[Sigia-l] IxDA’s Interaction’11 Conference - Call for Participation

[Interaction Eleven]

Hi all!

I'm Erik Gibb (@chromatic) and I'm working with Josh Damon Williams
(@joshdamon) as the Marketing/PR co-chair for Interaction’11.  Starting now,
and leading up to the conference we'll be sending out information about the
keynote speakers, hotel options, registration deadlines, etc.

Follow us on twitter @ixdconf using the hashtag #i11

Thanks, and I hope to see you in Boulder!

Erik Gibb
Marketing/PR Co-chair
erikgibb at gmail.com

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IxDA’s Interaction’11 Conference
February 9-12, 2011 (Wednesday through Saturday)
Boulder, Colorado, USA
presented by IxDA in partnership with Boulder Digital Works (BDW)
Note: All dates are different from Interaction’10

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IMPORTANT DATES

July 1, 2010
Community Activity Proposals Due

August 1, 2010
Presentation Proposals Due:
- Lightning Sessions
- Pre-Conference Workshops

August 15, 2010
Student Design Competition Submissions Due

September 1, 2010
Acceptance Notices Sent

September 15, 2010
Full Program Announced

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The IxDA Interaction conference is the premier annual event for interaction
designers, with content and activities relevant to practitioners, managers,
educators, and students. Now in its fourth year, the Interaction conference
has hosted leading speakers from consultancies, agencies, corporations, and
universities around the world. All have provided inspirational content
related to web and desktop software applications, mobile devices, consumer
electronics, digitally-enhanced environments, service and system design, and
more.

You may not have the press or the patents, written a book or been asked for
your autograph, but you have an important voice in the IxDA conference. We
want to hear from you.

This year we are asking for community submissions for lightning (20 minute)
sessions and pre-conference workshops around a variety of themes, ranging
from design practice (including guidelines, methods and processes) to design
theory and new applications of design solutions. IxDA is proud to represent
a diverse and multidisciplinary community; we encourage submissions from the
fringes of interaction design and beyond. Check out content from previous
IxDA conferences — available online at http://www.ixda.org/resources — to
get a flavor of the types of material presented and to understand the
precedent for content and style.

Presentation proposals are due August 1, 2010. Shoot any questions to
interaction at ixda.org. We are waiting to hear from you… what have you got to
say for yourself?

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SUBMIT A LIGHTNING SESSION

Lightning Sessions are 20 minutes each. This year, Lightning Sessions will
be curated into groups of related or complementary themes. Lightning Session
speakers within a group will then form a panel for moderated Q&A with each
other and attendees. More detail on this new format will be available closer
to the conference.

To submit a Lightning Session proposal:
- Provide a short title and description of your talk (approximately 250
words). Describe the focus of the session, the communication goals, and
intended audience.
- Optionally, submit a short video of yourself to illustrate your
presentation abilities (up to three minutes in length). The conference
committee is actively attempting to integrate new speakers into the program
— particularly speakers who have not presented at IxDA before — and a video
will be useful in assessing presentation capabilities.

Accepted Lightning Session presenters will enjoy a complimentary conference
registration and a speaking honorarium of $400.

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SUBMIT A PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP

Pre-Conference Workshops are an opportunity to share a particular idea,
method, or process with a smaller group of IxDA attendees for a longer
period of time. All workshops will take place on Wednesday, February 9,
2011, and are three hours long. Pre-Conference Workshops participants pay
$250 per workshop in addition to the standard conference registration. For
each workshop, total revenues are split between the presenter and IxDA.
Registration is capped at 40 participants per workshop.

To submit a Pre-Conference Workshop proposal:
- Provide a short title and description of your workshop (approximately 250
words). Describe the focus of the session, the communication/education
goals, intended audience (including an indication of what skill or
experience level will benefit most), and what participants will learn as a
result of the session.
- Create an outline of the session describing how you will use the three
hours of workshop time
Describe any special materials or room arrangements that will be needed.
- Optionally, submit a short video of yourself to demonstrate your
presentation and teaching abilities to the selection committee (up to three
minutes in length), or notes or slides from a previous workshop, lecture, or
teaching engagement.

Accepted Pre-Conference Workshop presenters will enjoy a complimentary
conference registration and the revenue share described above (50% of the
total revenue generated by your workshop).

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SUBMIT A COMMUNITY ACTIVITY

Community Activities are an opportunity to organize or lead a focused group
interaction in or around Boulder. An activity need not be directly related
to the conference – consider a broad view of “interactions” to include
skiing, hiking, yoga, wine tasting, gallery tour, or any other engagement
that might occur in a group setting. Consider this an opportunity to teach a
group how to paint, or to coordinate a biking tour, or to create a short
film. All Community Activities will take place on Friday afternoon, February
11, 2011, and must be at least 2.5 hours. Community Activities should have
no extra participation fee, but may require an equipment or registration fee
to be paid by participants (for example, a ski trip may require a lift
ticket purchase or equipment rental).

To submit a Community Activity proposal:
- Provide a short title and description of the activity (approximately 250
words). Describe the focus of the session, how it relates to “interaction”,
and what attendees are expected to experience. Describe how you will
organize the activity details prior to the conference. (Selected activities
will have the opportunity to coordinate with our logistics team ahead of
time.)
- Also, make sure to include minimum/maximum number of participants, special
materials or transportation needed, and expected costs to participants.
Accepted Community Activity organizers will enjoy a complimentary conference
registration.

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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Are you interested in becoming a deeply-appreciated sponsor for
Interaction11? Contact Mark Schraad at mschraad at gmail.com. This is a great
opportunity to support the IxDA community and gain recognition for your
company, product or service.

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ABOUT IXDA
Founded in 2003, the Interaction Design Association (IxDA) is a
member-supported organization committed to serving the needs of the
international interaction design community. With the help of thousands of
members worldwide, we provide a forum for the discussion of interaction
design issues.
IxDA’s mission includes evangelism of our field, innovation in our
discipline, professionalism in our standards of practice, support for
interaction design education in academic programs, and community building
for our growing global community of interaction design professionals.