From: Anna Cicognani Subject: CFP: VC97 Date: Thu, 05 Dec 1996 15:39:28 +1100 Message-ID: <32A65200.420A@arch.usyd.edu.au> Organization: University of Sydney 14-15 February 1997, University of Sydney, Key Centre for Design Computing First International Conference on Creative Collaboration in Virtual Communities CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ---------------------- The scope of this two day conference is to present and discuss issues regarding the new born virtual communities (VCs), virtual organisations and how collaboration, specifically creative collaboration, can take place in these environments. Invited speakers will be asked to give keynote presentations and a call for papers will select other works and research done in these fields. The conference will be an introduction to collaboration in VCs and their implications for the design of/in cyberspace. At the end of the conference, a scenario planning session will build up scenarios for VCs in 5 and 10 years. An expert of strategy (Hardin Tibbs), following the GBN's strategy of Scenario Planning (see Schwartz, The Art of the Long View, 1991), will guide the final discussion and will produce a document which will summarise what discussed in the two days, and depict a future scenario for VCs and collaboration. This document will constitute the "memory" of the conference and will be published on the Web and other media. The conference will also be broadcast via MBONE, in real time, and taped and re-broadcast in a delayed time. The installation of a MOO will supply the virtual meeting place for the conference. VRML demos, Web based demos, QuickTime VR animations may be provided. Chairs: Anna Cicognani and David Week Keynote speakers are: Howard Rheingold William Mitchell, MIT Stewart Brand, on videoconference Justin Milne Tony Fry Richard MacKinnon Michael Ostwald Celia Romm Peter Schwab Hardin Tibbs Ken Wark Register now, for what it's going to be the turning point on knowledge of VCs. URL: http://www.arch.usyd.edu.au/kcdc/conferences/VC97/ email: VC97@arch.usyd.edu.au