2nd Global Interaction in Design Conference to be held online, live-streamed from Rensselaer Polytechnic  Institute in Troy, NY on October 27, 2010. Confirmed keynote speakers will include Dr. Elizabeth Tunstall of Swinburne  University of Australia.

GLIDE is a biennial, virtual conference that disseminates cutting-edge research on topics related to interaction between designers and global communities. The purpose of a virtual format is to bridge cultural and geographic divides in an eco-friendly way.

The theme of GLIDE’10 is the facilitation, consequences, and challenges of cross-cultural collaboration—like participatory or user-/human-centered design—with indigenous and underserved communities and the effect of such on human/user experience.

You may submit full or poster paper proposals on topics related to the conference theme for synchronous or asynchronous presentation on October 27, 2010.

Submissions Guideline:
Submit a 500-word abstract in pdf or word format by March 15, 2010 online at glide10.org/proceedings. You must first create a user account. Then, follow instructions for submitting your abstract. Proposals will undergo an iterative, blind peer review process according to the following schedule:

Deadline for all abstract submissions: March 15
Notification of acceptance with comments: April 1
First draft full and poster papers: June 15
Notification of acceptance with comments: July 15
Final draft full and poster papers due: August 15

All accepted, full and poster papers will be published in an online proceedings on the conference website.

GLIDE is an interdisciplinary conference and welcomes submissions from all disciplines that study design including architecture, human-computer interaction, technical communication, information technology, computer science, and other disciplines.

GLIDE'10 is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the AIGA UP ST NY Chapter.

Register for GLIDE'10 before 4/30 and receive a discount. Register at glide10.eventbrite.com

Conference Chair:
Audrey Bennett
Advocacy Chair, Board of Directors
AIGA UP ST NY Chapter