[Students-l] Fwd.: [Air-L] CFP 2010 Summer Research Institute for the Science of Socio-Technical Systems (USA)

[M.J. Menou]

> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 18:29:23 -0800
> From: "Wayne Lutters" <lutters at umbc.edu>
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> Subject: [Air-L] CFP 2010 Summer Research Institute for the Science of
> 	Socio-Technical Systems (USA)
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> Call for Participation:
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> 
> 2010 Summer Research Institute for the Science of Socio-Technical 
> Systems: 13-17 June, 2009
> Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA (www.skamania.com) 
> 
> 
> 
> We are seeking 30 scholars to join the outstanding set of mentors for this
> year's Summer Research Institute
> 
> 
> 
> If you are an advanced doctoral student, post-doctoral scholar or pre-tenure
> faculty at a US-based institution, you are eligible to participate.  
> 
>  
> Application screening begins 1 March, 2010 with notification by early April,
> 2010.  Application requirements can be found below.
>  
> Most costs will be covered for accepted participants.
>  
> Background
> ---------------
> A multi-disciplinary science of socio-technical systems is emerging from
> research in the fields of CSCW, social computing, social informatics, the
> sociology of computing, HCI, organizational studies, ICT for development,
> medical informatics, information systems, library and information science,
> and other related intellectual communities. To support this, the Consortium
> for the Science of Socio-Technical Systems (CSST, see http://sociotech.net)
> was established in 2007 as an organization devoted to advocating for this
> intellectual movement.
> 
>  
> 
> Building on the successes of the 2008 and 2009 Summer Research Institutes,
> the CSST will, with generous support by the National Science Foundation,
> again be organizing a summer research institute for advanced doctoral
> students and pre-tenure faculty to be held 13-17 June, 2010. A primary goal
> of the institute is to build a trans-disciplinary cohort of scholars who
> examine the complex interplay among the technical and the social across all
> levels of analysis: individuals, groups, organizations, cultures, and
> society. 
> 
>  
> 
> Examples of this kind of work include research on:
> 
> * new forms of organizing (e.g., virtual organizations, massive online
> activities)
> * social computing (e.g., online communities, online social networks);
> * distributed work (e.g., collaboratories, virtual teams);
> * emerging technologies (e.g., recommender systems, prediction markets);
> * novel forms of production (e.g., open source software, Wikipedia);
> * new forms of expression and entertainment (e.g., blogs, wikis, massively
> multiplayer online games); and
> * information and communication technologies for developing regions 
> (e.g., cell phone-based applications to assist economic development,
> infrastructure development for local economic action).
>  
> 2010 Institute Mentors 
> 
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> Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University, Director
> Wayne Lutters, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
> Geoff Bowker, University of Pittsburgh
> Brian Butler, University of Pittsburgh
> Christine Halverson, IBM Corporation
> 
> C. Suzanne Iacono, National Science Foundation
> David McDonald, National Science Foundation 
> 
> Christine Neuwirth, Carnegie Mellon University
> Gary Olson, University of California, Irvine
> Judith Olson, University of California, Irvine
> Tony Salvador, Intel Corporation
> Susan Leigh Starr, University of Pittsburgh
> Michael Twidale, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
> 
> Institute goals
> -----------------
> The goals of the institute are to:
> * Expand on and strengthen connections among researchers in this area,
> linking across intellectual communities and further building upon the
> network of relations formed through the 2008 and 2009 Summer Research
> Institutes.
> * Guide the work of the new researchers by interacting with experts in the
> sciences of socio-technical systems.
> * Provide encouragement and support for the selection of socio-technical
> systems research topics.
> * Illustrate both the connection among and diversity of the fields that
> contribute to socio-technical systems research.
>  
> How the institute will be conducted
> -------------------------------------------
> The institute will be conducted as a residential program at Skamania Lodge
> (www.skamania.com) with a combination of small group sessions devoted to
> providing feedback on participants' research and larger group sessions
> consisting of panels and presentations led by the institute mentors.  These
> sessions will cover research topics such as core principles and viable
> methods and also career development, how to obtain funding, and publication
> strategies. Time will be reserved for informal recreational activities.
> Costs of participation, including travel, food and accommodations, are
> covered thanks to the funding provided by the NSF.
>  
> How to apply
> ----------------
> The application process requires two parts:
>  
> 1. A 350 word response to the question:  "How will your research contribute
> to advancing our scientific understanding of socio-technical systems?"
> 
>  
> 
> In responding to this question, please also explain what you mean by
> socio-technical. You may also want to include a core or defining reference
> that guides your work in this area.
>  
> 2. A current curriculum vitae.
>  
> Please email your application materials as attachments (in PDF or in a
> common word processing format) to csst2010 at syr.edu with the email subject
> line being "CSST 2010 Application"
> 
> If you have questions, contact Steve Sawyer or Wayne Lutters directly.
>