[MWForum]Interaction Design and Children Conference

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Here is a wonderful opportunity to catch Seymour Papert, Marvin Minsky=20=

and Alan Kay at the same event!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:
Chris McCarthy, IDC 2004 Press Coordinator
University of Maryland
301-314-2716
301-314-9658
mccarthy@umiacs.umd.edu
http://www.idc2004.org/

Leading Researchers and Media Professionals to Keynote
Third International Conference on Interaction Design and Children

COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 12, 2004=97The University of Maryland will host=20=

the Third International Conference on Interaction Design and Children=20
(IDC 2004, www.idc2004.org) from June 1 to 3, 2004 in College Park, Md.=20=

  The event will bring together researchers, educators, and industry=20
professionals from around the world concerned with designing=20
technologies for young users.

IDC 2004 features opening and closing keynote panels with prestigious=20
academic leaders and media producers who have helped to found and shape=20=

this field of interaction design and children. Both panels will be=20
moderated by David Kestenbaum of National Public Radio.

The opening panel will focus on the topic =93The Challenges of=20
Interaction Design and Children: What have we learned from our past?=94  =
=20
The panelists include Marvin Minsky, the Toshiba Professor of Media=20
Arts and Sciences at MIT; Alan Kay, a Senior Fellow in=20
Hewlett-Packard=92s HP Labs; and Seymour Papert, Professor of Education=20=

and Media Technology, Emeritus at MIT.

The closing panel will feature veteran media professionals and=20
researchers addressing the topic =93What Can Media Teach Us about=20
Interaction Design and Children?=94  The panelists include Alice Cahn,=20=

Vice President of Development for The Cartoon Network; Henry Jenkins,=20
Director of the Comparative Media Studies Program at MIT; and Alice=20
Wilder, Director of Research for the popular children=92s television =
show=20
=93Blue's Clues.=94

=93We have so much to learn about designing new technologies for=20
children. By bringing together the founders and leaders of our field,=20
we have the unprecedented opportunity to think deeply about what=20
interaction design and children can mean for the future.=94 says Allison=20=

Druin, conference chair and professor at the University of Maryland=92s=20=

College of Information Studies and Institute for Advanced Computer=20
Studies.

In addition to the University of Maryland, sponsors for IDC2004=20
include, the Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction=20
(SIGCHI) of the Association for Computing Machinery, the National=20
Science Foundation, the Institute of Museum and Library Services,=20
Fisher-Price, and LeapFrog.

The keynote panelists and conference organizers are available for=20
interviews.  To arrange an interview call Chris McCarthy at=20
301-314-2716.

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Here is a wonderful opportunity to catch Seymour Papert, Marvin Minsky
and Alan Kay at the same event!


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Contact:

Chris McCarthy, IDC 2004 Press Coordinator

University of Maryland

301-314-2716

301-314-9658

mccarthy@umiacs.umd.edu

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COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 12, 2004=97The University of Maryland will host
the Third International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
(IDC 2004, www.idc2004.org) from June 1 to 3, 2004 in College Park,
Md.  The event will bring together researchers, educators, and
industry professionals from around the world concerned with designing
technologies for young users.


IDC 2004 features opening and closing keynote panels with prestigious
academic leaders and media producers who have helped to found and
shape this field of interaction design and children. Both panels will
be moderated by David Kestenbaum of National Public Radio.


The opening panel will focus on the topic =93The Challenges of
Interaction Design and Children: What have we learned from our past?=94 =20=

The panelists include Marvin Minsky, the Toshiba Professor of Media
Arts and Sciences at MIT; Alan Kay, a Senior Fellow in
Hewlett-Packard=92s HP Labs; and Seymour Papert, Professor of Education
and Media Technology, Emeritus at MIT.


The closing panel will feature veteran media professionals and
researchers addressing the topic =93What Can Media Teach Us about
Interaction Design and Children?=94  The panelists include Alice Cahn,
Vice President of Development for The Cartoon Network; Henry Jenkins,
Director of the Comparative Media Studies Program at MIT; and Alice
Wilder, Director of Research for the popular children=92s television
show =93Blue's Clues.=94


=93We have so much to learn about designing new technologies for
children. By bringing together the founders and leaders of our field,
we have the unprecedented opportunity to think deeply about what
interaction design and children can mean for the future.=94 says Allison
Druin, conference chair and professor at the University of Maryland=92s
College of Information Studies and Institute for Advanced Computer
Studies.


In addition to the University of Maryland, sponsors for IDC2004
include, the Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction
(SIGCHI) of the Association for Computing Machinery, the National
Science Foundation, the Institute of Museum and Library Services,
Fisher-Price, and LeapFrog.


The keynote panelists and conference organizers are available for
interviews.  To arrange an interview call Chris McCarthy at
301-314-2716.

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