Dear AoIRists, with apologies for any duplications: please forward and distribute to those whom you think might be interested. Many thanks, - charles ess Professor in Media Studies Department of Media and Communication University of Oslo == CaTaC’16: Culture, Technology, Communication: Common world, different futures? An IFIP supported event (International Federation for Information Processing), Working Group 13.8: Interaction Design and International Development. Publication: in addition to Open Access Conference Proceedings, selected papers will be considered for a volume in the IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology series, published by Springer. University of West London, June 15-17, 2016. Keynote speakers: Ann Light, Professor of Design and Creative Technology, School of Engineering and Informatics, University of Sussex. Peter-Paul Verbeek, Philosophy Department & DesignLab, Twente University, the Netherlands. The tenth biennial conference on “Culture, Technology, Communication” – (CaTaC)’16 – is open for papers exploring the intersections between culture, technology, and communication, applying different theoretical and methodological perspectives, genres, and styles, as well as within three themes: * At the Intersections of Culture, Technology, and Communication: Is Another Design Possible? * Culture, Technology, and Communication in Design for Development * Culture, Technology, and Communication in Practice? Both short (3-5 pages) and long (10-15 pages) original papers are sought for presentation. Panel proposals addressing a specific theme or topic are also encouraged: please include names of committed participants and (provisional) presentation titles. Please see the conference website <catacconference.org> for further details regarding submissions, deadlines, registration fees, venue and accommodations. We look forward to welcoming you to London next June! Conference Co-organizers: * José Abdelnour-Nocera, Local host(School of Computing and Technology, University of West London) * Charles Ess, CaTaC Co-chair (Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo) * Maja van der Velden, CaTaC Co-chair (Department of Informatics, University of Oslo) Programme Committee * Herbert Hrachovec, (Philosophy Department, University of Vienna) * Michele M. Strano, Program Chair (Communication Studies, Bridgewater College)