CALL FOR PAPERS

Special Issue of International Journal of Human-Computer Studies

Title: Locative Media and Communities

Guest Editors: Katharine S. Willis (University of Siegen)

Keith Cheverst (University of Lancaster)

TOPIC

The development of locative media applications is not simply about the physical location or social setting in which the interaction occurs, but rather about situating the media within the social setting of a community. This Special Issue will explore the potential for locative media applications to support community cohesion and the integration of such media within existing community structures and practices. The workshop will address the dual challenge of capturing the temporary and spatially changeful nature of behaviours with locative media, as well as responding to the intricate web of strong and weak social ties that make up local social networks, in order to find ways to support community practices. In terms of methodology it will focus on the potential of ethnographic approaches for investigating and evaluating the integration of media in these social settings.

This special issue aims to present a set of high-quality and original research outcomes. We hope to receive submissions that offer insights into appropriate methodologies for identifying requirements, evaluating behaviour and integrating locative media in real-world communities. We invite contributions that respond to some of the following questions:

• How can mobile media be located within existing communities and social settings?

• How can we find better ways of enabling and supporting locative media in

community practices?

• How can mobile media foster communities and facilitate daily living, such as for

communities in rural areas or the elderly?

• How can ethnographic methods inform and evaluate the place and integration of

media in community settings?

SUBMISSIONS

This special issue follows from a workshop held a MobileHCI09: Community Practices and Locative

Media (http://www.uni-siegen.de/locatingmedia/workshop.html?lang=de).

We now invite members of the research community to submit original articles relevant to the topic.

Although articles must be based on original research, extended versions of conference papers may be

acceptable if they contain at least 50% new material. Papers will be subject to the full IJHCS review

process.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Manuscripts should generally not exceed 7000 words. Papers should be prepared according to the IJHCS

Guide for authors, and should be submitted online. The IJHCS Guide for authors and online submission

are available at http://ees.elsevier.com/ijhcs/.

For information on the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies see:

http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ijhcs.

TIMELINE

28th February 2010: Paper submission deadline

Early May 2010: Notify authors of paper acceptance

Target Publication date: Autumn 2010

CONTACT

Katharine S. Willis

Locating Media Graduate Research School

University of Siegen, Germany

Email: willis[at]locatingmedia.uni-siegen.de

Keith Cheverst

Computing Department,

Lancaster University, UK

Email: kc[at]comp.lancs.ac.uk

What: Roundtable discussion titled “Hacking the Ivory Tower: The Intersections of New Media, Academic Scholarship, and Pedagogy”

Why: In the past 5 years, FlowTV.org, Radio-TV-Film’s online journal of new media and television, has published 800 columns from more than 300 scholars around the world. To celebrate we are hosting an interdepartmental roundtable discussion with scholars from across UT, immediately followed by DRINKS at the Dog & Duck Pub.

When: Friday, October 30 @ 4:00

Where: Chicano Culture Room of the Texas Union
Immediately followed by BEER at Dog & Duck Pub (406 W. 17th Street)

Who: Roundtable Participants include
Michael French, Co-Editor-in-Chief of Pterodáctilo; Spanish/Portuguese Dept.
Randy Lewis, American Studies
Sean McCarthy, Rhetoric & Writing
Neil Nehring, English
Tanya Rabourn, School of Information
Sharon Strover, Radio-Television-Film

The audience is strongly encouraged to participate in this discussion

This event is made possible by generous donations from the Department of Radio-Television-Film.

"Stallion" is a computer cluster sporting a 706 megapixel display in the Visualization Lab.

On Friday, October 2, a second CFP meeting for potential UT collaborators was hosted by the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) Visualization Lab. Several Portuguese proposals were presented, and TACC personnel were on hand to demonstrate visualization resources and answer questions about the available computing resources. Sharon Strover, Director of the Digital Media program at CoLab answered questions about funding and logistics of the call.

As I receive further proposals, I will be working to connect Portuguese researchers with potential collaborators here at UTexas.

For more information, please visit the full paper call at:
http://online.journalism.utexas.edu/callforpapers.php

The UT Austin|Portugal Program has opened a call for the funding of
research projects in the general area of Advanced Digital Media. The
call is directed to integrated teams of researchers, which must
include a member from the University of Texas at Austin. Research
grants of up to 50,000€ (for exploratory projects) and 250,000€ (for
strategic projects) will be competitively awarded for Portugal-based
projects. Funding for UT faculty members will be provided through
CoLab, and is primarily designed to fund faculty participation and
graduate student assistance alongside some ancillary (e.g., travel)
costs.

Strategic research areas include The Future of Television, The Future
of News, and Interactive Environments / Serious Games. Exploratory
research areas include Digital imaging techniques and applications;
Data visualization; Strategic uses of digital media in social and/or
cultural contexts; Contextual and content-driven use of digital
interfaces; Behavioral analysis based on sensor networks and
location-based data; Human-computer partnerships and their outcomes
for creating new knowledge; Molecular electronics and digital media;
Multi-sensorial displays; Interfaces using new display technologies;
Real time video simulations; Regeneration/repurposing of old media for
new purposes; Balance between trust and privacy.

If your work touches on any of these areas, please stop by to learn
more about this grant opportunity and meet fellow digital media
researchers. Refreshments will be provided.

The full Call for Proposals is available here:
http://utaustinportugal.org/Events.aspx?event=252

For more information, please contact Derek Lackaff at lackaff@mail.utexas.edu.

The full text of the call is below the fold, and you can learn more about the conference at its Website.

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: PAPERS, WORKSHOPS, DIGITAL ART EXHIBITION, FINE ART EXHIBITION.
ISIMD’09 October 13 – 14 – 15 2009

Dear Madam / Sir,

We encourage you to participate INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF INTERACTIVE MEDIA DESIGN – ISIMD’09 in its seventh year at YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY in Istanbul, organized by Visual Communication Design Department, Communication Faculty. The symposium will take place at Kayisdagi Campus, during October 13 – 14 – 15 2009.

ISIMD is an annual meeting platform to discuss the ongoing advances in the field of interactive media design, new technology and techniques in the industry and their impacts on culture and the arts internationally. The Symposium gives an opportunity to share achievements, projects and ideas with other participants in forms of papers, discussions, meetings, workshops, digital art exhibitons and fine art exhibitions.

Official language of the symposium is English, thus all submissions should be made accordingly. For further information about the symposium please visit our website at http://newmedia.yeditepe.edu.tr/ where you can find out details about 2009’s program, submission form and previous years’ online proceedings.

Please contact with Delizia Flaccavento, delizia.flaccavento@yeditepe.edu.tr for your eventual inquires about the symposium.

· Foreign Submitters: Delizia Flaccavento, delizia.flaccavento@yeditepe.edu.tr
· Turkish Submitters: Neda Saraçer, nsaracer@yeditepe.edu.tr

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: September 14th 2009

Further information on the internships is available on the internship page, right here.

Application details and further information is available here.

Nuno Rocha accepts the Zon multimedia prize.

Nuno Rocha at the ZON award ceremony

3×3 trailer from Nuno Rocha on Vimeo.