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CfP: International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE 2017)
by Elvira Popescu 09 Apr '17

09 Apr '17

CALL FOR PAPERS International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE 2017) October 23-25, 2017, Beijing, China http://www.iasle.net/index.php/icsle2017 * Workshop/Panel proposal submission: April 10, 2017 * Main conference paper submission: May 10, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE 2017) aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to discuss issues related to the optimization of learning environments to enhance learning. The focus is on the interplay of pedagogy, technology and their fusion towards the advancement of smart learning environments. ICSLE is an annual international conference on Smart Learning Environments organized by the International Association of Smart Learning Environments. ICSLE has been held in Hong Kong, China (2014), Sinaia, Romania (2015), and Tunis, Tunisia (2016). ~ Conference Outcomes: * Proceedings in Springer's Lecture Notes in Educational Technology series. * Extended versions of selected papers will be invited for Springer's Smart Learning Environments journal (Open access journal with no author processing charge) ~ Important dates: Workshop/Panel proposal submission: April 10, 2017 Main conference paper submission: May 10, 2017 Acceptance/Rejection notification: June 25, 2017 Camera ready papers: August 1, 2017 Author registration: August 1, 2017 ~ Submissions: * Experience Reports (Full-length 10 pages, Short 6 pages) * Research Studies (Full-length 10 pages, Short 6 pages) * Work-in-progress Papers (4 pages) * Reflection Papers (4 pages) * Posters (4 pages) * Workshop Proposals (6 pages) * Panel Proposals (6 pages) ~ Honorary Chairs: Larry Johnson, EdFutures.org, USA Diana Laurillard, Institute of Education, United Kingdom Demetrios G. Sampson, Curtin University, Australia ~ General Chairs: Kinshuk, The University of North Texas, USA Nian-Shing Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan Mohamed Jemni, University of Tunis, Tunisia ~ Program Chairs: Maiga Chang, Athabasca University, Canada Elvira Popescu, University of Craiova, Romania ~ Conference Chairs: Ronghuai Huang, Beijing Normal University, China J. Michael Spector, The University of North Texas, USA ~ Workshop/Panel Chairs: Vive Kumar, Athabasca University, Canada TingWen Chang, Beijing Normal University, China ~ Publicity Chairs: Guang Chen, Beijing Normal University, China Isabelle Guillot, Athabasca University, Canada ~ Technical Operations Chairs: Rébecca Guillot, Athabasca University, Canada Richard Tortorella, University of Eastern Finland, Finland Marc Denojean-Mairet, ByteForce Media, Canada Junfeng Yang, Hangzhou Normal University, China ~ Further details: http://www.iasle.net/index.php/icsle2017

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8th IEEE International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA 2017): Fifth Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 09 Apr '17

09 Apr '17

*** Fifth Call for Papers *** 8th International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications IISA 2017 Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus 28 - 30 August, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… The International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA) series offers a forum for the constructive interaction and prolific exchange of ideas among scientists and practitioners from different research fields such as computers, mathematics, physics, biology, medicine, chemistry, experimental psychology, social sciences, linguistics, and engineering having the goal of developing methodologies and tools for the solution of complex problems in artificial intelligence, biology, neuroscience, security, monitoring, surveillance, healthcare, sustainability in energy sources, governance, education, commerce, automation, robotics, optimization, image, speech and natural languages, and their integration. IISA 2017 is the eighth conference in the IISA series, technically co-sponsored by IEEE, BAIF, the University of Piraeus and the University of Cyprus. The IISA 2017 proceedings will be published by IEEE and be included in the IEEE DL. The conference is intended as an international forum for researchers and professionals in all areas of Information, Intelligence, Systems, and Applications. We invite submissions of papers presenting high-quality original research and developments for the conference tracks listed below. The conference venue is the Golden Bay Beach Hotel (http://www.goldenbay.com.cy) perfectly situated at the edge of the tourist part of Larnaca, right on a long and wide stretch of fine and clear sandy beach, 10 km from the town center, just 15 km from Larnaca International Airport and 30 minutes from the capital city of Nicosia. This prestigious 5* hotel is renowned for its excellent facilities, combined with impeccable service and finest cuisine in luxurious surroundings The conference will last for three days and will feature tutorials, technical paper presentations, workshops, and distinguished keynote speeches. Instructions to Authors Papers must be submitted in IEEE Conference Style format, which can be downloaded from http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . Papers must be limited to 6 pages in length. Topics of Interest We welcome all submissions in the subjects of IISA related (but not limited) to the following tracks and topics: Track I: Information Processing and Intelligence · Advances in databases · Information systems · Information and data management · Data mining, warehousing and knowledge extraction · Recommender systems · Digital rights management · Processing of Social and Emotional Interactions · Biological and artificial neural networks · Biological and artificial immune systems · Cognitive science · Neuroscience · Computational biology · DNA computing · Evolutionary computing and genetic algorithms · Bayesian networks · Expert systems & intelligent agents · Swarm intelligence · Fuzzy logic systems · Kernel methods - support vector machines · Ensemble classifiers · Emerging machine learning paradigms · Decision making techniques · Knowledge-based systems · Ambient-ubiquitous intelligence · Robotics and automation · Affective computing Track II: Multimedia Systems and Networks · Advances in audio/video and multimedia processing · Signal mining · Signal visualization · Human-machine interaction · Multimodal systems · Multimedia systems · Autonomous Computing · Distributed computing · Quantum computing · Mobile computing · Green computing · Trusted computing · Proactive computing · Cloud computing · Ubiquitous computing · Networking · Sensing, sensory systems and sensor networks · Design and implementation · Real time systems Track III: Educational Informatics · Adaptive and personalized learning · Student modeling · Intelligent tutoring systems · E-learning and mobile learning · Social media and learning · Educational games · Computer-supported collaborative learning · Big data in education and learning analytics · Affective computing in learning systems · Smart learning environments · Virtual and augmented reality in education · Risk management in education · Learning management systems · Content management systems · Learning technologies for students with special needs Track IV: Cyber Security · Watermarking, cryptography, cryptanalysis, steganography, and stegananalysis · Privacy and authentication · Malicious software analysis · Information, computer and network security · Infrastructure security · Forensics · Biometrics Track V: Smart Energy and Smart Cities · Methodologies and tools for assessing the energy status in smart cities · Intelligent sensors and data analytics for energy optimization · Monitoring and control of energy resources · Smart grid · Fault detection · Decision support systems in energy planning and scheduling · Middleware for urban computing · Intelligent transportation systems · Public displays for modern cities · Impact of urban computing in modern cities · Case studies and best practices · Big city data · Culture for smart cities Track VI: Healthcare · E-health, mobile health and smart health · Infrastucture for smart health · Advanced devices and robotics for smart health · Ambient intelligence in assisted living · Health information systems · Healthcare management · Case studies Track VII: Applications · E-government and m-government · E-commerce and m-commerce · E-entertainment and m-entertainment · E-legal and m-legal services · Personalized systems and services · Enabling technologies, frameworks and standards · Empirical evaluations · Simulation and evaluation via simulation · Case studies · Applications in culture and heritage · Applications in tourism · Applications in natural resource management · Applications in disabilities and to people at need Important Dates · Submission of Papers: April 24, 2017 · Notification of Acceptance: May 29, 2017 · Camera-ready Submission: June 12, 2017 · Registration and Payment for Authors: June 12, 2017 · Conference Dates: August 28-30, 2017 Organization Program Chairs · N. Bourbakis, Wright State University, USA · G. A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus · G. A. Tsihrintzis, University of Piraeus, Greece · N. Virvou, University of Piraeus, Greece Program Committee http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…

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Collaborative Economies – From Sharing to Caring - Workshop at Communities & Technology 2017
by Stefano De Paoli 08 Apr '17

08 Apr '17

Colleagues Please consider to submit a short position paper (800 words) by the 24th of April to the following workshop (https://collaborativeeconomiesworkshop .wordpress.com/) co-located at the Communities & Technology 2017 conference. The position papers will be sent as PDFs via email to Peter Lyle <peter.lyle at m-iti.org> *before 5pm GMT on 24 April 2017* : About the Workshop This workshop is organised in conjunction with the Communities and Technologies 2017 <http://comtech.community/>conference. Digital platforms, often labeled as part of the “sharing economy”, are becoming increasingly relevant to both the daily lives of private individuals, and to researchers. As these tools are transforming various communities (of interest, place, practice and circumstance) to establish new forms of connection, welfare, labour and service, there emerge fundamental questions around the perils of creation and use. In response to this disruptive trend, this workshop brings together perspectives and cases from researchers and practitioners across various disciplines to interrogate how different form of collaborative economy might be imagined and created based on the ethics and logic of care as an answer to these perils. This workshop will serve as an open and active forum for participants of up to 20 practitioners, designers, and researchers involved in related fields. We welcome all methodological, practical, and speculative approaches to considering the relations between sharing, caring and collaborative economy. Key topics of interest include, but are not limited to: · Platform cooperativism <http://www.rosalux-nyc.org/wp-content/files_mf/%20scholz_platformcoop_5.9.2…> ; · Environmental sustainability and ecological concerns; (such as Ethnography after Human Exceptionalism <http://morethanhumanlab.org/blog/2016/05/11/new-%20publication-critical-and…> , Hacker Farm <http://makery.info/en/2015/08/11/hacker-farm-bricoder-dans-%20le-bled/> and Food Connect <http://foodconnect.com.au/>) · Peer-to-peer learning and production (such as Mothership Hackermoms <http://mothership.hackermoms.org/>, Coder Dojo <http://coderdojo.com/> and Free Software <http://fsf.org/>); · Citizen science (e.g. Quantum Moves <http://scienceathome.org/games/quantum-moves/game>); · Related social, political, cultural, and health domains and implications (including issues around rising precarity, homelessness, self-care and mutual aid); · Initiatives calling for digital social innovation and design for change (such as CAPS projects <http://capssi.eu/caps-projects>, the DESIS network <http://desisnetwork.org/> or the Enabling the Future <http://enablingthefuture.org/> network); · Digital currencies and finance, (e.g. Freecoin <http://freecoin.ch/>). The workshop has the following *goals*: 1. To create a space for discussion about new and ongoing work in the field, and open up debates about the direction of research and practice across diverse fields related to collaborative economy. 2. To bring together researchers and practitioners in related fields to identify current challenges around the sharing economy and reflect critically on what could be done to resist these trends. 3. To discuss existing cases or examples of communities, technologies, and practices directed at facilitating a sharing caring economy. 4. To reflect critically on questions involved in the design of technologies with and for care, to build more just and livable futures. As a follow up to the workshop, we aim to produce an edited publication (journal special issue), to which participants will be invited to submit a full paper. Discussions have begun with *CoDesign: International Journal of CoCreation in Design and the Arts*. *Important dates:* · 24 April 2017 – deadline for submitting position papers · 28 April 2017 – communication of acceptance · 5 May 2017 – early bird registration rate ends · 26 June 2017 – workshop *Submissions* We will include a maximum of 20 participants. Interested participants should submit 800 word position papers to the organisers, outlining the following: · Your current research and/or practice, including any existing work in this area, from old sharing and caring traditions to explorations of the potential futures of this domain; · A brief biography of each contributor; and · What you would like to gain from/bring to the workshop. Participants will be selected to ensure overall disciplinary and geo-cultural diversity. The position papers will be sent as PDFs via email to Peter Lyle <peter.lyle at m-iti.org> *before 5pm GMT on 24 April 2017*. The authors accepted for the workshop will be notified on the 28th of April 2017. Workshop Organisers Gabriela Avram, University of Limerick Jaz Choi, Queensland University of Technology Stefano De Paoli, Abertay University Ann Light, University of Sussex Peter Lyle, Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute Maurizio Teli, Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute

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5th European Conference on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems (ECBS 2017): Fourth Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 08 Apr '17

08 Apr '17

*** Fourth Call for Papers *** 5th European Conference on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems ECBS 2017 Lordos Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus 31 August - 1 September, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… In Cooperation with ACM SIGAPP, SIGOPS and SIGSOFT ECBS 2017 is a formal meeting dedicated to formulating and advancing methods, techniques, and tools for engineering of computer-based systems. The conference is devoted to the design, development, deployment, and analysis of the complex systems whose behavior is largely determined or controlled by computers. Such systems are characterized by functional, performance, and reliability requirements that mandate the tight integration of information processing and physical processes. ECBS integrates software, hardware, and communication perspective of system engineering through its many facets that include system modeling, requirements specification, simulation, architectures, safety, security, reliability, human-computer interaction, system integration, verification and validation, high performance/parallel computing, cloud-based technologies, and project management. The conference provides a bridge between industry and academia, blending academic research and industrial development. The proceedings will be published in the International Conference Proceedings Series of ACM and after the conference they will be accessible in the ACM Digital Library. A Best Paper Award will be presented to the best paper presented at the conference, and a Best Student Paper Award will be presented to the best paper written solely or mostly by students. Scope Papers are sought which reflect this intent in fundamental ECBS technologies and application domains including, but not limited to the following topics: · Agile and Lean Approaches and Human Aspects of Software Development · Architectures · Advanced Modularity · Cloud-based Applications · Co-Design · Component-Based System Design · Cyber-Physical Systems · Parallel & Distributed Systems · Parallel Programming Methodologies and Languages · FPGA Systems Design · ECBS Infrastructure (Tools and Environments) · Education and Training · Embedded Real-Time Software Systems · Integration Engineering · Lifecycle Processes and Process Evolution · Model-Based System Development · Modeling and Analysis of Complex Systems · Networked Control Systems · Reengineering & Reuse · Reliability, Safety, Dependability, and Security · Software Engineering · System Assessment, Testing, and Metrics · Verification and Validation Industrial reports of practical solutions, trends, and new system characteristics for ECBS, taking an integrated systems approach, are particularly welcome. They may target application domains such as: Aerospace Systems, Command and Control, Continuous and Discrete Manufacturing, Environmental Systems, Instrumentation and Control Applications, Internet Technology and Applications, Intelligent Highway- Vehicle Systems (IHVS), Medical Systems, High Performance Computing Development Environments and Applications, and Telecommunications. Submission of Papers The conference solicits regular (no more than 10 pages) and short papers (no more than 4 pages). The Program Committee may require an accepted paper to be adapted into a short paper or extended abstract (no more than 2 pages and poster presentation only). All papers must be prepared according to the ACM SIG Proceedings Template format (see the conference web site for further information). The papers must be original contributions not submitted or accepted for publication elsewhere. A submitted contribution should clearly indicate the conference topics it targets. For an accepted contribution to be included in the proceedings, at least one author must register and present the paper at the conference. For further information, see the submission guidelines on the conference web site. The conference proceedings will be published by ACM ICPS and archived in the ACM Digital Library. Important Dates · Submission of Papers: 1 May, 2017 · Notification of Acceptance: 1 July, 2017 · Camera-ready Submission: 17 July, 2017 · Registration and Payment for Authors: 17 July, 2017 · Early Registration for Non-Authors: 9 August, 2017 Organization General Chair · George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chair · Ondrej Rysavy, Brno University of Technology , Czech Republic Program Co-Chair · Valentino Vranic, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia Steering Committee · Hassan Charaf, ECBS-EERC 2013 General Chair · George Angelos Papadopoulos, General Chair · Miroslav Popovic, ECBS-EERC 2009 General Chair · Ondrej Rysavy, ECBS-EERC 2015 General Chair · Valentino Vranic, ECBS-EERC 2011 General Chair Program Committee http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…

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The Human Standard: Why Ethical Considerations Should Drive Technological Design Webinar
by Ansgar Koene 07 Apr '17

07 Apr '17

Dear Air-L community, the following announcement may be of interest to those on the list who are interested in the debate about the ethics of technology and how this is being applied by the engineering and technological design community. Best wishes, Ansgar Dr. Ansgar Koene Senior Research Fellow: Horizon Policy Impact, CaSMa & UnBias Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute University of Nottingham http://casma.wp.horizon.ac.uk/ http://unbias.wp.horizon.ac.uk/ http://www.horizon.ac.uk/ https://sites.google.com/site/arkoene/ ________________________________ From: IEEE Standards Association <ieee-sa-exec=ieee.org(a)cmail20.com> on behalf of IEEE Standards Association <ieee-sa-exec(a)ieee.org> Sent: Friday, April 7, 2017 2:48 PM To: ansgar.koene(a)nottingham.ac.uk Subject: The Human Standard: Why Ethical Considerations Should Drive Technological Design Webinar [IEEE] [IEEE] [Main Story Image]<http://emailaccount.cmail20.com/t/t-l-klltyhy-btruyudju-k/> REGISTER NOW<http://emailaccount.cmail20.com/t/t-l-klltyhy-btruyudju-u/> The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA)<http://emailaccount.cmail20.com/t/t-l-klltyhy-btruyudju-o/> Corporate Membership Program<http://emailaccount.cmail20.com/t/t-l-klltyhy-btruyudju-b/> invites you to join an exclusive webinar. 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Queer Circuits Special Issue of Women & Performance
by Benjamin Haber 07 Apr '17

07 Apr '17

Deadline for papers is June 1st! Please send me an email if you have any questions. *QUEER CIRCUITS IN ARCHIVAL TIMES: PERFORMANCE, NETWORKED DATA, DIGITAL CULTURE <https://www.womenandperformance.org/submit/current-cfps/>* *Guest Editors*: *Benjamin Haber*, PhD Candidate Sociology, Graduate Center, CUNY + *Daniel J Sander*, PhD Candidate Performance Studies, NYU *Submission Deadline: June 1st 2017* We live in an increasingly digital world, where conflicts over control, violence, and centralization play out in computational landscapes. The conscious and unconscious activities of queerly entangled bodies are archived for speculative monetization by a variety of proprietary digital networks, whose central motivation is to serve advertisements and measure populations rather than to promote vibrant and just social life. Racialized and gendered violence operates at queer timescales, distributing life chances outside of representational frames. At the same time, queer digital culture is providing new openings for Donna Haraway’s vision of “transgressed boundaries, potent fusions, and dangerous possibilities.” Haraway's *A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, technology, and socialist-feminism in the late twentieth century *remains one of the most influential predecessors for the lines of thought animating this special issue. It is important to remember that in articulating her vision of a thoroughly postmodern feminism, Haraway was primarily drawing on two bodies of work — feminist science fiction and women of color feminism in the work of Octavia E. Butler, Samuel R. Delany, Audre Lorde, and Cherríe Moraga, for example. That is, the cyborg is an inherently intersectional figure. If queer culture is to self-critically engage with the digital, then it will have to take into account the much vaster and more complicated gridlock of identity and affiliation, in which sexual practices and orientations are but one factor. While *Queer Circuits in Archival Times* builds on this lineage and the groundbreaking work of Sandy Stone, Patricia Clough, Jasbir Puar, Kara Keeling and many others, we recognize that these abnormal times require queer departures from the limits of form, history, and epistemology. As new media studies and the digital humanities continue to be established as academic disciplines, we look to inf(l)ect this scholarship with the insights of feminist and queer knowledge production. We are interested in digital performance and inventive critique to theorize LGBTQ lives in a strikingly fluid legal, media, and political landscape. Just as important, however, we see queer thought playing an essential role in analyzing digital life beyond marginalized sexual cultures. How might we queer these digital networks that are increasingly constitutive of how we understand and witness the social? How can we reflexively and critically engage with queer social formations that seem to resonate with data capitalism? What archival practices and performances can help reinvigorate the queer histories forgotten in the linear narratives of gay progress? This special issue was inspired by the conference *Queer Circuits in Archival Times: Experimentation and Critique of Networked Data* <http://queercircuits.com/>, co-sponsored by *Women & Performance*, which took place across CUNY, the NYPL, and Kilroy Metal Ceiling in May of 2016. This special issue looks to expand on these interdisciplinary conversations while inspiring new creative and critical interventions. *Queer Circuits in Archival Times* aims to bring together an array of both established and emerging scholars and artists working at the intersections of new media studies, performance studies, queer theory, feminist theory, and aesthetics. *Topics of consideration and points of departure may include, but are not limited to: * - Affect, identity, and representation after the internet - Critical reflections on queer theory in light of the digital - Digital performance of/and gender and sexuality - Hacked software and dubious hardware - Haptic reorganizations of boundaries between body/world and body/mind - Intimacy and alienation and/of (queer) digital culture - Monstrous digital assemblages across space/time/identity/species - Online queer collectivity, alternative kinship, and activism - Quantification of sex/sexuality/self - Queer race/Racialized queerness online - Queer (social) media - Queer theoretical frames and uses of digital media and archiving - The queer biodigital/ data and the queer inhuman/nonhuman All submissions to Queer Circuits in Archival Times should be submitted to: *Queercircuits(a)gmail.com* <Queercircuits(a)gmail.com> For additional submission guidelines please click here <https://www.womenandperformance.org/submit/> For additional submission guidelines please click here <https://www.womenandperformance.org/submit/>

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Lit on ethics & privacy issues of facial recognition and other biometrics?
by Cory Robinson 07 Apr '17

07 Apr '17

Working on a pilot study that trials facial recognition technology to identify individuals in group settings. Any seminal or "must reads" on ethics and privacy issues of facial recognition and other biometrics? Best, Cory -- Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Communication Design Linköping University E: cory.robinson(a)liu.se http://liu-se.academia.edu/StephenCoryRobinson<http://colostate.academia.edu/StephenCoryRobinson>

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CfP: Reconsidering Design for Civic Engagement and Participation
by Karin Hansson 07 Apr '17

07 Apr '17

Call for Papers One day Workshop at ECSCW 2017 in Sheffield UK. https://ecscw2017.org.uk/ <https://ecscw2017.org.uk/> August 28th 2017 Reconsidering Design for Civic Engagement and Participation https://reconsideringdesign.wordpress.com/ <https://reconsideringdesign.wordpress.com/> We believe the HCI/CSCW communities need to put more efforts into envisioning new ways of designing for participation; ways that move beyond basic participation toward more manifold forms of inclusion (Le Dantec and Di Salvo, 2013) thereby enabling a means for engaging with power structures and marginalization (Balka, 2006; Beck, 2002; Shapiro, 2005). As such, we cordially invite researchers, designers, activists, technologists and artists that are exploring and/or experimenting with critical design projects, political design, design-for future-use, for and with social movements, alternative ways of living and alternative economies, to envision and generate a comprehensive program of research. The goal of such research program is to investigate emergent design practices that involve both the design of the material, technical artifact and the political movement, social enterprise or grassroots communities committed to enact social change through citizen’s participation. Some of the questions we would like to discuss in this workshop are: What is the designer’s agency in configuring and infrastructuring civic participation and engagement in society? How much should the designer be involved in the process of infrastructuring civic participation? What are the kinds of dilemmas (i.e. technical but most importantly, those associated with designers’ own values, beliefs, ideologies, subjectivities) that emerge when designers develop their practices in order to contribute to citizen’s participation and political action? Designers who are committed to contributing to civic participation; what are they sensitive to? How do designers’ practices and institutions configure and give shape to online tools for civic engagement and participation? How can the impact of civic technology design be sustained over time? This workshop seeks to bring together works that illustrate, analyze and/or critically inquire innovative ways to do design for civic engagement and participation. By innovative ways of doing design, we mean ways that go beyond applying PD methods with the aim to include the user in the development of a computer system or with the goal to reach consensus among the stakeholders inherently involved. We mean ways of doing design that envisage socio-technological interventions that partake in the ongoing constitution of publics or/and communities and put continuously design efforts into infrastructuring present and future civic participation. The workshop will consider the following topics: Research-oriented approaches as well as Design-oriented approaches focused on civic engagement and participation. We will consider both participation that aims to change the whole authority establishment (political hacking) and more narrowly-focused participation that nevertheless aims to change society (social entrepreneurship) and civic participation that focuses on improving specific aspects like voting, energy, sustainability, transport infrastructure, etc. Challenges involved when doing design with the goal of infrastructuring civic participation and specific ways to deal with them in order to contribute to development of resilient participation practices within publics and/or communities. What challenges were observed, in various cases? Research methods for the study of how designer’s role and design practices get entangled in tools developed for civic engagement, participation and political action. Learning processes involved in design practices aimed at civic participation, and in particular how they can be scaffold within designing for infrastructuring civic participation? Empirical or reflective work engaging with self-reflective design practices in HCI and CSCW, digital commons and making publics, the role of political hackers, social activists in configuring and infrastructuring civic participation, participatory policy design, and adversarial design. Important Dates May 26 – Deadline for submissions June 2- Notification of acceptance Submit your position paper ( 2-4 pages following the ECSCW exploratory papers template <https://ecscw2017.org.uk/papers-and-exploratory-papers/> for Workshops available at https://ecscw2017.org.uk/papers-and-exploratory-papers/ <https://ecscw2017.org.uk/papers-and-exploratory-papers/> ). Send your submissions to the following email address: tessy(a)dsv.su.se <mailto:tessy@dsv.su.se> At least one author of the position paper must attend the workshop. All participants must register for both the workshop and for at least one day of the conference.Position papers accepted and presented at the workshop will be published in the workshop proceedings and will be invited to submit to a special issue edited by the workshop’s organizers. Organizers Teresa Cerratto-Pargman <http://teresacerrattopargman.blogs.dsv.su.se/>, Stockholm University, is an associate professor of HCI, she is interested in the relationship between writing, meaning and technology from socio-cultural and critical perspectives of literacy and tool use. She works with a particular focus on design and emergent participatory and collaborative practices in TEL and Sustainable HCI. She is currently studying how civic participation and democracy are being redefined within a network for political innovation in Latin America. Cristian Bogdan <https://www.kth.se/en/csc/2.3721/2.18890/people/bogdan-cristian-1.181460>, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, has explored a few grassroots communities that work for the common good in non-political domains, such as amateur radio, Romanian infrastructure activists, electric car enthusiasts and Swedish energy amateurs. He recently became interested in how such grassroots movements can improve government and policy in the respective areas, and how can they indirectly lead to better democracy and participation. Somya Joshi <http://sustainablelens.org/?p=745>, E-Gov, Stockholm University, is a Senior Lecturer at Stockholm University with expertise in the field of e-participation, e-democracy and e-governance. Her specialisation falls within the applied context of technological innovation, particularly in how it translates into transparency in governance, education, environmental conservation and health services within the developing world. Hanna Hasselqvist <http://www.designfakulteten.kth.se/doktorander/hanna-hasselqvist>, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Hanna’s research interests are in design processes where interactive systems are created as complement to and amplifiers of other initiatives and activities that involve various stakeholders in understanding and forming sustainable practices. In her work she has explored energy and transportation practices, designed support for amateur energy management in Swedish housing cooperatives and conceptualised collaborations for sustainable transportation. Karin Hansson <http://www.su.se/profiles/052karhan-1.187018>, Stockholm University, is a researcher at the Department of Computer & Systems Sciences at Stockholm University and The Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. Her research focus is participatory processes online and the social production of data. With a background in art and design, she is also interested in artistic and participatory research methods, engaging participants through speculative design and design fiction. Her latest research project “Work a work”, in collaboration with artists and union activists, explores the ongoing transformation of work relations.

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Social Media and Communities @ HICSS (deadline June 15)
by Dan Suthers 07 Apr '17

07 Apr '17

CFP: Social Media and Communities -- a "mini track" at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, (HICSS-51) January 3-6, 2018, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii Full paper submission deadline, June 15 We call for papers that address social networks and communities supported and/or complemented by social media for work, learning, socializing, economic and/or political processes, and/or that address theory, design, practices, use or evaluation of such social media use. ‘Communities’ is taken in a broad sense, including communities of practice, epistemic communities, or communities of inquiry, as well as fully virtual communities, and social media use that supports or complements geographically based community. We particularly encourage papers that: * advance our understanding of social network growth, formation, structure and outcomes through social media; * explore how socio-technical affordances relate to social media use and outcomes; * evaluate design of social media technologies and practices for effective community development and maintenance; and * develop theories, models and principles of social media design, use and outcomes. We encourage the submission of exploratory and theoretical papers, as well as empirical studies. HICSS 51 and the "Big Island" The Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, in its 51st year, is one of the longstanding scientific conferences and is highly ranked among information systems conferences. Diverse disciplines unified by a focus on information technologies are woven together in a matrix structure of tracks and themes. By attending HICSS you are not only reaching the audience of your track and mini-track; you also have the opportunity to learn about what is happening in related fields and meet leaders in those fields. Other mini-tracks within the Digital and Social Media track are particularly relevant: see http://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-51/digital-and-social-media/ With five of the world's seven climate zones, and a mixture of Hawaiian and immigrant cultures, the "Big Island" of Hawaii offers diverse outdoor activities, good food, and cultural activities. Please see http://www.hicss.org/ for conference, venue and submission information. Papers are due June 15, 2017 Minitrack Co-Chairs: Dan Suthers (Primary Contact) University of Hawaii at Manoa suthers(a)hawaii.edu Karine Nahon University of Washington and the Interdisciplinary Centre Herzliya karineb(a)uw.edu -- Dan Suthers Dept. of Information and Computer Sciences University of Hawaii at Manoa 1680 East West Road, POST 309, Honolulu, HI 96822 (808) 956-3890 office http://www2.hawaii.edu/~suthers/ Professor, Department of Information and Computer Sciences http://www.ics.hawaii.edu/ PI, Laboratory for Interactive Learning Technologies http://lilt.ics.hawaii.edu/ Maintain Democracy, Prevent Kleptocracy

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WEBCAST FRI/SAT: Theorizing the Web
by Joly MacFie 07 Apr '17

07 Apr '17

Our second year streaming this excellent conference, joly posted: "On Friday/Saturday April 7-8 2017 the seventh annual Theorizing the Web conference will take place at the Museum of the Moving Image in NYC. Theorizing the Web is an inter- and non-disciplinary annual conference that brings together scholars, journalists," [image: Livestream]On *Friday/Saturday April 7-8 2017* the seventh annual *Theorizing the Web* <http://theorizingtheweb.tumblr.com/2017/> conference will take place at the *Museum of the Moving Image* in NYC. Theorizing the Web is an inter- and non-disciplinary annual conference that brings together scholars, journalists, artists, activists, and technology practitioners to think conceptually and critically about the interrelationships between the Web and society. We deeply value public engagement, and consider insights from academics, non-academics, and non-“tech theorists” alike to be equally valuable. Both days of programming will feature invited speakers as well as presentations from competitively selected open-submission system. Selected papers advance clear theoretical arguments; represent a diverse range of perspectives; embrace accessibility by demystifying jargon rather than using it as a crutch; and, importantly, appeal to concerns of power, social (in)equality, and justice. Each day the conference comprises three afternoon tracks, plus two plenary evening keynote sessions. The entire event will we *webcast live <http://theorizingtheweb.tumblr.com/2017/livestream>*. *What: Theorizing the Web 2017 <http://theorizingtheweb.tumblr.com/2017/> Where: Museum of the Moving Image, NYC When: Friday/Saturday April 7-8 2017 Noon-9pm EDT | 17:00-01:00 UTC Schedule: http://theorizingtheweb.tumblr.com/2017/program <http://theorizingtheweb.tumblr.com/2017/program> Webcast: Studio A - http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ttw17 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ttw17> Studio B - http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/ttw17 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/ttw17> Studio C - http://livestream.com/internetsociety3/ttw17 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety3/ttw17> Keynotes: - http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ttw17k <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ttw17k> Twitter: #TtW17 https://twitter.com/hashtag/TtW17 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/TtW17> Facebook: #TtW17 https://facebook.com/hashtag/TtW17 <https://facebook.com/hashtag/TtW17>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9108#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9108#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9108 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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