposals) + Art Installations, Environments, Projects, Designs, Demonstrations (proposals include statement and sketch, see below) + Tutorials (2 page proposals) + Doctoral consortium ---------------------------------- Research Papers Deadline: February 13, 2004 For the first time, the accepted PDC research papers will be published by an academic press, specifically the ACM in their International Conference series. In addition to the hardcopy form, papers will also be published via the web in ACM's Digital Library. High academic standards will be expected. Maximum length of research papers is 10 pages. Each submitted paper will be double blind reviewed by at least 3 reviewers. Authors are invited to suggest names and contact information of one or two possible reviewers to supplement reviews by Program Committee members. Such prospective reviewers should have demonstrable expertise in the relevant field and be at arms-length from the author(s) and the work presented. Accepted papers should be revised according to the review reports and the language should be checked by a native English speaker. Deadline for submitting the camera-ready manuscript is June 4, 2004. ---------------------------------- Short Papers (maximum 4 pages) (Chair: Joan Greenbaum) Deadline: May 7, 2004 Short papers cover a range of possible formats and audiences + Research works in progress: research which is not yet ready to be evaluated in a peer review. Short papers could cover research designs, fieldwork, and/or preliminary research results. + Stories about experiences by reflective practitioners: we are especially interested in short papers in which practitioners describe their practical experiences with the (non) participation of users. These reports may be derived from a variety of settings, but should as a general feature describe the various stakeholders in the design process, their mutual interactions, and how they were affected. + Tools and techniques reports: the description of tools and techniques, and of the application of these tools and techniques, showing their usability for participatory design. + Short papers are also welcome that fit the "pattern" format organized by problem, context, discussion, solution and references. Potential short paper contributors are invited to contact the session chair for further details. <joanbaum(a)ix.netcom.com>. Pre-Conference Workshops (Chairs Thomas Binder & Judith Gregory) Deadline: March 5, 2004 Full- or half-day invitational workshops will be held Wednesday, July 28, 2004. The proposal should contain a title, goals, technique, relevance to PD and a schedule. Intended participants and how they will be recruited should also be described. Workshop topics can include methods, practices, or other areas of interest. Note that fees may be charged to cover workshop expenses (such as lunch, materials, or equipment set up) but workshop organizers are not paid. Potential pre-conference workshop contributors are invited to contact the session co-chairs for further details. <thomas.binder(a)interactiveinstitute.se> and <judithg(a)ifi.uio.no>. ---------------------------------- Conference Workshops (Chairs Peter Mambrey & Patricia Sachs) Deadline: May 7, 2004 Conference workshops will be convened on July 30 from 2-5 PM. Attendees will sign up for these workshops at the conference itself. Please submit a two page proposal which includes title, goals, objectives, and methods for making the workshop interactive with the participants. Please indicate as the relevant background of the leaders, intended participants, the maximum number of participants and whether you would need special equipment. Feel encouraged to apply with others as a group. Potential conference workshop contributors are invited to contact the session co-chairs for further details. <mambrey(a)fit.fraunhofer.de> <pascha(a)social-solutions.com>. ---------------------------------- Art Installations, Environments, Projects, Designs, Demonstrations (chairs Yvonne Dittrich & Leah Lievrouw) Deadline: May 1, 2004 The objective of this portion of the conference is to present and debate works that combine outstanding aesthetic vision with a commitment to the principles and philosophy of participatory design. Successful proposals will demonstrate both design/artistic merit and the collaborative involvement of designers, users, audiences, and/or other relevant groups. Works may incorporate any forms or genres of information/communication technologies or digital media (e.g., sound, still/moving images, touch, space, text, etc.), either alone or combined with other media and/or live performance. Proposals must include: + A statement (maximum 500 words) describing the title and goals of the submission, the techniques/media employed, the piece's relevance to participatory design, and how it will occupy, challenge, provoke, involve, entice or otherwise engage those involved in its design, distribution and/or use. + A sketch, layout, design or plan that conveys the look/feel/ experience of the work (e.g., 30 seconds of Flash animation, storyboards, web pages, etc., submitted as URLs, Zip/CD/DVD, or other format). + The technical specifications for presentation and exhibition, including hardware/software platforms, projection or other playback equipment, time and space requirements, network/web access needs, and so on. + Complete contact information (name, affiliation, mailing address, telephone/fax/email/URL) for each artist/author of the entry. All required parts of the proposal should be submitted to the conference chairs in electronic form. Works selected for PDC 2004 will be chosen by an international, multi-disciplinary jury (representing arts/design/critical studies as well as social sciences, informatics and computer science) and will be exhibited for the duration of the conference. Artists/authors will be expected to present and discuss a brief precis of their piece in a roundtable session at the conference. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the chairs for further details about the aims and evaluation criteria for submissions, at <ydi(a)itu.dk> or <llievrou(a)ucla.edu.> Entries must be received by the program chairs no later than midnight (U.S. Pacific time) May 1, 2004. ---------------------------------- Tutorials (pre-conference) (Chairs Volkmar Pipek & Bettina Toerpel) Deadline: March 5, 2004 Full-day (6 hour) and half-day (3 hour) tutorials will be held Tuesday July 27, 2004. The proposal should contain a title, goals, technique, relevance to PD and a tutorial schedule. Please describe any handouts that you intend to make available in the proposal. Please include a budget for tutorial expenses (lunch, materials, equipment set up, for example) in your proposal. Fees will be charged, with tutorial organizers receiving surplus over tutorial expenses. Potential tutorial contributors are invited to contact one of the session co-chairs for further details. <volkmar.pipek(a)iisi.de>. ---------------------------------- Doctoral consortium (Chairs: Jeanette Blomberg & Finn Kensing) A full day, invitational doctoral consortium will be held Tuesday, July 27, 2004. Doctoral candidates are invited to contact the one of the session co-chairs for further details. <jblomberg(a)almaden.ibm.com> <kensing(a)itu.dk>. ---------------------------------- General submission information: + Submissions should be formatted according to the requirements specific to each type of submission as listed on the conference website and sent electronically to the chairs using the upload facility to be found there. + Each submission will include a cover sheet with title, submission type, submitter name(s) and affiliation(s), address(es) and email address(es). + Receipt notification will follow over email. + All accepted contributions will be posted on appropriate web sites and published in book form provided to conference participants as part of the conference fee. + Volume I of the Proceedings will include all research papers and be published by ACM Press as part of the International Conference series. Research papers must be formatted according to ACM guidelines (<http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html>). Additional information as needed will be made available on the PDC 2004 web site (<http://cpsr.org/conferences/pdc2004/>). + Volume II of the Proceedings will include all the other accepted contributions in the traditional PDC-format. + Before a submission is included in either Volume I or Volume II, at least one author of the submission must be registered for the conference. More details can be found on the conference website or by contacting the Program co-Chairs or the Chair of the appropriate session. IMPORTANT DATES 2004 + February 13 Due date for research paper submissions + March 5 Due date for pre-conference workshops and tutorials + March 19 Acceptance notification for workshops and tutorials + April 23 Acceptance notification to authors of research papers + May 1 Due date for Art Installations, Environments, Projects, Designs, Demonstrations submissions + May 7 Due date for short papers, conference workshop submissions + May 21 Acceptance notification short papers, conference workshops, Art Installations, Environments, Projects, Designs, Demonstrations + May 31 Early registration date + June 4 Due date for Final Proceedings Vol 1 versions of research papers + June 11 Due date for final Proceedings Vol 2 versions of pre-conference and conference workshops and other submissions + July 27-31 PDC 2004 ALSO OF INTEREST The ACM SIGCHI conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS2004) takes place August 1-4, immediately following PDC2004 in Cambridge, MA, 1 1/2 hrs by air from Toronto. More information is available at: <http://sigchi.org/dis2004/> CONFERENCE COMMITTEES Conference Co-Chairs: Andrew Clement, University of Toronto, Canada Peter van den Besselaar, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Netherlands Program Co-chairs: Fiorella de Cindio, University of Milano, Italy Doug Schuler, The Evergreen State College, USA PROGRAM COMMITTEE Liam Bannon (Ireland), Thomas Binder (Sweden), Jeanette Blomberg (US), Tone Bratteteig (Norway), Jacob Buur (Denmark), Debra Cash (US), Todd Cherkasky (US), Andrew Clement (Canada), Peter Day (UK), Fiorella De Cindio (Italy), Yvonne Dittrich (Sweden), Frank Emspak (US), Gerhard Fischer (US), Joan Greenbaum (US), Davydd Greenwood (US), Judith Gregory (Norway), Robert Guerra (Canada), Michael Gurstein (Canada), Bo Helgeson (Sweden), Vidar Hepso (Norway), Finn Kensing (Denmark), Sarah Kuhn (US), Leah Lievrow (US), Peter Mambrey (Germany), Preben Holst Mogensen (Denmark), Gale Moore (Canada), Michael Muller (US) Julian Orr (US), Norberto Patrignani (Italy), Volkmar Pipek (Germany), Rob Procter (UK), Toni Robertson (Australia), Patricia Sachs (US), Partha Sarker (Bangladesh), Doug Schuler (US), Steve Scrivener (UK), Lucy Suchman (UK), Randy Trigg (US), Peter van den Besselaar (Netherlands), Ina Wagner (Austria), and Volker Wulf (Germany). _______________________________________________ pdc04-program mailing list pdc04-program(a)lists.cpsr.org https://ssl.cpsr.org/mailman/listinfo/pdc04-program

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