Call for Participation - Cool aX Continents, Cultures and Communities

Website: http://www.chici.org/cool2012

Cool is perhaps the most coveted goal of design while also being the least well understood and most
elusive. This workshop builds upon previous work by the authors in understanding and designing for
cool. Current literature and work on cool predominantly focuses on specific demographics of society
without exploring its broader application. This workshop aims to explore and discuss the notion of
cool and how it crosses the boundaries of continents, cultures and communities. This workshop aims
to gather a deeper understanding of the different facets and contexts of cool, and whether cool as a
concept can be globally defined.!

Workshop Submissions
================

We are inviting contributions in the following areas:

• theoretical understanding of cool
• cool products
• exploration of non-cool
• design and evaluation of cool things
• cultural differences within cool
• cool in non-UK contexts
• cool for old people
• cool for people who really aren't cool.

Submission Details
=============

Authors are asked to submit a 4 page position paper in the CHI extended abstracts format to
[log in to unmask] by 1st February, 2012. A short biography of the author(s) attending the workshop
needs to be included (100-150 words). If accepted, at least one author must register for the workshop
and for at least one day of the conference. The Workshop organizers may decide to cap the number of
attendees per accepted position paper. Papers will also be compiled on the workshop website.
Attendees will be strongly encouraged to recruit a minimum of 12 (no maximum) people to populate
and complete an on-line ‘Cool Wall’ prototype.!

    ---------------------------------------------------------------
                To unsubscribe, send an empty email to
     mailto:[log in to unmask]
    For further details of CHI lists see http://listserv.acm.org
    ---------------------------------------------------------------