2024 ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication (SIGDOC ‘24) Conference
Date: Oct 20, 2024 7:00 am – Oct 22, 2024 7:00 pm
Location: Arlington, VA
"In recent years, technical communication scholars and practitioners are increasingly engaging with augmented and virtual reality, augmentation technologies, and now generative AI. These technologies, for better or worse, are increasingly integrated into our toolsets, including but not limited to content management systems, graphic design software, learning management systems, and research software. These emerging tools and technologies promise to make us more efficient and connected, but at what cost? Will automation devalue the human in human-computer interaction? What are the environmental, economic, legal, and social implications of widespread adoption? Amidst all the hype and change, how do we sustain our profession and our commitments to ongoing challenges? How do we continue to center questions of social justice, access, power, environmental justice, economic precarity, sustainability (of profession, practices, commitments), and disordered information environments (disinformation, misinformation, trust in experts and institutions). How does this work intersect with emerging questions of data provenance, data dignity, intellectual property, and information security? While emerging technologies present various challenges, we must not lose sight of the new opportunities they afford us. We invite participants to consider how these technologies present opportunities in all areas of their work, including research, teaching, and industry practice."
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"In recent years, technical communication scholars and practitioners are increasingly engaging with augmented and virtual reality, augmentation technologies, and now generative AI. These technologies, for better or worse, are increasingly integrated into our toolsets, including but not limited to content management systems, graphic design software, learning management systems, and research software. These emerging tools and technologies promise to make us more efficient and connected, but at what cost? Will automation devalue the human in human-computer interaction? What are the environmental, economic, legal, and social implications of widespread adoption? Amidst all the hype and change, how do we sustain our profession and our commitments to ongoing challenges? How do we continue to center questions of social justice, access, power, environmental justice, economic precarity, sustainability (of profession, practices, commitments), and disordered information environments (disinformation, misinformation, trust in experts and institutions). How does this work intersect with emerging questions of data provenance, data dignity, intellectual property, and information security? While emerging technologies present various challenges, we must not lose sight of the new opportunities they afford us. We invite participants to consider how these technologies present opportunities in all areas of their work, including research, teaching, and industry practice."