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<br>Participatory Design Conference PDC2020 - Participation(s) otherwise
<br>Manizales, Colombia June 15-19 2020
<br>Universidad de Caldas
<br>WEB: www.pdc2020.org
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<br>Twitter:@PDC_2020
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<br>The Participatory Design Conference (PDC) has a long history in bringing
<br>together research concerned with the direct involvement of people in
<br>co-design, development, implementation, and appropriation activities around
<br>technologies, spaces, artefacts, and services. The conference invites
<br>researchers and practitioners working on participatory design, as it is
<br>encountered and discussed in multiple fields including, but not limited to:
<br>HCI (Human-Computer Interaction), CSCW (Computer Supported Cooperative
<br>Work), CSCL (Computer Supported Collaborative Learning), ICT4D (Information
<br>and Communication Technology for Development), Science and Technology
<br>Studies (STS), Social and Community Informatics, Development Studies, Media
<br>Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Design, Architecture, Spatial planning,
<br>and Arts.
<br>
<br>In 2020, the 16th Biennial Participatory Design Conference (PDC) will be
<br>held in Manizales, Colombia, for the first time in South America. It will
<br>be hosted by Universidad de Caldas. The conference *will be held in
<br>conjunction with the Festival de la Imagen 2020
<br>*(www.festivaldelaimagen.com),
<br>one of the largest and most recognized design events in Colombia, which
<br>will bring a variety of unique possibilities and encounters for PDC and its
<br>community.
<br>
<br>*PDC 2020’s theme is “Participation(s) otherwise”*
<br>
<br>Since Participatory Design’s (PD) emergence as a research community, PD
<br>scholars have asserted that design is a practical, social and political
<br>endeavour. Main commitments include: offering alternative technologies,
<br>rendering design processes democratic, open and accessible to wide
<br>participation, and amenable to critical scrutiny and mutual learning. By
<br>proposing the theme of Participation(s) otherwise, we want to invite the PD
<br>community to think further on the diverse meanings and ontologies that
<br>participation and design can take on. Let’s open up the understanding of
<br>“participation” beyond modernist narratives and theoretically
<br>“universal”
<br>cookie cutter solutions and account for diverse practices.
<br>
<br>What forms, conceptions and understandings of participation, collaboration,
<br>intervention, design and technology can we draw upon to contest
<br>essentialist views on participatory design? Are current conceptions
<br>coherent with plural understandings and realities? What haven’t we realized
<br>before? From whom else are we / can we be learning?
<br>
<br>We welcome a variety of different contributions, such as theoretical
<br>elaborations, case study analysis, long term explorations and/or
<br>methodological reflections. Submissions may address one or more of the
<br>following anchor points. These should not be considered as mandatory, but
<br>rather indicative of things we believe require urgent action:
<br>
<br>Local/global - place/territory: Explorations of place, space, materiality,
<br>and temporality within participatory design and for technologies otherwise.
<br>
<br>Economies: Inquiries into the role and scope of participatory design in the
<br>critique, reinterpretation and construction of green, circular, open,
<br>commons and solidarity processes. This includes also provocative
<br>reflections on participatory design processes themselves, understood as a
<br>process of exchange.
<br>
<br>Representation, resistance and governance otherwise: The potential of
<br>participatory design practices to support (or undermine) forms of civic
<br>participation, power redistribution and conflict negotiation, to challenge
<br>authoritarianism, or explore horizontal ways of organising
<br> - including making alternative (or resistive) technologies, spaces,
<br>systems, processes or infrastructures.
<br>
<br>Design Research: Explorations of new forms of making otherwise and
<br>methodological innovations for design as participatory political praxis
<br>(including decolonial, feminist, and collective research and action
<br>approaches). Reflections on how those can transform scientific writing to
<br>be more representative of collaborative knowledge construction processes.
<br>
<br>Participation and interculturality: spaces and features of (and for)
<br>dialogue and design that avoid universalism and include critical
<br>perspectives towards collaboration, co-creation, and the role of technology
<br>in these processes.
<br>
<br>*Submission formats*
<br>* FULL PAPERS: (maximum 10 pages, excluding  references - In English). Full
<br>papers should report on substantial and original, unpublished research that
<br>advances PD. Full papers are presented on single-track sessions in the only
<br>research conference exclusively dedicated to PD, therefore PDC full
<br>research papers have a broad impact on the development of PD theory,
<br>approaches and practices. Each submitted full paper will be double-blind
<br>peer reviewed and may be subject to a “revise and resubmit” process if
<br>deemed suitable. Where papers rank equally, we will give preference to
<br>those that best address the theme of the conference. Full papers will be
<br>published in Vol 1 of the PDC ACM International Conference series.
<br>
<br>* PLURILINGUAL PD (ES/PT): (maximum 10 pages,excluding  references - In
<br>Spanish or Portuguese). Besides the customary tracks, this year we are
<br>inviting paper contributions in Spanish or Portuguese from regional PD
<br>aligned practitioners and researchers. The intention is to encourage the
<br>Latin-American community to share knowledge and express ideas in their own
<br>languages. ES/PT papers should present original, unpublished ideas and
<br>research that contributes ideas to practices of PD. We welcome regionally
<br>relevant themes and considerations as well as broad and general
<br>contributions. Papers will be presented and discussed in thematic sessions
<br>run in parallel. Submissions to the plurilingual track will be double blind
<br>peer-reviewed and may be subject to a “revise and resubmit” process if
<br>deemed suitable. Where papers rank equally, we will give preference to
<br>those that best address the theme of the conference. The papers will be
<br>published in ES/PT in Vol 3 of the proceedings published by Universidad de
<br>Caldas. This part of the proceedings will not be published by ACM.
<br>
<br>* EXPLORATORY PAPERS: (maximum 4 pages, excluding references - In English).
<br>Exploratory papers should present original, unpublished ideas and research
<br>that explores, advances or reflects on PD potential future developments.
<br>Exploratory papers benefit from making one, clear contribution. Authors are
<br>encouraged to present a focused reflection or a meaningful empirical case
<br>study. A focused reflection will be expected to explore or advance existing
<br>ideas/concepts or propose new ones at a theoretical level, even coming from
<br>nearby disciplines to build an interdisciplinary dialogue. A case study
<br>will be expected to present applications of PD that are empirically
<br>fascinating even without strong theoretical grounding. Exploratory papers
<br>will be presented and discussed in thematic sessions run in parallel. Each
<br>submitted paper will be double-blind peer reviewed. Exploratory papers will
<br>be published in Vol 2 of the PDC ACM International Conference series.
<br>
<br>* BEYOND ACADEMIA: (maximum 2 page proposal - In English). This track
<br>invites contributions from practitioners active in community, commercial,
<br>government, and not-for-profit spaces who are exploring participatory
<br>frameworks in their work. The invitation is open to those grappling with
<br>the potential and the challenges of participation in any of the conference
<br>anchor areas (see above). The intent is to foster and celebrate lively
<br>exchanges regarding emerging questions about the politics and practices of
<br>participation between those working in different learning, innovation and
<br>activist spaces locally and internationally. Submissions to this category
<br>will be curated by the chairs. There will be an online form to submit the
<br>contributions (an academic paper is not required), and the possibility to
<br>include audiovisual material (2 min video) to complement the story. In the
<br>conference, presentations will take the form of short, lightning talks
<br>and/or panel/roundtable discussions. Please note that everyone who attends
<br>will be required to pay for registration regardless of whether they are
<br>presenting.
<br>
<br>* EXHIBITIONS/SITUATED ACTIONS: (maximum 2 pages text, excluding references
<br>+ 2 pages optional images or plans - In English). This format encompasses
<br>PD-inspired exhibitions, performances, demos, and/or design/art work that
<br>can be presented in the Festival in exhibition context and as situated
<br>action sessions during the days of the conference. Proposals should include
<br>a description (2 pages) of the project and its relationship to
<br>participation and the situated action proposed. Plans or images (2 pages),
<br>and specific requirements for realisation in terms of space and materials
<br>should be mentioned. Audio or video files describing the project can also
<br>be submitted to clarify aspects of the concept. Those submissions that
<br>address or explore the conference theme will be favoured in the selection
<br>process. Each submitted proposal will be peer reviewed for applicability to
<br>the PD conference, and (once accepted) undergo a process of curation into
<br>the situated action format and for publication in Vol 2 of PDC ACM
<br>International Conference series.
<br>
<br>* INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS: (maximum 3 pages, excluding references - in
<br>English). Submissions to this category are expected to propose sessions
<br>that go beyond presentation formats and that actively engage participants
<br>in different and novel types of activities, e.g. problem definition, small
<br>discussion groups, mapping themes, do-it-yourself, hands-on group work etc.
<br>Their topic should concern any area of interest of PD at any level, e.g.
<br>theoretical reflections, methodologies, practices, etc. Workshops take
<br>place 2 days before the main conference in sessions of half-day or
<br>full-day. The proposal should include: the workshop’s title and its goals;
<br>the planned format, methods or techniques used to structure the workshop;
<br>the way participants should contribute to the workshop; its relevance to
<br>PD; its need and value at PDC; and a draft schedule. In particular, it
<br>should make clear how the workshop topic and format link to the conference
<br>theme and how the organisers have the relevant expertise to set up this
<br>workshop. The duration of the workshop (half/full day), minimum and maximum
<br>number of participants, and how they will be recruited should also be
<br>described. In the recruitment procedure, important dates should be clearly
<br>communicated to the participants. Finally, the workshop proposal should
<br>include a clear statement about the expected concrete outcomes of the
<br>session (e.g. journal publication, research proposal, future
<br>collaborations, exhibition). The following main evaluation criteria will be
<br>considered to select and accept the proposals: relevance of topic to
<br>conference, interactivity of format, potential to draw participants. If you
<br>anticipate the need of specific equipment or setup for running your
<br>workshop, please contact the workshop chairs well in advance of the
<br>submission deadline. Workshop proposals are published in in Vol 2 of PDC
<br>ACM International Conference series.
<br>
<br>* TUTORIALS: (maximum 3 pages, excluding references - in English). Half day
<br>and full day sessions for teaching conceptual frameworks,
<br>methods/techniques, and novel approaches in PD. The proposal should contain
<br>a title, goals, method or technique, its relevance to PD, intended
<br>participants and a schedule for the tutorial. We are looking particularly
<br>for tutorials with relevance to the conference theme, and the
<br>local/societal context of PDC 2020. Please describe in the proposal any
<br>handouts or materials that you intend to make available to participants. In
<br>the evaluation of the proposals the following will be the main evaluation
<br>criteria: relevance of topic to conference; knowledge and skills transfer;
<br>potential to draw participants.
<br>
<br>* CONVERSATIONS: (maximum 4 pages, excluding references - in English) This
<br>new track aims to foster passionate discussion about emerging concerns,
<br>future themes and alternative viewpoints through integrating, participatory
<br>formats (e.g. fishbowl conversations, world cafe, etc). Proposals should
<br>make a case for the topic to be discussed and explain why it is pressing
<br>for the PD community to engage with it. When proposing a specific format,
<br>please consider a maximum limit of one hour, and how the room needs
<br>configuration with available elements like chairs and tables. Preference
<br>will be given to formats that allow broader participation and more than
<br>listening. This track will be curated by the chairs. Selection will ensure
<br>we have a varied programme that engages PDC attendees, strengthens the
<br>community and enables people to participate. Selected submissions will be
<br>compiled in Vol 3 of the proceedings published by the Universidad de Caldas.
<br>
<br>* DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM: (maximum 4 page proposal, excluding references - in
<br>English). A full-day session intended for PhD students working within the
<br>field of Participatory Design (PD). It will provide students with a safe
<br>and open space to discuss what matters to them concerning their studies,
<br>and collaboratively seek ways to address them. Participants will have the
<br>opportunity to present their work, share their experiences, and receive
<br>feedback, support, and suggestions from experienced participatory design
<br>researchers and peers. Selection for participation will be based on the
<br>quality of proposal, taking into account how the research is related to PD.
<br>The proposal must include: 1) an overview of one’s PhD project, including
<br>research motivations and questions, methods, intended contributions,
<br>progress to date, and plans for further research, and; 2) a brief
<br>description of what one wants to gain from participating in the Doctoral
<br>Colloquium or a brief description of one’s ideal PD Doctoral Colloquium.
<br>The aim will be to ensure diversity by including students with different
<br>disciplinary emphases, at different stages of their research programs, and
<br>coming from different cultural backgrounds. Accepted applicants will be
<br>asked to do some pre-conference preparation – for example, reading the
<br>other participants’ submissions, or relating your proposal to a chapter
<br>from the PD Handbook. More directions will be provided. Doctoral Colloquium
<br>submissions will not be published in the conference proceedings.
<br>
<br>* STUDENT PROJECTS: (maximum 2 pages proposal, excluding references, and up
<br>to 5 images to clarify the proposal - in English)  We invite design
<br>students to share how PD is applied in their projects at their schools,
<br>art, and research institutions. Projects will be selected based on clarity
<br>and relevance to PD and the conference theme, students groups are welcome.
<br>Selected projects will be presented via posters in the Conference and
<br>Festival venue. During the conference, attendees will be stimulated to
<br>provide feedback/comments/ideas on the displayed projects in the
<br>exhibition. A summary of the student projects will be compiled in Vol 3 of
<br>the proceedings published by the Universidad de Caldas.
<br>
<br>* THE ARTFUL INTEGRATORS’ AWARD: We welcome nominations for the 9th Artful
<br>Integrators’ Award, to be presented at PDC2020. The Award is intended to
<br>recognise outstanding achievement in the area of PD. Where traditional
<br>design awards have gone to individual designers and/or singular objects,
<br>the Artful Integrator’s Award emphasises the importance of collaborative
<br>participation in design, and a view of good design as the effective
<br>alignment of diverse collections of people, practices and artefacts.
<br>
<br>*Keydates*
<br>1st September 2019 — Submission Deadline for Full Papers + Plurilingual
<br>track Papers
<br>1st November 2019 — First notification for Full Paper and Plurilingual
<br>track authors
<br>1st December 2019 — Submission Deadline for Exploratory Papers, Beyond
<br>Academia, Exhibitions/Situated Actions, Interactive Workshops and
<br>Tutorials, Conversations, and PhD Colloquium
<br>1st December 2019 — Second round submission for Full and Plurilingual
<br>Papers
<br>15th February 2020 —  Notification to (all) authors
<br>28th February 2020 — Student volunteers’ application Deadline
<br>15th March 2020 —  Camera ready papers (all formats, except student
<br>projects) + Submission Deadline for Student Projects
<br>31st March 2020 — Notification to student volunteers
<br>25th April 2020 — Notification for student projects authors
<br>25th  April 2020 — Early bird registration Deadline
<br>15-16th June 2020 — Pre-conference: Interactive Workshops and Tutorials,
<br>Doctoral colloquium, and Conversations
<br>17-19th June 2020 — Main conference
<br>
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<br>Join us in Manizales Colombia!
<br>Felipe Londoño, Claudia Jurado and Andrea Botero,   —  General chairs
<br>Chiara Del Gaudio and Leonardo Parra — Program chairs
<br>More info at: www.pdc2020.org
<br>
<br>*Host & Venues*
<br>*The University of Caldas* (Universidad de Caldas), is a public research
<br>university based in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. The university offers
<br>education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The host will be the
<br>Faculty of Arts and Humanities, specifically its Visual Design Department.
<br>More info in spanish can be found at:
<br>www.artesyhumanidades.ucaldas.edu.co/departamentos/diseno
<br>www.disenovisual.com
<br>
<br>*Manizales* is a Latin-American cultural spot in the heart of the Andes, in
<br>Colombia’s coffee growth area and cultural landscape. Being a non-central
<br>city with an organic social environment and iconic openness to the
<br>visitors, Manizales will host PDC with safety, flexibility while offering
<br>rich cultural exchanges. Manizales is connected daily to Bogota (the
<br>capital) through several flights. The international airport in Bogotá is
<br>well connected through hundreds of international flights every day.
<br>
<br>The University has several campuses: the Campus Universitario Principal
<br>(Main University Campus, CUP), hosts the faculties of Natural and Exact
<br>Sciences and Engineering. The Palogrande Campus which hosts the Faculty of
<br>Law and Social Sciences; Sancancio Campus which hosts the Faculty of
<br>Agricultural Sciences; Versalles Campus which hosts the Faculty of Health
<br>Sciences and the Bellas Artes Campus that hosts the Faculty of Arts and
<br>Humanities. All these campuses can have space availability to host
<br>conference activities.
<br>
<br>PDC conference activities (social and academic) will take place mostly in
<br>the Rogelio Salmona Cultural Center, The ExpoFerias Convention Center, the
<br>Banco de la República Cultural Center and the Recinto del Pensamiento
<br>Natural Reserve. These are all venues used in the past to host the Festival
<br>de la Imagen, an event that draws every year close to 7000 visitors local,
<br>national and international. The surrounding area also offers a great
<br>variety of possibilities to organise interesting and participatory social
<br>and cultural programs that will be part of the program.
<br>
<br>--
<br>*Chiara Del Gaudio *| academia.edu
<br>
<br>T: +1 (613) 222-1647
<br>chiara.delgaudio.d@gmail.com 
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