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ACM 2006 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW 2006)
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Banff, Alberta, Canada, 4-8 November 2006

www.CSCW2006.org



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        CSCW Papers and notes deadline is March 17th, 2006
  (Other important dates are listed at the end of this message)

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Dear Colleague,

We would like to invite you to participate in the ACM 2006 Conference
on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, which will convene November 4-
8 in Banff, Alberta, Canada. The conference program will include full
research papers, notes, videos, interactive posters, demonstrations,
panels, tutorials, workshops, a doctoral colloquium, and other
exciting activities.

Please forward this message to anyone who you think may be interested;
our apologies if you receive multiple copies. If you have any
questions, please visit our web site (http://www.cscw2006.org) or
contact us by email ([log in to unmask]).

We look forward to seeing you in Banff!
 
Pamela Hinds and David Martin
Conference Co-Chairs

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ACM 2006 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW 2006)

            Sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Groups on

            Supporting Group Work (SIGGROUP) and

            Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI)
           
           
The CSCW Conference is the premier venue for presenting research and
development achievements in the design, introduction, and use of
technology that affect groups, organizations, communities and
societies. Although work is an important area of focus for the
conference, technology is increasingly supporting a wide range of
recreational and social activities. As more and more people in all
regions of the globe are able to interact online we are rapidly moving
toward a Computer Supported Collaborative World.

Appropriate topic areas for CSCW 2006 include all contexts in which
technology is used to mediate human activities such as communication,
coordination, cooperation, competition, entertainment, education,
medicine, art, and music. The technology may include: email, instant
messaging, blogs, shared workspaces, teleconferencing, games, co-
located systems, robotics, haptics, and much more.

Given its broad scope, CSCW is a multi-disciplinary conference, and
participation of people from diverse backgrounds, cultures and
perspectives is strongly encouraged. We welcome submissions from
researchers and practitioners in all sectors, including academia,
industry and government.

CSCW has consistently been at the leading edge of thinking about the
role of coordination and communication technologies in our lives. With
your help, CSCW 2006 will play an important role in continuing this
tradition. Come and help us make CSCW 2006 a stimulating and exciting
event.

Topics of interest include but are not restricted to the following:

-Innovations and experiences with Intranets, the Internet, WWW
-Innovative installations: CSCW and the arts
-Innovative technologies and architectures to support group activity,
 awareness and telepresence
-Social and organizational effects of introducing technologies
-Theoretical aspects of coordination and communication
-Methodologies and tools for design and analysis of collaborative
 practices
-Ethnographic and case studies of work practice
-Working with and through collections of heterogeneous technologies
-Emerging issues for global systems
-Studies exploring the appropriate balance between individual and
 collaborative work.
-Systems for emergency preparedness and large-scale rapid deployment
 (e.g. disaster relief)

The following is a list of the CSCW 2006 participation categories;
prospective participants should visit our web site (www.cscw2006.org)
to learn more about these categories and how to prepare a submission.

FULL RESEARCH PAPERS
CSCW NOTES
VIDEOS
INTERACTIVE POSTERS
DEMONSTRATIONS
PANELS
TUTORIALS
WORKSHOPS
DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS 

SUBMISSIONS: CSCW 2006 requires online submission. Please see the CSCW
2006 website (http://www.cscw2006.org) for details about how to do an
online submission. All submissions should be formatted according to
the standard ACM SIGCHI publication guidelines.


                **** IMPORTANT DATES ****

March 17, 2006:
Full Paper and Notes submissions due

April 28, 2006:
Videos, Panels, Tutorial Proposals and Workshop Proposals due

June 2, 2006:
Notification of accepted Papers, Notes, Videos, Panels, and Tutorials

June 12, 2006:
Notification of accepted Workshops

June 23, 2006:
Interactive Papers due

July 7, 2006:
Demonstration Proposals and Doctoral Colloquium submissions due

August 2, 2006:
Final version of Videos and Video Abstracts due

August 7, 2006:
Notification of accepted Interactive Papers

August 11, 2006:
Notification of accepted Demonstrations and Doctoral Colloquium
submissions

August 18, 2006:
Final version of Papers and Notes due.

September 15, 2006:
Workshop position papers due.

September 23, 2006:
Final versions of Interactive Papers, and Panel abstracts,
descriptions and position statements due. Tutorial notes due.

October 1, 2006:
Doctoral Colloquium final abstracts due

October 6, 2006:
Demonstrations final abstracts due

November 4, 2006:
CSCW 2006 conference begins

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For more information, please visit our web site
(http://www.cscw2006.org) or send us email ([log in to unmask]).

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