[OpenGLAM] ALPIS 2016 - "Beyond creativity, towards collaboration in practice" - 10-13 February 2016, Carisolo (Trento, Italy)

Tue Dec 22 10:19:21 UTC 2015

[Apologies for cross-posting]

Dear all,

we are pleased to invite you considering to attend and participate to 
ALPIS 2016.

ALPIS 2016 is a symposium on */Beyond creativity, towards collaboration 
in practice/* to be held in Carisolo (Trento, Italy) on February 10-13th 
2016.

For a detailed description of the event, its scientific aims, the venue 
and practical information, please visit: https://events.unitn.it/en/alpis16
Below, you can find a short intro to the event.

Feel free to circulate it among your colleagues and networks.

We look forward seeing you in Trentino!

Teresa Macchia,
Alpis Organizing Team
alpis at list.disi.unitn.it

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Intro & Short Description:

In 2016 the ALPIS-Alpine ski seminar on Information Systems will achieve 
its twelfth edition. By building on the outcomes of the previous edition 
(Infrastructuring for the Common Good), it will continue to provide an 
occasion for fruitful conversations among senior scholars and young 
researchers (PhD students/candidates and early stage post-doc 
researchers) from different fields. "Beyond creativity, towards 
collaboration in practice" is the theme that will set the stage for the 
ALPIS 2016 conversations. The friendly atmosphere that has engaged so 
many participants up to now, will also characterize the twelfth ALPIS 
edition.

A revamped interest for creativity has recently concerned Design 
Studies, Computer Sciences, as well as Social Sciences and Humanities. 
Indeed, research in these fields has started focusing on the 
relationship between creativity and innovation. Phenomena such as Fab 
Labs, Maker Faires, Hackerspaces, and Living Labs are relevant examples 
of novel bottom-up sociotechnical phenomena. At the same time, a wider 
scenario of policies and funding programmes have influenced both the 
innovation and knowledge development, as well as the optimization and 
exploitation of such production processes, co-creation included. It is 
noteworthy that the European H2020 framework programme has recently 
emphasised the catalyst role of ICT for art and creative industries.

This context prompts us to critically discuss about the creativity and 
collaboration. On the one hand, we take seriously the risks of 
transforming such concepts into new “buzzwords”. On the other hand, we 
aim to step forward by stating that the innovation relies on the 
creative and collaborative processes. Our purpose is to delve into 
participatory practices. Accordingly, we are interested in understanding 
how to foster collaboration in practice while paying attention to the 
heterogeneity of people and things to involve. ALPIS embodies a friendly 
context for comparing perspectives and experiences on new challenges, 
the serendipitous and unexpected outcomes of the fieldwork, the pitfalls 
and opportunities for researching into and/or practicing collaboration.

During ALPIS the mornings will be free for participants to enjoy the 
nature, the surroundings or the ski resorts, whereas the afternoons will 
be dedicated to the following academic activities:

* Thematic roundtables (opened by senior lecturers and discussants with 
open debate)
* Session for PhD students/candidates and early stage researchers 
(projects presentations + Q&A)
* Session for open discussion

Submission and requests for participation *open until 17th January 2016 
* (or until maximum number of participants is reached).
Proposals will be evaluated individually and outcomes will be 
communicated quickly

Detailed info available at: https://events.unitn.it/en/alpis16
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