DIAC-08/OD-08 Call for Exploratory Papers...

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Call for Exploratory Papers, Technology Demonstration Proposals, and
Workshop Proposals

Tools for Participation: Collaboration, Deliberation, and Decision
Support

DIAC-2008 / Online Deliberation 2008
University of California, Berkeley
June 26 - 29, 2008
http://www.publicsphereproject.org/events/diac08/

Thanks to everybody who submitted research papers to DIAC-2008 /
Online
Deliberation 2008. We encourage people to contribute other types of
submissions. A good mix of themes and presentation modes should help
ensure a lively and productive conference.

Exploratory Papers (due March 20, 2008)

Exploratory Papers (3-4 pages) can contain novel concepts,
works-in-progress, reflections, manifestos or other ideas and issues
that
aren't currently suitable for a research paper.


Technology Demonstration Proposals (due March 15, 2008)

Technology Demonstration Proposals (3-4 pages) should contain a
description of what you plan to show and why it's important. Be sure
to
note relevant work in the field. Please also describe all technical
and
other requirements for demonstrating at the conference.


Workshop Proposals (due March 15, 2008)

Workshop Proposals (2-4 pages) should contain motivation, objectives,
expected outcomes, intended audience, and process, including a
detailed
description of how people will be engaged during the workshop.


All submissions must be made via the conference submission system on
the
DIAC-08 web site. Submissions should be written in English and authors
whose first language is not English are encouraged to have their
submissions reviewed for language prior to submission. Submissions
should
be formatted for "US Letter" size using 11 point Times-Roman font.

As a reminder, our areas of focus include but are not limited to:
deliberative and collaborative systems, e-democracy and e-
participation,
mobilization and organization, negotiation, consultation,
sustainability,
community support systems, open source models, human rights,
ecological
awareness, conflict resolution, justice, transparency systems, media
and
civic journalism, media literacy, power research, citizen science,
economic development and opportunity, peace and reconciliation,
infrastructure development, policy, education, community networks,
research and development for civil society, social software, virtual
communities and civic intelligence.

We are especially interested in technology development that is already
being tested or fielded. We are also interested in theoretical and
other
intellectual work that helps build understanding and support for
future
efforts. In addition to exploring social technology, we must at the
same
time understand and advance the social context of technology,
including
its design, access, use, policy and evaluation, as well as
intellectual
frameworks and perspectives that inform technological as well as
social
innovation including requirements, case studies, critique and
self-reflection, and infrastructures for future work.

DIAC-08 combines CPSR's 11th DIAC symposium with the third Conference
on
Online Deliberation. The joint conference is intended to provide a
platform and a forum for highlighting socio-technological
opportunities,
challenges, and pitfalls in the area of community and civic action.
Technology enhanced community action ranges from informal communities
of
practice to democratic governance of formal organizations to large
social
movements.

The DIAC symposia have resulted in six book publications (in addition
to
the proceedings). Although we don't have specific plans at this time,
we
are hoping to publish our seventh book based on this event.

Thanks! We hope you'll join us in Berkeley this June.