[CivilSoc] Designing for Civil Society: Workshop at Bath, UK, 8th September 2003

[Dearden, Andrew M]

SECOND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
DESIGNING FOR CIVIL SOCIETY 
WORKSHOP AT HCI 2003
MONDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 2003, UNIVERSITY OF BATH, UK
Andy Dearden
Computing Research Centre
Sheffield Hallam University 
Sheffield UK, S1 1WB
 Tel: +44 114 225 2916
Fax: +44 114 225 3161
email: a.m.dearden at shu.ac.uk
Steve Walker
School of Information Management
Leeds Metropolitan University
Beckett Park, Leeds, LS6 3QS
Tel: +44 113 283 7448
Fax: +44 113 283 7599
email: s.walker at lmu.ac.uk
1. INTRODUCTION
This workshop will bring together campaigners, practitioners and 
researchers to examine the use of technology by the organisations 
of civil society, such as trade unions, NGOs, campaign groups and 
charities. The workshop will explore how existing knowledge of 
Human Computer Interaction (HCI), in its broadest senses, can be 
applied by such groups, and what questions such groups pose for 
our emerging understanding of HCI. 
We invite submissions from practitioners, designers, campaign 
organisers, activists and researchers who are:
* involved in designing for, or supporting NGOs, trade-unions, 
community, campaigning or voluntary groups;
* concerned with the relationship between 'the network society', 
democracy and the capabilities of socially excluded groups and 
people in developing countries;
* interested in understanding the impact of electronically mediated 
communication on the development of civil society.
If you are interested in participating, please email an expression 
of interest to the organisers (at s.walker at lmu.ac.uk) by July 4th. 
Participants will be asked to submit a 1-4 page statement which may 
take the form of:
- case studies of design experiences (successful or unsuccessful) or 
innovative applications and campaigns;
- discussions or examples of current issues and challenges;
- position papers on development or evaluation methods
- discussions of the relation between on- and offline organising;
- relevant personal experiences.
Statements should include a short paragraph detailing relevant 
personal experience.
2. IMPORTANT DATES
* Position papers/statements - 12th August 2003
* Notification of acceptance - 15th August 2003
* Workshop - 8th September 2003, at HCI 2003 University of Bath
3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
http://www.bcs-hci.org.uk/hci2003/confprog-wk.asp