Call for Papers
Gender and IT Appropriation
The second Conference on Gender and IT Appropriation (genderIT 2014):
http://genderit.wineme.fb5.uni-siegen.de/
May 7-9th 2014, in: Siegen, Germany
Chair: Jennifer Rode (Drexel University), Anne Weibert (University of
Siegen), Volker Wulf (University of Siegen and Fraunhofer FIT)
Gender and IT Appropriation
Science and Praxis in Dialogue – Forum for Interdisciplinary Exchange
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.
Call for Papers
Researchers and practitioners are invited to participate with
contributions from their own work in the conference. Relevant topics
include
- gender specific aspects of IT appropriation and use
- the role of the new media
- gender awareness in computer science curricula and IT trainings
- the relation of gender and IT in education, training and work
- the significance of gender for career choices and qualification paths in the IT domain
The conference language is English. Authors are required to present their work at the conference.
Paper (long and short): A long paper should consist of no more
than 10 pages; a short paper should be no more than 4 pages. This is
including figures, references and appendices, and an abstract of no more
than 150 words. Longer submissions will automatically
be rejected. The submission must be original; it cannot be published or
in a review process elsewhere. Long and short papers will be published
in the proceedings.
All submissions will be blind-reviewed. Please prepare your submission accordingly.
All full and short papers and posters are archived in main conference
proceedings, and will be available in the ACM Digital Library.
Submissions: December 2nd 2013
Notifications: February 1st 2014
Camera-ready papers due: March 10th 2014
Program Committee
Antonella De Angeli, University of Trento
Shaowen Bardzell, Indiana University
Mark Blythe, Northumbria University
Susanne Bødker, Aarhus Universitet
Tone Bratteteig, University of Oslo
Margaret M. Burnett, Oregon State University
Elizabeth F. Churchill, eBay Research Labs, San Jose, CA
Ilona Ebbers, Universität Flensburg
Maritta Heisel, Universität Duisburg-Essen
Sabine Hering, Universität Siegen
Yasmin Kafai, Penn GSE
Nina Kahnwald, TU Dresden
Carmen Leicht-Scholten, RWTH Aachen
Claudia Müller, Universität Siegen
Heidi Schelhowe, Universität Bremen
Britta Schinzel, Universität Freiburg
Angela Schorr, Universität Siegen
Ina Wagner, TU Wien
Susan Wiedenbeck, Drexel University