CrowdConf is the first and leading conference on crowdsourcing and the future of distributed work. CrowdConf brings together an international audience of scholars, executives, policy makers, artists, and technologists for a day of learning, conversation, and networking.

Discussions will include latest research findings and real-world applications of crowdsourcing, from
policy and government to... [read more]

CrowdConf is the first and leading conference on crowdsourcing and the future of distributed work. CrowdConf brings together an international audience of scholars, executives, policy makers, artists, and technologists for a day of learning, conversation, and networking.

Discussions will include latest research findings and real-world applications of crowdsourcing, from
policy and government to the arts to crisis relief to task design and worker incentives.


Key Topics:

Human computing
Distributed labor
Quality assurance and metrics
Task design
Worker motivation and incentives
Labor and the law
Computer vision
Social and economic impacts and implications of crowdsourcing
Work distribution systems
History of crowdsourcing
Applications and innovative projects
Limitations of crowdsourcing

CrowdConf2011 will be held in downtown San Francisco.