Development Consortium

Development Consortium CO-Chairs

Gerrit van der Veer, Vrije Universiteit and University of Twente
Austin Henderson, Apple Computer

Deadline

11 October 1996, 17:00 (5:00 p.m.) local time at receiving address.

Send To

Gerrit C. van der Veer,
Dept. Computer Science
Vrije Universiteit
De Boelelaan 1081A
1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Tel: +31 20 444 7764 (Vrije Universiteit), +31 53 4893 326 (Twente University)
Fax: +31 20 644 1746

Email: chi97-dev@acm.org

For More Information

Electronic versions of additional materials useful for preparing a submission are available via this site, or by automatic e-mail server by sending e-mail to chi97-send-dev@acm.org. Please feel free to contact wither co-chair prior to submission if you want guidance or assistance.

As we look to the future of HCI, one of our goals must be to continue to develop HCI as a field by reaching out to professionals within HCI or related disciplines who usually do not have the opportunity to share their work and their experiences with their colleagues at the CHI conference. To achieve this goal, ACM/SIGCHI has created the HCI Development Consortium to encourage the interaction between them and the traditional CHI community. Each year, the SIGCHI Executive Committee, in association with the conference committee, will select a specific community which would benefit the field of HCI by promoting their involvement at the CHI conference.

CHI 97 and the SIGCHI EC would like to solicit submissions from our HCI colleagues in countries which have a demonstrable lack of hard currency, such as Eastern Europe, to the CHI 97 HCI Development Consortium. The consortium has the following objectives:

to provide a setting for discussions on participant's research, practice, and experience, as well as the particular issues and challenges facing HCI in their community
to develop a supportive community of scholars and a spirit of collaborative research
to contribute to the conference goals through interaction with other HCI professionals and conference events.

The consortium will be conducted in a workshop format. The Consortium takes place over the two days preceding the main conference, beginning on Saturday evening with a welcome reception and continuing until Monday evening.

Participants in the Consortium receive complimentary conference registration, partial travel reimbursement, and access to reduced cost hotel accommodations.

Review Process

The CHI 97 HCI Development Consortium organizing committee will select participants on the basis of their anticipated contribution to the Consortium goals. We look forward to adiverse group of participants who can discuss the state and issues around HCI research and practice in Eastern Europe, their professional environment, and can relate their experiences at the CHI conference back to their colleagues within their community.

Format

To apply to the HCI Development Consortium, prepare a submission package consisting of the following:

Extended Abstract

Prepare a two page position paper, suitable for publication in the CHI 97 Extended Abstracts. It must be in the Conference Proceedings format.

Additional Information

Provide additional information on your background and relevant experience. This should include the information about your specific HCI-related activities, and any additional in formation which may indicate your potential contribution to the Consortium.

Upon Acceptance

All applicants to the Consortium will be notified by the end of November 1996.

Position papers of accepted participants will be published in the CHI 97 Extended Abstracts.

Author Kits containing detailed instructions on how to submit camera-ready and electronic materials for publication will be mailed with notifications of acceptance. These materials are due on 3 January 1997.

Submissions

Your submission must be in English.
Fax submissions will not be accepted. Email submissions will be.
Submissions which arrive after the deadline will not be considered.
Your submission should contain no proprietary of confidential material and should cite no proprietary or confidential publications.
Responsibility for permissions to use video, audio, or pictures of identifiable people rests with you, not CHI 97.

Checklist

Please follow the steps in this checklist to ensure completeness in your submission.

[ ] Read the Conference Overview.

[ ] Fill out Cover Pages One, Two and Three.

[ ] Prepare an Extended Abstract (two pages) in the Conference Proceedings format for publication, as described above.

[ ] Prepare Additional Information for review, as described above.

[ ] Collect Cover Pages One, Two and Three, the Extended Abstract, and the Additional Information, in the order given, in a packet, and make 5 copies of the packet. Use 8.5x 11 inch or A4 paper.

[ ] Make sure each copy of the packet is stapled, not loose or held by clips.

[ ] You may include a self-addressed reply postcard which we will mail to acknowledge receipt of your submission.

[ ] Send the 5 copies of your submission packet, and the reply postcard, to the Send To address shown.