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<BODY><BR><BR>Call for <BR><BR> Exploratory Papers, <BR>
Technology Demonstration Proposals<BR> Workshop
Proposals<BR><BR>Tools for Participation: <BR>Collaboration, Deliberation, and
Decision Support<BR><BR>DIAC-2008 / Online Deliberation 2008<BR>University of
California, Berkeley<BR>June 26 - 29, 2008<BR><A
href="http://www.publicsphereproject.org/events/diac08/">http://www.publicsphereproject.org/events/diac08/</A><BR><BR>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.<BR><BR> <BR>Exploratory Papers (due March 20,
2008)<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR><BR>Technology Demonstration
Proposals (due March 15, 2008)<BR><BR>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.
<BR><BR><BR>Workshop Proposals (due March 15, 2008)<BR><BR>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. <BR><BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>Thanks! We hope you’ll join us in Berkeley this June.
<BR><BR>Doug Schuler<BR>douglas@publicsphereproject.org<BR><A
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