Workshop agenda

Social Technology and Biodiversity Workshop 2008


Computer Science Instructional Center (CC)
Rm. 1122

University of Maryland, College Park, May 30, 2008

8:30 am

Registration begins

Introductions

 

9:30 am

Cyndy Parr, orientation to the workshop

9:40 am

Biodiversity projects, up to 5 slides per
project (please send to Cyndy by 5pm May 29)

Presentations by Social Technologists

11:00 am

Jennifer Preece, online communities

11:30 am

Jennifer Golbeck, social networks and trust

12:00 pm

Nathan Bos, collaboratories

12:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm

Christina Pikas, Scientists Blogging/Science Blogging: An exploratory study and a look at the structure of the science blogosphere

2:00 pm

Susan Chun podcast, Saying what they see: steve.museum and cataloguing by crowd

Brainstorming and discussion

2:20 pm

Please come prepared to answer the following questions: What are the 3 most important social barriers your project has faced? Give one or two examples of a strategy that has worked for your project. What do you wish you knew about social technology or scientists that you don’t?

3:00 pm

Break

3:15 pm

Breakout groups:

  • Statement on barriers, with examples

  • Summary of successful strategies, with
    examples  

  • Possible research questions  

  • Next steps

4:00 pm

Reports from breakouts and discussion

5:00 pm

End of workshop

6:30 pm

Dinner at Franklin’s

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Pikas Scientists Blogging470.66 KB
Parr orientation4.91 MB
Studer Earthwatch.ppt631 KB
Social Technology and Biodiversity.ppt1.61 MB
Riccardi Morphbank2.55 MB
Chkenkeli NBII2.83 MB
LepTreeSocTecWorkshop.ppt2.2 MB
hcil_workshop_5_2008.ppt564.5 KB
EOL Social Technology 20080530.ppt4.17 MB
Degler.ppt74 KB
Bos Intro.ppt165.5 KB
Preston Aluka.ppt74 KB
Adams ConserveOnline.ppt74 KB