[Air-L] Workshop C&T2019, Technology at the Border

[Aal, Konstantin]

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Dear all,

we are excited to invite you to submit an abstract to our upcoming workshop on the issue of Technologies & Borders<http://displaced-hci.info/>  taking place at Communities & Technologies conference<http://displaced-hci.info/> in Vienna, Austria on June 3 -7.

In a time of increased (forced) migration, the borders of many countries are not only experienced physically. We are witnessing new ways in which borders are being created, re-created and evolved. In this workshop we are concerned about borders mediated by digital technologies. We aim to bring together researchers and local organisations working with migrants and refugees to investigate the interplay between borders and technology. We aim to explore how borders are defined within the digital age, how they are experienced, and discuss how technology is used to enforce, challenge and overcome borders.

Call for Participation
Within the growing contexts of migration, technology is playing a critical role in enforcing, navigating and challenging geographical borders as well borders formed through technologies themselves. This one-day workshop aims to facilitate discussions on the interplay between borders and technologies as well as discuss how HCI research can further our understanding of this field.

We invite researchers and practitioners interested in participating to submit 2-4 pages long papers (in an appropriate format). Submissions should explore and reflect on a specific case where borders were enforced, challenged or overcome through the use of digital technologies. Cases and stories can be based on personal experiences and/or experiences of witnessing others encounters with borders, participant statements, or even media.

Submissions should be sent to displacedhci at tutanota.com<mailto:displacedhci at tutanota.com> in .pdf format. Position papers will be reviewed based on relevance to the workshop. At least one co-author of each accepted paper should attend the workshop.

Important Dates:

Final Submission Deadline: April 20, 2019
Final Notification: April 30, 2019
Workshop: June 3 or 4, 2019

Organisers
Max Krüger - University of Siegen, Germany
Konstantin Aal - University of Siegen, Germany
Reem Talhouk - Open Lab, Newcaste University, UK
Franziska Tachtler - TU Wien, Austria
Ana Bustamante Duarte - University of Twente, Netherlands
Eiad Yafi - University of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Koula Charitonos - Open University, UK
Karen Fisher - University of Washington, USA
Volker Wulf - University of Siegen, Germany

We look forward to our discussion! And please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions.

On behalf of all organisers,
Konstantin