Overview
This workshop is organized around three themes to address this:
1) "Exploring Relevant and Adjacent Research" to define and widen the Positech scope with insights from related fields,
2) "Drawing the Landscape of PosiTech" for participants to outline the domain’s key aspects and
3) "Envisioning the Future of Positech," anchored around strategic planning towards a sustainable research community.
Ultimately, this workshop will serve as a platform to shift the narrative of social technology research towards a more positive, human-centric approach. It will foster research that goes beyond fixing technologies to protect humans from harm, to also pursue enriching human experiences and connections through technology.
Key Information
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Link to conference website: https://cscw.acm.org/2024/
- Submission Deadline: August 20th, 2024
- Notification of acceptance: September 24th, 2024
- Workshop date: November 10th, 2024
- Workshop location: In Person
- Contact: positech.research@gmail.com
Call for Participation
Submit (by Aug. 20th) >We will invite 25-30 individuals interested in the positive use of technology for human flourishing to participate in our in-person-format workshop. Submissions are welcomed in several forms:
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Position papers or drafts (2-6 pages, ACM single-column format, excluding references) discussing themes of the workshop.
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"Encore" submissions of relevant conference or journal papers.
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Extended abstract for initial research ideas that include themes of the workshop (1-3 pages, ACM single-column format, excluding references).
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Statements of research interest (up to 2 pages, ACM single-column format, excluding references).
Submissions are subject to a light review process for fit. While participants will get a brief chance to introduce themselves and their work, the majority of workshop time is spent on separate discussions and activities.
Workshop Agenda
| Time | Activity and Description |
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| 9:00-10:10am | Welcome and Attendee Introduction |
| 10:10-10:30am | Coffee Break |
| 10:30-11:30am | Panel: Positech Histories and Influences - Dr. Nicole Ellison - Dr. Guo Freeman - Dr. Angela D. R. Smith - Dr. Pamela Wisniewski |
| 11:30-12:00pm | Activity #1: Post-Panel Discussion |
| 12:00-2:00pm | Lunch Break |
| 2:00-3:10pm | Activity #2: Positech Syllabus |
| 3:10-3:30pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:30-4:40pm | Activity #3: Positech Community Futures - 3:30 - 3:50 pm (20 min.): Large Group Discussions - 3:50 - 4:20 pm (30 min.): Small Group Discussion - 4:20 - 4:40 pm (20 min.): Share out plans and assign roles |
| 4:40-5:00pm | Closing |
Panelists
We aim to come away from the workshop with two main takeaways:
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Positech Syllabus: a collaboratively-constructed syllabus for a hypothetical course aimed at upper-level undergraduates or graduate students on Positech. This syllabus will outline the course's overview and motivation, feature 8-15 weekly themes covering various Positech aspects, include recommended weekly readings, and detail assignments such as projects and reading responses. We will share the result on our website as a resource for the wider community. (Developed during first two discussions, including insights from the panel.)
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Positech Community Plan: a set of steps to develop and maintain a community of researchers engaged in the Positech vision. This will include ideas for maintaining communication between attendees, facilitating discovery for newcomers to the area, and ways to connect members with support within the community. (Developed during last two discussions.)
