From douglas at publicsphereproject.org Sun Feb 3 08:14:04 2019 From: douglas at publicsphereproject.org (Doug Schuler) Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2019 08:14:04 -0800 Subject: [Ci4cg-announce] CFP: 9th International Conference on C&T - Transforming Communities Message-ID: Dear colleagues, we are happy to inform you that - due to many requests - the paper submission deadline for paper submissions and workshop proposals at C&T 2019 has been extended to ** February 22, 2019 (23:59 CET) ** We hope you will take this opportunity to submit a paper. Please find below the Call for Participation. Apologies if you receive multiple copies. Best Hilda Tellioglu C&T Conference Chair ---------------- CFP: 9th International Conference on C&T - Transforming Communities 3 - 7 June 2019, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria The biennial Communities and Technologies (C&T) conference is the premier international forum for stimulating scholarly debate and disseminating research on the complex connections between communities – in their multiple forms – and information and communication technologies. C&T 2019 welcomes participation from researchers, designers, educators, industry, and students from the many disciplines and perspectives bearing on the interaction between communities and technologies, including architecture, arts, business, design, economics, education, engineering, ergonomics, informatics, information technology, geography, health, humanities, law, media and communication studies, and social sciences. C&T's 2019 theme, "Transforming Communities", embraces a dynamic view of communities. We recognize how communities are rooted in the construction of solidarities and mutual recognition at the same time there is tension and desire for change. We welcome scholarly contributions that pay particular attention to the roles of technology, and technology design, in the making, un-making, and re-making of communities. Please consider submitting a paper (details below). Lisa Nathan & Maurizio Teli (Paper Chairs) Hilda Tellioğlu (Conference Chair) Important Dates Extended: February 22, 2019 (23:59 CET) Papers (full and short) due April 5, 2019 Notification of acceptance for papers (full and short) April 26, 2019 Camera-ready for papers (full and short) Submission Details Online Submission: via EasyChair Submission Template: ACM SigConf proceedings template (part of the ACM Master Template) Submission Format: max. 10 pages for long papers and max. 4 pages for short papers (excluding references and appendices), as PDF For more information please visit https://2019.comtech.community/submissions.html -- Douglas Schuler douglas at publicsphereproject.org Twitter: @doug_schuler ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Public Sphere Project http://www.publicsphereproject.org/ Mailing list ~ Collective Intelligence for the Common Good * http://scn9.scn.org/mailman/listinfo/ci 4cg-announce* Creating the World Citizen Parliament http://interactions.acm.org/archive/view/may-june-2013/creating-the-world-citizen-parliament Liberating Voices! 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CALL FOR PAPERS We are arranging FabLearn Europe 2019 conference in University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland on May 28-29, 2019. The two-day conference brings together international researchers, educators, designers, and makers to discuss and explore digital fabrication in education, making in educational contexts, and hands-on learning for the 21st Century. See http://fablearn.eu for the conference web site. FabLearn Europe is organised as a sister conference to the global FabLearn conference that has been held over the past years at Stanford University, USA. Deadline for the conference papers will be February 28, 2019. Accepted papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library in the FabLearn Europe 2019 proceedings. Extended versions of the best papers of the conference will be invited to be published in a special issue on Digital Fabrication in the Elsevier International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction. Best regards, --Netta Iivari & Marianne Kinnula, general chairs - - - Call for Participation: FABLEARN EUROPE DIGITAL FABRICATION FOR 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION design – build – make – learn www.fablearn.eu May 28-29, 2019 University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland Deadline for Papers, Posters, Demos, and Workshops: February 28, 2019 Notification of Acceptance: March 28, 2019 Conference chairs: Netta Iivari & Marianne Kinnula FabLearn Europe invites submissions for the fourth FabLearn conference in Europe to be held May 28-29, 2019 at University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. The two-day conference brings together international researchers, educators, designers, and makers to discuss and explore digital fabrication in education, making in educational contexts, and hands-on learning for the 21st Century. FabLearn Europe is organised as a sister conference to the global FabLearn conference that has been held over the past years at Stanford University, USA. We seek submissions of papers, workshops, posters and demos that focus on topics related to learning and technology within the area of digital fabrication. We welcome submissions from people from multiple sectors including teachers, practitioners, technologists, designers and academics. Key areas of interest include: • Explorations and evaluations of digital fabrication in schools such as best practice case studies. • New methods for digital fabrication that have been tested in educational contexts. • Theoretical concerns concerning digital technologies, education or fabrication. • Emerging technologies for digital fabrication. • Innovative ideas in research and education with digital fabrication. • Design thinking, innovation or entrepreneurship in education. All submissions will be made here: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fablearneurope2019 PAPERS The paper track is intended for those conducting research. This is a venue to present original research results in the realm of digital fabrication and “making” in educational settings. Papers must cite relevant published work, indicate novel approaches, and stress the importance of the submission to the digital fabrication/makers/hands-on learning communities. Full papers are submitted and they must be between 6-8 pages in SIGCHI Papers and Notes Format (https://sigchi.org/templates/). Authors of accepted papers will be given 10-minute presentation slots and are encouraged to consider novel presentation methods. Authors will also have the optional opportunity to present posters to speak with attendees about their work. Please prepare your paper in a way that preserves anonymity of the authors. Content will be rigorously reviewed in double-blind review process by members of the program committee. Each paper will receive feedback in the form of at least three peer review reports. The final selection will be made by the Program Committee based on the review reports. The program committee reserves the right to ask authors for specific changes as a precondition to publication. Papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library in the FabLearn Europe 2019 proceedings. Extended versions of the best papers of the conference will be invited to be published in a special issue on Digital Fabrication in the Elsevier International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction. WORKSHOPS Workshops are interactive sessions demonstrating best-practice in innovative digital fabrication and/or hands-on learning activities used in classrooms, museums, and any other type of learning space. The workshops should be designed to last 1 or 2 hours and will be open to attendance by conference delegates. If your workshop targets teachers please make this clear along with why teachers would find attending your workshop valuable. Workshop organisers are invited to submit a 2-page summary of the workshop in SIGCHI Papers and Notes Format (https://sigchi.org/templates/). Workshop summaries will be published in the ACM Digital Library in the FabLearn Europe 2019 proceedings. POSTERS Posters are intended for anyone (teachers, practitioners, technologists, designers and academics etc.) working within the digital fabrication field who wish to share and discuss their ideas, insights, and findings with others. Poster submissions consist of a description of the work and a physical A0 poster summarising the key points. Posters will be displayed during the conference and delegates will be encouraged to visit the posters and ask questions of the authors during breaks. Poster submissions take the form of 2-page papers written in SIGCHI Papers and Notes Format (https://sigchi.org/templates/. Poster papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library in the FabLearn Europe 2019 proceedings. DEMOS Demos are intended to showcase new digital fabrication tools, hands-on learning platforms, construction kits applicable to education, and student projects. The demos will be showcased during the conference and are similar to posters in that attendees will be encouraged to visit the demo stands during the breaks. Demo submissions take the form of 2-page papers written in SIGCHI Papers and Notes Format (https://sigchi.org/templates/). Demo submissions will be published in the ACM Digital Library in the FabLearn Europe 2019 proceedings. Authors of demo submissions will also have the optional opportunity to present posters to speak with attendees about their work. CONTACT Please contact marianne.kinnula at oulu [dot] fi with any queries Conference website: http://www.fablearn.eu _______________________________________________ Pdworld mailing list Pdworld at listserv.uni-siegen.de https://listserv.uni-siegen.de/mailman/listinfo/pdworld -- Douglas Schuler douglas at publicsphereproject.org Twitter: @doug_schuler ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Public Sphere Project http://www.publicsphereproject.org/ Mailing list ~ Collective Intelligence for the Common Good * http://scn9.scn.org/mailman/listinfo/ci 4cg-announce* Creating the World Citizen Parliament http://interactions.acm.org/archive/view/may-june-2013/creating-the-world-citizen-parliament Liberating Voices! A Pattern Language for Communication Revolution (project) http://www.publicsphereproject.org/patterns/lv Liberating Voices! 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URL: From douglas at publicsphereproject.org Wed Feb 20 08:23:22 2019 From: douglas at publicsphereproject.org (Doug Schuler) Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 08:23:22 -0800 Subject: [Ci4cg-announce] Communities and Technologies - Case Studies Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Anna De Liddo Dear colleagues, this may be of interest for people working with technologies to build relations that transform our existing communities in novel, disruptive, positive ways. A ===== INVITATION LETTER ====== As chairs of the Community Track of the next international Conference of Community and Technologies (C&T 2019), we’d be honoured if you considered submitting a contribution and attending the conference on behalf of your organisation. C&T is a highly interdisciplinary venue that has the mission to bridge communities needs with transformative technological innovation ( https://2019.comtech.community/index.html). We are an enthusiastic bunch of technologists, designers, researchers, educators, industries and social entrepreneurs that want to question, critique and transform current ways to work and be part of a community to secure a more equitable society, a healthy and diverse environment for future generations. If you are interested to hear about communities and organisations: e.g. what they are doing, what challenges they struggle with, what technological barriers or enablers they encounter everyday, then you may find at the conference a good new international network to share knowledge and insights with. You will also have the opportunity to learn about cutting edge research and technological developments that could be of value for your organisation. On our side, If in a recent project you have learned something meaningful, that has changed your way to think, act and plan in your organisation, we really need to hear from you. Please consider sending a contribution to share your knowledge and valuable insights with people that are eager to learn from both your successes and failures. We have no doubts that your contribution would be highly valuable to us. If we convinced you that we have a worthy mission, then please come and join us and submit your community/organisation contribution here: Looking forward to getting your application! If you have any question do not hesitate to contact us. The C&T19 Case Studies Chairs Anna De Liddo, Matthias Korn casestudies at comtech.community ===== CALL FOR CASE STUDIES in the COMMUNITY TRACK ====== # Community Track Accepted Community Track - Case Studies submissions will be presented at the conference with a variety of formats: including posters, interactive demos, short videos, short presentations, or exhibition booths. https://2019.comtech.community/communitytrackcasestudies.html ================ The Community Track is targeted towards a wide variety of non-academic actors working with technologies to effect community relations in the making, un-making, and re-making of communities. Actors targeted with the Community Track include (but are not limited to) civic society organisations, NGOs, non-profits, neighborhood associations or communities, schools, cooperatives, social enterprises, movements, and other interest groups as well as hackers, activists, journalists, social entrepreneurs, and other community practitioners. The Community Track provides an outlet for non-academic actors to present to conference delegates, e.g., their mission, approach, project, intervention, initiative, and/or campaign that involves technologies to effect community relations in the making, un-making, and re-making of communities. How to submit: ================ The Community Track solicits case study submissions from non-academic actors via a short online submission form ( https://surveys.wineme.fb5.uni-siegen.de/index.php/651325). The online form contains sections on general information; the submitting organization, community group or individual; the specific mission, approach, project, intervention, initiative, and/or campaign; and the ways to present the submission at the conference. Submissions are strongly encouraged (but not required) to include supplementary materials such as videos, slide decks, pictures/visuals, documents/reports, websites, etc. Supplementary materials can be uploaded via the online form as well. This submission format has been designed to maximise freedom of expression as well as inclusion and diversity of stories, communities, and approaches. At the conference: Authors can propose their desired presentation format(s) at the time of submission, including (but not limited to) poster, interactive demo, short video, short presentation, or small exhibition booth. The eventual format(s) will be decided in cooperation between authors and conference organizers. Authors are asked to include special requests and requirements in the online form at the time of submission. Submissions to the Community Track will not lead to a paper publication as part of the proceedings, but will rather present their case to delegates at the conference. Selection process: Submissions to the Community Track will be curated. This means that submissions will only be evaluated by the Case Studies chairs (in coordination with other relevant conference chairs). Authors should expect to receive only very light feedback on their submissions. Case Studies chairs will coordinate with authors on acceptance about their desired presentation format(s) at the conference. Important dates: ================ April 26, 2019 - Community Track submissions due (via online form ( https://surveys.wineme.fb5.uni-siegen.de/index.php/651325)) May 3, 2019 - Community Track notifications # Fees and travel Accepted submissions to Research as well as Community Track will be able to send one delegate paying only the early-bird fee if registering within five business days after notifications of acceptance. Beyond that and for additional delegates the full conference fee will be required after the early-bird registration deadline. If you need additional conference fee or travel budget assistance, please contact us and we will try our best to assist you. There may be limited funds available to attract submissions from organisations from developing countries, if you are interested to explore this option please also contact us at the email provided below. # Contact Please send any questions and inquiries to the Case Studies chairs: Anna De Liddo, Matthias Korn casestudies at comtech.community ===== CALL FOR CASE STUDIES in the RESEARCH TRACK ====== # Research Track Accepted Research Track - Case Studies Papers will be part of the International Conference Proceedings Series (ICPS) published by ACM (ISBN: 978-1-4503-7162-9)]. https://2019.comtech.community/researchtrackcasestudies.html ================ Case Studies in the Research Track are targeted towards (applied) researchers, practitioners, and professionals working in the field of communities and technologies. Papers submitted to this track should show the application, as well as the organisational, civic and/or commercial aspects, implications or practical challenges in any of the areas listed in the Call for Papers. Of special interest are real-world examples that illustrate experiences in running technological systems with/within existing communities; lessons learnt in developing, testing, and deploying such systems; and critical views and reflections on differences between research and practice. Various kinds and flavors of case study research are welcome, including but not limited to: more analytical (such as ethnographic case studies and historical analyses of cases) as well as more action-oriented (such as design case studies, action research reports). A strong community, industry and/or society background should be demonstrated, e.g., through authorship or in the text. Case Studies should be inspiring, but should not be constrained by traditional academic expectations. They differ from regular research papers in that Case Studies do not need to define themselves as part of the potentially longer-term body of academic research. They might not have as extensive a literature review as regular research papers, or might not explicitly add to C&T theory within an academic school of thought. The primary criteria for Case Studies is relevance in making a contribution to the community. Case Studies will be assessed on the extent to which they: • tell a convincing story of a real-world experience of technology-mediated community practice, that will be useful and instructive to other members of the C&T community, • report on very specific or singular communities or experiences, • have the potential for real impact on the C&T body of knowledge and practice, • clearly describe challenges and limitations to the reported experience or project, • focus on lessons learned and reflections on experiences. How to submit: ================ Case Studies for the Research Track must be submitted via EasyChair ( https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ct2019). Research Track submissions must be reported using the ACM SigConf proceedings template (which is part of the ACM Master Template ( https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template/)), should be 4-6 pages long (excluding references and appendices), and submitted as PDF. Submissions must be anonymized, removing information that could easily identify authors. Authors are encouraged (but not required) to include illustrative supplementary materials in the form of pictures/visuals (beyond those included in the text), videos, documents/reports, websites, etc. If supplementary materials are submitted beyond the main document, we kindly ask authors to include a list of the supplementary documents in their submission and a description of the nature and purpose of each item. Selection process and Upon acceptance: Submissions to the Research Track will be peer-reviewed by two members of the Programme Committee, with an additional meta review form the Case Studies chairs for final decision on acceptance or rejection. Accepted Case Studies from the Research Track will be published in the ACM proceedings, together with full and short papers. Authors will have the opportunity to present and/or demonstrate their work during the conference. Important dates: ================ March 1, 2019 - Research Track submissions due (via EasyChair ( https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ct2019)) April 9, 2019 - Research Track notifications April 26, 2019 - Camera-ready due ____________________________ Anna De Liddo PhD, Senior Research Fellow - Collective Intelligence Infrastructures PI catalyst-fp7.eu and edv-project.net projects co-founder ci4cg.org Knowledge Media Institute The Open University Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA United Kingdom anna.deliddo at open.ac.uk tel. +44.1908.653591 fax. +44.1908.653169 Research: http://idea.kmi.open.ac.uk/ http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/member/anna-de-liddo -- Douglas Schuler douglas at publicsphereproject.org Twitter: @doug_schuler ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Public Sphere Project http://www.publicsphereproject.org/ Mailing list ~ Collective Intelligence for the Common Good * http://scn9.scn.org/mailman/listinfo/ci 4cg-announce* Creating the World Citizen Parliament http://interactions.acm.org/archive/view/may-june-2013/creating-the-world-citizen-parliament Liberating Voices! 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