[Air-L] CfP: Hungry 24/7? HCI Design for Sustainable Food Culture, OZCHI 2009, Melbourne

[jaz choi]

Call for Participation

Hungry 24/7? HCI Design for Sustainable Food Culture

Full day workshop at OZCHI 2009
24 Nov 2009, The University of Melbourne

http://food.urbaninformatics.net/events/ozchi2009/
http://www.ozchi.org/mediawiki/index.php/HUNGRY247
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128413300549

This workshop proposes to explore new approaches to cultivate and   
support sustainable food culture in urban environments via human   
computer interaction design and ubiquitous technologies.

Food is a  challenging issue in urban contexts: while food consumption  
decisions  are made many times a day, most food interaction for  
urbanites occurs  based on convenience and habitual practices. This  
situation is  contrasting to the fact that food is at the centre of  
global  environment, health, and social issues that are becoming  
increasingly  immanent and imminent. As such, it is timely and crucial  
to ask: what  are feasible, effective, and innovative ways to improve  
human-food-interaction through human-computer-interaction in order to  
contribute  to environmental, health, and social sustainability in  
urban  environments?

This workshop is an open and active forum for forward- thinking  
practitioners and scholars across disciplines to discuss this   
question, and plan and promote individual, local, and global change   
for sustainable food culture.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE WORKING IN FOOD HCI RESEARCH.
YOU DO NEED TO BE HUNGRY (for networking, knowledge, creativity, fun,  
and of course, food!)

We suggest, but do not limit to, three broad topics of interests for
this workshop:

- Participatory networks
- Research and design methods
- Deployability and interoperability

We kindly ask prospective participants to submit a short position
statement (300-500 words) or abstract by 20th September 2009. Please
send all submissions and queries to Jaz Choi at h.choi at qut.edu.au.
Acceptance notification will be sent by 27th September 2009.

Important Dates:
- 20 Sep 2009: Submission of position statements
- 27 Sep 2009: Notification of acceptance
- 24 Nov 2009: Workshop

Organisers:
- Jaz Hee-jeong Choi (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
- Marcus Foth (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
- Greg Hearn (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
- Eli Blevis (Indiana University, USA)
- Tad Hirsch (Intel, USA)


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