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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Mixed Realities an interaction design summer school organized by Convivio The Network for People-Centred Design of Interactive Systems Rome, Italy - September 1st - 12th, 2003 with the collaboration of KTH (Royal Institute of Technology) _ Stockholm, Sweden University of Milano - Bicocca, Consorzio Roma Ricerche, Telecomitalia Learning Services, Istituto Europeo di Design Concept The Convivio network builds on earlier actions within the EU FET Program to provide an infrastructure to the fledgling i3 community - -namely, i3net. This European Network for intelligent information interfaces was launched in 1996 with the goal of advancing the development of novel human-centred systems and interfaces for interacting with information, aimed at people in their everyday activities. The community culture, on which the vision of Convivio is rooted, is founded on radical innovation based on the union of design, technology and people. In the future, we will see it growing and becoming diverse enough to act as a Europe-centred catalytic structure for those designing, implementing and evaluating new products and services that will impact on people's everyday work and domestic lives in significant ways. With the increase in both the size and the diversity of the community, it is time for a new network infrastructure to be put in place. The community needs to be involved in visionary anticipation, research and prototype demonstration, stakeholder community integration, and open discussion of perspectives and implications. The openness of the new Network will stretch beyond the community itself and include all actors targeted by the Network or attracted to it through shared interests - though not necessarily through shared opinions. Interaction Design is still a dynamic research field where new concepts and new ideas are continuously proposed ans discussed to cope with technological innovation and with the emerging needs of both social and professional communities. We think that it is now time to offer to young designers, educated in computer science and engineering, social science and ethnography, and industrial design, working in both universities and private companies, the occasion to develop their interaction design competence. The Interaction Design Summer School promoted by the Convivio network has this aim. The theme chosen for the 2003 Interaction Design Summer School is "Mixed Realities". Its main focus will be, on one hand, on new approaches to user-centred design capable to develop cooperation between diverse cultures in the design process, on the other, on the creation of new mixed, virtual or augmented places where (communities of) people living at a distance can share experiences, interact and cooperate. We think that the emphasis on the user aspects of the design process is an important point for educating interaction designers who will be capable to design and develop useful and successful applications. This initiative promotes convergence in the IT world and stimulate creativeness with a bottom-up approach. The future of the technology relies on the multidisciplinary approach and on the direct involvement of the users. Information and communication technologies shape space and reality, so "Mixed Realities" is one of the most relevant themes in the design of new appliances. Innovation does not simply mean to follow a technology-driven design to cope with the introduction of new technologies, but just the opposite: to tailor technological development to its needed use by communities through multidisciplinary design. The Faculty The School will be directed by Riccardo Antonini, Consorzio Roma Ricerche, Rome, and Yngve Sundblad, KTH, Stockholm Tentative lecturers include: =85 Riccardo Antonini, Consorzio Roma Ricerche, Roma =85 John Bowers, Centre for user-oriented IT Design, KTH, Stockholm =85 Gillian Crampton Smith, Interaction Design Institute Ivrea =85 Pelle Ehn, School of Arts and Communication, Malm=F6 University =85 Wendy Mackay, Inria and Univ. Paris Sud =85 Giorgio de Michelis, University of Milano - Bicocca =85 Yngve Sundblad, Centre for user-oriented IT Design, KTH, Stockholm =85 John Thackara, DoorsOfPerception, Amsterdam Program The summer school will mix listening to key note speakers and creative group-work led by senior designers and scientists. Groupwork will be performed by groups of 10 students in Ateliers. Each Atelier will have a leader who will propose its brief and guide the group towards the development of an idea and its presentation to the school participants. Afternoons will be dedicated to groupwork, but students can spend on it their evenings and (part of) the weekend! =46or the time lecturers and invited speakers will be at the school they will be at disposition of the students for interaction within the Ateliers and on singular individual problems. The school aims to contribute to create a warm cooperative clima where all participants (students, lecturers and invited speakers) will interact and communicate freely and intensely. Who should attend We expect to have participants from disciplines as computer science and technology, psychology and anthropology, industrial design, architecture, etc. Master and PhD students as well as young designers with few years of experience working in universities, research centers and/or private companies all over the world are invited to apply for the interaction design summer school. They will have the occasion of listening to lectures by some highly reputed scholars in the field, of participating in design ateliers devoted to conceive innovative ideas for supporting communities, of interacting for two weeks in a warm social setting becoming part of a community of practice. =46ees and other costs =85 The Convivio summer school fee is euros 1000 (one thousand euros). The fee covers school costs, lunches and most of the school dinners (a few optional social events may require a little contribution around 15 Euros per event). Master and PhD students are exempt from paying the fee. =85 We are arranging inexpensive lodging for school participants (around Euros 40 per person per night). Other type of accomodations will be available on request (around 100 Euros per person per night). =85 There will be a weekend without organized activities. During the weekend the students will have to decide at the registration time either to use board and accomodation provided for the rest of the period or to be on their own (for accomodation, board or both) . =85 All participants will cover all transportation and accomodation costs on their own. =85 Scholarships and partial contribution to costs are available to ensure equal opportunities. If you think that cost is the only barrier between you and this great opportunity please let us know. All information regarding Scholarships and contribution to costs will be treated in order to ensure confidentiality and non discrimination. Important dates Interested people should submit their application form before June 30. All applicants will be notified if their application has been accepted or not before July 15. Accepted applicants must submit their registration form before July 31. or inquiries, email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registration form Mixed Realities an interaction design summer school organized by Convivio The Network for People-Centred Design of Interactive Systems Rome, Italy - September 1st - 12th, 2003 with the collaboration of KTH (Royal Institute of Technology) _ Stockholm, Sweden University of Milano - Bicocca, Consorzio Roma Ricerche, Telecomitalia Learning Services, Istituto Europeo di Design Application Form Personal information =46amily Name: =46irst Name: Sex Date of Birth: Address: Country: tel.: fax.: email: Current work position: Master student yes/no at PhD student yes/no at A short statement explaining why you are interested in the Convivio Summer School (max 100 words): Please, enclose a short cv (max. 300 words). The Convivio summer school will have 60 students. Applications will be selected by the School board with the aim to build a multidisciplinary and multicultural class whose members have strong interest and commitment in the field. =46ees and other costs =85 The Convivio summer school fee is euros 1000 (one thousand euros). The fee covers school costs, lunches and most of the school dinners (a few optional social events may require a little contribution around 15 Euros per event). Master and PhD students are exempt from paying the fee. =85 We are arranging inexpensive lodging for school participants (around Euros 40 per person per night). Other type of accomodations will be available on request (around 100 Euros per person per night). =85 There will be a weekend without organized activities. During the weekend the students will have to decide at the registration time either to use board and accomodation provided for the rest of the period or to be on their own (for accomodation, board or both) . =85 All participants will cover all transportation and accomodation costs on their own. =85 Scholarships and partial contribution to costs are available to ensure equal opportunities. If you think that cost is the only barrier between you and this great opportunity please let us know. All information regarding Scholarships and contribution to costs will be treated in order to ensure confidentiality and non discrimination. Important dates =85 Interested people should submit their application form before June 30. =85 All applicants will be notified if their application has been accepted or not before July 15. =85 Accepted applicants must submit their registration form before July 31. =46or inquiries, email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =2E - -- Giorgio De Michelis DISCo, University of Milano - Bicocca Building U7 - Room 468 - IV Floor Via Bicocca degli Arcimboldi 8 20126 Milano Tel. +39 02 6448 7825 =46ax. +39 02 6448 7805 email. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
