[Air-L] CfP: OZCHI 2009 - Short Papers, Industry Case Studies, Demos, Posters, Doc Consortium, 24 Hour Design Challenge

Wed Aug 19 02:38:45 PDT 2009

OZCHI 2009 – Design: Open 24 | 7

21st Annual Conference of the Australian Computer-Human Interaction  
Special Interest Group (CHISIG) of the Human Factors and Ergonomics  
Society of Australia (HFESA)

23 – 27 November 2009, The University of Melbourne, Australia
http://www.ozchi.org/

CALLING:  Short Papers  |  Industry Case Studies  |  Demos & Posters   
|  Doctoral Consortium Applications  |  Workshop and Tutorial  
Participation  |  24 Hour Design Challenge Entries  |  Student  
Volunteers

NEWS

..  Submission deadline extended to 4 Sep 2009
..  Keynote speakers' names, bios, photos online
..  Two full days of workshops and tutorials on 23 + 24 Nov
..  24 days from now until the online challenge starts: ozchi.org/24

IMPORTANT DATES
(short papers, industry case studies, demos & posters, and doctoral  
consortium only)

04 Sep 2009		EXTENDED submission deadline
02 Oct 2009		Notification of acceptance
09 Oct 2009		Camera ready papers due

CONFERENCE THEME

The 2009 conference theme is Design: Open 24/7. Accessibility,  
inclusivity and dissolving boundaries are core to the Open 24/7 theme  
for the design of human interaction with and through digital  
technologies. The integration of digital technologies into our  
everyday life allows for a seamless transitioning between open and  
closed, work and leisure, public and private. Open implies  
participation and collaboration across traditional borders between  
individuals, organisations and disciplines. OZCHI 2009 provides a  
forum to discuss all aspects of openness, open borders, open  
participation, open source and open architecture. Theme-related  
submissions may address these topics:

..  Open always-on real-time ubiquitous and pervasive designs
..  Open design and universality versus situatedness,  
contextualisation and personalisation
..  Open source for design – design for open source
..  Open mind – new ideas, concepts and approaches from outside HCI
..  Beyond open – never closed: design for escapism

CONFERENCE TOPICS

SUBMISSIONS

All submissions must be written in English. Both long and short papers  
will undergo a double blind review process by an international panel  
and evaluated on the basis of their significance, originality, and  
clarity of writing. Accepted long papers and short papers will be  
available in the published proceedings. At least one author of any  
accepted submission must register and attend the conference and  
present the paper for publication in the proceedings. All submissions  
must use the two column OZCHI proceedings template: http://www.ozchi.org/mediawiki/ozchipaper_template2009.doc 
  and be submitted to the conference submission site: http://precisionconference.com/~ozchi

Jesper Kjeldskov, Aalborg University, Denmark & Jeni Paay, CSIRO
Technical Program Chairs
program at ozchi.org

SHORT PAPERS

Short length papers, up to 4 pages, should present ideas that could  
benefit from discussion with members of the HCI community. These  
papers may include work-in-progress, experiences of reflective  
practitioners, and first drafts of novel concepts and approaches.

Stephen Viller, UQ & Rebecca Schultz, WorkSafe Victoria
Short Papers Chairs
shorts at ozchi.org

INDUSTRY CASE STUDIES

Industry Case Studies demonstrate how user experience professionals  
have applied human-computer interaction to create practical solutions  
to commercial situations. Presentations may include areas such as:  
challenges faced in implementing methods and techniques; development  
of new or improved techniques; or incorporating usability into an  
organisation. Submissions should contain:

1.	A 250 word summary for the conference program including: the issue  
addressed; what will be presented; and relevance to the HCI community.
2.	A proposal outlining the presentation and the rationale behind it,  
including:
	◦	Session title
	◦	Presenter(s) name and organisation
	◦	A brief background of the presenter(s) and organisation
	◦	The business problem addressed
	◦	The approach and/or solution
	◦	Challenges and issues that emerged throughout the project
	◦	Benefits and limitations
	◦	If applicable, how a similar approach or solution could be used in  
other contexts
	◦	Relevance of the case study to other HCI professionals
	◦	Technical requirements for delivering the presentation

Submit Industry Case Studies by email to: industry at ozchi.org

Ash Donaldson, Produxi Consulting & Shane Morris, Microsoft
Industry Chairs
industry at ozchi.org

DEMOS & POSTERS

Demonstrations and posters provide an attractive way to showcase real  
outcomes of human-computer interaction research and development. These  
sessions offer a platform to share ideas, concepts and work-in- 
progress face-to-face with the OZCHI community in a way that a paper  
presentation cannot. Proposals for demos and posters should be  
submitted on 2 pages using the OZCHI proceedings template, and sent to demos at ozchi.org

Ben Kraal, QUT & Ricky Robinson, NICTA
Demos & Posters Chairs
demos at ozchi.org

DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM

The Doctoral Consortium is scheduled prior to the main conference  
program on 23 Nov 2009. The Doctoral Consortium offers PhD students a  
special forum where they can present, discuss and progress their  
research plans with peers and established senior researchers. PhD  
candidates wishing to attend the consortium should submit a 2 page  
research proposal following the OZCHI Proceedings template and  
submitted via email to dc at ozchi.org. Positions at the consortium will  
be offered based on a review of the submitted proposals.

Margot Brereton, QUT
Doctoral Consortium Chair
dc at ozchi.org

24 HOUR DESIGN CHALLENGE

This year OZCHI will be preceded by a student design challenge in two  
rounds organised as two 24 hour events. The first round takes place  
online on 12 September 2009, 8am (AEST). The second round will be held  
at OZCHI on 24 November 2009. In both rounds teams of 2-5 students are  
invited to develop a solution for a state-of-the-art research problem  
acquiring interaction design and HCI skills. Top entries will be  
awarded a travel scholarship for the conference (round 1) and prizes  
sponsored by our industry partners (round 2). For more information  
visit http://www.ozchi.org/24

Martin Tomitsch, Andrew Vande Moere, The University of Sydney & Jeremy  
Yuille, RMIT/ACID
Student Design Challenge Chairs
sdc at ozchi.org

WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIALS

Monday 23rd Nov 2009
User Requirements Gathering (tutorial)
OZeWAI Web Accessibility (workshop - day 1 of 2)
OZCHI Doctoral Consortium

Tuesday 24th Nov
Web accessibility (tutorial)
OZeWAI Inclusive Information Society (workshop - day 2 of 2)
Designing for Healthy Living (workshop)
Smart Health '09 (workshop)
Hungry 24/7? HCI Design for Sustainable Food Culture (workshop)
Multi-channel Content Presentation (workshop)
Evaluating Virtual Worlds (workshop)
Street Computing (workshop)
OZCHI 24 Hour Student Design Challenge

Please refer to the individual workshop and tutorial pages for further  
details:
http://www.ozchi.org/mediawiki/index.php/WORKSHOPS

Lian Loke & Toni Robertson, UTS
Workshops, Tutorials and Panels Chairs
workshops at ozchi.org

VOLUNTEERS
http://www.ozchi.org/mediawiki/index.php/VOLUNTEERS

OZCHI actively encourages students to volunteer at the conference.  
Being a student volunteer is a great way to support the HCI community,  
meet other students in the field, and attend the premier HCI  
conference Australia. You will help the conference organisers with the  
running of the conference and support the setting-up of presentations  
and workshops. You will see the latest in HCI, and have fun while  
learning about running the conference. In return, you will get free  
registration. To apply, email volunteers at ozchi.org with your contact  
details (email, phone, university), an abstract of your research  
project, a resume, and the reasons why you would like to be a student  
volunteer. Applications close on 28 Aug 2009.

Hilary Davis, University of Melbourne & Debra Polson, QUT/ACID
Volunteers Chairs
volunteers at ozchi.org

KEYNOTES
http://www.ozchi.org/mediawiki/index.php/KEYNOTES

..  Bill Moggridge, Co-founder of IDEO.com
..  Patrick Hofmann, Head of User Experience, Google Australia
..  Yvonne Rogers, Director, Pervasive Interaction Lab, Open  
University, UK

See you in Melbourne!

Marcus Foth, QUT
Conference Chair
chair at ozchi.org

--
Assoc. Prof. Marcus Foth
Principal Research Fellow

Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation
Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J)
Victoria Park Rd, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia
Phone +61 7 313 x88772 - Fax x88238 - Office K506, KG
m.foth at qut.edu.au - http://www.urbaninformatics.net/