CFP: TRANSNATIONAL HCI: Humans, Computers and Interactions in Transnational Context
A workshop at CHI 2011
May 8, 2011, Vancouver BC, Canada

Recent studies in Human-Computer Interaction have turned to examining computing in non-Western contexts, increasingly recognizing that technologies and activities of their participants are not bounded by single geographies, cultures, or borders. In our interactions with everyday technologies, we are increasingly tied to people and machines in other countries, cultures and networks. Such activities require us to consider technologies not just in national, but also in a transnational context. That is, humans, computers and interactions not limited to single countries or cultures, but forming communities across spaces, managing boundary-crossings, and forming hybrid practices.

This workshop will bring together researchers and designers across academia and industry to address the effects, implications, and design opportunities for individuals and communities who engage in transnational technological practices.… read more. “Call: TRANSNATIONAL HCI: Humans, Computers and Interactions in Transnational Context (at CHI 2011)”

CALL FOR PAPERS

IEEE World Haptics Conference 2011
4th Joint Eurohaptics Conference and IEEE Haptics Symposium
June 22-24, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey
http://www.haptics2011.org/

Dear Colleagues:

The fourth IEEE World Haptics Conference (http://www.haptics2011.org/) will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from 22-24 June, 2011 (note: tutorials and workshops will be held on June 21, 2011). This is a joint meeting of the EuroHaptics Conference and the IEEE Haptics Symposium and brings together researchers from different disciplines who are interested in all aspects of haptics.

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to

• Design of haptic interfaces
• Tactile displays and sensing
• Haptic rendering and virtual environments
• Haptic perception and cognition
• Biomechanics of touch
• Haptic guidance and motor control
• Shared haptics (control, tele-operation, collaboration)
• Applications of haptics to entertainment, media, medicine,
• rehabilitation, education, data visualization, art, rapid
• prototyping, and nano/micro technologies

Call for Papers: Symposium on Adapted and Personalised Interaction at AISB 2011
Thursday, 7th April, 2011

This symposium is aimed to bring together all strands of research in the intersection of AI and human-computer interaction (HCI) to look specifically at developing interactive systems that adapt to the needs of individual users. The scope of the symposium is deliberately broad and can cover anything from systems that can adapt to make themselves more accessible to disabled users, through systems designed to manage the emotional responses of users, to games that adapt themselves to provide a more enjoyable playing experience.… read more. “Call: Symposium on Adapted and Personalised Interaction at AISB 2011”

The 9th Biennial Conference on Environmental Psychology
September 26-28, 2011
Eindhoven, the Netherlands
http://www.envpsych2011.eu

The 9th biennial conference on Environmental Psychology aims to bring together people interested in the field of environmental psychology to meet, share experiences, present research, and discuss ideas with regard to the state of the art in environment and behavior research.

Key themes of the conference include, but are not limited to, the built and natural environment, conservation behavior and sustainability, environmental perception and decision making, environmental risks and stress, methods and theories in environment-behavior research, proxemics, restoration and health. We encourage, in particular, theoretical and empirical contributions addressing this year’s conference theme Environment 2.0.

Environment 2.0. The environments we live and work in are becoming increasingly technological. This is reflected in this year’s special conference theme Environment2.0. We invite participants to reflect on environmental psychology’s status with regard to technological innovations.… read more. “Call: 9th Biennial Conference on Environmental Psychology”

Call For Participation

CHI 2011 Workshop
Gamification: Using Game Design Elements in Non-Gaming Contexts

http://bit.ly/grn-chi2011

“Gamification” is an informal umbrella term for the use of video game elements in non-game systems to improve user experience (UX) and user engagement. The recent introduction of ‘gamified’ applications such as Foursquare to large end-user audiences promises new lines of inquiry and rich data sources for the many endeavors in human-computer interaction (HCI) that have explored game-related heuristics, design patterns and dynamics of motivating, positive user experiences – endeavors as various as persuasive technology, funology, incentive centered design, the social psychology of online communities, motivational affordances, or game UX.

The goal of this one-day workshop at CHI 2011 is to bring together HCI researchers and practitioners from these diverse fields to take the next step forward by building a shared picture of the current state of approaches and findings pertinent to gamification, and to identify synergies, key opportunities and questions for future research.… read more. “Call: CHI 2011 Workshop – Gamification: Using Game Design Elements in Non-Gaming Contexts”