CfP: The NordiCHI 2020 workshop on “Sharing & Cooperativism: Designing for Economies”

[Anton F]

Dear colleagues,

We invite scholars and practitioners with a background in computing, design, economics, sociology, anthropology, and beyond to participate in our multi-disciplinary workshop on sharing and cooperativism. The CfP is below, the submissions are lightweight (1-4 page position paper/research statement/case study) and the remote attendance is possible. The submission deadline is September, 1.

The NordiCHI 2020 workshop “Sharing & Cooperativism: Designing for Economies” aims to bring together practitioners and scholars working at the intersection of sharing, cooperativism, and design.

By turning to sharing and cooperativism, we imagine building systems in relation to the wider social and political structures surrounding these concepts. Yet, in sharing and cooperativism, less emphasis is given to the possibilities that design can bring to the emerging interactions at the intersections of social, cultural, and economic issues. A progressive approach is needed to uncover the relationship of sharing and cooperativism to new design paradigms that allows us to move towards an alternative understanding of economies through design. Our aim is to ground this discussion through a design workshop that is well-aligned with the historical, political, and economic infrastructures in order to shape the relationship of design and economics in the context of sharing and cooperativism.

We call for participants from diverse backgrounds to contribute to a critical discussion at the intersection of design, sharing, cooperativism, and economics on the workshop's thematic areas: 

(i) Local relational assets in sharing; 

(ii) Global sharing cultures;  

(iii) Design beyond markets for sharing and cooperativism. 

More details: https://sharingcoopnordichi2020.wordpress.com/theme 

HOW TO APPLY?
To apply, please submit a short position paper (1-4 pages) explaining your interests in design and cooperativism in the ACM Submission Template format by September 1, 2020, by emailing it to sharingcoop...@gmail.com. To promote broader participation from design practitioners, and community activists, we offer the option of submitting alternative material in the form of a design portfolio, a short manifesto, or the like.

KEY DATES
Submission Deadline: September 1, 2020, 5pm PDT
Notification: September 8, 2020
Workshop: October 25/26, 2020
Location: Virtual or Tallinn (Estonia)

REMOTE ATTENDANCE
Once the NordiCHI 2020 takes a final decision on the format of the conference (hybrid or fully online) we will accommodate participation accordingly.

ORGANIZERS
Özge Subasi,  College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Koç University, Turkey
Anton Fedosov, People and Computing Lab, University of Zurich, Switzerland 
Oliver Bates, School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University, UK
Airi Lampinen, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, Sweden
Ann Light, School of Engineering and Informatics, University of Sussex, UK; and K3, Malmo University, Sweden

More details: https://sharingcoopnordichi2020.wordpress.com 
Questions? Drop us an email at sharingcoop...@gmail.com 

Best regards,

Anton Fedosov, Ph.D.
People and Computing Lab (ZPAC)
ant...@ifi.uzh.ch

University of Zurich
Department of Informatics
Binzmühlestrasse 14
CH-8050 Zürich
Switzerland