[ecrea] Conference Call - Technology and Intimacy: Choice or Coercion

Final Call for Papers - Deadline Extended to 31st January 2016
The 12th IFIP TC9 Human Choice and Computers Conference - HCC12
September 7th-9th 2016, MediaCityUK, Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

Technology and Intimacy: choice or coercion?

 From distant mainframes to personal computers to handhelds to wearable
tech and implanted devices, contemporary technology seems on an
unstoppable trajectory to get nearer and nearer to us, our bodies, and
the most intimate details of our lives. This conference series has
marked every stage of this journey from 1974 until today. Manchester,
home of the computer and now European City of Science in 2016, welcomes
HCC12 with the aim of scrutinising the journey from impersonal
monolithic technology towards the intimate intertwining of devices and
the self. What is the history and impact of this journey and where are
we going next?
Intimate technologies are now manifest in so many ways in the workplace,
domestic environments, in transport, in defence, and through
entertainment opportunities, with both similar and distinct impacts in
the developed and in the developing world. The conference seeks to bring
together an inclusive and representative sample of these many constantly
evolving intimate relationships that have existed previously and
continue to exist between humans and technology.
Cross-disciplinary papers concerning ethics, health and wellbeing, or
the security and privacy issues associated with any or all of the topics
below are very welcome.
The conference welcomes inputs from members of academia and research,
civic society, computing associations, industry, and the IT professions
on the following themes:

"Intimacy - Location - Personal/Social - Wearables - Implantables - Data
Manipulation
"Personalisation - Identity - Digital Footprint - Gender
"Marketing - User Experience  - Human Computer Interaction & Design -
Search and Social Media
"Customisation - Material Culture - Innovation - Kit - Microchipping
"Generations - Histories - Enabling Technologies
"Geographies - Urban Technologies - Wayfaring
"ICT for Development - Global Mobility - Developing Economies -
Sustainability.

Paper Submission
The conference is open to attendees at all stages of career and
education, whether you are at the start, middle or peak of your career,
either as academics or practitioners. Submitted papers should be
approximately 3,000-5,000 words in length.  Please Register for an
account on Springer's OCS service and upload your Abstract and your
Paper here.
Instructions: Click on Submit Abstract to enter Title, Keywords, your
Abstract, Author names, and upload your full paper.  Once reviewed, if
your paper is accepted for inclusion in the Conference and publication
in the Proceedings, we will require you to format your paper according
to the Springer guidelines by April 15th 2016.

Conference Venue
The conference venue is MediaCityUK in Salford Quays, in the heart of
Greater Manchester, hosted by Salford Business School's Centre for
Digital Business.

Virtual Presenters
Delegates are also invited to submit papers to our special 'Virtual
Presenter' track, to include presentations of accepted papers via
videolink in the Digital Performance Lab at MediaCityUK.  Virtual
presenters will not only benefit from having no travel and accommodation
costs, but will be charged a special Virtual Presenter Conference Fee.

Publication


Springer will be publishing the proceedings of the conference in the
IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology series (IFIP AICT)

Initial Programme Committee
Chairs
David Kreps - University of Salford, UK, WG9.5 Chair
Diane Whitehouse - The Castlegate Consultancy, UK, TC9 Chair
Gordon Fletcher - University of Salford, UK
Marie Griffiths - University of Salford, UK

Programme Committee
Bernd Stahl - De Montfort University, UK
Eileen Trauth - Penn State University, US
Maya van der Velden - UIO, Norway
Kathy McGrath - Brunel University, UK
Jackie Phahlamohlaka - CSIR, South Africa
Ela Klecun - London School of Economics, UK
Will Venters  - London School of Economics, UK
Steve Sawyer - Syracuse, NY, US
Kai Kimppa  - Turku University, Finland
Niki Panteli - RHUL, UK
Norberto Patrignani - Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Oliver Burmeister - Charles Sturt University, Australia
AntÛnio Moniz - New University of Lisbon, Portugal
Louise Leenen - CSIR, South Africa
Martin Warnke - Leuphana University, Germany
Petros Chamakiotis - University of Sussex, UK
Brad McKenna - Portsmouth University, UK
Christina Mˆrtberg - Linnaeus University, Sweden
Magda David Hercheui - Westminster, UK
Vic Grout - Glyndwr University, UK
Denise Oram - Glyndwr University, UK
Jungwoo Lee - Yonsei University, Korea
Sisse Finken - Linnaeus University, Sweden

Important Dates
January 31st 2016 - Submissions due: 3000-5000 wds
March 18th 2016 - Notification of acceptance/rejection
April 15th 2016- Submission of camera ready papers in Springer format
July 1st 2016- Deadline for early bird registration
Sept 7th-9th 2016 - Conference dates.

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