kling@ICS.UCI.EDU (Rob Kling) (02/25/91)
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Call for Papers and Proposals
DIRECTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS OF ADVANCED COMPUTING
DIAC-92 Berkeley, California May 2 - 3, 1992
Computer technology significantly affects most activities in society, includ-
ing schooling, health care, military practice, work, communication, and laws
and law enforcement. The DIAC conference considers the implications of techni-
cal advancements on society in a broad social context that encompasses ethics,
economics, and politics. The conference seeks to address the the relationship
between technology and society. Papers that address directly the relationship
between technology and policy, and papers on the ethics and values of comput-
ing are especially desired. Reports on work in progress or suggestions for
future work as well as appropriate surveys and applications will also be con-
sidered. The following topics should be regarded as general guidelines for
paper or workshop topics:
RESEARCH DIRECTIONS DEFENSE APPLICATIONS
+ Research Funding + AI & the Conduct of War
+ Software Development + Autonomous Weapons Systems
Methodologies
COMPUTING IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY COMPUTERS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
+ Community Access + Computing for the Disabled
+ Computerized Voting + Uses of Models & Simulations
+ Civil Liberties + Arbitration & Conflict Resolution
+ Computing & the Law + Computing in Education
+ Computing & Workplace + Software Safety
Submissions will be read by members of the program committee, with the assis-
tance of outside referees. The program committee includes David Bellin (con-
sultant), Eric Gutstein (U. WI), Batya Friedman (Mills College), Jonathan
Jacky (U. WA), Deborah Johnson (Rensselaer Polytechnic), Richard Ladner (U.
WA), Marc Rotenberg (CPSR), Douglas Schuler (Boeing Computer Services), Bar-
bara Simons (IBM), Lucy Suchman (Xerox), Karen Wieckert (U. CA. Irvine), and
Terry Winograd (Stanford).
Accepted papers will be presented on May 2. Accepted workshops will be con-
ducted on May 3. Complete papers should include an abstract and should not
exceed 6000 words. Papers and workshop proposals on ethics and values are
especially desirable. Papers and workshop proposals that build on previous
DIAC presentations are also encouraged. Reports on work in progress or sug-
gested directions for future work as well as appropriate surveys and applica-
tions, will also be considered. Proposals for workshops should include title,
purpose, intended agenda, and references. Workshops will be two hours in
length. Submissions will be judged on significance, clarity, insight, and
originality. Papers and/or proposals (4 copies) are due by November 1, 1991.
Notices of acceptance or rejection will be mailed by January 15, 1992. Camera
ready copy is due by March 1, 1992. Note that these dates are subject to
change. Send papers to Douglas Schuler, Boeing Computer Services, MS 7L-64,
P.O. 24346, Seattle, WA 98124-0346. For more information contact Doug
Schuler (206-632-1659 (H), 206-865-3832 (W) dschuler@june.cs.washington.edu).
Proceedings will be distributed at the symposium, and will be available by
mail. The DIAC-87, DIAC-88, and DIAC-90 proceedings are published by Ablex
Publishing Company. Publishing the DIAC-92 proceedings is also planned.
Sponsored by Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
P.O. Box 717
Palo Alto, CA 94301
DIAC-92 is sponsored in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI (others pending)
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