roberts@src.dec.com (Eric Roberts) (01/03/90)
________________________________________________________________________ CONFERENCE ON PARTICIPATORY DESIGN PPP DDD CC '' 99 00 University of Washington P P D D C C ' 9 9 0 0 Seattle, Washington PPP D D C 999 0 0 Saturday and Sunday P D D C C 9 0 0 March 31-April 1, 1990 P DDD CC 9 00 Sponsor: Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility Workplace Project By failing to utilize the experience and knowledge of workers, traditional approaches to computer system design often fail to meet workplace needs. Participatory design stresses direct user involvement throughout the design and implementation of a system. It has been applied successfully in Western Europe, but is less well known in the United States. To promote greater understanding of participatory design, CPSR is sponsoring PDC'90, a conference that will bring together researchers, system designers, and users to explore the topic through talks and workshops. The first day will consist of invited talks on the following topics: - Overview of participatory design (Christiane Floyd, T.U., Berlin) - Hazards of omitting user involvement (Karen Nussbaum, 9to5) - Constraints in Product Development Organizations (Jonathan Grudin, MCC) - Experiences in participatory design (K. Thoresen and T. Bermann, Norway) - Strategies and tools (Pelle Ehn, Aarhus U., Denmark) - Panel: Applying the European approach in the U.S. (Lucy Suchman, Xerox PARC) The second day will consist of half-day workshops and a closing plenary. To register, or for further information, please write to the address below or call Paul Czyzewski at (415) 967-7079 or Jeff Johnson at (415) 857-7661. CPSR Workplace Project Full registration $55 P.O. Box 717 CPSR members $45 Palo Alto, CA 94302 Student/Low income $15 cpsr-workplace@csli.stanford.edu Proceedings only $10