Second Call for Papers

The 12th IFIP TC9 Human Choice and Computers Conference ­ HCC12

September 7th-9th 2016, Salford, UK



Technology and Intimacy: choice or coercion?



From distant mainframes to personal computers to handhelds to wearable

tech and implanted devices, contemporary technology seems on an

unstoppable trajectory to get nearer and nearer to us, our bodies, and the

most intimate details of our lives. This conference series has marked

every stage of this journey from 1974 until today. Manchester, home of the

computer and now European City of Science in 2016, welcomes HCC12 with the

aim of scrutinising the journey from impersonal monolithic technology

towards the intimate intertwining of devices and the self. What is the

impact of this journey and where are we going next?

Intimate technologies are now manifest in so many ways in the workplace,

domestic environment and through entertainment opportunities. The

conference seeks to bring together an inclusive and representative sample

of these many constantly evolving intimate relationships that have existed

previously and continue to exist between humans and technology.

Cross-disciplinary papers concerning ethics, health and wellbeing, or the

security and privacy issues associated with any or all of the topics below

are very welcome.

The conference welcomes inputs from members of academia and research,

civic society, computing associations, industry, and the IT professions on

the following themes:

€	Intimacy ­ Location ­ Personal/Social ­ Wearables ­ Implantables ­ Data

Manipulation

€	Personalisation ­ Identity ­ Digital Footprint ­ Gender

€	Marketing ­ User Experience  - Human Computer Interaction & Design ­

Search and Social Media

€	Customisation ­ Material Culture ­ Innovation ­ Kit ­ Microchipping

€	Generations ­ Histories ­ Enabling Technologies

€	Geographies ­ Urban Technologies ­ Wayfaring

€	ICT for Development ­ Global Mobility ­ Developing Economies ­

Sustainability.



Paper Submission

The conference is open to attendees at all stages of career and education,

whether you are at the start, middle or peak of your career, either as

academics or practitioners. Submitted papers should be approximately

3,000-5,000 words in length.  Please submit your Abstract and papers,

through http://www.hcc12.net <http://www.hcc12.net/>, using Springer¹s OCS

system.



Conference Venue

The conference venue is MediaCityUK in Salford Quays, in the heart of

Greater Manchester, hosted by Salford Business School's Centre for Digital

Business.







Virtual Presenters

Delegates are also invited to submit papers to our special ŒVirtual

Presenter¹ track, to include presentations of accepted papers via

videolink in the Digital Performance Lab at MediaCityUK.  Virtual

presenters will not only benefit from having no travel and accommodation

costs, but will be charged a special Virtual Presenter Conference Fee.



Publication





Springer will be publishing the proceedings of the conference in the IFIP

Advances in Information and Communication Technology series (IFIP AICT)



Initial Programme Committee

Chairs

David Kreps ­ University of Salford, UK, WG9.5 Chair

Diane Whitehouse ­ The Castlegate Consultancy, UK, TC9 Chair

Gordon Fletcher ­ University of Salford, UK

Marie Griffiths ­ University of Salford, UK



Initial Programme Committee

Bernd Stahl ­ De Montfort University, UK

Eileen Trauth ­ Penn State University, US

Maya van der Velden ­ UIO, Norway

Kathy McGrath ­ Brunel University, UK

Jackie Phahlamohlaka ­ CSIR, South Africa

Ela Klecun - London School of Economics, UK

Will Venters  - London School of Economics, UK

Steve Sawyer ­ Syracuse, NY, US

Kai Kimppa  - Turku University, Finland

Niki Panteli ­ RHUL, UK

Norberto Patrignani ­ Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Oliver Burmeister ­ Charles Sturt University, Australia

António Moniz ­ New University of Lisbon, Portugal

Louise Leenen ­ CSIR, South Africa

Martin Warnke ­ Leuphana University, Germany

Petros Chamakiotis ­ University of Sussex, UK

Brad McKenna ­ Portsmouth University, UK

Christina Mörtberg ­ Linnaeus University, Sweden

Magda David Hercheui ­ Westminster, UK





Important Dates

January 8th 2016 	- Submissions due

March 18th 2016 	- Notification of acceptance/rejection

April 15th 2016	- Submission of camera ready papers

July 1st 2016		- Deadline for early bird registration

Sept 7th-9th 2016 	- Conference dates.