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From:          stuart  at tropic.org.uk
Subject:       [CIOS/ethno] CFP: Designing for crowds workshop @ Pervasive 2010
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Hello

I'm running a workshop / data session at Pervasive 2010 on the topic  
of crowds and technology. See attached CFP if this interests.

Stuart Reeves
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Researcher
Dept. of Computing Science, University of Glasgow
stuart@tropic.org.uk
http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~stuartr

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>
> [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP]
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> ---
> CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: WORKSHOP ON DESIGNING FOR CROWDS @ PERVASIVE  
> 2010
>
> http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~stuartr/pages/crowds_workshop.html
>
> Helsinki, Finland, May 17th, 2010
>
> http://www.pervasive2010.org
> ---
>
>
> ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
>
> As part of the growing ubiquity and pervasive reach of technology,  
> there has
> been an expanding interest in how interaction with technology in  
> public and
> semi-public places plays out. Crowds and crowded places are a major  
> feature of
> these settings. In this workshop we will be interested in:
>
>    o Developing our understanding of crowds
>
>    o Exploring how existing technologies (e.g., mobile phones,  
> interactive
>    screens, digital photos and video) are woven into crowd practices
>
>    o Discussing the ways in which emerging pervasive technologies  
> can be
>    designed to fit or perturb crowd phenomena.
>
> The workshop format will be that of a *data session* where  
> *participants bring
> their own data of technology-in-action at crowd events* (e.g., video  
> recordings
> of crowd activity, other ethnographic collections) which can then be  
> explored
> and analysed collectively by the group.
>
> Through exploring diverse crowd settings and exhibits of technology- 
> in-action,
> we aim to compare and contrast different crowd formations. These  
> observations
> will be used to ground discussions on how to develop design  
> frameworks or
> recommendations in order to contribute to HCI. We will also aim to  
> produce
> documented outcomes from the workshop such as the potential for a  
> journal
> special issue, or perhaps collectively authored journal or  
> conference papers
> based upon the analysis during the workshop.
>
>
> SUBMISSION
>
> Participants should submit a *short position paper* (1-2 pages)  
> outlining their
> interests with respect to understanding crowd behaviours, the use of  
> current
> technologies in shaping crowd practices and new applications that  
> are designed
> to fit or perturb crowd phenomena.
>
> We would also encourage participants to contribute to the data  
> session by
> *bringing along and presenting their own data at the workshop*. We  
> would
> request they submit relevant sections of their data in some form,  
> such as
> *documents providing brief outlines of ongoing analysis, short video  
> clips, and
> so on*. We would also share these submissions between participants  
> before the
> workshop.
>
>
> Submissions (or any further questions!) may be emailed to stuartr@dcs.gla.ac.uk
> (Stuart Reeves).
>
>
> IMPORTANT DATES
>
> March 1, 2010: Submission of data contribution outline / brief  
> position paper
> May 1, 2010: Participant notification
> May 17, 2010: Workshop in Helsinki, Finland
> ---
>
>
> Stuart Reeves
> ---
> Researcher
> Dept. Computing Science, University of Glasgow
> stuart@tropic.org.uk
> http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~stuartr
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