kuchinsk@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM (Allan Kuchinsky) (09/14/90)
Preliminary Announcement & Call for Papers E C S C W - 91 Second European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work September 25-27, 1991, Amsterdam, The Netherlands The conference will be an interdisciplinary and international forum for the presentation of the latest empirical work in CSCW; for the discussion, critique, and development of underlying theory and methodology; and for free exchange of ideas, difficulties, and dilemmas in technical support for cooperative working. SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR PAPERS AND PANELS: Theory & Methodology Contributions to a theoretical basis for CSCW including: - - Technology in relation to organisation, social behaviour, and group process - - Relevance of frameworks and conceptualisations from related disciplines.(anthropology, cognitive science, computer science, engineering, linguistics,.logic, organisation theory, sociology, systems theory, etc.) - - Problems of context, self-reference and unique processes - - Contributions to general theories & perspectives on cooperation - - CSCW design principles Applications and Practice - - Experiences with CSCW applications (office and factory systems; adult education, distance learning and classroom systems; remote and face-to-face collaboration; multi- media applications; project management; meeting support; design and co-authoring support; community support; etc.) - - Empirical studies of work processes - - Empirical studies of cross-cultural working - - Practical experiences of design methods - - Underlying technologies in relation to the experiences of users - - Small or inexpensive changes that have made significant differences to work practices In the Applications section, emphasis will be placed on empirical experience and accounts of organisation, prototypes, and CSCW applications. Untested designs will not be accepted. Authors of application papers should reference and specify differences from similar designs; provide an analysis of actual and target user groups; and give an account of ways in which evaluation is planned, or problems of evaluation encountered. Authors of application papers are encouraged to provide demonstrations. Analysis, Critique & Evaluation - - Analyses of socio-economic, political and power factors in CSCW .development and applications - - Critiques of existing applications and practices - - Explicit evaluation methods -- experiences and pitfalls SUBMISSIONS: Full papers must be submitted. Abstracts will not be accepted. Papers must be in English, and not longer than 15 pages/5,000 words, including figures, tables, references, and appendices. Five copies of the paper should be submitted on A4 sized paper to the address below. Papers received via E-mail are not sufficient. Videos and multi-media presentations should not exceed 20 minutes in length. Proposals are invited for panels, workshops, and demonstrations. Proposals should be 2/3 pages, and include title; description and relevance; and the names of contributers who have already agreed to participate in the session. DATES: Submission Deadline: Received in Amsterdam by 31st. January 1991 Notification of Acceptance: Sent out 18th. February 1991 Final/revised version of papers due: (Date to be announced) Advance Conference Registration Deadline: 31st. July 1991 Conference Chair: Mike Robinson, University of Amsterdam Conference Vice Chair: Pl Sorgaard, Norwegian Computing Centre Program Committee includes: Liam Bannon - (Chair) University College, Dublin, Ireland Riitta Hellman - (Vice-Chair) University of Oslo, Norway Niels Bjorn-Andersen - Copenhagen Business School, Denmark John Bowers - University of Nottingham, UK Susanne Bodker - - Aarhus University, Denmark Claudio Ciborra - University of Trento, Italy Peter Docherty - Institute for Management of Innovation & Technology, Stockholm, Sweden John King - University of California at Irvine, USA Mike Robinson - University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Paal Sorgaard, - Norwegian Computing Centre Lucy Suchman - Xerox PARC, USA Heinz Zillighoven - German National Research Center for Computer Science (GMD), Germany For More Information on ECSCW-91: Email: ECSCW-91@OOC.UVA.NL Phone: +31 20 525 1250/1225 Fax: +31 20 525 1211 Post: Mike Robinson ECSCW-91 Conference Chair OOC Program, University of Amsterdam Grote Bickersstraat 72, KS 1013 Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Email: ECSCW-91@OOC.UVA.NL Paper Submissions to: Liam Bannon ECSCW-91 Program Chair c/o OOC Program, University of Amsterdam Grote Bickersstraat 72, KS 1013 Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Email: BANNON@IRLEARN.UCD.IE ------- End of Forwarded Message