[ecrea] Workshop Call: Participation and IoT @ Aarhus 2015

Workshop Call: Participation in IoT

Organizers: Sarah Fox, Daniela Rosner, Margie Morris, Kathi Kitner

http://depts.washington.edu/tatlab/participationiot/


Inviting Participation through IoT: Experiments and Performances in 
Public Spaces is a one day workshop to be held August 18th at Critical 
Alternatives 2015, the 5th decennial Aarhus conference. See 
http://aarhus2015.org/

The workshop  will bring together artists, designers, practitioners, and 
researchers interested in site-specific projects involving Internet of 
Things (IoT) technologies intended to explore different kinds of 
participation in public life.

The Internet of Things is widely understood as a system of networked 
objects (e.g. meters, toasters or thermostats) that sense and 
communicate aspects of their environment. To explore the participatory 
potentials of IoT, this workshop will consider the limitations and new 
possibilities for what currently exists. For example, simple 
motion-activated streetlamps in public staircases, underground walkways 
or other passages could enhance nighttime and early morning movement — 
augmenting visibility and ultimately safety. But who and what else will 
be affected by this increase in visibility? What are other potential 
uses for public technologies? How does this affect public participation?

Apply
 We invite researchers/scholars and artists to submit a position paper 
(1 to 4 pages in the ACM Extended Abstract format), or a video 
contribution (max. 5 minutes) to (participationiot /at/ gmail.com). The 
submission may address 1) a project you’ve recently completed or in 
progress; 2) a critique of a project orchestrated by other individuals, 
a governing body, or corporation; or 3) a speculative/dream proposal for 
public IoT that addresses power dynamics, participation, and agency – 
either alone or these concepts in some combination.

We invite contributions on topics including but not limited to:
• Public participation
• IoT and public life
• Public performances
and interventions to invite participation
• Politics of public IoT
• Histories of interventions for participation

The deadline for submission is June 10th with acceptance notices being 
emailed to the participants by June 18th. The workshop will be held on 
Sunday, August 18th at Aarhus University (Denmark).

Go to:  http://depts.washington.edu/tatlab/participationiot/  or email 
(participationiot /at/ gmail.com) to learn more and apply for participation.

Thank you!


Kathi R. Kitner, PhD
Senior Researcher/Anthropologist
Intel Labs/UXI
Mobile: +1 503 528 4717
Desk:  +1 503 712 6141


Kathi R. Kitner, PhD
Senior Researcher/Anthropologist
Intel Labs/UXI
Mobile: +1 503 528 4717
Desk:  +1 503 712 6141

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