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First CALL FOR PAPERS

OZCHI 2011
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia

Monday 28 November to Friday 2 December, 2011

_http://www.ozchi.org_

IMPORTANT DATES

Friday 17^th June 2011:
Submission of Long Papers/Tutorial proposals/Workshop proposals

Friday Sept 2, 2011:
Submission of Short papers/Demos/Doctoral consortium applications

OZCHI is Australia's leading forum for work in all areas of
Computer-Human Interaction. It attracts an international community of
practitioners, researchers, academics and students from a wide range of
disciplines including user experience designers, information architects,
software engineers, human factors experts, information systems analysts,
social scientists and managers. The conference also welcomes
perspectives from design, architecture, engineering, planning, social
science and creative industries among other disciplines.

OZCHI is the annual conference of the Computer-Human Interaction Special
Interest Group (CHISIG) of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society of
Australia (HFESA).

Conference Theme

The conference theme, "Design, Culture and Interaction", reflects both
the global nature of HCI and the diversity of cultures within which
people incorporate interactive use of computers in their daily lives and
HCI practitioners and researchers conduct their research and build their
applications.

ConferenceTopic

Human-Computer interaction is changing rapidly with notable growth and
advancing research in the areas of:

·User Interfaces in Mobile devices

·Social and collaboration technologies

·Mashups and end-user programming

·Embodied interaction and tangible computing

·Ubiquitous computing

·Visualisation, mixed reality and game technologies

·Intelligent User Interfaces

·Consideration of affective, emotional and motivational aspects

·Design and social research methods

·User Interaction Issues with the use of ICT in expanding cultural
contexts and in all aspects of home, work, play and life

·Musical interaction

·Health and Welfare

·HCI education

The conference will be held in the Manning Clarke Centre on the
Australian National University campus.

Monday 28 and Tuesday 29 November are devoted to workshops, tutorials
and a doctoral consortium.

Wednesday 30 November to Friday 2 December will contain the main body of
the conference.

Submissions

The OZCHI committee invites original contributions on all topics related
to Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) including practical, technical,
methodological, empirical and theoretical aspects, and, where
appropriate, address the conference theme of "Design, Culture and
Interaction".

All submissions must be written in English. Both long and short papers
will undergo a double blind review process by an international panel and
will be evaluated on the basis of their significance, originality, and
clarity of writing. Accepted long papers and short papers will be
available in the USB proceedings and will be included in the ACM Digital
Library. At least one author of any accepted submission must register
for publication in the proceedings.

All submissions must use the two column OZCHI proceedings template:
www.ozchi.org/submit/assets/ozchipaper_template2011.doc
<http://www.ozchi.org/submit/assets/ozchipaper_template2011.doc>

*Long Papers*

Long papers, up to 10 pages, should present original research and mature
work in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).

Submission deadline: June 17, 2011

Notification of acceptance: Sept 23, 2011

Camera ready: Oct 14, 2011

Cécile Paris and Nathalie Colineau, CSIRO -- ICT Centre

Viv Farrell, Swinburne University

Technical Program Chairs

longpapers.chair[AT]ozchi.org

*Short Papers and Posters*

Short papers, 4 pages in length, provide the opportunity to describe new
work or work that is still in progress that could benefit from
discussion with members of the HCI community. They may include
experiences of reflective practitioners, preliminary work, work in
progress and first drafts of novel concepts and approaches. Short papers
will follow the same review process as the long papers. They will be
included in the USB proceedings and archived in the ACM digital library.

Submission deadline: Sept 2, 2011

Notification of acceptance: Sept 30, 2011

Camera ready: Oct 14, 2011

Graham Farell, Swinburne University

Weidong Huang, CSIRO -- ICT Centre

Short Papers Chairs

shortpapers.chair[AT]ozchi.org

*Industry Track*

Industry submissions are invited for the following categories:

.Case Studies. Submissions should focus on the HCI aspects of the case
study and, where appropriate, address the conference theme of "Design,
Culture and Interaction" (described above).Case studies are an important
part of the industry track because they provide real-world insights and
understanding.

.Proposals for industry panels. Proposals are invited on panel topics
that would be of interest to the industry attendees. The proposer should
suggest possible composition of the panel and should outline the brief
to which the panel members would be asked to speak.

.Proposals for "Open Mic" or 10 minute talks.An "Open Mic" or freeform
talk session is an event where industry and academic presenters respond
to a certain topic in a free form or ad hoc manner.

.Proposals for a Debate. A debate format is a lively way to present a
topic in a different and more controversial manner. Session format will
be between 4 -- 6 speakers (split between a positive and negative view)
plus one adjudicator.

.Proposals for "Round Table" discussions. These would be run during the
lunch breaks and should be focused on a topic and lightly facilitated.

Industry submissions will take the form of a proposal of up to 500 words.

*Workshops and Tutorials*

Workshops and tutorials will be held on Monday 28 and Tuesday 29
November. Accepted workshops and tutorials will be advertised on the
OZCHI 2011 website.

Workshops: Proposals for half- and full-day workshops that support
active participation are welcome. Topics may include methods, practices
and specific areas of interest. Workshop convenors must submit a 2-page
proposal outlining the purpose of the workshop, the workshop agenda,
giving a brief bio of workshop convenors, specifying any preparation
attendees must take prior to the workshop, and a call for attendee
position papers, if required. In addition, workshop convenors who wish
to be included in the conference proceedings may submit a 4-page
position paper, subject to similar deadlines and peer review processes
as Short Papers.

Convenors may request that attendee position papers be included on the
conference memory stick (though not in the full ACM conference
proceedings), with the agreement of the attendee.

Tutorials: Proposals for half- and full-day tutorials on conceptual
frameworks, methods, techniques, and novel approaches are welcome.
Tutorial convenors must submit a 2-page proposal including convenor
bio(s), tutorial agenda & topics, and any preparation requirements for
tutorial attendees.

Deadlines:

	

Pages

	

Submission

	

Notification

Workshop & Tutorial Proposals

	

2

	

17 June 2011

	

4 July 2011

Convenor's Position Paper

	

4

	

As per Short Papers

	

As per Short Papers

Convenor's Position Paper -- camera ready

	

4

	

As per Short Papers

	

Attendees' Position Papers -- camera ready (via W/S chair)

	

	

21 October, 2011

	

David Browning, James Cook University

Dana McKay, Swinburne University

Workshop and Tutorial Chairs

workshops.chai[AT]ozchi.org

*Doctoral Consortium*

The Doctoral Consortium is scheduled prior to the main conference
program on Nov. 29, 2011. The Doctoral Consortium offers PhD students a
special forum where they can present, discuss and progress their
research plans with peers and established senior researchers. PhD
candidates wishing to attend the consortium should submit a 2 page
research paper following the OZCHI Proceedings template
(www.ozchi.org/submit/assets/ozchipaper_template2011.doc
<http://www.ozchi.org/submit/assets/ozchipaper_template2011.doc>) and
submit it via email to dc.chair[AT]ozchi.org. Positions at the
consortium will be offered based on a review of the submitted papers.

Submission deadline: Sept 2, 2011

Toni Robertson, University of Technology, Sydney

Margot Brereton, Queensland University of Technology

Doctoral Consortium Chairs

dc.chair[AT]ozchi.org

*Student Challenge*

The OZCHI conference will be preceded by a student design challenge,
where teams from around the world will have a24 hours time period to
develop a solution to a given HCI research problem. The top entries will
receive travel scholarships for attending OZCHI and will be invited to
present their work at the conference.

Truna Turner, Queensland University of Technology and ACID

Martin Tomitsch, University of Sydney

*Student Volunteers*

OZCHI actively encourages students to volunteer at the conference. Being
a student volunteer is a great way to support the HCI community, meet
other students in the field, and attend the premier HCI conference
Australia. You will help the conference organisers with the running of
the conference and support the setting-up of presentations and
workshops. You will see the latest in HCI, and have fun while learning
about running the conference. In return, you will get free registration.

To apply, email sv.chair[AT]ozchi.org with your contact details (email,
phone, university), an abstract of your research project, a resume, and
the reasons why you would like to be a student volunteer. Applications
close on August 26, 2011.

Keynotes

Keynote speakers will be announced shortly on the conference website.

We look forward to your involvement at this year's OZCHI conference.

Duncan Stevenson, Research School of Computer Science, ANU

Conference Chair

Henry Gardner and Tom Gedeon, Research School of Computer Science, ANU

Academic Co-Chairs

Email: conf.chair[AT]ozchi.org










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