NordiCHI workshop on sustainable/joyfull food labelling
Adrian Friday
Dear colleagues,
We are excited to announce our workshop "Eco-Joy: Imagining Sustainable and Joyful Food Eco-label Futures" to be held as part of NordiCHI 2022.
Call for ParticipationA third of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are attributable to the food sector, however dietary change could reduce this by half. Educating consumers on the environmental impact of their choices through eco-labels as a form of sustainability signalling may be a powerful approach to tackling climate change if it can bring about a large-scale transition in households and supply chains. When
designing interactive systems and applications integrating eco-labels however, we need to take into account the different barriers that exist (e.g. lack of knowledge, climate anxiety, complexity of food systems, affordability). The aim of this workshop is to imagine the future of eco-labels and sustainability signalling in ways that are both effective and joyful. The workshop invites researchers and practitioners to discuss current eco-labels, and creatively design the future of sustainability signalling with emerging technology.
The goal of this workshop is to:
● critically reflect the state of the art of current eco-labelling to identify interesting areas of advancement
● generate speculative ideas as to how emergent technologies might contribute to crafting more effective and compelling eco-labels
● provide a forum for sharing, listening, and learning from the interdisciplinary expertise of the participants to collaboratively envision new directions to further develop this research space.
SubmissionsWe invite submissions from researchers, designers, educators, policy makers, farmers, and activists interested in the intersections of data visualisation and design as well as ecological issues of consumer choices. Prospective participants should submit a one-page position paper, including:
● A short bio (100 words max).
● A brief expression of interest (300 words max.) describing their research interests and why they would like to participate in the workshop.
● A design of a label presenting themselves to other participants, including: (1) their name and affiliation, (2) up to 5 keywords describing their research interests, (3) up to 5 keywords describing their methodology, and (4) a playful, evocative image that represents their work and/or approach. The label can be made on a digital or analogue format, and does not need to hold up to professional graphic design standards; any level of expertise is welcome. We provide an example of what such label might be.
● Important: as the event will be hybrid, please indicate in your submission whether you will join the workshop online or onsite. If joining virtually, please tell us what time zone you will join from.
Submissions should address and will be selected based on relevance to the workshop goals. Submissions should be uploaded to the workshop’s Google drive. Accepted papers and media will be published to the workshop website https://uol.de/medieninformatik/lehrveranstaltungen/eco-joy. Please note that at least one author of each accepted submission should attend the workshop and all participants must register for both the workshop and for at least one day of the conference.
Important Dates
● Aug 20: Workshop paper submission deadline
● Sep 2: Workshop paper notifications
● Oct 8: Workshop
Organisers
● Gözel Shakeri, University of Oldenburg, Germany
● Frederike Jung, OFFIS, Germany
● Ferran Altarriba Bertran, Tampere University, Finland and Universitat de Girona, Spain
● Daniel Fernández Galeote, Tampere University, Finland
● Adrian Friday, University of Lancaster, United Kingdom