[comp.groupware] CFP: CSCW'90 - Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work

salzman@randvax.UUCP (Isaac Salzman) (01/12/90)

			  Call For Participation


				 CSCW '90

			    THIRD CONFERENCE ON

		    COMPUTER-SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK

			 Date: October 7-10, 1990

		     Location: Los Angeles, California

		 Sponsored by: ACM, ACM SIGOIS, ACM SIGCHI

Supported by: Apple Computer, Lotus Development Corporation, Xerox Corporation


This conference looks at computer-supported cooperative work from an
interdisciplinary point of view that includes technological, sociological,
organizational, cognitive, and task domain perspectives.  CSCW draws
participants from computer science, organization design, cognitive science,
anthropology, sociology, artificial intelligence, design theory, and
practical engineering disciplines.

SUGGESTED TOPICS

We are soliciting papers, panel proposals, videos and demos concerning
CSCW, including those focusing on the following topics:

--  Computer-based environments that support collaborative interaction:
    co-authorship, project management, group design activities, electronic mail

--  Empirical studies of collaborative work practices

--  Underlying technologies: data bases, structured documents, hypertext,
    access controls, privacy, networks

--  Theories and frameworks for analyzing group work

--  Multi-media conferencing; group decision support systems

--  Practical experiences with technology for cooperative work

--  Collaboration in educational settings

CONFERENCE STEERING COMMITTEE

    Conference Chair: Tora K. Bikson, RAND Corporation
    Program Chair: Frank G. Halasz, Xerox PARC
    Past Chair: Irene Greif, Lotus Development Corp.
    Arrangements Chair: M. Lynne Markus, UCLA
    Treasurer: J.D. Eveland, RAND/Claremont
    Registration Chair: Cynthia Beath, U. Minnesota & UCLA
    Publicity Chair: Jon Turner, NYU
    Demos & Video Chair: Isaac Salzman, RAND Corp
    Proceedings: Deborah Tatar, Xerox PARC
    International Advisor: Claudio Ciborra, Institut Theseus & 
	Universita di Trento
    SIGOIS Liaison: Clarence Ellis, MCC
    SIGCHI Liaison: Marilyn Mantei, U. Toronto

IMPORTANT DATES

    SUBMISSION DEADLINE: POSTMARKED BY MARCH 5, 1990
    Acceptance notification: May 14, 1990
    Final versions due: June 30, 1990
    Advance meeting registration: September 10, 1990

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

    Ian Benson, University of Cambridge
    John Bowers, The University of Nottingham
    Giorgio De Michelis, Universita di Milano
    Clarence Ellis, MCC Software Technology Program
    Irene Greif, Lotus Development Corporation
    Jonathan Grudin, Aarhus University
    Frank Halasz, Xerox PARC
    Hiroshi Ishii, NTT Human Interface Laboratories
    Robert Kraut, Bell Communications Research
    Keith Lantz, Olivetti Research Center
    Thomas Malone, MIT Sloan School of Management
    Marilyn Mantei, University of Toronto
    Denis Newman, BBN Laboratories
    Gary Olson, University of Michigan
    Walt Scacchi, University of Southern California
    Lee Sproull, Carnegie Mellon University
    Lucy Suchman, Xerox PARC
    Terry Winograd, Stanford University

INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS

    Submit 10 copies of papers and panel proposals
    POSTMARKED by March 5, 1990 to:

    Frank Halasz, CSCW 90
    Xerox PARC
    3333 Coyote Hill Rd
    Palo Alto, CA 94304

    Electronic submissions should be sent to halasz@xerox.com

    Paper submissions should be about 4,000 words in length. They should be
    complete papers, but may refer to work in progress providing it will be
    finished in time for CSCW 90.

    Suggestions for panels should be 1-2 pages in length and include a
    description of the topic/issue to be discussed and a preliminary list of
    panelists.  Panels will be creatively crafted by the program committee
    based on these suggestions.

CALL FOR VIDEOS AND DEMOS

    We are also soliciting videos and live demonstrations of CSCW systems.
    Please submit a 1 page proposal to:

    Isaac Salzman, CSCW 90
    The RAND Corporation
    Information Sciences Dept.
    1700 Main St,
    Santa Monica, CA 90406-2138
    (email: salzman@rand.org)
    (phone:213-393-0411 x6421)


FOR MORE INFORMATION

    Frank Halasz
    Xerox PARC
    3333 Coyote Hill Rd
    Palo Alto, CA 94303
    email: halasz@xerox.com
    phone: 415-494-4750

    Tora Bikson
    The RAND Corporation
    1700 Main St.
    Santa Monica, CA 90406-2138
    email: tora@rand.org
    phone: 213-393-0411 x7227

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