[chisigmail] 2nd CFP: CHI 2009 Workshop: Age matters: Bridging the generation gap, through technology-mediated interaction

[Frank Vetere]

--- DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCT 30 ---

2nd Call for Participation: CHI 2009 Workshop

*** Age matters: Bridging the generation gap through technology-mediated
interaction ***

Internet-based, mobile and pervasive technologies provide the means for
older people to establish and maintain intergenerational relationships
over long distances. The significance of this intergenerational context
has been largely ignored when considering potential interactions and the
design of such technologies. This workshop aims to explore the important
issues when considering intergenerational contact as a significant
context for design. The emphasis of the workshop will be on engaging
user voices in a participatory manner and undertaking interactive design
sessions to explore the design space. The overarching objective of this
workshop is to identify key research themes in respect of
intergenerational communication and its implications for the design of
interactive systems.

The workshop will take place as part of CHI 2009, Boston, April, 2009 -
see http://www.chi2009.org.

We encourage participation from researchers in HCI, psychologists,
sociologists, designers, developers and any others with an interest in
this area.

Potential participants should submit a position paper of 2-4 pages to
the organizers (d.a.harley at sussex.ac.uk) which describes their research
interests and relevant work in the area. They must be prepared in the
CHI Conference Extended Abstracts Format
<http://www.chi2009.org/Authors/Guides/Formatting.html>. At least one
author of each accepted position paper needs to register for the
workshop and for one or more days of the conference. Accepted
participants will be expected to create a poster based on their position
paper (instructions to follow). The outcome of the workshop will be a
call to submit full papers for a special issue of a journal.

Up-to-date information on the workshop will be available at:
http://www.informatics.sussex.ac.uk/research/groups/interact/workshops/i
ntergenDesign.html

**Important Dates**
Submission deadline: 30rd October 2008
Notification: 28th November 2008
Workshop: April 2009

Submit papers by email to d.a.harley at sussex.ac.uk

**Workshop Organisers **

Dave Harley, University of Sussex, UK
Sri Kurniawan, University of Santa Cruz, US
Geraldine Fitzpatrick, University of Sussex, UK
Frank Vetere, University of Melbourne, Australia


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Frank Vetere
Department of Information Systems
University of Melbourne
111 Barry St. Carlton Vic 3053, AUSTRALIA
tel: +61 3 8344 1496
fax: +61 3 9349 4596
f.vetere at unimelb.edu.au
www.dis.unimelb.edu.au/staff/fvetere/
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