[SIGCIS-Members] FW: CSST Summer Research Institute Deadline Extension

Thomas Haigh thaigh at computer.org
Thu Feb 26 10:18:26 PST 2015


A deadline extension on this (below) which was forwarded to SIGCIS earlier
by someone else. It might be good to get some SIGCIS people out to it. As
always, history tends to get neglected in these cross-disciplinary
IT-oriented dialogs. I'm counting sixteen mentors, directors and
coordinators in the email. The website shows  another seventy plus advisory
board members. Amongst all those names only Geoff Bowker, an STS scholar,
jumps out as someone whose work has a strong historical dimension.
(Apologies if I have missed anyone else).

Whining about the marginality of history won't help that, but if a few
younger SIGCIS people ("Doctoral students, post-doctoral students,
pre-tenure faculty, and early career researchers") can submit interesting
proposals perhaps we can gradually chip away at it. Though, as with the
criteria for NSF funding, etc. historical work is as an inherent
disadvantage in demonstrating relevance when responding to a question like
"How does/will your work advance our ability to design and understand
critical sociotechnical systems?" The challenge to articulate the present
day benefits of one's work in utilitarian terms goes directly against the
training historians receive to evaluate the past on its own terms and avoid
"presentism." Finding ways to be "relevant" but not presentist, Whigish, or
teleological may be the biggest challenge facing our community in such
fields.

Best wishes,

Tom 



-----Original Message-----
From: Sigtis-l [mailto:sigtis-l-bounces at asis.org] On Behalf Of Sanfilippo,
Madelyn Rose
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 10:20 AM
To: RKCSI_PHD_STUDENTS-L at INDIANA.EDU; ASIS&T SIG SI
Subject: [Sigtis-l] CSST Summer Research Institute Deadline Extension

Forwarded:

EXTENDED DEADLINE to March 2 (Monday).

The Consortium for the Science of Sociotechnical Systems (CSST) Calls for
Participation in the 2015 Summer Research Institute

When:        July 20 - 24, 2015
Where:       The Nature Place, near Colorado Springs, CO
Deadline: Taking applications until 2 March, 2015

(Note this is the same call, but with five days' grace on the deadline. It
seems easier to do this than respond to all of you asking for a few more
days to complete your applications!) Personal health and well-being; open
innovation, eScience, and citizen science; co-production, open source, and
new forms of work; cultural heritage and information access; energy
management and climate change; civic hacking, engagement and government;
disaster response; cybersecurity and privacy; education and learning - these
are just a few problem domains where effective design and robust
understanding of complex sociotechnical systems are critical.

To meet these challenges, a trans-disciplinary community has come together,
drawing together scholars from intellectual communities such as CSCW, HCI,
social computing, organization studies, information visualization, social
informatics, sociology, information systems, medical informatics, computer
science, ICT for development, education, learning science, journalism, and
political science. Through Summer Research Institutes, extended workshops,
preconference workshops, and other activities, this community of researchers
from academia and industry has developed a strong focus on problems and
opportunities arising from the interplay of social and technological systems
that span individuals, groups, organizations, and societies.

The 2015 Summer Research Institute builds on this tradition to strengthen
and expand this diverse community by bringing together graduate students,
post-doctoral students, faculty, and other researchers in three groups:

Doctoral students, post-doctoral students, pre-tenure faculty, and early
career researchers - Mentoring, peer networking, and skill-building
tutorials will help doctoral students, post-doctoral students, pre-tenure
faculty, and early career researchers identify substantive ways that the
theories, approaches, and tools within the larger community can advance
their work with the design and study of sociotechnical systems.

Emerging multi-disciplinary research teams - Groups of researchers seeking
to develop cross-disciplinary collaborations will work with mentors to
refine problem statements and research goals; connect with collaborators
with complementary skills and interests; and create actionable research
agendas and funding proposals. Preference will be given to groups interested
in designing and studying sociotechnical systems that address societal grand
challenges such as (but not limited to) healthcare; energy management and
climate change; cybersecurity and privacy; education and learning; disaster
response; technology development and innovation; economic development and
work; and civic engagement and participation.

Research infrastructure development teams - Groups of researchers interested
in creating computational or analytic tools, data resources, training
materials, or other infrastructure to support the design and study of
sociotechnical systems will come together to work on new challenges. These
infrastructure "hackathon" sessions will result in community resources such
as use cases, prototypes, draft materials, and deployable systems.

Applying for CSST 2015 Summer Research Institute

We encourage applications from all academic, industry, NGO, and public
sector organizations worldwide. To apply for the 2015 Summer Research
Institute, select the group that best fits your needs and situation:

Doctoral students, post-doctoral students, pre-tenure faculty, and early
career researchers should send their CV and a short (up to 300 words)
response to the question "How does/will your work advance our ability to
design and understand critical sociotechnical systems?" Include three
relevant references to situate your work within the larger research
community. Doctoral students should have completed their dissertation
proposal prior to attending and should seek a letter of recommendation from
their advisor/department chair indicating their expected graduation date as
well as how the CSST Summer Research Institute will advance their
scholarship.

Emerging multi-disciplinary research teams should apply as a group, sending
their CVs and a short (up to 500 words) response to these questions: "What
is the research focus/problem domain? What types of activities/studies are
needed to engage that domain? How will pursuing this agenda help advance our
ability to design and understand critical sociotechnical systems?" Include
references and potential funding sources, if known, to situate the proposal
within the larger research community. Your team may have from three to six
people. Preference will be given to cross-institutional teams in which
junior/mid-career researchers play significant leadership roles.

Research infrastructure development teams should apply as a group, sending
their CVs and a short (up to 500 words)) response to these questions: "What
is the problem you are seeking to address? What will you do to address that
problem? How will creating these technologies, tools, materials or
infrastructure improve our ability to design and understand critical
sociotechnical systems?" Include references to examples from other domains,
if possible, to situate your proposal. Your team may have from three to six
people from multiple disciplines and institutions.

Lodging, meals, and other onsite costs will be covered for all Summer
Research Institute participants. Limited travel support is available, if
needed, for participants from US and Canadian institutions (with preference
given to doctoral and post-doctoral students).  To be considered for all
available financial support you should provide the following information
when you apply:

        . What college or university do you attend?
        . What is your primary department affiliation?
        . If you are applying from a Canadian university, are you a member
of the GRAND network?

Send your application materials to Summer Research Institute Co-Director
Diane Bailey at diane.bailey at ischool.utexas.edu by March 2, 2015. The CSST
Summer Research Institute Advisory Group will review applications using the
following criteria:

        . Clear articulation of the hoped-for contribution to the theory,
practice, or design of sociotechnical systems
        . Likelihood of Summer Research Institute participation providing
significant practical benefit for the individual/team
        . Contribution to a balanced and diverse group of participants The
number of participants we select will depend on the available funding and
the fit between applicants' interests and CSST goals.

For more information about the Summer Research Institute, contact the Summer
Research Institute Co-Directors, Diane Bailey
(diane.bailey at ischool.utexas.edu) and Dan Cosley (drc44 at cornell.edu). For
information about the broader community of researchers interested in design
and study of sociotechnical systems, see: CSST (www.sociotech.net), the
"Researchers of the Socio-Technical" Facebook group, or the CSST listserv
(csst at listserv.syr.edu).

2015 CSST Summer Research Institute Mentors

Ken Anderson                 Intel
Cecilia Aragon                University of Washington
Diane Bailey                   University of Texas (Co-Director)
Elizabeth Churchill         Google
Dan Cosley                     Cornell University (Co-Director)
Cliff Lampe                    University of Michigan
Bonnie Nardi                  University of California, Irvine
Leysia Palen                   University of Colorado, Boulder
Scott Robertson              University of Hawaii
Michael Twidale             University of Illinois

With support from these Digital Societies Research Coordination Network
members:

Brian Butler                    University of Maryland
Wayne Lutters                University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Steve Sawyer                   Syracuse University
Andrea Tapia                  The Pennsylvania State University



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