Forwarded message from [jlazar@TRITON.TOWSON.EDU (Dr. Jonathan Lazar)] sent originally on Mon, 17 Apr 2000 22:15:51 -0400: : Online Communities: Supporting Sociability, Designing Usability : : Workshop at the University of Maryland College Park : Human-Computer Interaction Lab : Symposium and Open House 2000 : June 1, 2000 : 10 AM-4 PM : : Workshop Chairs: Jean Gasen, Jonathan Lazar, and Jenny Preece : : Like the twentieth-century architects and town planners, software : designers and community developers can together profoundly shape the : online community landscape. : : Software developers design software, thinking that they are designing : communities. Meanwhile, keen-eyed, reflective sociologists describe the : emergence of communities. But communities are neither designed nor do they : just emerge. The design of the software affects community development. But : the way that people interact in a community strongly contributes to its : long-term evolution. People's behavior cannot be controlled but it can be : influenced. The community's purpose, people's roles in the community, and : policies set-up to guide behavior, all help to influence how people : behave. The web can support multiple forms of communication, each with its : own criteria, each with its own form of "community." Communities with good : sociability have social policies that support the community's purpose and : are understandable, socially acceptable and practicable. Successful online : communities also need software with good usability that is intuitive to : learn, consistent and predictable. This workshop will address these two : related themes - sociability and usability. : : The kinds of topics that we expect to discuss in this workshop include: : : Sociability: : Moderation : Different roles in the community: participants, lurkers, experts, novices, : provocateurs : Policies, rules, laws : Trust, Empathy, co-operation, hostility : Communication styles : Avatars, emoticons, gendered communication : Anonymity : Persistence of messages : Etc. : : Usability: : Screen design : Design of online questionnaires, forms, registration screen etc. : Navigation support : Representation of individuals, groups, whole communities and their : activities : Scaling from 10 -100 - 1000 - million person interface : Searching archives : Message presentation and feedback (e.g. threading) : Design of avatars, virtual environments : Support tools : Etc. : : Form of the Workshop: : The workshop will consist of short presentations. Each will take no more : than 15 minutes with 5 minutes for questions and discussion. Papers will : be grouped according to the topics that they address. The final hour in : the afternoon will be used to draw together common themes and conclusions. : There will also be a lunch and breaks during the morning and afternoon : when participants can discuss ideas. The general format of the workshop : will be informal but productive. : : Participation: : Anyone wishing to participate should submit an abstract of 200-600 words : describing their work. Please state if your work falls more strongly under : one theme or the other or if it addresses both equally. We expect that : most participants will have a chance to present their work. If there are a : large number of people who register for the workshop, we might need to : select only a portion of the abstracts to be presented. However, all : abstracts will be available on the web. Please send your abstract to : Jonathan Lazar (jlazar@towson.edu) by May 10, 2000. After receiving : confirmation from Dr. Lazar, you must then fill out a registration form : with the HCIL. Workshop Registration includes lunch, handout, and : reception. The cost of workshop registration is $70 if you are not : registering for Friday's Symposium and $50 if you are registering for : Friday's Symposium. : : If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Lazar: : Phone: 410-830-2255 : Fax: 410-830-3868 : E-mail: jlazar@towson.edu : : Find out more information about the HCIL Symposium and Open House: : http://www.cs.umd.edu/projects/hcil/soh/index.shtml : : ÿÿStart of ISWorld List Footer ÿÿ : ISWorld list is a service of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) : (http://www.aisnet.org) hosted at University College Dublin. For archives, : subscribing, or posting "norms" see http://www.isworld.org/isworldlist : ÿÿEnd of ISWorld List Footer ÿÿ
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