SIDeR 2009 Flirting with the Future

Call For Papers / Call For Participation (CfP)

CHALLENGE FOR INTERACTION



SIDeR conference:



Flirting with the Future

prototyped visions by the next generation

The platform for students to experience, share and discuss the future of interaction



April 15th till 17th, 2009 at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands.



The organisation of the fifth Student Interaction Design Research (SIDeR) conference challenges you to interact! We especially invite graduate and post-graduate students to experience and discuss the future of interaction through their designs, supported by and grounded in solid design arguments.



TOPICS:



Big Brother is playing your music

The one with ambient platforms and intelligent environments



Designing the void

The one about content, services and disappearing products



The illusion of designing interaction

The one where interaction and its design are questioned



Designocracy or designocrazy

The one about ethics, societal transformation and ‘the why’



The new pencils for design

The one with design tools and methods



Can I pick your brain?

The one with your vision



This is your chance to share new insights and visions, in the conference where interaction is everything.



PROGRAM



The conference program consists of a varied mix of keynote speakers, interaction demonstrators, presentations, workshops, interactive sessions and social events.



SUBMISSIONS



Students are invited to submit a (video) explanation of their interactive systems, supported by and grounded in solid design arguments. Submissions should contribute and relate to design research knowledge. Submissions should be 2000 word max, using the Springer guidelines, before February 1st, 2009. Submission via www.FlirtingwiththeFuture.com.



KEY DATA



Date: April 15th till 17th, 2009

Location: Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands

Submission Deadline: February 1st 2009

Notification date: March 1st 2009



The conference website is located at www.FlirtingwiththeFuture.com and will include further practical information about travel, conference fee, accommodation, program and guest speakers as the date approaches. You are welcome to contact the organisers (flirt@sider09.com) for additional information.

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