This was sent to the sustainable-chi list. —Sam ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Susanne Hupfer <shupfer@gmail.com> Date: Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 8:30 PM […] Call for Participation: Workshop at CSCW 2011, Hangzhou, China, March 19-23, 2011 Social Media for Development http://sites.google.com/site/sm4dev Recent projects and studies suggest there is interesting and diverse work emerging at the intersection of ICT4D--the application of information and communication technologies to socio-economic development--and social media. One trend both fields share is the rise of mobile: While ICT4D has been devoting increasing attention to mobile technologies due to their global reach, there has also been a surge in mobile social media applications for the developed world. Whether mobile or web-based, work by social media researchers indicates that social software may have significant potential in developing regions through support for citizen reporting, crowdsourcing, grassroots mapping, and education. Through position papers and interactive discussions, workshop participants will explore current work at the intersection of ICT4D and social media (we'll call it "SM4D"), as well as challenges, emerging themes, and future directions. Workshop Organizers: Susanne Hupfer, Beth Kolko, Kentaro Toyama Workshop Date: March 19 or 20 (TBD)