On October 8-9, 2020 the University of Paderborn hosts the 2nd Crowdworking Symposium, which provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for research on crowdworking. The symposium is organized by the research program “Digital Future” – a joint project of the Universities of Paderborn and Bielefeld.

The Symposium will take place online and with restrictions on site at the University of Paderborn. Registration for participation is open:
https://pace.uni-paderborn.de/pace-phd-programs/digital-future/tagung-2020/registration

The preliminary program has been published:
https://pace.uni-paderborn.de/pace-phd-programs/digital-future/tagung-2020/program

Researchers in various fields including economics, business administration, human resource management, information systems, computer science, sociology, psychology, innovation and law will present their academic research on topics related to the emerging fields of crowdsourcing, crowd work, cloud work, gig work, online freelancing, and other forms of on-demand labor.

For the symposium sessions, we have invited submissions that relate to crowdworkers’ knowledge, skills and abilities, their motivation and their opportunities for gainful and meaningful work. Topics of interest include (but are not restricted to) the selection of retention of highly skilled crowdworkers, the provision of incentives through reputation mechanisms and price structures, the design of online tasks, attractive and efficient platform design, voice and participation for crowd and platform workers, job quality, health and satisfaction, income and working conditions, and the regulation of digital labor.