Now that we've handed over @mucConf to next year's chairs, I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who's been kind, thoughtful, and helpful over the course of the conference. #muc2024 #muc2025

On behalf of the General Chairs Alexander Mädche, @kathringerling and Michael Beigl as well as Technical Program Chair @svenmayer and Practice Track Chair Thomas Jackstädt (@GUPAVizePraesi) we want to say goodbye, and thank everyone for a fantastic #muc2024.

Ich war diese Woche in Karlsruhe um die Konferenz #MuC2024 um dort mein Paper zu präsentieren.

Es ist wild, dass ich wieder(???) ein Paper auf einer wissenschaftlichen Konferenz präsentieren konnte. Die Aufregung und Imposter-Syndrome bleibt gleich, aber ich merke mit jedes Mal wird es ein kleines bisschen besser.

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Alright, I'm on the train home, which feels like the conclusion to my #MuC2024 @mucConf attendance. It was a lot of fun again this year and I gotta make sure I can attend again in 2025.

My conferece schedule this time was noticeably workshop-heavy. That's in pretty stark contrast to back when I started going to MuC, when I didn't know anyone in the community and just went to all the paper sessions by default. At the cost of seeing fewer paper presentations, the workshops were wonderful!

Before I forget: high five to @GUPAVizePraesi for the prominent Mastodon link in his portion of the closing plenary slides. Let's keep growing this community! #MuC2024 #MuC2025 #HCI #UX

Finished up my #MuC2024 conference lunch, heading back to the hotel next and then to the train station. Next year's #MuC2025 feat. @tucmi should be cool, looking forward to the organizers' ideas that were hinted at in the closing session.

#MuC2024 is coming to an end. However, after #muc2024 is before #muc2025. See you in Chemnitz!
P.S.: Chemnitz will also be European Capital of Culture 2025.

Kurzversion des Titels: "Vum hudla kumma'd Kindr".
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Letzter Tag der @mucConf 2024.
Endlich angenehme Temperaturen
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Last #MuC2024 day! Today's the only paper session I'm able to catch, and it is the one with the most co-authors active on here:

* “Beyond Textbooks: A Study on Supporting Learning of Molecule Naming in a Virtual Reality Environment” co-authored by @viktoriaPammerSchindler
* “Hands-free Selection in Scroll Lists for AR Devices” co-authored by @svenmayer
* “Tick-tock: Revisiting the Influence of Zeitgebers and Cognitive Load on Time Judgments during and after VR Immersion” co-authored by @flarion

My presentation in the Urban Future workshop at #MuC2024 went well, despite stretching the time limit. If you missed it, you can find a prerecorded video version with optional subtitles in German and English, as well as the presentation slides, on my website with the position paper: https://fietkau.science/reflecting_smart_city_older_adults

The rest of the workshop was really fun too! Running a hybrid workshop as a first-timer is no small feat. The organizers are not on here, but I gave my praise directly.

#muc2024 about the panel: https://muc2024.mensch-und-computer.de/en/dei-a-panel/ different international academic though

#muc2024 @lavolsky - far too often people w disabilities are not involved. International academic: diversity is tickboxing right now. First generation: many projects claim that they are participatory - but they really are NOT

#muc2024 @lavolsky: we need more openly disabled lecturers, supervisors, teachers. Pressure to overachieve because they have a unique opportunity. International academic: accessibility needs to be cross sectional, not vertical siloed. First generation: nothing about us without us. Inclusion is NOT an ideology

#muc2024 international academic: the international students must adapt to host culture and working styles - but need transparency, communication, and grace. Studying in a different country is already super hard

Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz particularly difficult for first generation- how to finance completing PhD? Also expectation of extra curriculars for scholarships - difficult if having to work to finance studies #muc2024

#muc2024 the Deaf panellist is @lavolsky who gave a great talk at the preceding session. International academic challenges: why do I need to learn how to be a woman in tech? Why can’t recruiters learn to avoid bias? Why lack of accountability? First generation: middle class professors have no idea what it’s like to have a different background