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PCD'94 - Call for Participation
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, October 27-28, 1994
Sponsored by Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
In the last few years, participatory approaches to design have gained adherents around the world. Participatory design approaches have at their core the involvement of workers in the design and development of new technologies and work practices that have the potential of improving their work lives. Collaborative design projects combine the skills and knowledge of workers who will use or are using the technology, with the technological and organizational expertise of those involved in its development.
The first Participatory Design conference explored the historical roots of this way of working, by bringing European practitioners together with American researchers and industry developers. By the second conference, PDC'92, participatory approaches to design had taken root in the US, not only in research environments, but also at several commercial firms. The goal at that time was to take a further step towards defining and nurturing participatory design. In PDC `94, we would like both to consider our ways of working and to foster a substantial dialog among practitioners. The conference is an international forum where this emerging community can meet, exchange ideas and experiences, and investigate the incorporation of participatory design approaches in new areas such as: product development, long-term system maintenance and redesign, and settings in the developing world.
We encourage the participation of all those interested in learning about participatory design and in trying it in their own settings, as well as those currently employing participatory approaches to design (possibly under other names). We welcome paper submissions, proposals for panels and workshops, and submissions for our "artifacts" room (see descriptions below). Wherever possible, we urge you to draw on your own experience from concrete situations. Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Experiences and lessons learned from projects incorporating participatory design approaches;
- Continuing participation of users in the post-prototyping "down stream" work of product development, assessment, installation and maintenance;
- The ethics of participation, e.g. obligations to management versus workers, and designers' responsibility for what happens "down stream";
- The politics of participatory design, e.g. identifying "stakeholders" over the course of a project;
- Relations of participatory design approaches to the labor movement, e.g. to labor unions' own technology development and analysis efforts;
- Frameworks for understanding and analyzing participatory design, and models for its incorporation in system development practice;
- The theoretical roots of participatory approaches to design, e.g. connections to Action Research.
Paper submissions
We solicit papers from researchers and practitioners on any topics related to participatory design. We especially encourage submissions that draw upon experience (e.g. design, use, system maintenance). Papers will be grouped into thematic sessions that will include designated discussants and audience participation. Submission requirements: Paper submissions should be no longer than 6000 words. Please submit 5 copies and be sure to include authors' affiliations and contact information as well as an abstract of around 200 words.
Requests for information to: trigg@parc.xerox.com or anderson.henr801c@xerox.com
Submissions to:
Panel submissions
We solicit proposals for panels on provocative or controversial topics that will promote sharing experiences, clarifying positions and enlivening the discussions. Panels will have approximately four speakers who will succinctly state their positions and then debate their differences. The audience will be strongly encouraged to participate.
Submission requirements:
- Overview of proposed panel describing the goals, themes and central issues (5 copies, maximum 3 pages)
- Brief description of the panel organizer's relevant experience and background
- List of potential panelists with a brief sketch of each
Submissions and requests for information to:
Workshop submissions
We invite participants to propose workshops that are scheduled to take place in parallel and will last approximately 3 hours. Topics can include any of the above themes, however, we prefer the workshops to be as concrete as possible and the format to be participative.
Submission requirements:
- Overview of proposed workshop describing the content and methods of presentation (5 copies, maximum 3 pages)
- Brief description of the workshop organizer`s relevant experience and background
Submissions and requests for information to:
Artifacts submissions (including posters and demonstrations)
The Artifacts program brings together representations, techniques, methodologies and technologies developed for or through participatory design. (A representation may take the form of documents and other objects that reflect work practices, designs, and associated materials, and should include both the artifact itself and how it is used in the work situation.)
A contribution to the Artifacts program should be intended to be shown or demonstrated informally at a booth. The Artifacts program will take place in conjunction with the conference dinner and thus will not overlap with the papers/panels/workshops tracks.
Submission requirements:
- Description and motivation of the artifact and how it is used in practice (5 copies, maximum 3 pages). Include non-textual materials like photographs, videotapes, sketches, etc., if appropriate (only one copy of a videotape is required, and photographs may be provided in photocopied form). Be sure to describe any plans to engage conference participants directly in using the artifact.
- Brief description of artifact presenter's relevant experience and background.
- Any special equipment or power requirements.
Submissions and requests for information to:
IMPORTANT DATES (in 1994)
- April 15: Paper, panel and workshop submissions received
- June 7: Acceptance notifications to authors
- July 15: Artifacts proposals received
- August 1: Final versions of papers/panels/workshops rec'd for proceedings
- August 15: Acceptance notifications to artifact presenters
- June 7: Acceptance notifications to authors
Accepted submissions and proposals from all categories will appear in a proceedings distributed to conference participants. We look forward to seeing you in North Carolina in the Fall of 1994.
Sincerely,
PDC '94 Conference Committee
Bill Anderson Conference Chair
Susan Suchman Simone & David Bellin Local Co-chairs
Susan Irwin Anderson & Randall Trigg Program Co-chairs
Andrew Clement Panels Chair
Finn Kensing Workshops Chair
Annette Adler & Michael Muller Artifacts Co-chairs
Elizabeth Erickson Proceedings Chair
Erran Carmel Treasurer
Barbara Katzenberg & Peter Piela Publicity Co-chairs
PDC '94 Program Committee
Annette Adler (Artifacts Co-Chair) Susan Irwin Anderson (Program
Xerox Corporate Architecture Co-Chair)
Xerox Corporate Research &
Technology
Susanne Bodker Tone Bratteteig
Aarhus University, Denmark University of Oslo, Norway
Andrew Clement (Panels Chair) Yrjo Engestrom
University of Toronto University of California, San
Diego
Christiane Floyd Joan Greenbaum
University of Hamburg City University of New York
Judith Gregory Kaj Gronbaek
University of California, San Diego Aarhus University, Denmark
Jonathan Grudin Mike Hales
University of California, Irvine University of Brighton, United
Kingdom
Karen Holtzblatt Finn Kensing (Workshops Chair)
InContext Enterprises Roskilde University Center,
Denmark
Sarah Kuhn Michael Muller (Artifacts
University of Massachusetts, Lowell Co-Chair)
US West Advanced Technologies
Charley Richardson Patricia Sachs
University of Massachusetts, Lowell NYNEX Science and Technology
Randall Trigg (Program Co-Chair) Eline Vedel
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center The National Bank of Norway
Ina Wagner Terry Winograd
Technical University, Vienna Stanford University/Interval
Research
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