*Workshop Call: Participation in IoT*



*Organizers:* Sarah Fox, Daniela Rosner, Margie Morris, Kathi Kitner



http://depts.washington.edu/tatlab/participationiot/





*Inviting Participation through IoT: Experiments and Performances in Public
Spaces* is a one day workshop to be held August 18th at Critical
Alternatives 2015, the 5th decennial Aarhus conference. See
http://aarhus2015.org/



The workshop  will bring together artists, designers, practitioners, and
researchers interested in site-specific projects involving Internet of
Things (IoT) technologies intended to explore different kinds of
participation in public life.



The Internet of Things is widely understood as a system of networked
objects (e.g. meters, toasters or thermostats) that sense and communicate
aspects of their environment. To explore the participatory potentials of
IoT, this workshop will consider the limitations and new possibilities for
what currently exists. For example, simple motion-activated streetlamps in
public staircases, underground walkways or other passages could enhance
nighttime and early morning movement — augmenting visibility and ultimately
safety. But who and what else will be affected by this increase in
visibility? What are other potential uses for public technologies? How does
this affect public participation?



*Apply *

 We invite researchers/scholars and artists to submit a position paper (1
to 4 pages in the ACM Extended Abstract format), or a video contribution
(max. 5 minutes) to *[log in to unmask]
<[log in to unmask]>*. The submission may address 1) a project
you’ve recently completed or in progress; 2) a critique of a project
orchestrated by other individuals, a governing body, or corporation; or 3)
a speculative/dream proposal for public IoT that addresses power dynamics,
participation, and agency – either alone or these concepts in some
combination.



We invite contributions on topics including but not limited to:

• Public participation

• IoT and public life

• Public performances and interventions to invite participation

• Politics of public IoT

• Histories of interventions for participation



*The deadline for submission is June 10th with acceptance notices being
emailed to the participants by June 18th. The workshop will be held on
Sunday, August 18th at Aarhus University (Denmark).*



Go to:  http://depts.washington.edu/tatlab/participationiot/  or email
*[log in to unmask]
<[log in to unmask]>* to learn more and apply for participation.



Thank you!


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Daniela K. Rosner
danielarosner.com


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