[AISWorld] CFP: Empowering Cities for Sustainable Wellbeing (ECSW) workshop at the Persuasive Technology conference, Salzburg, April 4-7, 2016

[Agnis Stibe]

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PERSUASIVE 2016 (PT-16) 
The 11th International Conference on Persuasive Technology 
April 4-7, Salzburg, Austria 
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CFP: Empowering Cities for Sustainable Wellbeing (ECSW) workshop
Submission deadline: February 12, 2016 
http://cp.media.mit.edu/events/ecsw <http://cp.media.mit.edu/events/ecsw>
http://persuasive2016.org/program/workshops/ <http://persuasive2016.org/program/workshops/>
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CFP: Design Jam: Games as Socially Influencing Systems
Registration deadline: February 26, 2016 
https://persuasive2016.org/program/persuasive-game-jam/ <https://persuasive2016.org/program/persuasive-game-jam/>
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Persuasive Technology (PT) is a vibrant interdisciplinary research field, focusing on the design, development and evaluation of interactive technologies aimed at changing people’s attitudes or behaviors through persuasion and social influence, but not through coercion or deception. The 11th international conference on Persuasive Technologies will be held in the heart of Europe, in the beautiful city of Salzburg, Austria. 


Workshop: EMPOWERING CITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE WELLBEING
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Future cities will reshape human behavior in countless ways. Persuasive urban systems will play an important role in making cities more livable and resource-efficient by addressing current environmental problems and enabling healthier routines. Therefore, future research should be directed towards exploring how urban design might be combined with persuasive technology and socially influencing systems to encourage healthy behaviors at scale. More effort has to be put into studying how quality of life and the health of the individual and communities might be improved through the creation of persuasive cities, streets, buildings, homes, and vehicles. Information technology and computer systems are increasingly designed to support everyday routines and advance user experience in multiple ways. Novel computer systems can be also intentionally designed to influence how users think and behave. Theories of persuasion and social influence provide various strategies for the developers of such systems to facilitate desired effects on users.

Participation is free of charge for conference participants. For more information on how to participate in a workshop look at the websites: 
http://cp.media.mit.edu/events/ecsw <http://cp.media.mit.edu/events/ecsw>
http://persuasive2016.org/program/workshops/ <http://persuasive2016.org/program/workshops/>

DATES: 
Feb 12 - submission deadline (via email to ecsw at mit.edu)
Feb 24 - notifications to authors
Mar 18 - final versions due
Apr 5 - workshop date

ORGANIZERS: 
Agnis Stibe, MIT Media Lab
Samir Chatterjee, Claremont Graduate University
Katja Schechtner, MIT Media Lab
Alexandra Millonig, Austrian Institute of Technology
Stefan Seer, Austrian Institute of Technology
Matthias Wunsch, Austrian Institute of Technology
Ryan C. C. Chin, MIT Media Lab
Kent Larson, MIT Media Lab


Design Jam: GAMES AS SOCIALLY INFLUENCING SYSTEMS
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For the first time we will host a Design Jam at Persuasive Technologies 2016. The idea behind this design jam is to create games and playful interactive objects that act as persuasive artifacts in various social settings. Prototypical implementations of game designs will be accomplished in a one-day workshop and presented at the conference. Games and play accomplish to connect people by letting them communicate and interact with each other. Games are often based on a combination of various social influence principles such as competition, cooperation, recognition and learning. Incorporating these aspects into specific game mechanics offers great potential for designers of persuasive technology to generate impact. Thus, understanding and using games as socially influencing systems can be an insightful perspective and starting point for designers.

For more information look at the Design Jam Website: 
https://persuasive2016.org/program/persuasive-game-jam/ <https://persuasive2016.org/program/persuasive-game-jam/>

DATE: 
Feb 26 - registration
Apr 4 - design jam date

CO-CHAIRS:
Bernhard Maurer, University of Salzburg 
Agnis Stibe, MIT Media Lab 


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CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 
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General Chair: 
Manfred Tscheligi, University of Salzburg & Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), Vienna 

Program Co-Chairs: 
Boris de Ruyter, Philips, Eindhoven 
Alexander Meschtscherjakov, University of Salzburg 

Organizational Co-Chairs: 
Verena Fuchsberger, University of Salzburg 
Martin Murer, University of Salzburg 

Social Media Chair: 
Agnis Stibe, MIT Media Lab 
@Persuasive2016 <https://twitter.com/persuasive2016>

CONFERENCE WEB SITE: 
http://persuasive2016.org/ <http://persuasive2016.org/>
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