Maybe it is finally time for a CHI paper... I can help wordsmith. -walter
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 2:36 AM, Edward Cherlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another event for our calendar. Who wants to write a proposal? > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nithya Sambasivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 5:34 PM > Subject: [bytesforall_readers] CFP - CHI workshop on Human-Centered > Computing in International Development > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > CALL FOR PAPERS > > Human-Centered Computing in International Development > > Workshop at CHI '09 Conference > > From Kansas City to Kigali, Information and Communication Technologies > (ICTs) have evolved to reach wider audiences in the past few decades, > resulting in changes in goals, context, and target groups, as well as > ethical contexts. This leads us to ask the critical question of who we > are designing for, how, and why. On the one hand, interactive > applications have permanently affected the field of Human-computer > Interaction, whose concerns were traditionally cognitive. On the other > hand, interactive systems are increasingly taken up in the developing > world, both by richer urban elites and growing middle classes, and by > urban and rural users in more economically marginal areas. These > situations involve very different contexts of use, and demand new > design solutions. In designing for inclusivity, these ICT tools are of > value to the end-user only if they are made relevant. More than ever, > therefore, it is important, to cultivate design practices that allow > for meaningful embedding of interactive systems in the cultural, > infrastructural, and political settings where they will be used. > > The goal of the workshop is to exchange success/failure stories, > methodologies, and best practices, to develop new partnerships, and to > learn from each other. The workshop is open to anyone in fields such > as Human-Computer Interaction, International Development, Social > Sciences, Public policy, Computer Science, Education, Economics, and > Healthcare who is interested in contributing to this dialogue. > > TOPICS > Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: > - Sustainability: A key tension between research and development > projects is that of developing sustainable projects – when > sustainability generally goes well beyond the scope of typical > research > - Governments, Policies: We are often working in countries that are > not our own, and must deal with foreign governments. Selected > participants will share insights on working with local governments, > importing equipment and securing permission to do research. > - Development Theory: Working towards building a common vocabulary, > workshop participants with grounding in development theory will be > asked to think about what should be considered foundational knowledge > for researchers working on human-centered design for international > development > > SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS > Please send a 2-4 page position paper describing one of the following: > * your experience in this area, > * your findings, > * your interest aligned with the above topics, > * methodologies you have used in research or practice that you feel > might be relevant in this area, > * some other appropriate question you might want to discuss at the workshop, > or > * a proposal you might have for a collaborative group HCI4D task (i.e. > the website or the joint bibliography), which we could debate at the > workshop. > > E-mail position papers to Nithya Sambasivan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Deadline for submissions: 23rd October, 2008 > Notification of acceptance is on/around 28th November, 2008. > > -- > PhD student > Human Computer Interaction | Information and Computer Sciences > University of California, Irvine > http://www.ics.uci.edu/~nsambasi > > > -- > Silent Thunder (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज ) is my name > And Children are my nation. > The Cosmos is my dwelling place, > The Truth my destination. > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
