Chairs: Lachlan MacKinnon University of Abertay, Stephen Payne Manchester University

The aims of the HCI 2007 Doctoral Consortium are:

• to offer a friendly forum for students to discuss their work and receive constructive feedback
• to offer relevant information on issues important to doctoral candidates
• to nurture a community of researchers.

The Consortium is designed for students currently registered for a PhD in HCI or a related field, and is open to students at any stage of study. It allows participants to interact with established researchers and with other students, and to reflect - through short activities, information sessions and discussions - on the process and lessons of research and life in academia. Each participant will give a short, critiqued research presentation. An application to participate in the Doctoral Consortium will include:

1. A covering letter containing a brief overview of your research and its current status. It should also state at what stage you are (e.g. “just starting”, “two years in”, “writing up”) and describe what you hope to gain from participating in the Doctoral Consortium.
2. A two-page paper, prepared using the format for Volume 2 of the conference proceedings, describing the following: the problem(s) that your research is addressing; main contribution(s) of the research to the HCI field; the proposed solution(s), a brief description of the methodology adopted, current status, any interim conclusions of your research, and a tentative plan for future work.
3. A 30 word summary that will be suitable for inclusion in the programme and on the website to introduce your PhD research.

Please note that the covering letter forms an important part of the selection process. Students accepted for the doctoral consortium will receive free conference registration as well as free membership (or renewal of membership) of the British HCI group