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The HYBRID CITY II: Subtle rEvolutions<br>
Conference, workshops, exhibition and parallel events<br>
23-25 May 2013<br>
University of Athens, Athens, Greece<br>
<a href="http://www.media.uoa.gr/hybridcity" target="_blank">www.media.uoa.gr/hybridcity</a><br>
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Hybrid City is an international biennial event dedicated to exploring the<br>
emergent character of the city and the potential transformative shift of the<br>
urban condition, as a result of ongoing developments in information and<br>
communication technologies (ICTs) and of their integration in the urban<br>
physical context. After the successful homonymous symposium of 2011, the<br>
second edition of Hybrid City has grown into a peer reviewed conference,<br>
aiming to promote dialogue and knowledge exchange among experts drawn from<br>
academia, as well as artists, designers, researchers, advocates,<br>
stakeholders and decision makers, actively involved in addressing questions<br>
on the nature of the technologically mediated urban activity and experience.<br>
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Hybrid City Conference 2013, in Athens, Greece, will consist of three days<br>
of paper presentations, panel discussions, workshops and satellite events,<br>
under the theme "Subtle rEvolutions". The events are organized by the<br>
University Research Institute of Applied Communication (URIAC) and will be<br>
hosted by the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, of the University<br>
of Athens, in collaboration with the New Technologies Laboratory of the<br>
faculty. The main venue of the conference is the central, historic building<br>
of the University of Athens, while workshops, projects' presentations and<br>
parallel events will take place in other University venues and collaborating<br>
centers and institutions, in the center of Athens.<br>
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Theme - Subtle rEvolutions<br>
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ICTs, whether mobile, wireless or embedded in persistent architectural<br>
forms, facilitate the collection and dissemination of data, infusing the<br>
physical expression of the city with digital layers of content, contributing<br>
thus to the emergence of new hybridized spatial logics and novel forms of<br>
social interaction. These systems and the hybrid spatial experience they<br>
afford, encourage encounters among users; both embodied and mediated, and<br>
influence community dynamics, giving rise to networks around common<br>
interests and collectives of affect. Sometimes, such groups, irrespective of<br>
how ephemeral, unstable and dispersed they may be, negotiate a new kind of<br>
engagement with the urban environment and civic life, suggesting thus an<br>
organizational paradigm that manages to surpass traditional vertical<br>
hierarchies of space and consequently of power and control. Such<br>
configurations among communities, locations, contexts and intentions were<br>
manifested intensely in the interlinking of protest events around the world<br>
since 2011, the Arab Spring uprisings, the Occupy movement and<br>
anti-austerity demonstrations in Southern Europe, but they also gradually<br>
permeate everyday life in the contemporary metropolis.<br>
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As sharing and collaborative tactics migrate from online culture to the<br>
urban realm and ICTs become increasingly open and personalized, rich<br>
opportunities for new forms of participation in civic life arise. Citizens<br>
may be enabled to access information about the city and also to become<br>
involved in the production, collection and distribution of data related to<br>
urban matters. The Hybrid City Conference considers a further investigation<br>
of such processes of crucial importance, so as to gain a deeper<br>
understanding of the effect they have on the urban experience and to explore<br>
their contribution in shaping the future cities. In this respect, Hybrid<br>
City cordially invites papers that present concepts, case studies, research<br>
projects, works of art and best practices and promote the discussion on the<br>
theme, at a theoretical or a more practical, applied level. Emphasizing the<br>
inherently interdisciplinary nature of technologically mediated urban<br>
activity, we welcome proposals which examine, but are not limited to, the<br>
following topics:<br>
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. Open cities, open urban data.<br>
. Environmental sensing and the Internet of things.<br>
. Urban data visualization.<br>
. Environmental perception, cognition, immersion and presence in the<br>
context of hybrid urban spaces.<br>
. Citizen science and peer production of knowledge.<br>
. Psychosocial perspectives into the impact of locative and pervasive<br>
media use.<br>
. Placemaking, place attachment and place identity in the hybrid city.<br>
. Cartography of hybrid spaces.<br>
. Mobile commons and wireless practices.<br>
. Public spaces and mediated presence.<br>
. Gamifying the urban space: playful engagement and game-like<br>
citizenship.<br>
. Hybrid spaces of conflict: forms of power and counterpower in the<br>
networked city.<br>
. Tactical media practices in the urban context.<br>
. From open data to data commons.<br>
. Open source models of policy and governance.<br>
. Emerging currencies and values.<br>
. Issues of data ownership and copyrights in hybrid urban contexts.<br>
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The Hybrid City Conference welcomes submissions discussing concepts or<br>
documenting projects which are rEvolutionary, in the sense that through<br>
originality and innovation they contribute to shaping the future of the<br>
hybrid city, bringing forth change, perhaps subtle or gradual, but radical<br>
nonetheless. Contributions may also maintain a critical perspective in<br>
examining issues relevant to the hybridization process. Potential topics for<br>
further investigation could be:<br>
<br>
. Openness vs. privacy. How much openness do we really need? Is there a<br>
danger in too much openness actually leading to transparency?<br>
. Whose data is open data? Who has access to them and who could potentially<br>
make a profit out of them?<br>
. How do citizens become motivated to contribute? How do they remain<br>
actively involved? Who benefits from such collective contributions?<br>
. Are there any dangers when cities become too smart? Which are potential<br>
tactics of disruption when facing such an emergence?<br>
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Keynote speakers confirmed so far:<br>
. Roger Malina, Distinguished Professor of Arts and Technology,<br>
University of Texas, Dallas, Co Chair Art-Science Program, Mediterranean<br>
Institute of Advanced Studies, Marseille.<br>
. Steve Benford, Professor of Collaborative Computing and Head of the<br>
School of Computer Science at The University of Nottingham, member of the<br>
Mixed Reality Laboratory and of Horizon, author of 'Performing Mixed<br>
Reality' (with Gabriella Giannachi), MIT Press.<br>
. Eric Kluitenberg, independent theorist and writer on culture, media,<br>
and technology, editor in chief of Tactical Media Files, an online<br>
documentation resource of Tactical Media practices worldwide.<br>
. Stephen Kovats, media and digital culture researcher, 'r0g_agency<br>
for open culture and critical transformation', #OSJUBA project initiator.<br>
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Submission of papers:<br>
Submissions should include:<br>
* Extended abstract of 750 - 1000 words, (including references).<br>
* Biographical statement of no more than 250 words.<br>
Submissions should be in a Word or PDF format and not exceed 10 Mb in size.<br>
Please upload submitted files at: <a href="http://www.media.uoa.gr/hybridcity" target="_blank">www.media.uoa.gr/hybridcity</a><br>
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Selected authors will be asked to submit a full paper (8 pages), or short<br>
paper (4 pages) to be included in the printed conference proceedings.<br>
Further details will be announced right after the notification of<br>
acceptance.<br>
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Important Dates:<br>
All abstracts will be peer reviewed. Authors of accepted abstracts will be<br>
notified before the 20th of December 2012. Final submission of full papers<br>
will be expected no later than the 20th of February 2013.<br>
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Deadline of Abstract Submission extended till the 9th of November 2012.<br>
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Notification of Acceptance: 20 December 2012.<br>
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Deadline of Full Paper Submission: 20 February 2013.<br>
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Conference Dates: 23-25 May 2013.<br>
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Submission for projects:<br>
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In the context of the Hybrid City events, a showcase of works relevant to<br>
the "Subtle rEvolutions" theme will be organized in partnership with the<br>
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST). Projects will be<br>
presented as part of an online exhibition to be launched during the Hybrid<br>
City events, and will also be on view at the Media Lounge of the Museum.<br>
We, therefore, welcome submissions of works that reflect the changes and<br>
dynamics of today's cityscape and offer citizens new modes of information<br>
processing and understanding. This can include, but is not limited to:<br>
. online or downloadable digital tools,<br>
. urban data visualizations,<br>
. data flow mappings, digital cartographies,<br>
. models for emerging alternatives,<br>
. online documentation of innovative practices and tactics.<br>
Works do not need to be strictly net-based but they do need to provide<br>
sufficient information online. Projects which will not involve digital<br>
technology in their production and do not refer to the theme addressed in<br>
this call will not be considered.<br>
Submissions should include:<br>
. a 300 word description of the project<br>
. a 200 word biographical description of the creator/s<br>
. URL of the project and other related links<br>
. Technical specifications<br><br>
Deadline for submissions: 20 January 2012<br>
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Submissions for projects can also be uploaded at:<br>
<a href="http://www.media.uoa.gr/hybridcity" target="_blank">www.media.uoa.gr/hybridcity</a><br>
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All projects will be reviewed and selected by curators from the "Hybrid City<br>
II" organization committee, the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens<br>
and the partner institutions (BIS and CIANT).<br>
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Please note that creators wishing to have their work published as a paper<br>
and presented in the conference should also submit an abstract under the<br>
call for papers.<br>
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The "Hybrid City" events are realized in the context of the "City as a<br>
Hybrid Interface - HYBRI-C" project of the EACEA Culture programme 2007-2013<br>
(partners of URIAC in the project are: BIS - Body Process Arts Association,<br>
Istanbul, CIANT, Prague and Fearless, Marseille). For more information on<br>
the project visit:<br>
<a href="http://hybri-city-project.eu/" target="_blank">http://hybri-city-project.eu/</a>.<br>
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For any queries or further info please contact us at: <br>
hybridcityathens [at] gmail [dot] com<br>
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