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<b>The second Conference on Gender and IT Appropriation (</b><b><b>genderIT
2014): </b></b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://genderit.wineme.fb5.uni-siegen.de/">http://genderit.wineme.fb5.uni-siegen.de/</a><b><b><br>
</b> <b>May 7-9th 2014</b></b><b>, in: Siegen, Germany<br>
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Chair: Jennifer Rode (Drexel University), Anne Weibert (University
of Siegen), Volker Wulf (University of Siegen and Fraunhofer FIT)<br>
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Gender and IT Appropriation</b><br>
<i>Science and Praxis in Dialogue – Forum for Interdisciplinary
Exchange</i><br>
Science has long researched the significance of gender for the
appropriation and application of modern information technology. How
do boys and girls, how do men and women make use of computers and
modern media? What interests and needs can be recognized in this
use? Are there differences, similarities or convergences? In lessons
and training courses in the informatics domain, girls are and have
long been underrepresented. This finding has its continuation in
scientific education and on the job market, where few women engage
in IT related subjects and professions. Also, they rarely take up
leading positions. Consequently, the role of IT in education and
work has to be further looked into. Career choices and qualification
paths in the IT domain have to be investigated and possibly be
developed in new and innovative ways.<br>
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<b>Call for Papers</b><br>
Researchers and practitioners are invited to participate with
contributions from their own work in the conference. Relevant topics
include<br>
+ gender specific aspects of IT appropriation and use<br>
+ the role of the new media<br>
+ gender awareness in computer science curricula and IT trainings<br>
+ the relation of gender and IT in education, training and work<br>
+ the significance of gender for career choices and qualification
paths in the IT domain<br>
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<b>Submissions:</b> December 2nd 2013<br>
<b>Notifications:</b> February 1st 2014<br>
<b>Camera-ready papers due:</b> March 10th 2014<br>
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<b>Program Committee</b><br>
Antonella De Angeli, University of Trento<br>
Shaowen Bardzell, Indiana University<br>
Mark Blythe, Northumbria University<br>
Susanne Bødker, Aarhus Universitet<br>
Tone Bratteteig, University of Oslo<br>
Margaret M. Burnett, Oregon State University<br>
Elizabeth F. Churchill, eBay Research Labs, San Jose, CA<br>
Ilona Ebbers, Universität Flensburg<br>
Maritta Heisel, Universität Duisburg-Essen<br>
Sabine Hering, Universität Siegen<br>
Yasmin Kafai, Penn GSE<br>
Nina Kahnwald, TU Dresden<br>
Carmen Leicht-Scholten, RWTH Aachen<br>
Claudia Müller, Universität Siegen<br>
Heidi Schelhowe, Universität Bremen<br>
Britta Schinzel, Universität Freiburg<br>
Angela Schorr, Universität Siegen<br>
Ina Wagner, TU Wien<br>
Susan Wiedenbeck, Drexel University<br>
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