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Dear All, I¹m sending this to the list on behalf of Rob Tieben at Eindhoven Technical University. SIDeR is a growing student conference series in Interaction Design research. Please circulate the call in your own networks as widely as possible. Kind regards, -- Ben Matthews Associate Professor Mads Clausen Institute University of Southern Denmark +45 6550 1675 [log in to unmask] -- Dear Sir, Madam, Enclosed you can find the call for submissions for the international student conference ŒSIDeR¹09: Flirting with the Future¹. In this conference, we especially invite graduate and post-graduate students to experience and discuss the future of interaction through their designs, supported by and grounded in solid design arguments. The focus will completely be on interaction; we attempt to revolutionise the format of conferences. We invite people to submit interactive systems justified with solid design arguments and challenge them to interact and discuss. We would like to ask if you could distribute enclosed Œchallenge for interaction¹ to graduate and post-graduate students, and to other parties who might be interested in participating in this novel conference. In addition, we hope you could reply to this call with the postal address of your institution, so we can send promotional materials. Please feel free to contact us via [log in to unmask] if you have any questions. We would like to thank you in advance for your cooperation, Kind regards, On behalf of the SIDeR¹09 committee, Rob Tieben chairman --------------- CHALLENGE FOR INTERACTION ------------ CHALLENGE FOR INTERACTION SIDeR conference: Flirting with the Future prototyped visions by the next generation The platform for students to experience, share and discuss the future of interaction April 15th till 17th, 2009 at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. The organisation of the fifth Student Interaction Design Research (SIDeR) conference challenges you to interact! We especially invite graduate and post-graduate students to experience and discuss the future of interaction through their designs, supported by and grounded in solid design arguments. TOPICS: Big Brother is playing your music The one with ambient platforms and intelligent environments Designing the void The one about content, services and disappearing products The illusion of designing interaction The one where interaction and its design are questioned Designocracy or designocrazy The one about ethics, societal transformation and Œthe why¹ The new pencils for design The one with design tools and methods Can I pick your brain? The one with your vision This is your chance to share new insights and visions, in the conference where interaction is everything. PROGRAM The conference program consists of a varied mix of keynote speakers, interaction demonstrators, presentations, workshops, interactive sessions and social events. SUBMISSIONS Students are invited to submit a (video) explanation of their interactive systems, supported by and grounded in solid design arguments. Submissions should contribute and relate to design research knowledge. Submissions should be 2000 word max, using the Springer guidelines <http://www.springer.com/cda/content/document/cda_downloaddocument/?SGWID=0- 0-45-431298-0> , before February 1st, 2009. Submission via www.FlirtingwiththeFuture.com <http://www.FlirtingwiththeFuture.com> . KEY DATA Date: April 15th till 17th, 2009 Location: Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands Submission Deadline: February 1st 2009 Notification date: March 1st 2009 The conference website is located at www.FlirtingwiththeFuture.com <http://www.FlirtingwiththeFuture.com> and will include further practical information about travel, conference fee, accommodation, program and guest speakers as the date approaches. You are welcome to contact the organisers ([log in to unmask]) for additional information.