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Just as a reminder, 2 weeks to go! Best regards! *Fernando Galdino* Design Research | Innovation Strategy University of Trento <http://www.unitn.it/en> - SCoDeM [Smart Community Design and Management] <http://latemar.science.unitn.it/segue/index.php?&action=site&site=scodem> [log in to unmask] about.me/fernandogaldino skype:galdino.fernando +39 39 2200 3819 On 6 January 2016 at 13:39, Fernando Galdino <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I believe most of you know EPIC [Ethnographic Praxis in Industry > Conference] <https://www.epicpeople.org/2016/about/>. > > Call for participation is open. The deadline is Feb 19. > > The call: > > The EPIC2016 theme pathmaking emphasizes the power of ethnography in > academia and business to create transformative innovation, growth and > strategic success for companies, industries and communities. The conference > will highlight the essential role that a deep understanding of human > societies and their cultures plays to guide organizations through the > difficult, real-world complexities and challenges businesses face today. > Read the full conference theme <http://epicpeople.org/2016/theme>. > > The program committee invites submissions of proposals for Papers > <https://www.epicpeople.org/2016/call-for-participation/#Papers>, Case > Studies > <https://www.epicpeople.org/2016/call-for-participation/#CaseStudies>, > PechaKucha > <https://www.epicpeople.org/2016/call-for-participation/#PechaKucha> presentations > and Tutorials > <https://www.epicpeople.org/2016/call-for-participation/#Tutorials> that > embody the spirit of pathmaking between academia and business. > Contributions should draw on theoretical advances in social science > research (or other ethnography-informed disciplines), coupled with applied > best practices from professional fields, to strike new directions for > creating knowledge, insights, techniques or applications. Contributors > should either be able to show how their ethnographic work profited from > engaging with industry, or how methods in their ethnographic toolkit opened > new opportunities for businesses, industries, customers or communities, in > areas such as: > > - New product/service development > - Innovation > - Design > - Corporate strategy or organizational change > - User experience > - Marketing, advertising, communication > > We encourage contributions from any of the variety of fields that > create/apply ethnography, including: the social sciences (anthropology, > sociology, economics, linguistics, psychology etc) & humanities, business > strategy, marketing, product management, design, UX/usability, AGILE/Lean, > HCI/CSCW, informatics, communications, policy, education, government, > defense, international development, data science, leadership, > organizational design, change management, technology, software engineering, > healthcare and more. > > Please join us in Minneapolis! > IMPORTANT DATES > > - Proposal submission deadline – February 19, 2016 > - Acceptance notification – April 23, 2016 > - Full draft submission – June 4, 2016 > - Final submission (for publication) – August 15, 2016 > > For more details: https://www.epicpeople.org/2016/call-for-participation/ > > > *Fernando Galdino* > Design Research | Innovation Strategy > University of Trento <http://www.unitn.it/en> - SCoDeM [Smart Community > Design and Management] > <http://latemar.science.unitn.it/segue/index.php?&action=site&site=scodem> > [log in to unmask] > about.me/fernandogaldino > skype:galdino.fernando > +39 39 2200 3819 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------