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ECREA Health Communication TWG and European Conference on Health Communication
by Sara Atanasova 07 Jun '19

07 Jun '19

Gentle reminder: Deadline for extended abstract submission is approaching - *June 15, 2019* The European Conference on Health Communication (ECHC) 2019 is a joint conference of the Health Communication Temporary Working Group (TWG) of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) and the Health Communication Division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK). The conference will be held from 13 to 15 November 2019 in Zurich (Switzerland). It is hosted by the Department of Communication and Media Research at the University of Zurich (IKMZ). The conference has a thematic focus on social aspects of health communication. It will provide a platform for discussing the interrelations between health, health communication, and people’s social contexts on various levels and from diverse perspectives. With the aim to represent the full scope of current health communication research, the ECHC also welcomes research on further issues of health communication. Please find the CFP at the following link: https://echc.ch/cfp/. *Deadline for submissions is 15 June 2019.* The Health Communication Temporary TWG and the ECREA Young Scholars Network (YECREA) are at ECHC organizing also a round table debate titled „The responsible conduct of research: The ethical challenges and considerations in health communication studies“. The event aims to encourage young scholars to exchange and share their concerns, issues, questions, dilemmas, and ideas with other scholars at different stages of their career. It will take place at the 13 November (16:30 – 18:00) before the Get Together of the ECHC conference in Zurich. Participants (young and senior scholars) that would like to take part in the round table discussion can register by sending an email with their name and affiliation to Sara Atanasova (YECREA Representative) at sara.atanasova[at]fdv.uni-lj.si. Deadline for application: 1 September 2019. Please find more information about the events at the following links: Health Communication TWG (https://ecrea.eu/Health-Communication) ECHC conference (https://echc.ch/) and YECREA Round Table ( https://echc.ch/yecrea/) Information can be also retrieved from the Chair of Health communication TWG, Doreen Reifegerste (doreen.reifegerste[at]uni-erfurt.de) and ECHC organizers – Department of Communication and Media Research; University of Zurich (echc[at]ikmz.uzh.ch).

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Professor/Associate Professor at the University of Canberra, Australia
by Sora Park 07 Jun '19

07 Jun '19

Dear colleagues Applications are open for the position of Associate Professor/Professor in Communication and Media at the University of Canberra, Australia. The successful applicant will be a core member of the News and Media Research Centre <https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/nmrc> which is the home of the *Digital News Report:** Australia*, and conducts research into the impacts of digital news and media on the national policy conversation. Job description below. Feel free to circulate among potential candidates: http://uctalent.canberra.edu.au/cw/en/job/492863/associate-professorprofess… For further information contact: Glen Fuller, Head of School of Arts and Communication, University of Canberra on glen.fuller(a)canberra.edu.au. -- *Associate Professor/Professor in Communication and Media* Job no: 492863 Work type: Academic Location: Bruce Categories: Teaching and Research, Communication and Media The Faculty of Arts and Design at University of Canberra is a large and diverse faculty offering programs that range from the highly conceptual to the deeply practical. Creativity is at the core of what we do in all our programs. The Faculty invites outstanding academics to join our world class education and research team. Working as part of the innovative Faculty of Arts and Design, you will have the opportunity and be committed to making a significant contribution to the advancement of knowledge in your profession. Reporting to the Head of School, Arts and Communication, you will work collaboratively to design, deliver and coordinate an engaging and innovative learning environment. You will also play a key role in the development of active research programs, seeking funding, conducting research and producing quality publications. The Associate Professor or Professor will exercise a special responsibility as a high performing researcher and provide strategic direction in teaching and research. You will be known for your leadership style with high level interpersonal skills as well as a PhD. An outstanding national and international reputation as a leader with an internationally recognised track record of research in the discipline area as evidenced by an extensive range of publications. This position will be offered as either Level D or E depending on academic level of the suitable applicant. The University is an Equal Opportunity employer offering excellent conditions and benefits such as flexible, family-friendly policies, on site gym, on site medical services, a supermarket and childcare facilities. The University of Canberra is committed to diversity and social inclusion in its employment practices. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities and people from culturally diverse groups are encouraged. To be considered for this position your application must include your resume demonstrating your skills and experience in line with the key capabilities outlined in the position description. Working Rights: Applicants who wish to apply for this position should have valid working rights or eligibility to obtain a work visa for Australia. For job specific information: please contact Dr Glen Fuller, Head of School, Arts and Communication on 6201 2178 or via email Glen.Fuller(a)canberra.edu.au Recruitment and application questions: please contact the Recruitment team on 02 6180 8020 or email uctalent(a)canberra.edu.au Closing Date: 11.55pm, Monday 17 June 2019. Regards Sora

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June 15 Deadline - Social Media, Culture, Identity and Inclusion HICSS 53 mini-track
by Filippo Trevisan 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

Hello all, Just a reminder of the JUNE 15 deadline for papers to be submitted for the minitrack on Social Media, Culture, Identity, and Inclusion that Nanette Levinson, Derrick Cogburn and I are co-chairing. The peer-reviewed papers will be presented at the 53rd Hawai'i International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), January 7-10, 2020 in beautiful Maui, HI, and published in the conference proceedings. We hope you will consider submitting a paper. For more information on the mini-track and the conference, click here http://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-53/digital-and-social-media/#culture-identit…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__hicss.hawaii.edu_tracks…>. The exact deadline to submit is June 15, 11:59pm Hawai'i time. To submit your paper, click here http://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__hicss.hawaii.edu_author…>. HICSS is one of the oldest and most impactful conferences in the communication and system sciences field, and brings together a large multi-disciplinary community. We also welcome reviewers for our mini-track. To join us as a reviewer please email Nanette at nlevins(a)american.edu<mailto:nlevins@american.edu> or Derrick dcogburn@<mailto:dcogburn@american.edu>american.edu<mailto:dcogburn@american.edu> or me at t<mailto:trevisan@american.edu>revisan(a)american.edu<mailto:trevisan@american.edu> with your name and contact details. If you have already responded, we thank you. We look forward to recognizing your role as a reviewer and to assign no more than 3 papers to review. If you have questions, please feel free to contact one of us. Best regards, Filippo (on behalf of Nanette Levinson, Derrick Cogburn and myself) ——— Filippo Trevisan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor - School of Communication Deputy Director - Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP) American University 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC - 20016 Tel: +1 (202) 885 6930 Email: trevisan(a)american.edu<mailto:trevisan@american.edu> Web: www.filippotrevisan.net<http://www.filippotrevisan.net> New in paperback: “Disability Rights Advocacy Online: Voice, Empowerment and Global Connectivity<https://www.routledge.com/Disability-Rights-Advocacy-Online-Voice-Empowerme…>” NY: Routledge, 2017. All my publications: www.filippotrevisan.net/publications<http://www.filippotrevisan.net/publications>

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Conference Political Epistemologies of Big Data, 8-9 July (Berlin)
by Lena Ulbricht 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

Dear colleagues, the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society and the DVPW working group "Digitalization and Politics" cordially invite you to a conference about the "Political Epistemologies of Big Data" in Berlin (8-9 July). You can register here (no conference fee) https://weizenbaum-institut.de/veranstaltung/scraping-the-demos-political-e… Kind regards, Lena Ulbricht -- Dr. Lena Ulbricht Research Group Leader Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society WZB Berlin Social Science Center Forschungsgruppenleiterin Weizenbaum Institut für die Vernetzte Gesellschaft Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) Hardenbergstr. 32 D-10623 Berlin Germany Tel.: +49-(0)30-700 141 077 Email: lena.ulbricht(a)wzb.eu

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Final CFP: Social Networking and Communities @ HICSS 2020 (deadline June 15)
by Dan Suthers 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

Reminder and final CFP: Interact with reputable colleagues from diverse disciplines at one of the oldest and top ranked conferences on information systems, while also enjoying the luxury of the Grand Wailea on Maui and our pleasant January weather! CFP: HICSS Social Networking and Communities 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) January 7-10, 2020, Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii PAPERS DUE: June 15, 2019 (see http://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/) We call for papers that investigate social networks and communities supported and/or complemented by social media and other social technologies for work, learning, socializing, or economic or political processes. Papers may address theory, design, practices, use or evaluation of social technologies. 'Social networks and communities' refers broadly to social phenomena that may range from fully virtual to geographically based communities, and includes communnities of inquiry, interest, or practice; epistemic communities and networked advocacy; as well as other collective phenomena emerging within networks of individuals. We solicit papers that examine relationships between social phenomena and technologies, including how social phenomena are embedded or emerge within technological settings, how communities use technologies to further their goals, or how technologies otherwise influence or are appropriated by social phenomena and entities. Individual actors as the unit of analysis may also be included as long as communities and technologies are involved; e.g., how individuals relate to communities via technologies. We are particularly interested in papers that explore new models, theories and methods rather than re-applying and repeating established results. In order to leverage the interdisciplinary nature of HICSS and enable dialogue between social and technological disciplines, papers may be motivated by a broad range of theory-driven or data-driven perspectives and methods, including for example but not limited to social network analysis, content analysis, ethnographic investigations, and agent-based simulations. 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; • interrogate entanglements of technology and culture in community settings; • examine how information and misinformation spread in social media and networks, and how algorithms, bots, and social media design affect this spread; • 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. Minitrack Co-Chairs: Dan Suthers (Primary Contact) Professor, Information and Computer Sciences University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa 1680 East West Road, POST 317 Honolulu, HI, 96822 USA +1(808) 956-3890 Email: suthers(a)hawaii.edu Twitter: @dan_suthers Tonia Sutherland Assistant Professor, Information and Computer Sciences University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa 2550 McCarthy Mall, HL 003B Honolulu, HI, 96822 USA Email: tsuther(a)hawaii.edu Twitter: @toniasutherland

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WEBCAST TODAY: Finnish Internet Forum 2019 in Helsinki #fiforum
by Joly MacFie 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

Finland has a new government <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-finland-government/finlands-center-left-…> which may well influence their thinking on Internet Governance matters. Tune in to find out! [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/fiforum2019> Today, *Thursday June 6 2019*, the *Finnish Internet Forum <http://internetforum.fi/>* is taking place in Helsinki. The Finnish Internet Forum is an annual multistakeholder event, set up in 2010 to discuss internet-related issues from a Finnish perspective. Proceedings are in Finnish and English. Internet Society President & CEO *Andrew Sullivan* will deliver keynote remarks. The event is being *webcast live <https://dclive.fi/Eduskunta/FIF06062019>* with a simulcast on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/>*. *View on DCTV: https://dclive.fi/Eduskunta/FIF06062019 <https://dclive.fi/Eduskunta/FIF06062019>* *View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/fiforum2019 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/fiforum2019>* *Agenda: http://internetforum.fi/etusivu <http://internetforum.fi/etusivu>* *Twitter: #fiforum <https://isoc.live/11120/bit.ly/fiforum>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/11120/ -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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CFP Queerness in the Digital Age
by Tom Welch 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

Many of you may know The Velvet Light Trap—a graduate student-run, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to film and media studies. The journal is published by the University of Texas Press and run by students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Texas at Austin. This year we are working on a special issue on queerness in the digital age. Attached to this email a copy of this year's call for papers as a pdf, with the text duplicated below. If anyone has work they think would be appropriate for this issue, we would love to read it! The Velvet Light Trap publishes work from scholars at all levels in their careers. We would also really appreciate it if you would take a look at the call and potentially distribute it to your grad students, your department, or other scholars whose work you feel would be appropriate for the issue. Please reach out Tom Welch (tom.welch(a)wisc.edu) if you have any questions, or you can contact our submissions editor at thevelvetlighttrap(a)gmail.com. CALL FOR PAPERS: The Velvet Light Trap #86—Queerness in the Digital Age Queer Media and the Digital Digital technology has altered all aspects of media cultures, including questions of identity that can affect everything from the production of texts, their content, their distribution, their reception, and more. At the same time, popular and academic understandings of queerness have evolved to incorporate expanding ideas of gender, sexuality, race, disability, ethnicity, and other identity categories. Not only has digital technology altered the ways in which queerness can be articulated, but queer media has also shaped the form and reception of digital texts. Understanding queerness in the digital age requires us to account for the changes in both queer studies and digital studies. For this issue, we welcome submissions that examine the ways in which queerness and digital media interact. These articles could include, but are not limited to, placing media texts in a broader cultural context that speaks to the nature of queerness in the digital age, contextualizing the relationship between queer audiences and media texts, or analyzing queer digital production cultures. Submissions could also consider queerness from the perspective of platformization, fandoms and audience reception, as well as digital media ecologies. What is the impact of social media on queer practices and identities? How does the rising visibility of queer identities leave queers, especially queers of color, vulnerable to exploitation or attack? How do queer creators utilize and navigate ever-changing media ecosystem? We invite submissions that investigate these or other questions related to queerness in the digital age through any applicable methodological or theoretical approaches. Potential Submission Themes • The evolution of queer theory and its application to media (e.g. queer of color critique, trans theory, crip theory) • Queerness, race and ethnicity (e.g. Afrofuturism, disidentification, queer indigenous studies) • Digital technology, queer bodies, and disability • Changing receptions in queer audiences and queer-targeted media • Queer modes of fandom • Creators, star texts, and micro-celebrities • Digital pornography studies • Articulations of queerness in digital television (e.g. streaming platforms, webseries, second-screen engagement) • Queerness in digital games • The democratization of digital cinema (or lack thereof) • Queer comics, webcomics, and digital distribution • Non-fiction media aesthetics and portrayals of queerness • Queer podcast networks, series, and hosts • Social Media, Online Communities, and Dating Apps (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Patreon, Tumblr, Her, Grindr, Scruff, OnlyFans) • Queer youth and the disruption of the coming out narrative • Assimilation and respectability politics (e.g. Neoliberalism, homonormativity, homonationalism) • Queer music production, distribution, and algorithmic discovery • Modes of queer exhibition (e.g. film festivals, museums and galleries, community spaces) • Reflections on what “queer” or “queer studies” might mean or signify in the digital age Submission Guidelines Submissions should be between 6,000– 7,500 words (approximately 20-25 pages double-spaced), formatted in Chicago style. Please submit an electronic copy of the paper, along with a one-page abstract (no more than 100 words), both saved as Microsoft Word files. While images are not required for submissions, if your submission includes images, please ensure that they are high resolution and included as an image file separate from your Word files. Remove any identifying information so that the submission is suitable for anonymous review. The journal’s Editorial Board will referee all submissions. Send electronic manuscripts and/or any questions to thevelvetlighttrap(a)gmail.com<mailto:thevelvetlighttrap@gmail.com>. All submissions are due July 31, 2019. ———————————————————— Tom Welch PhD Student, Media and Cultural Studies Department of Communication Arts Editor-in-Chief, Playback<http://playback.wisc.edu>

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CfP: Harnessing Social Media and Digital Technologies to Improve Health Communication
by Sun Jung Kim 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

On behalf of the editorial team at Frontiers in Communication's Research Topic, I invite submissions to a special issue on "Harnessing Social Media and Digital Technologies to Improve Health Communication” *About this Research Topic (special issue): Advancements in information and communication technologies offer a variety of opportunities for public health researchers and practitioners, from rapidly disseminating health information and engaging patients and the public for health promotion, to reaching out to underserved populations for health interventions and education. In the last decade, academic references on use of technologies for behavioral and social medicines has become prolific in a wide range of literatures. Along with the exponential growth in mobile, internet and social media technologies, leveraging scientific principles, theories, and research methods is key to effectively harnessing these technologies and media environments for public health impact. Multidisciplinary methods are critical and rigorous, scientific approaches will help generate replicable and reproducible research outcomes. Under the Research Topic theme, entitled “Harnessing Social Media and Digital Technologies to Improve Health Communication” of Frontiers in Communication, we are looking for papers on the topic of technologies and health communication, broadly conceptualized and inclusive of diverse theoretical approaches and multidisciplinary methodologies with the following key questions: • How do we leverage social media, digital technology, and big data to improve health communication research? • How can researchers translate empirical evidence, theoretical frameworks, and scientific methods to engage health populations of interest for behavioral change in the new media landscape? To read the full call for papers please visit: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/9865/harnessing-social-media-an… We welcome contributions that present original empirical work; conceptual or theoretical analyses; meta-analyses; systematic reviews; or unique visions and perspectives. We encourage multidisciplinary scholarly contributions that come from diverse disciplines such as communications, information science, public health, behavioral medicine, population health, cancer prevention and control, addiction, technologies, data science, and computational social science. For more information please contact the Topic Editors: Dr. Sunny Jung Kim, Virginia Commonwealth University (Sun.Jung.Kim(a)vcuhealth.org) Dr. Bernard Fuemmeler, Virginia Commonwealth University (Bernard.Fuemmeler(a)vcuhealth.org) Dr. Danielle Jake-Schoffman, University of Florida (djakeschoffman(a)ufl.edu) -------------------------------------------------------- Sunny Jung Kim, Ph.D., M.S., M.A. Assistant Professor Department of Health Behavior and Policy Associate Member of VCU Massey Cancer Center School of Medicine Virginia Commonwealth University Email: Sun.Jung.Kim(a)vcuhealth.org<mailto:Sun.Jung.Kim@vcuhealth.org> Office: 804-628-4688 Fax: 804-828-5440 Online: Sunny Jung Kim@vcu<https://medschool.vcu.edu/expertise/detail.html?id=sjkim2> Twitter: @SunnyJungKim<https://twitter.com/SunnyJungKim>

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WEBCAST TODAY: Speech Police – The Global Struggle to Govern the Internet
by Joly MacFie 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

Just started. I am also running this out on our periscope - https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live/status/1136300107479932928 Today, *Wedneday June 5 2019* at *Noon EDT* (14:00 UTC) New America’s *Open Technology Institute <https://www.newamerica.org/oti/>* hosts a book launch event - *Speech Police - The Global Struggle to Govern the Internet <https://www.newamerica.org/oti/events/speech-police/>*. Author *David Kaye*, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion & expression, will be in conversation with *Rebecca Mackinnon* Director, Ranking Digital Rights. Moderator: *Anne-Marie Slaughter*, CEO, New America. The event will be webcast live via the *New America YouTube Channel <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQQMY6TyUdt5VeHpuHv_Dg>*. *VIEW ON YOU TUBE: https://youtu.be/uC3KzD71wdU <https://youtu.be/uC3KzD71wdU>* *TWITTER: #speechpolice <https://twitter.com/hashtag/speechpolice?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/11116/ - -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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2nd CFP - Participatory Design Conference PDC2020 - Participation(s) otherwise
by Maurizio 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

*apologies for cross-posting* Participatory Design Conference PDC2020 - Participation(s) otherwise Manizales, Colombia June 15-19 2020 Universidad de Caldas www.pdc2020.org The Participatory Design Conference (PDC) has a long history in bringing together research concerned with the direct involvement of people in co-design, development, implementation, and appropriation activities around technologies, spaces, artefacts, and services. The conference invites researchers and practitioners working on participatory design, as it is encountered and discussed in multiple fields including, but not limited to: HCI (Human-Computer Interaction), CSCW (Computer Supported Cooperative Work), CSCL (Computer Supported Collaborative Learning), ICT4D (Information and Communication Technology for Development), Science and Technology Studies (STS), Social and Community Informatics, Development Studies, Media Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Design, Architecture, Spatial planning, and Arts. In 2020, the 16th Biennial Participatory Design Conference (PDC) will be held in Manizales, Colombia, for the first time in South America. It will be hosted by Universidad de Caldas. The conference *will be held in conjunction with the Festival de la Imagen 2020 *(www.festivaldelaimagen.com), one of the largest and most recognized design events in Colombia, which will bring a variety of unique possibilities and encounters for PDC and its community. *PDC 2020’s theme is “Participation(s) otherwise”* Since Participatory Design’s (PD) emergence as a research community, PD scholars have asserted that design is a practical, social and political endeavour. Main commitments include: offering alternative technologies, rendering design processes democratic, open and accessible to wide participation, and amenable to critical scrutiny and mutual learning. By proposing the theme of Participation(s) otherwise, we want to invite the PD community to think further on the diverse meanings and ontologies that participation and design can take on. Let’s open up the understanding of “participation” beyond modernist narratives and theoretically “universal” cookie cutter solutions and account for diverse practices. What forms, conceptions and understandings of participation, collaboration, intervention, design and technology can we draw upon to contest essentialist views on participatory design? Are current conceptions coherent with plural understandings and realities? What haven’t we realized before? From whom else are we / can we be learning? We welcome a variety of different contributions, such as theoretical elaborations, case study analysis, long term explorations and/or methodological reflections. Submissions may address one or more of the following anchor points. These should not be considered as mandatory, but rather indicative of things we believe require urgent action: Local/global - place/territory: Explorations of place, space, materiality, and temporality within participatory design and for technologies otherwise. Economies: Inquiries into the role and scope of participatory design in the critique, reinterpretation and construction of green, circular, open, commons and solidarity processes. This includes also provocative reflections on participatory design processes themselves, understood as a process of exchange. Representation, resistance and governance otherwise: The potential of participatory design practices to support (or undermine) forms of civic participation, power redistribution and conflict negotiation, to challenge authoritarianism, or explore horizontal ways of organising - including making alternative (or resistive) technologies, spaces, systems, processes or infrastructures. Design Research: Explorations of new forms of making otherwise and methodological innovations for design as participatory political praxis (including decolonial, feminist, and collective research and action approaches). Reflections on how those can transform scientific writing to be more representative of collaborative knowledge construction processes. Participation and interculturality: spaces and features of (and for) dialogue and design that avoid universalism and include critical perspectives towards collaboration, co-creation, and the role of technology in these processes. Follow us in social media FB:https://www.facebook.com/PDC-2020-505446103195145 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pdc_2020/ Twitter:@PDC_2020 *Submission formats* * FULL PAPERS: (10 pages, excluding references - In English). Full papers should report on substantial and original, unpublished research that advances PD. Full papers are presented on single-track sessions in the only research conference exclusively dedicated to PD, therefore PDC full research papers have a broad impact on the development of PD theory, approaches and practices. Each submitted full paper will be double-blind peer reviewed and may be subject to a “revise and resubmit” process if deemed suitable. Where papers rank equally, we will give preference to those that best address the theme of the conference. Full papers will be published in Vol 1 of the PDC ACM International Conference series. * PLURILINGUAL PD (ES/PT): (maximum 10 pages,excluding references - In Spanish or Portuguese). Besides the customary tracks, this year we are inviting paper contributions in Spanish or Portuguese from regional PD aligned practitioners and researchers. The intention is to encourage the Latin-American community to share knowledge and express ideas in their own languages. ES/PT papers should present original, unpublished ideas and research that contributes ideas to practices of PD. We welcome regionally relevant themes and considerations as well as broad and general contributions. Papers will be presented and discussed in thematic sessions run in parallel. Submissions to the plurilingual track will be double blind peer-reviewed and may be subject to a “revise and resubmit” process if deemed suitable. Where papers rank equally, we will give preference to those that best address the theme of the conference. The papers will be published in ES/PT in Vol 3 of the proceedings published by Universidad de Caldas. This part of the proceedings will not be published by ACM. * EXPLORATORY PAPERS: (4 pages, excluding references - In English). Exploratory papers should present original, unpublished ideas and research that explores, advances or reflects on PD potential future developments. Exploratory papers benefit from making one, clear contribution. Authors are encouraged to present a focused reflection or a meaningful empirical case study. A focused reflection will be expected to explore or advance existing ideas/concepts or propose new ones at a theoretical level, even coming from nearby disciplines to build an interdisciplinary dialogue. A case study will be expected to present applications of PD that are empirically fascinating even without strong theoretical grounding. Exploratory papers will be presented and discussed in thematic sessions run in parallel. Each submitted paper will be double-blind peer reviewed. Exploratory papers will be published in Vol 2 of the PDC ACM International Conference series. * BEYOND ACADEMIA: (online form proposal - In English). This track invites contributions from practitioners active in community, commercial, government, and not-for-profit spaces who are exploring participatory frameworks in their work. The invitation is open to those grappling with the potential and the challenges of participation in any of the conference anchor areas (see above). The intent is to foster and celebrate lively exchanges regarding emerging questions about the politics and practices of participation between those working in different learning, innovation and activist spaces locally and internationally. Submissions to this category will be curated by the chairs. There will be an online form to submit the contributions (an academic paper is not required), and the possibility to include audiovisual material (2 min video) to complement the story. In the conference, presentations will take the form of short, lightning talks and/or panel/roundtable discussions. Please note that everyone who attends will be required to pay for registration regardless of whether they are presenting. * EXHIBITIONS/SITUATED ACTIONS: (maximum 2 pages text, excluding references + 2 pages optional images or plans - In English). This format encompasses PD-inspired exhibitions, performances, demos, and/or design/art work that can be presented in the Festival in exhibition context and as situated action sessions during the days of the conference. Proposals should include a description (2 pages) of the project and its relationship to participation and the situated action proposed. Plans or images (2 pages), and specific requirements for realisation in terms of space and materials should be mentioned. Audio or video files describing the project can also be submitted to clarify aspects of the concept. Those submissions that address or explore the conference theme will be favoured in the selection process. Each submitted proposal will be peer reviewed for applicability to the PD conference, and (once accepted) undergo a process of curation into the situated action format and for publication in Vol 2 of PDC ACM International Conference series. * INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS: (maximum 3 pages, excluding references - in English). Submissions to this category are expected to propose sessions that go beyond presentation formats and that actively engage participants in different and novel types of activities, e.g. problem definition, small discussion groups, mapping themes, do-it-yourself, hands-on group work etc. Their topic should concern any area of interest of PD at any level, e.g. theoretical reflections, methodologies, practices, etc. Workshops take place 2 days before the main conference in sessions of half-day or full-day. The proposal should include: the workshop’s title and its goals; the planned format, methods or techniques used to structure the workshop; the way participants should contribute to the workshop; its relevance to PD; its need and value at PDC; and a draft schedule. In particular, it should make clear how the workshop topic and format link to the conference theme and how the organisers have the relevant expertise to set up this workshop. The duration of the workshop (half/full day), minimum and maximum number of participants, and how they will be recruited should also be described. In the recruitment procedure, important dates should be clearly communicated to the participants. Finally, the workshop proposal should include a clear statement about the expected concrete outcomes of the session (e.g. journal publication, research proposal, future collaborations, exhibition). The following main evaluation criteria will be considered to select and accept the proposals: relevance of topic to conference, interactivity of format, potential to draw participants. If you anticipate the need of specific equipment or setup for running your workshop, please contact the workshop chairs well in advance of the submission deadline. Workshop proposals are published in in Vol 2 of PDC ACM International Conference series. * TUTORIALS: (maximum 3 pages, excluding references - in English). Half day and full day sessions for teaching conceptual frameworks, methods/techniques, and novel approaches in PD. The proposal should contain a title, goals, method or technique, its relevance to PD, intended participants and a schedule for the tutorial. We are looking particularly for tutorials with relevance to the conference theme, and the local/societal context of PDC 2020. Please describe in the proposal any handouts or materials that you intend to make available to participants. In the evaluation of the proposals the following will be the main evaluation criteria: relevance of topic to conference; knowledge and skills transfer; potential to draw participants. * CONVERSATIONS: (4 pages, excluding references - in English) This new track aims to foster passionate discussion about emerging concerns, future themes and alternative viewpoints through integrating, participatory formats (e.g. fishbowl conversations, world cafe, etc). Proposals should make a case for the topic to be discussed and explain why it is pressing for the PD community to engage with it. When proposing a specific format, please consider a maximum limit of one hour, and how the room needs configuration with available elements like chairs and tables. Preference will be given to formats that allow broader participation and more than listening. This track will be curated by the chairs. Selection will ensure we have a varied programme that engages PDC attendees, strengthens the community and enables people to participate. Selected submissions will be compiled in Vol 3 of the proceedings published by the Universidad de Caldas. * DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM: (4 page proposal, excluding references - in English). A full-day session intended for PhD students working within the field of Participatory Design (PD). It will provide students with a safe and open space to discuss what matters to them concerning their studies, and collaboratively seek ways to address them. Participants will have the opportunity to present their work, share their experiences, and receive feedback, support, and suggestions from experienced participatory design researchers and peers. Selection for participation will be based on the quality of proposal, taking into account how the research is related to PD. The proposal must include: 1) an overview of one’s PhD project, including research motivations and questions, methods, intended contributions, progress to date, and plans for further research, and; 2) a brief description of what one wants to gain from participating in the Doctoral Colloquium or a brief description of one’s ideal PD Doctoral Colloquium. The aim will be to ensure diversity by including students with different disciplinary emphases, at different stages of their research programs, and coming from different cultural backgrounds. Accepted applicants will be asked to do some pre-conference preparation – for example, reading the other participants’ submissions, or relating your proposal to a chapter from the PD Handbook. More directions will be provided. Doctoral Colloquium submissions will not be published in the conference proceedings. * STUDENT PROJECTS: (2 pages proposal, excluding references, and up to 5 images to clarify the proposal - in English) We invite design students to share how PD is applied in their projects at their schools, art, and research institutions. Projects will be selected based on clarity and relevance to PD and the conference theme, students groups are welcome. Selected projects will be presented via posters in the Conference and Festival venue. During the conference, attendees will be stimulated to provide feedback/comments/ideas on the displayed projects in the exhibition. A summary of the student projects will be compiled in Vol 3 of the proceedings published by the Universidad de Caldas. * THE ARTFUL INTEGRATORS’ AWARD: We welcome nominations for the 9th Artful Integrators’ Award, to be presented at PDC2020. The Award is intended to recognise outstanding achievement in the area of PD. Where traditional design awards have gone to individual designers and/or singular objects, the Artful Integrator’s Award emphasises the importance of collaborative work in design, and a view of good design as the effective alignment of diverse collections of people, practices and artefacts. *Keydates* 1st September 2019 — Submission Deadline for Full Papers + Plurilingual track Papers 1st November 2019 — First notification for Full Paper and Plurilingual track authors 1st December 2019 — Submission Deadline for Exploratory Papers, Beyond Academia, Exhibitions/Situated Actions, Interactive Workshops and Tutorials, Conversations, and PhD Colloquium 1st December 2019 — Second round submission for Full and Plurilingual Papers 15th February 2020 — Notification to (all) authors 28th February 2020 — Student volunteers’ application Deadline 15th March 2020 — Camera ready papers (all formats, except student projects) + Submission Deadline for Student Projects 31st March 2020 — Notification to student volunteers 25th April 2020 — Notification for student projects authors 25th April 2020 — Early bird registration Deadline 15-16th June 2020 — Pre-conference: Interactive Workshops and Tutorials, Doctoral colloquium, and Conversations 17-19th June 2020 — Main conference Join us in Manizales Colombia! Felipe Londoño, Claudia Jurado and Andrea Botero, — General chairs Chiara Del Gaudio and Leonardo Parra — Program chairs

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