Many eLIB projects may be interested in contributing to or attending the
annual ACM Hypertext Conference which is in the UK in '97. Its not too late
to submit short papers, posters or demos on aspects of projects that relate
to the development or application of hypertext systems (see below).
As well as the usual high standard technical program, there will be a
number of pre-conference tutorials given by experts in the field. Watch out
for registration details in the new year.
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The Eighth International ACM Hypertext Conference
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Hypertext 97
Southampton, UK
April 6-11 1997
http://ht97.soton.ac.uk/ht97/
!!YOU ARE NOT TOO LATE!!
Two important pieces of news regarding the annual ACM Hypertext conference:
- The ACM has now given the final approval of this conference as it has to
the previous conferences.
- You are not too late to submit your contribution. While the deadline for
technical papers is long overdue, you still have the chance to submit
either short-papers, posters, or demonstrations, or to participate in a
workshop.
Deadlines:
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January 17 1997: Short papers
January 17 1997: Posters
January 17 1997: Demonstrations
See the end of this message to find the detailed submission instructions.
The conference home page at http://ht97.soton.ac.uk/ht97/ contains more
information than is included in this email.
BACKGROUND
In 1987 the first Hypertext conference was held. At that time hypertext was
in its infancy, with a few but important systems available, e.g. KMS,
NoteCards, Storyspace, Intermedia, Augment, HyperCard, and Guide. There was
even a working Xanadu prototype. Since then hypertext has found its way
into information kiosks, on-line manuals, collaborative authoring systems,
and the World Wide Web. The Hypertext 97 conference will make it evident
that the popularity of hypertext still inspires new radical ideas within a
multitude of disciplines.
Hypertext 97 is the eighth in the premier international series of
conferences on hypertext and hypermedia theory, systems, and applications.
Locations alternate between the United States and Europe, with this year in
England. Hypertext 97 will offer a forum for presentation and discussion of
the latest results in hypermedia research and development, including WWW
technology. We invite your participation.
TECHNICAL PROGRAMME
Hypertext 97 will provide a common setting for researchers, practicing
professionals and students to share experiences and to present results
about hypermedia authoring, publishing, system construction, human-computer
interaction, digital libraries, and electronic literature. The conference
attracts distinguished attendees from a diverse range of fields: computing,
psychology, literature, sociology, engineering, law, medicine--many
different fields. Hypertext 97 will provide a forum for presentation and
discussion of exciting and original developments in hypertext and
hypermedia through several different technical formats:
papers
panels and perspectives
technical briefings
demonstrations
posters
courses
technical workshops
In addition, there will be joint sessions with the Sixth World Wide Web
Conference which will be running concurrently in California.
Topics include but are not limited to:
* Large-scale distributed hypermedia (including WWW applications)
* Collaborative hypermedia systems
* WYSIWYG hypermedia authoring
* Integration and open hypermedia architectures
* Techniques for generating, recognizing, navigating and visualizing structure
* Theories, models, and frameworks
* Hypertext rhetoric and criticism
* Empirical studies and hypermedia evaluation
* Workplace deployment
* Hypermedia interfaces to data bases=
* Structuring hypertext documents for reading and retrieval
* Information design
* Hypertext writing -- fiction, scholarly, and technical
* Innovative hypertexts and novel uses of hypertext and hypermedia
* Underlying technologies (persistent object stores, link services,
databases, information retrieval, versioning, access control)
* Hypermedia in education and training
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Submission of Short-Papers
Short papers represent late breaking research or interesting results that
does not justify a full paper. Short papers are invited on, but not
restricted to, the above topics. They will appear in the proceedings, and
will be given a presentation time (10 minutes) at the conference. Because
of their length, care must be given to presenting a single clear idea, and
to stress its importance.
Submissions: Short papers must be written in English, contain a maximum of
1100 words (excluding figures), and in no case should exceed 2
single-spaced pages. The paper must include title, author names,
affiliation, and email address of one contact person. Submission is
electronic only, either plain text or HTML.
Send email submissions no later than January 17, 1997 to Kasper Osterbye at
address: [log in to unmask]
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Submission of Demonstrations
Demonstrations allow attendees to get first-hand views of innovative
hypertext technology and applications and talk informally with system
developers and authors. Presenters should be individuals who have been
directly involved with the development of the system, and who are aware of
the novel ideas embodied by their system.
Submissions: Submit a proposal of at most three pages describing the
planned demonstration. The proposal should include a description of
noteworthy and distinguishing ideas or approaches your demo will
illustrate; an explanation of how your demo will illustrate these ideas or
approaches; information about the person(s) who will present the demo; a
100-word summary for inclusion in a program description; and hardware and
software requirements, including electrical requirements.
Please provide the following cover information: the title, the name and
affiliation of the author(s), and complete address (including telephone,
fax, email) for the author to whom correspondence should be addressed. The
proposal may be submitted by e-mail or anonymous FTP to the addresses
indicated below. Electronic submissions are encouraged in either postscript
or ASCII format.
Submissions which should arrive no later than January 17, 1997 should be
sent to:
Kaj Gronbak
Computer Science Department
Aarhus University
Ny Munkegade 116, Bldg. 540
DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
[log in to unmask]
Tel: +45 8942 3237
Fax: +45 8942 3255
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Submission of Posters
Poster presentations enable researchers to present late-breaking results,
significant work in progress, or work that is best communicated through
conversation. Poster sessions let conference attendees exchange ideas
one-on-one with authors, and let authors discuss their work in detail with
those attendees most deeply interested in the same topic.
Submissions: Submit an extended abstract of at most two pages emphasizing
the problem, what was done, and why the work is important. Please provide
cover information: the title, the name and affiliation of the author(s),
and complete address (including telephone, fax, email) for the author to
whom correspondence should be addressed. Proposals may be submitted by
e-mail or anonymous FTP to the addresses indicated below. Electronic
submissions are encouraged in either postscript or ASCII format.
Submission, which should arrive no later than January 17, 1997 should be
sent to:
Lynda Hardman
CWI, Kruislaan 413
1098 SJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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Tel: +31 20 592 4127
Fax: +31 20 592 4199
or
John F. Buford
Dept. of Computer Science
University of Massachusetts Lowell
One University Ave.
Lowell, MA 01854, USA
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WORKSHOPS:
A number of workshops will be held in connection with the conference. Check
the conference home page for more information.
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The conference home page at http://www.pac.soton.ac.uk/ht97/ contains more
information than is included in this email.
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Professor Wendy Hall, Multimedia Research Group,
Department of Electronics and Computer Science,
University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1703 592388 Fax: +44 (0)1703 592865
e-mail: [log in to unmask] http://diana.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~wh/cv.html
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