[ICTs-and-Society] PDC 2010 - second call for submissions

[Vincenzo D'Andrea]

The 11th Participatory Design Conference. PDC 2010.
November 29 - December 3, 2010.
Sydney, Australia.
www.pdc2010.org

August 13 is the final submission date for exploratory papers, industry cases,
the industry pitchfest, panels, posters, doctoral consortium and applications to 
be a student workshops and tutorials.

Submission details are available from the conference website www.pdc2010.org. 
Submissions should follow the PDC Submission template but only exploratory 
papers need to be anonymous

Exploratory papers: (short paper - maximum 4 pages) Exploratory papers should 
present ideas that could benefit from discussion with members of the 
Participatory Design community. These papers may include work-in-progress, 
experiences of reflective practitioners, and first drafts of novel concepts and
approaches. Each submitted paper will be double blind reviewed by at least 3 
reviewers. Please make sure submissions are anonymous. If you have any 
questions, please contact exploratory at pdc2010.org

Industry Day Presentations: (1-2 page proposals)  There are two types of 
submissions for this new, special one day Industry Day Track:
Industry Cases - that report on the use of participatory design (PD) methods, 
tools, and/or practices within commercial, non-profit and governmental 
organisations, and,
PDC Pitch Fest Presentations - where representatives from not-for-profit and 
academic sectors 'pitch' design ideas in a short, lively format.  This is an 
opportunity to present participatory design research, concepts and ideas to a 
panel of 'industry' representatives.
Submissions for Industry Day do not require academic reviewing and will be 
reviewed instead by an industry panel. If you have any questions, please contact 
industry at pdc2010.org

Artefacts, posters, products, interactive demonstrations: (2 page proposal) 
Works may include projects, techniques, and products developed with a commitment 
to the principles and philosophy of Participatory Design and they may 
incorporate any forms or genres of information/communication technologies or 
digital media (e.g., sound, still/moving images, touch, space, text, etc.). 
Successful proposals will be presented during a session where participants can 
interact with presenters and artefacts. The proposal should include title, 
goals, technique, relevance to Participatory Design and a sketch or design, as 
appropriate. Please describe your plan for audience participation. If you have 
any questions, please contact pc at pdc2010.org.

Doctoral consortium: (2 page proposal) Full day session. The doctoral consortium 
is intended for PhD students working within the field of Participatory Design. 
It will provide students with an opportunity to
present issues of concern to them in their doctoral studies and receive 
extensive feedback from the session co-chairs and student participants. 
Enrolment is limited and selection will been based on application submissions. 
The proposal should give an overview of the PhD project, including research
question, method, how the PhD work is related to Participatory Design, the 
status of current work, major findings and plans for further research. Accepted 
applicants will be asked to provide a revised and elaborated proposal a few 
months before the conference. If you have any questions, please contact
phd at pdc2010.org.

Student volunteers: We are looking for a team of dedicated student volunteers to 
make PDC function. In exchange for free registration you are expected to work 
about 20 hours during the conference.
Sometimes this means you will be in sessions, sometimes you will not be. If you 
are presenting you will of course we will work with your schedule. We will soon 
have instructions for how to apply to be a volunteer, in the meantime if you 
have any questions, please contact vounteer at pdc2010.org.

Follow us on twitter @PDCSydney. And join us to celebrate the first PDC to
be held in the southern hemisphere!

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