“Slow Down, You Move Too Fast”:
Rethinking the Culture of Busyness and IT
“Slow Down, You Move Too Fast”:
Rethinking the Culture of Busyness and IT
NSF-Sponsored Symposium | Seattle, WA | May 5-7, 2011
Schedule
Unless otherwise mentioned, all sessions take place at the Roosevelt Commons Building, 4th floor.
Thursday May 5
5:30-6:30
Informal meeting at the Watertown hotel lobby for Happy Hour
6:30-8:30
Dinner at Harvest Vine
2701 E Madison, Seattle, WA, 98122
Meet at the lobby of the Watertown hotel at 6:30 to ride together
Friday May 6
7:30-8:30
Informal breakfast at the Watertown hotel
8:30-9:00
Walk to Roosevelt Commons Building
9:00-9:30
Welcome and introduction: goals, schedule, outcomes
9:30-10:30
Invited speaker: Chuck Darrah, San Jose State University
Busier than Ever! Why American families can’t slow down
10:30-11:00
Break
11:00-12:00
Personal introductions 1
12:00-1:00
Lunch
1:00-2:00
Personal introductions 2
2:00-2:45
Discussion
Issues and potential work
2:45-3:30
Break: Seattle coffee treasure hunt!
3:30-4:30
Panel + Discussion
Is busyness a problem? If yes, how could it be addressed? What roles do IT play in it?
Panelists: David Levy, Ben Hooker, Gloria Mark, Phoebe Sengers
4:30-6:30
Free time
6:30-8:00
Dinner at Blueacre
1700 7th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
Saturday May 7
7:30-8:30
Informal breakfast at the Watertown hotel
8:30-9:00
Walk to Roosevelt Commons Building
9:00-10:00
Invited speaker: Judy Wajcman, London School of Economics
Life in the Fast Lane? Toward a sociology of technology and time
10:00-10:30
Break
10:30-11:30
Research proposal small group exercise
11:30-12:30
Groups present research plans and respond to questions
12:30-1:30
Lunch
1:30-3:00
Concluding discussion
Judy Wajcman: ‘Life in the Fast Lane? Toward a sociology of technology and time’
Based on several relevant articles:
•'Life in the Fast Lane? Towards a sociology of technology and time', British Journal of Sociology, Vol. 59, No.1, 2008, pp. 59-77.
•'The Rush Hour: The Character of Leisure Time and Gender Equity', with Michael Bittman, Social Forces, Vol. 79, No. 1, 2000, pp. 165-189. Reprinted in N. Folbre and M. Bittman (eds) Family Time : The Social Organization of Care. New York: Routledge, 2004, pp. 171-193.
•'Families without Borders: Mobile phones, connectedness and work-home divisions' with Michael Bittman and Jude Brown, Sociology Vol. 42, No.4, 2008, pp. 635-652.
•'Intimate Connections: The Impact of the Mobile Phone on Work/Life Boundaries' with Michael Bittman and Jude Brown, in G.Goggin and L. Hjorth (eds), Mobile Technologies: From Telecommunications to Media, Routledge, 2009, pp. 9-22.
•'The Mobile Phone, Perpetual Contact and Time Pressure', with Michael Bittman and Jude Brown, Work, Employment and Society, Vol. 23, No. 4, 2009, pp. 673-691.
•'Constant Connectivity: Rethinking Interruptions at Work', with Emily Rose, Organization Studies, forthcoming July 2011.