COST 298 Conference: The Good, the Bad and the Challenging

Update on aims, organisation and procedure of the conference

2008-12-04

Aims and organisation of the conference:

The conference aims to bring together people from diverse backgrounds to create an interdisciplinary discussion on a range of issues relating to ICTs (see the conference themes).

The time will be divided into sessions on different topics, some in parallel. The papers for those sessions will be made available on-line beforehand. Participants are supposed to have read at least the papers in their session. During the session they will make a short presentation of the key points of their papers. Then the whole group will be given a task - to reflect on all the papers and discuss certain themes common to and following from the papers. The questions will come from the organisers and the participants. Some of this will be prepared and made available on-line in advance. We will also be creating the chance for some pre-conference discussion of these relevant issues. The main points from each session will feed into the panel discussions at the end of the conference.

To provide common ground in the conference all paper writers should think about:

(a) the basis for making evaluations of ICTs,

(b) the implications for the future design of ICTs,

Procedure:

(a) The deadline for papers is 1st February 2009.

(b) The papers have to be formatted according to paper submission guidelines

and submitted online.

(d) Registration and accommodation details will be online soon.

Thank you once again for your interest in the conference. We look forward to receiving the paper and seeing you in May.

Papers submission guidelines

2008-12-04

The deadline for paper submission is 1st February 2009.

When preparing the paper, please closely follow the guidelines and templates:

COST Action 298 Style Guide
template for MS Word (»COST298-Template-GBC.doc«)
example document (»COST298-Template-GBC - Example.doc«)

Abstracts submission is now closed

2008-11-03

Deadline for submission was 30th October 2008.

Given the interdisciplinary nature of the conference, abstracts will be reviewed by a combination of members of the Steering Committee, the International Programme Committee and others with relevant expertise.

Notification of acceptance will be given by 1st December 2008.

All withdrawals should be sent to the Conference Chair.

Extended deadline for abstract submission to October 31st

2008-10-16

Due to popular demand the Conference Steering Committee decided to extend the deadline for abstract submission to Friday, October 31st. The abstracts can cover a range of contributions such as empirical studies, literature reviews, theoretical discussions, etc. But in all cases authors should provide background information relating to the topic, the actual question being addressed, methodology if appropriate and indicate main findings, arguments or conclusions. The important dates for contributors are, at a glance:

Deadline for abstract submission: 31st October 2008
Notification of the acceptance of abstracts: 1st December 2008
Deadline for authors´ delivery of paper in order to be included in the printed programme and the proceedings: 1st February 2009
Conference "The Good, the Bad and the Challenging": 13th-15th May 2009

All papers will be published in CD-ROM and printed proceedings volumes. A selection of papers will be considered for a series of books.

CfP for two additional special strands

2008-10-02

You are welcome to submit papers within two additional special strands: Sonic Interaction Design and Telecommunications Economics.

CfP for additional special strand titled "Asian Panel"

2008-09-10

A call for papers within the new session titled "Asian Panel" has been released. This special strand will be coordinated by Patrick Pui-lam Law and David Herold.

Registration and abstracts submission

2008-09-10

A page for registation and submission of abstracts has been created. Please submit the abstracts by 15th October 2008.

>> Check also additional information about the abstract submission.

Collaboration with COST 294 - MAUSE Action at the conference "The Good, the Bad and the Challenging"

2008-09-04

It is with our great pleasure to announce that a joint session of two COST Actions will be held at the conference The Good, the Bad and the Challenging, organized by COST 298 Action. The title of the session is "Participation and Representation in the Design process: A Broad User Spectrum" and it will be coordinated by a group of COST 294 - MAUSE Action members.

Welcome to the home page of the conference organised by COST Action 298

2008-06-11

COST Action 298 is organising a conference called ‘The Good, the Bad and the Challenging: The User and the Future of Information and Communication Technologies’ in May 2009 (13th-15th) in Copenhagen. The conference is intended to be a very participatory event that aspires to be transdisciplinary in nature and promote a constructive dialogue.