{"id":1309,"date":"2026-08-05T15:32:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/?page_id=1309"},"modified":"2026-08-05T15:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:37:16","slug":"pre-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/program\/pre-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-conference program overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For more detailed information about pre-conference events, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/program\/tutorials\/\">Tutorials webpage,\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/program\/workshops\/\">Workshops webpage, <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/nordichi2026\/program\/doctoral-consortium\/\">Doctoral consortium webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Saturday, October 3<\/h4>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 7.44581%;height: 24px\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.2208%;height: 24px\"><b>Session<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 7.44581%;height: 24px\">8:30-9:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.2208%;height: 24px\">Registration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 472px\">\n<td style=\"width: 7.44581%;height: 472px\">\n<p>9:30-13:00<\/p>\n<p>(coffee break<br \/>\nat 11:00-11:30)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.2208%;height: 472px\">\n<p><strong>Tutorials:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">&#8211; 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<\/span>Design Without Goal: Listening, Silence, and Emergence in Practice<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">&#8211; <\/span>Shifting Stories of Human-Centered Computing Research: Exploring Narratives Through the Lens of Le Guin\u2019s The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">&#8211; <\/span>Understanding Intermediaries\u2019 Role in Public Service Design<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctoral Consortium (full day, continues after lunch)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 7.44581%;height: 24px\">13:00-14:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.2208%;height: 24px\">Lunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 480px\">\n<td style=\"width: 7.44581%;height: 480px\">14:00-17:30<br \/>\n(coffee break<br \/>\nat 15:30-16:00)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.2208%;height: 480px\">\n<p><strong>Tutorials:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">&#8211; <\/span>Planetary Persona Chatbots for Planetary Crisis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Workshops:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">&#8211; 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