armstron@bmers11.uucp (Steve Armstrong) (07/14/89)
Window System Developers:
We are interested in increasing the participation of system
developers in CHI '90, the leading forum on computer-human
interaction. This is THE conference where system developers,
cognitive scientists, application developers, human factors
engineers, and even USERS (!!) meet to discuss and see the latest
in interactive systems.
We expect a very varied program consisting of papers on the latest
research and development efforts, panels discussing the
significant issues, tutorials on how to develop interactive systems,
videos, poster sessions, laboratory reviews, workshops,
special interest groups, and exhibits. We also plan to provide an
interactive exploratorium where attendees can try out the latest
in concepts and techniques as well as performances in the arts
enhanced through computer-human interaction.
Your participation is solicited. An electronic version of our Call
For Participation follows below. Please note this Call includes
requests for proposals on Interactive Performances and on
Interactive Exploratorium systems which were not included in the
printed Call.
Also please note: Due to the early date of the CHI '90 Conference,
all submission and proposal dates are FIRM.
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
CHI '90
THE 1990 CONFERENCE ON HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS
Seattle, Washington
1990 April 1-5
sponsored by ACM/SIGCHI
"EMPOWERING PEOPLE"
The Annual CHI Conference is the leading forum for sharing high
quality research, advanced development, and state-of-the-art
practice in all aspects of computer-human interaction. For CHI
'90 the theme is "Empowering People" -- how interactive systems
empower individual and group creativity, productivity, and satisfaction
while fostering innovation and cooperation.
In terms of base software and hardware systems development, this may
be expressed as:
(1) what features and facilities must interactive systems
provide to enable applications to support end-user goals;
(2) how does the architecture of operating systems, window
systems, and other system software affect the user
interface;
(3) how are high-level user needs (such as requirements for
context, transparent interfaces, error control and
management) reflected in the design of software and
hardware.
You are invited to participate with the submission of technical
papers, videos, demonstrations, and interactive posters. You are
also invited to submit proposals for panels, tutorials, workshops,
special interest groups, laboratory reviews, and exhibits. Topics
suitable for presentation at CHI '90 include work on computer-
human interaction in the following areas:
Hardware and Software Foundations
Interface Design Tools and Techniques
User Interface Models
Analysis, Methodologies for Interface Development
Cooperative Work
Social and Anthropological Studies
Applications
A brief description of the areas in which you may participate are
provided below. For a more detailed copy of the CHI '90 Call For
Participation, please contact:
Toni MacHaffie
CHI '90
P.O. Box 5847
Beaverton, OR 97006-5847
(503) 591-1981
E-mail: machaffie.chi@xerox.com
TECHNICAL PAPERS: You may submit papers pertaining to aspects of
human-computer interaction from theoretical, research, scientific,
practitioner, ontological, design, engineering, implementation,
academic, business, or phenomenological or other traditions.
Papers will be evaluated on perceived potential of their ideas,
results, analyses, syntheses, techniques, or philosophies to make
the human use of computers more productive and enjoyable.
For information on submitting a technical paper, contact:
John Whiteside
Digital Equipment Corporation
ZKO2-3/M31
110 Spit Brook Road
Nashua, NH 03062
(603) 881-2291
E-mail: whiteside.chi@xerox.com
Paper submissions must be received by Friday, September 22, 1989.
PANELS: You are encouraged to propose panel sessions illuminating
important aspects of contemporary issues in human-computer
interaction. An ideal panel develops interesting observations,
insightful conclusions, and useful recommendations for action.
The Panels Committee will review and accept proposals with respect
to significance of the issues addressed and the prospects for a
lively, informed discussion.
For information about organizing a panel session, contact:
John L. Bennett
IBM Almaden Research Center
650 Harry Road K52/803
San Jose, CA 95120-6099
(408) 927-1856
E-mail: bennett.chi@xerox.com
Suggestions for topics or panelists must be received by Tuesday,
August 15, 1989. Final panel proposals must be received by
Friday, September 22, 1989.
TUTORIALS: Proposals for tutorials of interest to practitioners and
researchers in human-computer interaction are requested.
Tutorials should be specifically designed for novice,
intermediate, or experienced participants. Tutorials will be
selected on the basis of the topic's current relevance and
importance, the instructor's expertise and past performance, and
the overall balance of the tutorial program.
For more information about tutorials, contact:
Wendy Kellogg
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
P.O. Box 704
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
(914) 789-7826
E-mail: kellogg.chi@xerox.com
All tutorial submissions must be received by Tuesday, July 11, 1989.
INTERACTIVE POSTERS: The poster session is an ideal format for
presenting work in progress, significant findings of limited
scope, lessons learned during applications development, etc. This
format allows the audience to engage in one-on-one discussions
with the individual presenters. Posters will be selected on the
basis of their contribution to research or practice in the field.
For more information about submitting a poster, contact:
Joseph Sullivan
Lockheed A.I. Center O/96-20
3251 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1187
(415) 354-5213
E-mail: sullivan.chi@xerox.com
Poster submissions must be received by Tuesday, January 9, 1990.
WORKSHOPS: You are invited to submit proposals for formal workshops
that allow small groups (up to 20) to meet for one or two days of
extensive discussions and exploration of advanced issues in both
research and applied areas. Workshop organizers are required to
document the results of the workshop for later publication in the
SIGCHI bulletin. Workshop proposals will be evaluated on their
relevance to the field and their potential for providing
interesting results.
For more information about workshops, contact:
John Thomas
Artificial Intelligence Lab
NYNEX
500 Westchester Avenue
White Plains, NY 10604
(914) 683-2143
E-mail: thomas.chi@xerox.com
All workshop proposals must be received by Friday, September 22,
1989.
VIDEOS: You are invited to submit a video presentation for the
continuous videotape program. Appropriate subjects include
innovative interactive techniques, new user interface ideas,
clever applications of existing techniques, novel complete
interfaces, methodological studies and techniques, as well as any
other topics relevant to the conference. Videos will be selected
based on the appropriateness of the subject matter, technical
content, originality, presentation quality, and communication
effectiveness. Tapes should be in 3/4 U-matic or VHS format and
should be from 5 to 15 minutes long.
For more information about video presentations, contact:
Brad Myers
School of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
(412) 268-5150
E-mail: myers.chi@xerox.com
Video submissions must be received by Tuesday, January 9, 1990.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS: You are invited to host informal meetings
to discuss your special area of interest within the field of
computer-human interaction. We will attempt to meet all requests,
limited only by the available meeting facilities.
For information about organizing a special interest group, contact:
John Thomas
Artificial Intelligence Lab
NYNEX
500 Westchester Avenue
White Plains, NY 10604
(914) 683-2143
E-mail: thomas.chi@xerox.com
We ask that SIG proposals be received by Tuesday, January 9, 1990,
so that the meeting can be listed in the conference program.
Later requests, including those made at the conference, will be
honored if meeting space is available.
LABORATORY REVIEWS: University, corporate, and government
laboratories with substantial work in the field of computer-human
interaction are invited to submit proposals for a coherent review
of their activities. A senior member of the laboratory should
present the review, which should include a sketch of the full
range of projects and activities. Reviews will be selected
according to the relevance of the work and the appropriateness of
the planned presentation.
For information on submitting a proposal for a lab review, contact:
Stephanie Doane
University of Colorado
Institute of Cognitive Science
Campus Box 345
Boulder, CO 80309-0345
(303) 492-6983
E-mail: doane.chi@xerox.com
All proposals for lab reviews must be received by Friday, September
22, 1989.
DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM: Selected Ph.D. students who have finished
their dissertation proposals will be invited to participate in the
doctoral consortium. This provides a valuable opportunity for
students to present their research in a small closed session, with
discussion and comment guided by scholars and researchers in the
field. Participants will be selected on the basis of the
significance of the topic and the progress being made in the work.
For information about participating in the doctoral consortium,
contact:
Phil Barnard
MRC Applied Psychology Unit
15 Chaucer Road
Cambridge CB2 2EF
England
(44-223) 355294
E-mail: barnard.chi@xerox.com
Interested students should send for an application form before
Friday, September 1, 1989. Completed applications must be
received by Tuesday, October 24, 1989.
DEMONSTRATI0NS: You are invited to submit proposals for live
demonstrations of experimental interactive systems, user
interfaces and design aids. Presentations can be theater-style,
or as a continuous booth, or both. Demonstrations will be selected
on the basis of technical merit, relevance to human-computer
interaction, novel and interesting features, and feasibility.
For information on submitting a demonstration, contact:
Cathie Norris
P.O. Box 5155
University of North Texas
Denton, TX 76203
(817) 565-4189
E-mail: norris.chi@xerox.com
All demonstration proposals must be received by Tuesday, January 9,
1990.
INTERACTIVE EXPLORATORIUM: We invite the presentation of
interactive systems that can be set up for people to experience
for themselves. These can be of the same types as those used in
the Special Events, but can also include perceptual enhancement
systems, extensions of personal expression, systems for group
coordination/interaction, and games. Proposals will be evaluated
on the basis of their originality, potential to expose naive users
to powerful ideas, empowerment of the user, interest to attendees,
fun, feasibility, and above all, their value as personal
experiences.
For information on submitting a proposal for , contact:
Vivienne S. Begg
Prime Computer, CV 16-2
2 Crosby Drive
Bedford MA 01730
617-275-1800, x4605
E-mail: begg.chi@xerox.com
Initial proposals for the Interactive Exploratorium are requested by
Tuesday, August 29, 1989.
INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCES: We are looking for innovative interface
work that is best expressed in a dramatic, as opposed to academic,
setting. This could be artistic, theoretical, or practical in
nature, and might include music, video, or other adjuncts to the
computer-human interaction. We are interested in, but not
restricted to: performance enhancement and extension, interactive
accompaniment, support for group interaction, theatrical
demonstrations of practical systems, and virtual realities.
Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of their originality,
novel use of known ideas, novel application to new areas, interest
to attendees, fun, feasibility and above all, their potential as
performance events.
For information on submitting a proposal for , contact:
Craig Hubley
Craig Hubley & Associates
700 Spadina Avenue; Unit #2
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA M5S 2J2
416-961-2422
E-mail: hubley.chi@xerox.com
Initial proposals for Interactive Performances are requested by
Tuesday, August 29, 1989.
EXHIBITS: You are invited to exhibit commercial interactive
systems, user interfaces, design aids, and literature. An exhibit
area will be open to attendees Tuesday through Thursday during the
conference. Exhibits will be assigned to booths on the exhibit
floor. Alternate methods of exhibition, such as a theater-style
demonstration may be arranged. Exhibits will be accepted on the
basis of relevance to human-computer interaction. A packet of
information detailing costs, requirements and other information
necessary for exhibitors is available.
A packet of information detailing fees, requirements, and other
information necessary for exhibitors is available from:
Craig Wier
Mentor Graphics
8500 Creekside Place
Beaverton, OR 97005
(503) 526-4781
E-mail: wier.chi@xerox.com
All exhibits accepted before Tuesday, November 14, 1989 will be
listed in the Advance Program. All requests for exhibit space
should be confirmed by Tuesday, January 9, 1990.
EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC RIM INTERESTS: We invite discussion and
presentation of work and activities being done around the world.
We are particularly interested in the special needs and
requirements for computer-human interaction that are the result of
various market and cultural conditions.
Suggestions for special events, activities, and meeting are welcome.
We urge you to contact either our European Coordinator or our
Pacific Rim Coordinator with your ideas and with any questions
that you may have.
European Coordinator:
Tom Stewart
System Concepts Limited
Museum House
Museum Street
London WC1A1JT
(44)-1-636-5912
(44)-1-580-5069 (FAX)
E-mail: stewart.chi@xerox.com
Pacific Rim Coordinator:
David Brandin
A.T. Kearney Technology, Inc.
One Lagoon Drive
Redwood City, CA 94065
(415) 595-4300
(415) 595-5659 (FAX)
E-mail: brandin.chi@xerox.com
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS: We offer reduced registration fees for
registered full-time students, as well as complimentary
registrations for students willing to volunteer their assistance
for the day-to-day operations of the conference.
For information about participating as a student volunteer, contact:
Larry Kuhn
4824 Nomad
Arcata, CA 95521
(707) 822-1623 (evenings)
(707) 826-3717 (daytime)
E-mail: kuhn.chi@xerox.com
CORPORATE SPONSORS: We invite interested organizations to sponsor
events at CHI '90. CHI '90 is a non-profit organization, and such
sponsorship allows the conference to keep registration costs at a
minimum. Sponsoring organizations are recognized at the sponsored
event, as well as in the final program of the conference.
For more information, interested organizations should contact:
Keith Butler
Boeing Advanced Technology Center,
M/S 7L-64
P.O. Box 24346
Seattle, WA 98124
(206) 865-3389
E-mail: butler.chi@xerox.com
Suggestions for additional activities at CHI '90 may be addressed to
the CHI '90 Conference Co-Chairs:
Gene Lynch
User Interface Research; MS 50-320
Tektronix, Inc.
P.O. Box 500
Beaverton, OR 97077
(503) 627-5131
Email: lynch.chi@xerox.com
Jon Meads
Bell-Northern Research (9Y12)
PO Box 3511, Station C
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1Y 4H7
(613) 763-4459
Email: meads.chi@xerox.com
THE 1990 CONFERENCE ON HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS (CHI '90)
is sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery's Special
Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (ACM/SIGCHI).
Steve Armstrong
User Interface Software Development
Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Meriline Court, Ottawa