From douglas at publicsphereproject.org Mon Mar 30 12:23:51 2020 From: douglas at publicsphereproject.org (Doug Schuler) Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 12:23:51 -0700 Subject: [Ci4cg-announce] Fwd: [LIMITS] Call for Applications: ICT4S Summer School 2020 - ICT for Sustainability In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: FYI... ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Christoph Becker Date: Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 11:52 AM Subject: [LIMITS] Call for Applications: ICT4S Summer School 2020 - ICT for Sustainability Hello everyone, As we all know, ICT *can* play a central role in the transition to sustainable societies, but often makes things worse. Our ICT4S summer school explores systemic interactions between ICT, society, economy & environment. It seems odd to announce a summer school in these times, but we’re cautiously optimistic about the timeline – late August - and the Lorentz Center hosting this summer school is working on covid contingency plans if necessary. Please spread the word! Best wishes, Christoph Becker ICT4S Summer School 2020 --------------------------------------- The ICT4S summer school will bring together researchers from all areas related to the transformational role of ICT for sustainable futures. Program: ------------- The preliminary program is online: https://www.lorentzcenter.nl/international-summer-school-on-ict-for-sustainability.html For whom: --------------- For researchers of any area related to Information and Communication Technologies for Sustainability. When: --------- >From Monday 17 August through Friday 21 August 2020 (full time) Where: ---------- The school is hosted by the Lorentz center on the campus of the University of Leiden, in The Netherlands, a short 30 minutes west of Amsterdam. 3rd Floor Oort Building, Niels Bohrweg 2, Leiden, Netherlands https://www.lorentzcenter.nl/ School format: -------------------- The format combines lectures on cutting-edge ICT4S topics with hands-on sessions discussing future collaborations and synergies, and collaborative paper writing. Organizers: --------------- Christoph Becker, University of Toronto Jay Chen, NYU Abu Dhabi Patricia Lago, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Daniel Pargman, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Daniel Schien, University of Bristol Accommodation: ----------------------- At the Hotel Van der Valk, a few minutes walk from the Lorentz Center. Haagse Schouwweg 14, 2332 KG Leiden, Netherlands https://www.hotelleiden.nl/en/ Costs: -------- Lorentz Center does not charge registration fees. In addition, Lorentz Center hosts a welcome reception and a workshop dinner, both free of charge. We are still in the process of acquiring additional funding. If you need a contribution to your expenses, please indicate so in the online registration. If reimbursements will be granted, they will be transferred after the workshop, upon presentation of ticket or travel receipts. Sponsorship: ------------------ For questions about sponsoring, please contact Prof. Patricia Lago < p.lago at vu.nl> Applications: ----------------- Interested attendees can apply online at: https://www.lorentzcenter.nl/international-summer-school-on-ict-for-sustainability.html SIKS, IPA and ASCII PhD-students working on the ICT4S topics are strongly encouraged to apply. However the number of seats is limited. Applications will be evaluated by the organizers based on need and fit in the school topics, and will be informed about the decision as soon as possible. Application Deadline ---------------------------- 30 April 2020 The Lorentz Center --------------------------- The Lorentz Center is a Dutch national center for international workshops in all scientific disciplines. Its guiding philosophy is that innovative research thrives on interaction between creative researchers. Lorentz Center workshops focus on new collaborations and on interactions in highly diverse groups of researchers – international and with different scientific viewpoints as well as seniority, gender, and culture. The Lorentz Center receives structural financial support by Leiden University, and by the Dutch research councils Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research NWO. 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URL: From douglas at publicsphereproject.org Tue Mar 31 12:44:38 2020 From: douglas at publicsphereproject.org (Doug Schuler) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:44:38 -0700 Subject: [Ci4cg-announce] =?utf-8?q?Call_for_contributions_to_=28virtual?= =?utf-8?q?=29_PDC_workshop=3A_=E2=80=9CComputing_Professionals_for?= =?utf-8?q?_Social_Responsibility=3A_The_Past=2C_Present_and_Future?= =?utf-8?q?_Values_of_Participatory_Design=E2=80=9D?= Message-ID: *Call for contributions to (virtual) PDC workshop: “Computing Professionals for Social Responsibility: The Past, Present and Future Values of Participatory Design”* Values play a central role in technology design. But whose values? Where are they coming from? How exactly do they play out and shape the socio-technical systems we create? And which values do we want to prevail? New challenges such as the climate crisis and societal polarization call for technologists to become part of the public and political arena. This results in a new sense of responsibility, but the closing of CPSR , the Computing Professionals for Social Responsibility, has left a gap. Today, across tech workers, academics and computing professionals, there is a renewed sense of urgency for engaging the public and politics to change course in how computing is shaping society. At a time when intersections in automation and AI agendas, social justice and climate emergency are inspiring researchers of all types and temperaments to write passionate appeals for change , is it time to revive the activist wing of PD with a new structure for public and political engagement? This interactive workshop at PDC 2020 (conducted remotely) will re-invigorate the debate around values and social responsibility across disciplinary boundaries in the Latin American context to discuss: *Who has what responsibilities related to values in computing today?* Where are the boundaries, connections and overlaps in value responsibilities across designers, academic researchers, tech workers, community organizers and other stakeholders? Whose values are marginalized how? What can we learn from CPSR? *How do we handle values critically in PD research and practice?* Beyond a call to be sensitive, and methods to support sensitivity, PD must also face how marginalization, coercion and false consensus play out on the level of values. How do existing approaches to PD account for this? Does this present a challenge to PD practice and research? How can computing professionals and academics support those affected by computing in emancipating themselves from the values embedded in computing? *What should a CPSR for the 21st century look like?* The CPSR wound down over a decade ago, but today, organizations like it are more needed than ever. What could such an organization achieve? What should it be like? How could it come to be? Many organizations, initiatives, collectives and individuals already speak to these concerns. How can they connect and cooperate more effectively? We ask prospective participants to submit a short position paper (500-1000 words) in English, Spanish or Portuguese that outlines - a concrete case or experience report that speaks to responsibilities and values, - a historical view on CPSR, - a reflection or critique of current positions or practices, or - a personal interest statement. Please submit papers via email to pdc2020cpsr at gmail.com by April 7. We are also building a collaborative map of relevant organizations and welcome contributions! *A note on Covid-19:* We expect that the workshop will be primarily or exclusively conducted remotely. PDC currently operates on the assumption that the conference will take place, but that remote participation will be essential and supported. Organizers: - Christoph Becker, University of Toronto, Canada - Ann Light, University of Sussex, UK - Victoria Palacin, University of Helsinki and LUT University, Finland - Dawn Walker, University of Toronto, Canada - Christopher Frauenberger, TU Wien, Austria - Rachel Charlotte Smith, Aarhus University, Denmark - Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed, University of Toronto, Canada - Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar, MIT Media Lab, USA - David Nemer, University of Virginia, USA Workshop website: https://pdc2020cpsr.wordpress.com/ -- 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://lists.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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