Maintainers III - Call for Proposals

Shannon Mattern <[email protected]>
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Maintainers III: Practice, Policy, and Care (MIII) <http://themaintainers.org/miii> is the third in a series of conferences that celebrates and unpacks the concepts of maintenance, infrastructure, repair, and the myriad forms of labor and expertise that sustain our human-built world. MIII will be held in Washington, D.C. from October 6-9, 2019 at the Kellogg Conference Hotel (Gallaudet University). 

Goals of Maintainers III:
	• Bring together practitioners, policy-makers, researchers, and activists who have deep engagements with maintenance 
	• Develop and sustain communities of practice in specialized areas
	• Contribute to a broad public movement around the importance of maintenance and maintainers in modern life

Call for Proposals:
Distinct from Maintainers I and Maintainers II, MIII will feature 4 maintenance tracks including Information Maintenance, Transportation Maintenance, Software and Open Source Maintenance and General Maintenance. Visit the Maintainers III About webpage to read more about the focus of each track. 

We welcome a variety of submissions types in all maintenance tracks, including:
	• Panels that provide diverse perspectives
	• Papers that highlight research findings, policy briefings, or case studies
	• Workshops that both engage and allow for thoughtful discussion
	• Lightning Talks, that summarize topics in 5 minutes
	• Alternative Submissions that don’t neatly fit the other descriptions.
You can read more about each submission type and submit your proposal on the Maintainers III Submit a Proposal webpage <http://themaintainers.org/miii-submit-proposal>.

13 May 2019 — Deadline for all proposal submissions

The MIII Planning Committee will continue to update the website with resources - for now, check out our Attendee Resources page for more information on MIII’s Code of Conduct and Accessibility FAQ. We sincerely hope you will join us in October 2019 and help to shape the discussion of Practice, Policy, and Care!

Questions? Contact Andy Russell ([email protected]), Lee Vinsel ([email protected]), or Jessica Meyerson ([email protected]). 

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