Originally from: "Angus Whyte" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: For moderation - CfP: I3 workshop "Working in open communities in
design-led projects
Date: Fri, Dec 3, 1999, 9:58 am
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Workshop: Working in open communities in design-led projects
http://lime.qmced.ac.uk/SpringDays/springdays.htm
A workshop organised by the Living Memory project, sponsored by i3Net
and run in association with i3 Spring Days, March 1-3, 2000 at
Glyfada, Athens, Greece.
Many of the I3 projects have actively involved social researchers in
the design process for several years. It is timely to ask what has
worked and what hasn't, from social research perspectives. The I3
projects are generally seen as being "design-led", driven by design
partners visions of technology applications for various user
communities. These communities are typically characterised in terms of
some shared interest, demographic attributes, or usage of public or
semi-public space (real or virtual). They are very "open" compared
with those previously studied in the fields of CSCW, Participatory
Design and HCI. Previous social research in these fields has
overwhelmingly focused on workplaces, and relatively well-defined user
groups. Its place in design has often turned out to be contentious,
given the differences between social research and design perspectives.
Working with prospective users in open communities presents social
researchers with issues that may be equally, if not more, problematic.
A tentative list is shown on the workshop WEB pages but it is the main
aim of this workshop to actively involve ethnographers, social
scientists, HCI specialists, and usability experts in discussions on
whatever issues they have experienced and want to highlight.
Timetable: Important dates
Email of intention to participate December 13th 1999
1 page outline of involvement, interest and contribution to the
domain January 5th 2000
Notification February 1st 2000
Confirmation of participation by all participants February 8th 2000
Short papers due from "opening" speakers February 16th 2000
Dr Angus Whyte
Living Memory Project
Dept of Communication & Information Studies
Queen Margaret College
Clerwood Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 8TS
tel 0131-317-3167
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