[WSIS CS-Plenary] PDC 2006 conference

[William Drake]

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Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 14:35:01 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: [cpsr-activists] PDC2006 Registration is Open

Early bird Registration is now open for the:

2006 PARTICIPATORY DESIGN CONFERENCE
EXPANDING BOUNDARIES IN DESIGN
Trento, Italy, August, 1-5, 2006
www.pdc2006.org

Sponsored by Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility

Participatory design (PD) is a diverse collection of principles
and practices aimed at making technologies and social institutions
more responsive to human needs. A central tenet of PD is the direct
involvement of people in the co-design of the systems they use.
The PD Conferences have been held every two years since 1990.

The theme of the 2006 conference, Expanding Boundaries in Design,
focuses attention on the multiple contexts in which design takes
place and on an expanding range of possible design outcomes. While
participatory design principles and practices are most often applied
to the design of technical systems and artefacts, increasingly there
is both the need and the opportunity to focus PD approaches on other
domains, such as physical environments, organizational practices, and
IT-enabled services. Likewise, the contexts in which PD is practiced
has grown to include teams of globally distributed designers and
practitioners; actor networks that span organizational, expertise,
cultural and linguistic difference; and activity areas beyond the
workplace, such as domestic and leisure. Finally, PD has a
significant role to play at various stages of design, from initial
concept development, to system configuration, to implementation,
to integration within the context of use, and ultimately to ongoing
design in use. This year's theme recognizes that we have an
opportunity to expand our community, our design focus and the
sites for action by bringing the principles of informed participation
and social good to an even wider audience.

The upcoming conference will bring together a multidisciplinary
and international group of researchers, software developers, social
scientists, designers, activists, practitioners, users, citizens,
cultural workers and managers who adopt distinctively participatory
approaches in the design of artefacts, systems, services,
environments and technologies.

Interactive workshops:
Half day and full day sessions on topics that include methods,
practices, and other areas of interest and that support an interactive
format where active participation beyond presentation is solicited.
Workshops will take place on August 1st and 2nd, before the start of the
paper sessions. Workshop are inviting participants and submissions for a
diverse set of session and contribution types.

Art installations: Artists/designers working in the field of visual,
installation, and performative arts have been invited to submit a project
that explores how participant's interactions can become part of a
piece of art or performance. This session will be held at MART -
Museo d'arte contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto.

For participation to PDC 2006, to workshops and other events, please visit
the conference website: http://www.pdc2006.org


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Susan Evoy * Managing Director
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
P.O. Box 717 * Palo Alto * CA * 94302
Phone: (650) 322-3778 * (650) 322-4748 (fax)
http://www.cpsr.org


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