1st Call for Papers HCI 2000 Usability or else! Sept 5-8, 2000 University of Sunderland St Peter's Campus http://www.bcs.org.uk/hci/hci2000 (Apologies for cross posting) HCI 2000 will cover all main areas of HCI research and practice, but will focus on usability engineering for e-business. While HCI approaches have penetrated many application areas, bringing clear benefits over the last decade, electronic business will nail down usability as an essential design goal. The HCI community will be expected to respond with ever-improved methods, techniques and design approaches that ensure that usability is taken seriously from conception through design and development to installation and operation. Submissions on all areas of HCI are invited, but we strongly encourage those addressing usability issues for the internet and new media, especially from practitioners. Usability is important for all web-based services, be they public or private. Contributions which advance the theory or practice of any aspect of HCI are welcomed, particularly those of an interdisciplinary nature. Whoever develops for the invisible public, it's usability or else! Important dates Full Papers & Tutorials Jan 18 Notification of acceptance Mar 17 All other tracks May 3rd Submission and other Conference Details http://www.bcs.org.uk/hci/hci2000 http://osiris.sunderland.ac.uk/~hci2000/ (direct) Contact email [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%