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Submissions

Submission statistics from last year's conference

Category Submitted Accepted Percentage Countries
Full Papers 63 23 37% 13 UK, 2 SWE, 2 FR, 1 CA, 1 USA, 1 AUS, 1 NED, 1 DK, 1 MY
Industry Day Papers 9 9 100% 8 UK, 1 FIN
Short Papers 92 35 38% 25 UK, 3 NED, 2 USA, 1 AUS, 1 FR, 1 FIN, 1 CA, 1 GRE
Posters 13 11 84% 11 UK
Doctoral Consortium 19 12 63% 10 UK, 1 SWE, 1 AUS

The Language

HCI 2005 is an international conference and contributions are welcomed from all parts of the world. However, the official written and spoken language of the conference is English. Guidance on the use of plain English is available from the Plain English Campaign web site (http://www.plainenglish.co.uk).

Submission Categories

ALL CATEGORIES ARE CLOSED NOW.
 ALL PRESENTERS SHOULD HAVE REGISTERED BY NOW.

All submissions are reviewed by an international panel of HCI experts. Successful authors must book and confirm their attendance at the conference no later than 15 July 2005.
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Short Papers

Chairs:
Olav Bertelsen (University of Aarhus, Denmark),
Nick Bryan-Kinns (Queen Mary, University of London)

Short papers may address any subject of relevance to the field of Human-Computer Interaction. Authors are particularly encouraged to address the main topics of HCI2005. Submissions should report original work that has not been previously published, and will typically demonstrate work in progress, late-breaking research results, and ideas relevant to the conference theme. Short Papers will be peer reviewed and appear in volume 2 of the proceedings, to be published with a full ISBN. Submissions must include the following:

  1. A four page paper prepared using the format for Volume 2 of the conference proceedings
  2. A 30 word summary that will be suitable for inclusion in the programme and on the website to introduce and promote the paper.

Note that short Papers must include author and affiliation details - the reviewing process for short papers will NOT be anonymous due to the restricted timescales for revision and creation of camera-ready copy.

Important dates
10 May 2005 - submission deadline (now closed)
17 June 2005 - author notification of acceptance
24 June 2005 - camera-ready copy deadline (vol2)
15 July 2005 - successful authors have registered as delegates

Posters

Chairs:
Lynne Baillie (Telecommunications Research Center, Vienna),
Marianne Graves-Petersen (University of Aarhus, Denmark)

Posters submissions addressing any of the areas identified in the conference topics are invited. Authors are encouraged to demonstrate work in progress and late-breaking research results that show the latest innovative ideas to stimulate audiences. The submission will include:

  1. A covering letter indicating how the space afforded for display of the poster will be used, including any innovative suggestions for display or observer involvement
  2. A two page summary prepared using the format for Volume 2 of the conference proceedings, which will be used as part of the basis for review and which will be published in the proceedings
  3. A 30 word summary that will be suitable for inclusion in the programme and on the website to introduce and promote the poster

Important dates
10 May 2005 - submission deadline (now closed)
17 June 2005 - author notification of acceptance
24 June 2005 - camera-ready copy deadline (vol2)
15 July 2005 - successful authors have registered as delegates

Industry Day

Chairs:
Catriona Campbell (The Usability Company),
Lynne Coventry (NCR)

One full day of the conference will have a special focus on industry. The goals of this day are:

  • To hear from some of the leaders in HCI and usability within public sector and industry;
  • To give industrial and commercial organisations and individuals the opportunity to share their work in HCI and usability;
  • To give all participants the chance to learn more about and to discuss issues in HCI practice;
  • To offer the opportunity to meet specialist suppliers;
  • To offer an opportunity to network with peers from industry;
  • To offer researchers the opportunity to see the issues and problems HCI practitioners face in their work.

Contributors who feel that their work is of primary benefit to practitioners in industry are invited either to submit in one of the categories by the relevant deadline, indicating that the submission is relevant to industry, or to submit a proposal for an Industry Day category: Masterclasses or Presentations. Contributions are particularly encouraged on the following:

  • Tools and methods for usability and HCI design in the industrial context;
  • Experiences in design for different user groups;
  • Product evaluations;
  • Promotion of the role of HCI in industry;
  • Experience of training people in HCI and usability techniques.

Industry Day presentations will be selected for their benefit to practitioners. Material should emphasise ways in which practitioners might adopt findings into their work. Submissions will be reviewed by practitioners. As well as providing their view on the technical validity of each paper the reviewers will be asked to judge the readability of the paper. This will include clear use of language, without any unnecessary jargon, and with appropriate references to provide deeper understanding. Submissions for industry day must include either of the following:

Masterclasses:

The preparation and submission requirements are the same as for Tutorials, except a masterclass may only last for a single ninety-minute session. However we welcome proposals for additional masterclasses on a theme, for example introductory, intermediate, advanced.

Presentations:

  1. A set of slides for a 30 minute presentation including speaker notes to elaborate on bulleted points and diagrams;
  2. A two page paper prepared using the format for volume 2 of the conference proceedings.
  3. A 30 word summary that will be suitable for inclusion in the programme and on the website to introduce and promote the presentation.

Important dates
10 May 2005 - submission deadline (now closed)
17 June 2005 - author notification of acceptance
24 June 2005 - camera-ready copy deadline (vol2)
15 July 2005 - successful authors have registered as delegates

Panels

Chairs:
Willem-Paul Brinkman (Brunel University),
Helen Sharp (Open University)

A good panel will be entertaining and stimulate thought and discussion on some controversial or emerging issue. To run a panel typically requires 3-5 panellists and a facilitator. There is a variety of formats possible and we are happy to receive innovative proposals that involve the audience more actively in the discussion. For example panels can be run in the ‘standard’ format where panel members present a position statement each and the audience asks questions, or a goldfish bowl discussion in which members of the audience take a more active role in the discussion, or as a chat show. There are many possibilities, so be creative!

Panels addressing any topic relevant to the theme of the conference would be welcome. For example:

  • HCI education
  • Integrating HCI and other disciplines
  • HCI research initiatives
  • HCI in the creative industries
  • Games and entertainment products
  • Universal Usability

Submissions should include the following:

  1. A covering letter stating the primary contact through which all communication will be directed and explicitly confirming that all panellists have been consulted in the production of the proposal and have agreed to attend if the panel is accepted. This letter may also add further details about the way the panel will be run, emphasising any audience involvement
  2. A two-page paper prepared using the format for Volume 2 of the conference proceedings, containing a title, contact details for the moderator and all panellists, an abstract, an introduction to the issue by the moderator and a position statement
    from each panelist
  3. A 30 word summary that introduces the panel

Important dates
10 May 2005 - submission deadline (now closed)
17 June 2005 - author notification of acceptance
24 June 2005 - camera-ready copy deadline (vol2)
15 July 2005 - successful authors have registered as delegates

Doctoral Consortium

Chairs:
Ann Blandford (University College London),
Paul Curzon (Queen Mary University of London),
Shailey Minocha (Open University)

The aims of the HCI 2005 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

Important dates
10 May 2005 - submission deadline (now closed)
17 June 2005 - author notification of acceptance
24 June 2005 - camera-ready copy deadline (vol2)
15 July 2005 - successful authors have registered as delegates

Laboratory and Organisational Overviews

Chairs:
Andy Dearden (Sheffield Hallam University),
Dimitris Rigas (University of Bradford)

The Laboratory and Organisational Overviews category is a forum for HCI teams to introduce themselves to the wider HCI community. A team can be any collaborating group of people who are concerned with how humans use technology. Also, teams can from any background, be it a university, research institution, IT provider, commercial or public sector organisation. The overview is an opportunity to share some of the insights, challenges, successes and even failures from the team’s work.

Each team will be able to show its activities using various materials (posters, videos, demonstrations etc.). In addition, each team will be allocated a 20-minute programme slot in which to present themselves and give the overview of their team’s work. Submissions for an overview will include:

  1. A two-page summary prepared using the format for Volume 2 of the conference proceedings
  2. A detailed proposal of not more than 6 pages, for consideration by the referees. This should cover:
    • Outline of the laboratory or organisation, its history, current work and future plans
    • The HCI issues addressed by the work of the laboratory or organisation
    • The people involved and their backgrounds
    • Specific projects, methods or approaches in their work
    • Key publications, products or other results
    • Samples of materials used in the presentation room or in the programme talk
  3. A 30 word summary that will be suitable for inclusion in the programme and on the website to introduce and promote the presentation

Important dates
10 May 2005 - submission deadline (now closed)
17 June 2005 - author notification of acceptance
24 June 2005 - camera-ready copy deadline (vol2)
15 July 2005 - successful authors have registered as delegates

Interactive Experiences

Chairs:
Morten Borup Harning (IFIP),
Adrian Williamson (Graham Technology Plc)

Interactive Experiences are the home for demonstrations or presentations involving interactive participation by conference delegates, interactive surveys or showcasing of new technologies and applications. Submissions addressing any of the conference themes may be presented and there are no restrictions on media.

Interactive Experiences may involve the use of novel equipment, or equipment used in a new way; it may demonstrate enhanced usability in software or tools to support design (for example, testing tools or modelbased design tools). Proposals may be submitted for interactive surveys or polls that will take advantage of the assembly of expert practitioners present at the conference. Such surveys should address the conference themes. The results should be instantly available and made available for publication on the conference web site. Your submission must include:

  1. A covering letter detailing the format required for any materials and any computer equipment or software required to support your experience
  2. A four-page description to be used as part of the basis for review, explaining the Interactive Experience and its rationale. This must be prepared using the format for Volume 2 of the conference proceedings.
  3. A 30 word summary that will be suitable for inclusion in the programme and on the website to introduce and promote the interactive experience.

In addition CDs or video material may be sent to support your proposal. If these are smaller than 5MB in overall size, they can be submitted online (zipped together with the covering letter, description and summary). Otherwise please get in touch with Adrian Williamson directly. Please note that we do not have facilities for returning hard-copies.

Important dates
10 May 2005 - submission deadline (now closed)
17 June 2005 - author notification of acceptance
24 June 2005 - camera-ready copy deadline (vol2)
15 July 2005 - successful authors have registered as delegates

Full Papers

Chairs:
David Benyon (Napier University, Edinburgh),
Jan Gulliksen (Uppsala University, Sweden)

Papers may address any of the areas identified in the conference topics. Submissions should report original work which has not been previously published. The conference proceedings will contain all the full papers and will be published as Volume XIX of the People and Computers Series. Submissions must include the following:

  1. A paper not exceeding 16 pages including all diagrams, prepared using the format for Volume 1 of the conference proceedings
  2. A 30 word summary that will be suitable for inclusion in the programme and on the website to introduce and promote the paper.

The submission for review must be as anonymous as possible by the removal of obvious self references and names of institutions. Authors are required to exclude identifying information (e.g.. names, affiliations, geographical locations) from the title area and headers of their submissions.

Important dates
14 February 2005 - submission deadline (now closed)
24 March 2005 - author notification of acceptance
28 April 2005 - Full Papers camera-ready copy deadline (vol1)
15 July 2005 - successful authors have registered as delegates

Workshops

Chairs:
Paul Cairns (University College London),
Peter Wild (University of Bath)

Workshops are a valuable opportunity for a small group to meet and engage in rich and interactive discussions about a topic of common interest. Submissions may address any topic of interest to the HCI community: basic or applied research, new methodologies, emerging application areas, tools, models and design innovations.

Past workshops at HCI have resulted in the publication of special editions of journals and books. Others have evolved into research proposals and even a conference series of their own. We anticipate that any workshop will be sufficiently focused that it could serve as a step on the way to an edited book or a special issue of a journal. However, we are also aware that workshops benefit the HCI community in simply bringing a few like-minded people together to discuss an emerging topic.

Workshops at HCI are typically one day long, but proposals for other durations (e.g., half a day or two days) are welcomed. We require a workshop proposal composed of the following parts:

  1. A covering letter stating the primary contact through which all communication will be directed. This letter should add further details about the way the workshop will be run, emphasising any additional participant involvement or intended product. It should also describe the goals of the workshop, include an explanation of the timeliness and importance of the theme, suggest the likely backgrounds of the participants.
  2. A two-page description of the workshop in the (Volume 2 conference format, containing a title, contact details for the co-ordinators, an abstract, a description of the topic(s) and an account of the workshop procedure.
  3. A 30 word summary that will be suitable for inclusion in the programme and on the website to introduce and promote the workshop.

We require all accepted workshops to produce a poster that will then be displayed at HCI2005. This is so that participants of HCI2005 may benefit from the output of its contributing workshops. We also encourage people to write up a report on their workshop for Interfaces magazine. This will enable dissemination of the workshop outcomes to a wider audience.

Important dates
14 February 2005 - submission deadline (now closed)
NB: if space permits, additional workshop proposals will be considered after the deadline. Please contact Peter Wild (peter.j.wildgmail.com) or Paul Cairns (p.cairnsucl.ac.uk) directly.

24 March 2005 - author notification of acceptance
24 June 2005 - camera-ready copy deadline (vol2)
15 July 2005 - successful authors have registered as delegates

Tutorials

Chairs:
Shaun Lawson (University of Lincoln),
Lars Oestreicher (Uppsala University, Sweden)

Leading researchers and practitioners have the opportunity to present a half-day or a full-day tutorial at HCI 2005. Tutorials provide participants with the opportunity to gain new insights, knowledge and skills across a broad range of HCI concerns. Previous
tutorials have covered topics such as:

  • developing a research career in HCI;
  • usability evaluation techniques;
  • information visualisation and multimodal interfaces;
  • interaction with mobile devices;
  • emerging technologies.

We are interested in receiving tutorial proposals for HCI 2005 on all HCI related topics but, in particular, we would welcome proposals which follow the theme of this year’s event, for instance: HCI issues related to ambient, pervasive, ubiquitous and mobile computing; issues surrounding marketing, change management and software engineering; or the use of novel techniques, such as probes, to improve understanding of user needs.

Tutorial proposals will be evaluated on the basis of their relevance, importance, timeliness, benefits to participants, and their fit within the overall conference. Half-day tutorials are three hours long (not including breaks). Full-day tutorials (not including breaks) are six hours. The assumed background knowledge and skills of the participants should be explicitly specified in the proposal. The proposal should state any pre-requisites such as knowledge of HCI content such as theories, or processes. If possible, those for whom the tutorial would not be needed or appropriate should be identified. Also, the level of the tutorial should be specified in the proposal: whether it is introductory and will introduce participants to an area, or if it is to further develop the expertise of knowledgeable participants.

Proposals for tutorials must include the following three parts:

  1. The tutorial proposal contained in a single document which includes the following details:
    • a header page including the title of the tutorial, the names and affiliations of all proposers, the primary contact through which all communication will be directed, and the duration of the tutorial (half or a full- day);
    • a description of the tutorial, no longer than 8 pages, which must have the following sections: the learning objectives of the tutorial; assumed background of attendees and any prerequisites; level of the proposal - introductory or advanced; material that will be covered in the tutorial; how the tutorial will be conducted; a schedule of the events with time allocations; how the attendees will be involved in the activities; why the tutorial is suitable for presentation at this conference; whether the tutorial has been presented before, or if it has been derived from a tutorial that has been presented before, or if it is a new tutorial; brief details of any other conference tutorials that have been given by the proposers or any other related experience;
    • sample tutorial material from the tutorial notes, not exceeding 8 pages (in addition to the 8-page tutorial description);
    • a requirements document which lists materials needed to run the tutorial: any supplies required for each participant, non-standard technology support requests, and any other information that the review committee should know in considering the proposal.
  2. A two-page description of the tutorial in the Volume 2 conference format, containing a title, contact details for the proposers, an abstract, a description of the topic(s) and an account of the tutorial.
  3. A 30 word summary that will be suitable for inclusion in the programme and on the website to introduce and promote the tutorial.

Each presenter(s) of accepted tutorials will be expected to register themselves for the main conference but will receive an honorarium which can be used to offset the conference registration fees. The honorarium will be paid in two parts - firstly for the preparation of the printed material for the tutorial (£100 fixed rate), and secondly for delivery of the tutorial at the conference (£200 for half-day tutorials, £500 for full-day tutorials).

Tutorials will run either on Monday 5th or Tuesday 6th September 2005. Tutorials will only run if there is sufficient demand for participation - the demand will be reviewed 6 weeks before the conference, and a final decision taken no later than 4 weeks beforehand.

Important dates
14 February 2005 - submission deadline (now closed)
24 March 2005 - author notification of acceptance
24 June 2005 - camera-ready copy deadline (vol2)
15 July 2005 - successful authors have registered as delegates

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