CFP: Approaching 'Amateur', Group 2009 Workshop

>

> We are organizing a workshop on supporting the collaborative
> activities of amateur participants at GROUP 2009
> (http://www.group2009conference.org/), which will take place on May
> 10-13th in Sanibel Island, FL.
>
> Please consider submitting a 1-2 page position paper by Mar 27th,
> 2009. Early submissions are highly encouraged.
>
> Approaching 'Amateur': Workshop at Group 2009
> Saturday, May 10th
>
> Organizers:
> Jennifer Thom-Santelli, Cornell University
> Eric Cook, University of Michigan
> Kurt Luther, Georgia Institute of Technology
> Jeffrey Bardzell, Indiana University
> Amy Bruckman, Georgia Institute of Technology
> David McDonald, University of Washington
>
> OVERVIEW
> What do a birdwatcher, photographer, tennis player, video gamer and
> Wikipedia editor have in common? Each might be characterized as an
> amateur in his or her respective area of participation. While
> discussion of the amateur participant emerges in a number of groupware
> & collaborative contexts, the meaning of amateur and its implications
> for CSCW remain unclear, and few theoretical and practical guidelines
> exist for guiding the design of systems to support amateur activities.
>
> The purpose of this workshop is as follows: 1) to unpack the concept
> of the amateur, particular in relation to technology design and
> analysis, 2) to develop a more critical stance on the concept, in
> order to bring precision to our use of the term and the particular
> factors and characteristics that it implies, and 3) to build a cohort
> of researchers interested in advancing this topic in the realm of
> CSCW.
>
> Topics for discussion include:
> * Designing for voluntary involvement and variable commitment
>
> * The acquisition of expertise by amateur participants
>
> * The relationship between amateurs and professionals in
> collaborative activity
>
> * The construction of the audience by amateur participants
>
> * Critical or historical perspectives regarding amateur participation
> and its relationship with technology
>
> * Addressing methodological challenges in studying amateur
> participants
>
> Important dates:
> Mar 27th, 2009: Position papers due
> Mar 29th, 2009: Notification of acceptance
> Apr 5th, 2009: Early registration deadline for GROUP 2009
> May 10th, 2009: Workshop
>
> SUBMISSION INFORMATION
> We invite 1-2 page position papers in ACM proceedings format
> (http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates)
> addressing an aspect of the proposed topics of discussion or an
> extended abstract of relevant research.
>
> Please email .pdf or .doc versions to jt17@cornell.edu by 5:00pm PST
> on Mar 27th, 2009.
>
> For further information about the workshop, including the proposed
> agenda, see the workshop website at
> http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/amateursworkshop.
>
> Please pass on this CFP to colleagues who might be interested.
>
>
> --
> Jenn Thom-Santelli
> PhD Candidate
> HCI Group & CEmCom
> Cornell University
> http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/jt17/
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