[Air-L] CfP: Ubiquitous Sustainability: Citizen Science & Activism

[Marcus Foth]

Call for Papers
Ubiquitous Sustainability: Citizen Science & Activism
Workshop at the 10th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing  
(UbiComp 2008)
21 September 2008, Seoul, South Korea

In this workshop we want to explore new approaches to bring about real  
environmental change by looking at the success of empowering  
technologies that enable grassroots activism and bottom up community  
participation. Ubiquitous computing is transforming from being mostly  
about professional communication and social interaction to a sensor  
rich personal measurement platform that can empower individuals and  
groups to gain an awareness of their surroundings, engage in  
grassroots activism to promote environmental change, and enable a new  
social paradigm - citizen science. This workshop brings together fresh  
ideas and approaches to help elevate individuals to have a powerful  
voice in society, to act as citizen scientists, and collectively learn  
and lobby for change worldwide.

Full call for papers and the accepted workshop proposal submission:
http://www.urban-atmospheres.net/Ubicomp2008/


Key Dates:
27 June: Submission deadline for workshop position papers (2-4 pages)
25 July: Notification for position papers
21 Sept: Day of workshop


If you are on facebook, please join the Urban Informatics group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2493830797

and rsvp for the workshop at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=22061180539


Organizers:
Eric Paulos
Intel Research Berkeley, USA

Marcus Foth
Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Christine Satchell
QUT and The University of Melbourne, Australia

Younghui Kim
Hongik University, South Korea

Paul Dourish
University of California, Irvine, USA

Jaz Hee-jeong Choi
Queensland University of Technology, Australia


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Dr Marcus Foth
Australian Postdoctoral Fellow

Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation
Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J)
Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia
Phone +61 7 313 x88772 - Fax x88195 - Office Z6-511
m.foth at qut.edu.au - http://www.vrolik.de/publications/