NOTE: Submission Deadline extended until May 15 2009
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Second Call for Papers
Ethics, Roles and Relationships in Interaction Design in Developing Regions
A workshop at INTERACT 2009, August 24th & 25th 2009, Uppsala, Sweden
http://tinyurl.com/dac3kf
Extended Deadline for submissions: 15 May 2009
This workshop will explore the ethical and organisational issues associated
with interaction design efforts conducted in 'developing' regions of the
world, and design efforts supporting social and economic development in
marginalised groups in 'developed' regions. Our focus is on the challenges
of producing outcomes that are sustainable from technical, financial,
social, organisational, ecological and human perspectives.
Themes
*Ethics
-- What are the ethical issues involved in conducting design research in
this field?
-- What can we draw from existing debates about ethics and partnership
working in development to inform our practice?
*Roles
-- How do projects select partners to work with, and what are the
difficulties?
-- How can individual projects work in partnership with local NGOs,
educational and research organisations to develop capacity in interaction
design, and what are the challenges?
-- How can roles be configured and negotiated to maximise both the chances
of developing successful project outcomes and enhancing local capability?
-- What kinds of participation should be recommended? Is participatory
design always the appropriate approach?
*Relationships
-- How do outside influences, such as the environment of funding, commercial
interests, personal interests, and institutional objectives impact on our
ability to make meaningful contributions?
-- What kinds of sustainable configuration of interests can be supported,
and how?
-- What are the appropriate roles for individuals, research institutions,
government, commercial companies and NGOs in this setting?
-- How can we ensure that interaction design with development aims is
sustainable in local contexts?
Submission
Please submit a 2-page experience statement addressing one or more of the
themes listed above, and explaining how your experience is relevant to the
themes of the workshop. Your submission may include a case study, a
scenario, or a description of a particular project.
We shall be seeking sponsorship to support participants from developing
regions in attending this workshop. If you would like to be considered for
this sponsorship, please indicate this and send a short CV.
Send your submissions by email to [log in to unmask] with the subject line
"Interact 2009 submission"
Important Dates
Submission deadline: 15 May 2009
Notification of acceptance: 24 May 2009
Early registration deadline for conference: 27 May 2009
Workshop: 24/25 August 2009
Organisers
Anxo Cereijo-Roibas, Vodafone Group
Andy Dearden, Sheffield Hallam University
Susan Dray, Dray & Associates
Phil Gray, University of Glasgow
John Thomas, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Niall Winters, London Knowledge Lab
For more details, please see: http://tinyurl.com/dac3kf
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Susan M. Dray, Ph.D., CUXP
Dray & Associates, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN USA
Phone: +1 612 377 1980
Fax: +1 612 377 0363
Mobile: +1 952 463 0505
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