CALL FOR WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION Appropriate Methodology for Empirical Studies of Privacy INTERACT 2005 September 12-16, 2005, Rome, Italy http://www.privacymethodologies.tk DATES: Position paper deadline: May 23rd, 2005 Notification of acceptance: June 6th, 2005 Workshop: September 12, 2005 AIM OF THE WORKSHOP: The workshop aims to reflect on appropriate methodology to empirically study privacy issues related to technology by drawing upon both theoretical perspectives as well as practical experiences. Successful as well as failed empirical investigations could prove quite illuminating for this purpose. Some of the questions the workshop plans to address include: - What methodologies are suited for studying privacy in what kinds of settings? - What criteria could be applied to determine appropriateness of a given methodology for a given setting? - For each methodology, what are the best practices to follow and the pitfalls to avoid? - For each methodology, how could bias be avoided? - In what ways do methodologies complement each other? - Given that cultural values regarding privacy, and legal and policy aspects of privacy reflexively influence each other, could we hope to isolate the effect of each of these on privacy practices? If so, how? - In what ways can we address the mismatch between stated user preferences and actual user practices? PARTICIPANTS: The workshop will bring together a diverse mix of researchers as well as practitioners from any of the following fields: HCI, CSCW, psychology, sociology, anthropology, computer science, and interaction design. Those interested in participating in the workshop should submit a position paper up to 4 pages in length. Position papers can address any theme relevant to the topic of the workshop - ranging from descriptions of specific experiments or studies, to analysis of strengths and weaknesses of a particular methodology, to methodological challenges posed by a particular domain. Participants will be selected based on the relevance of the position paper, and on how well they will help achieve the goals of the workshop. Organizers will strive to create a diverse mix of individuals from academia and industry in order to derive varied perspectives regarding privacy. SUBMISSIONS: Position papers should be sent via email to [log in to unmask] by May 23rd. For more information, please contact us via email at [log in to unmask], or visit: http://www.privacymethodologies.tk. ORGANIZERS: Natalia Romero Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands Evelien Perik Philips Research Labs, Eindhoven, Netherlands Sameer Patil University of California, Irvine --------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send an empty email to mailto:[log in to unmask] For further details of CHI lists see http://sigchi.org/listserv ---------------------------------------------------------------