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Subject: CFP: Imaging the City Workshop @ CHI 2007
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:16:10 -0800
From: Janet Vertesi <[log in to unmask]>
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Hi all,
Along with my colleague Carl DiSalvo (CMU) I am running this workshop at
the international conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Especially
with the design of ubiquitous computing systems, from satellite mapping
technologies to even closed-circuit cameras at traffic intersections,
the HCI world could stand to learn a few things from those of us who
look at maps, geographical information systems, and other
representations, and we would welcome papers from members of the MAPS-L
community or your colleagues. Please forward as appropriate to your
respective list-serves.
Thank you,
Janet Vertesi
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Science & Technology Studies Department
Cornell University
www.sts.cornell.edu
Begin forwarded message:
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> CFP: Imaging the City workshop at CHI 2007
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> http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/cdisalvo/chi2007workshop/
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>
> Recent technological developments mark the city as a central and perhaps
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> special space for human-computer interaction research and practice.
> Visions
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> of ubiquitous computing, the resonance of the urban probe, and the
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> proliferation of interactive mapping services speak to the significance of
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> the urban landscape to studies of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
> But such
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> visions and technologies require, produce and reproduce images of urban
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> space that influence what these systems, and our interactions with
> them, are
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> and might be. Developing and employing technologies for the urban
>
> environment requires visualization techniques that both reflect and
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> challenge how we image, and consequently imagine, the city.
>
>
> This one-day workshop will explore the practices and technologies of
> imaging
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> the urban environment, bringing together an interdisciplinary array of
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> designers, HCI experts, geographers, urban planners and technologists
> to investigate such
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> issues as:
>
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> * How do we represent the city in HCI, and how do these representations
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> inform HCI research and practice?
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> * What kinds of technological devices, services, and platforms support
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> imaging the city now and might be created in the near future?
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> * How are and might these new representations of the city and urban
> imaging
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> technologies be used for social and political ends?
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> * What new methods are required for developing technologies that image the
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> city in new ways?
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> * What can we learn from the urban experience to design stronger
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> representations and interfaces within HCI research and practice?
>
>
> We welcome position papers from HCI practitioners, architects,
> visualization
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> specialists, urban planners, futurists and artists. Sample topics might
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> include:
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> * Novel design and use of interactive mapping technologies
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> * Mashups and other user-driven combinations of imaging, information and
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> location-based technologies and services
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> * Urban surveillance technologies: their uses, abuses and implications
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> * Urban environmental sensing: the social, technical and visualization
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> challenges and opportunities
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> * The design and design implications of GPS-enabled/location-aware devices
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> * Flickr photosharing, photoblogs and the geo-coding of images
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>
> HOW TO SUBMIT:
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> Those interested in participating should submit a short position paper or
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> case study. Papers should not exceed 4 pages and should address a relevant
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> issue in imaging the city/representing urban environments.
>
>
> In addition, all applicants must attach or include an image of the
> city in
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> electronic format. Please include a brief description of the image and
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> rationale for your choice.
>
>
> Accepted participants will be required to register for the CHI
> workshop at a
>
> fee of $150 and to register for one additional day of the conference.
>
>
> Please submit your paper as a Word or PDF file by email to
>
> cdisalvo at andrew dot cmu dot edu.
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> Papers must be received by January 12, 2007 at 17:00h EST.
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> Participants will be notified of selection by February 1, 2007.
>
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> For more information see:
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> http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/cdisalvo/chi2007workshop/
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>
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