IDC2003 Conference, Preston, UK (1st - 3rd July 2003) - The Early Bird
Registration for the Interaction Design and Children Conference has been
EXTENDED to 23rd May 2003.  Visit the conference web site for a booking
form.  www.idc2003.org.  The Advance programme, which outlines the paper
presentations, keynotes and panel, is given below.  Note that there is also
a workshop by Human Shareware and a tutorial by Allison Druin and her team -
details for these can be found on the web site.



Wednesday 2 July
Keynote: Being Playful - learning from children (Alan Dix)

Electronic Whiteboard in Kindergarten: Opportunities and Requirements
(Ovaska, Hietala, Kangassalo)

Developing a web authoring tool that promotes accessibility in children's
designs (Gibson, Newell, Gregor)

As We May Print: New Directions in Output Devices and Computational Crafts
for Children (Eisenberg, Eisenberg, Hendrix, Blauvelt, Butter, Garcia,
Lewis, Nielsen)

Assessing Usability Evaluation Methods On Their Effectiveness To Elicit
Verbal Comments From Children Subjects (van Kesteren, Bekker, Vermeeren,
Lloyd)

Starting an Intergenerational Technology Design Team: A Case Study
(Knudtzon, Druin, Kaplan, Summers, Chisik, Kulkarni, Moulthrop, Weeks,
Bedersen)

Case Study: The Design of CBC4Kids' Storybuilder (Antle)

Experiences obtained from designing with children (Jones, McIver, Gibson,
Gregor)



Thursday 3 July
Keynote: Children designing software for children: What can we learn?
(Yasmin Kafai)

Children's Perception of Computer Programming as an Aid to Designing
Programming Environments (Sheehan)

Ghostwriter: A narrative virtual environment for children (Robertson & Good)

Panel: Children's online interfaces: Is Usability Testing worthwhile?
(Gilutz, Bekker, Druin, Fisch, Read)

Using Developmental Theories to Inform the Design of Technology for Children
(Wyeth & Purchase)

Conceptualising tangibles to support learning (Marshall, Price, Rogers)

Wearable Computing And The Geographies of Urban Childhood - Working With
Children To Explore The Potential Of New Technology (Williams, Jones,
Fleuriot)

Curriculum-Focused Design (Rode, Stringer, Toye, Simpson, Blackwell)

Pupil Consultation Online: Developing a web-based questionnaire system
(Milne, Gibson, Gregor, Keighren)

What's going on? Discovering what Children Understand about Handwriting
Recognition Interfaces (Read, MacFarlane, Casey)



For further information, visit the conference web site or contact the
programme chair at [log in to unmask]



Posted by Janet Read


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