From f.vetere at unimelb.edu.au Mon Dec 1 18:09:40 2008 From: f.vetere at unimelb.edu.au (Frank Vetere) Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:09:40 +1100 Subject: [chisigmail] Panels at OZCHI 2008 Message-ID: Dear HCI colleague OZCHI 2008 presents three exciting panels, consisting of national and international experts discussing three fascinating topics: the design of mobile experiences, industry collaborations with indigenous people, and interactions between social networks and urban life. (1) UNDERSTANDING FUTURE MOBILE LANDSCAPE: INDUSTRY CHALLENGES (3:30 pm, Wednesday, 10 December) (2) INDIGENOUS LED DIGITAL ENTERPRISE (3:00 pm, Thursday, 11 December) (3) INFORMATICS BEYOND THE CITY (1:30 pm, Friday, 12 December) All panels are 90 minutes and are part of OZCHI 2008 held at James Cook University, Cairns, Australia. Daily registration is available (http://www.ozchi.org/mediawiki/index.php/Attending) ********************************************* Panel 1: UNDERSTANDING FUTURE MOBILE LANDSCAPE: INDUSTRY CHALLENGES 3:30 pm, Wednesday, 10 December James Cook University, Cairns INTRODUCTION: Rod Farmer (3 Mobile, Hutchison Telecommunications) CHAIR: John Murphy (Design4Use) PANELISTS: Doug Maloney (3 Mobile); Oliver Weidlich (Ideal Interfaces); Gary Marsden (University of Cape Town, South Africa) This industry panel examines trends in designing mobile experiences and debate issues in reconciling strategies to understand user contexts with the speed of industry development cycles. It will explore four themes: 1) Content is the interface of the future: Icons are dead and stripping away traditional interface elements can put media (photos, music, video) at the heart of the user experience; 2) Mobile technology trends and innovation: the tidal wave of innovative content and services waiting to be unleashed begs considering the role of emerging technologies in delivering great user experiences and shaping the business environment; 3) Appreciating users as uniquely complex and contradictory: Customers cannot be defined merely and designing experiences that recognise their individuality requires research tools and analysis techniques which allow us to live and breath the world as users see it; 4) Context is the next frontier for the mobile user experience: A key challenge for the design of new mobile interface experiences is the tension between the time required to produce rich and rigorous data and fast paced mobile design environments. ********************************************* Panel 2: INDIGENOUS LED DIGITAL ENTERPRISE 3:00 pm, Thursday, 11 December James Cook University, Cairns INTRODUCTION: Toni Robertson (UTS) CHAIR: Peter Radoll (Jabal/ANU) PANELISTS: Troy Mallie (Cultural Systems Solutions, Townsville); Vicus Steffensen (Traditional Knowledge Revival Pathways, Cape York); Pasty Cameron (Telling Places in Country, Tasmania); Yvonne Cadet-James (Gugu-Baden Cultural History, Townsville) This panel offers invaluable perspectives on technology design and use filtered through Indigenous expertise on Indigenous issues. Indigenous Australians have recognised and acted to exploit the contribution that accessible and usable digital technologies can make to a range of deeply significant projects within areas such as knowledge preservation, cultural presentation and land mapping among others. This panel brings the voices, experience and expertise of Indigenous Australians working with new and emerging technologies in their own enterprises; enterprises that all closely linked to Australia's natural heritage and environment. The panel chair and four speakers each bring perspectives on technology design and use that are grounded in their day-to-day engagement with the constraints and opportunities these technologies offer our Indigenous people to set their own agendas within their own projects. Sponsored by: Riawunna (UTAS) & nic bidwell (JCU) ********************************************* Panel 3: INFORMATICS BEYOND THE CITY 1:30 pm, Friday, 12 December James Cook University, Cairns INTRODUCTION: Marcus Foth (QUT) CHAIR: Michael Arnold (The University of Melbourne) PANELISTS Bharat Dave (University of Melbourne); Ann Light (Sheffield Hallam University, UK); Nancy Odendaal (UKZN School of Architecture, Planning and Housing, Durban, South Africa); Monica Whitty (Nottingham Trent University, UK) Urban informatics research and development is positioned at the intersection of people, place and technology with a focus on cities, locative media and mobile technology. In seeking interdisciplinarity an undifferentiated attention on the 'urban' may segregate rather than connect. This panel hopes to help critically analyse the specificities of particular cities across the world and their residents, and a city's contextual embeddedness with a view to establish a heightened awareness of the assumptions behind urban informatics. Urban residents need to be appreciated as differentiated individuals that are situated in a variety of time and place settings attached to a historical context of personal experiences. Social networks form between these residents and commuters and visitors that move in and out of cities. These connections nurture symbiotic relationships and exchanges between urban. Sponsored by: QUT Urban Informatics & Australian Research Council ********************************************* For further details on these panels and the wide range of high quality papers, demos and other interactive activities please visit www.ozchi.org We look forward to seeing you in Cairns OZCHI08 conference team From mitchm at hiser.com.au Mon Dec 1 19:29:17 2008 From: mitchm at hiser.com.au (Malek, Mitch (Hiser)) Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:59:17 +1030 Subject: [chisigmail] Invitation to the Melbourne CHISIG Christmas party - 6:30pm 18th December Message-ID: <576EE91CBA338A498A6E1C528A765D7901C824@ADLEX01.ap.serco.com> Dear All, Thank you to those people who responded to the call for volunteers to supply the entertainment at this year's event. We now have at the moment 6 brave souls who are going to get up and present for our version of PowerPoint Karaoke: Brett Collinson, Shane Morris, Ben Green, Mark Bergin, Gian Wild and Silvia Sanchez So come and support these lovely people - and "network" in our most relaxed (and fun) event of the year: Time: 6:30 pm Date: Thursday 18th December Location: The Railway Hotel, 280 Ferras Street, South Melbourne (Same venue as last year) Cost: $50 members, $55 non-members (partners are welcome) Food: 3 course Christmas dinner and a complimentary drink on arrival (Beer, wine, basic spirits) You'll need to register and pay by the 11th December (Thursday week), with the attached registration form. Please fill it in, and then either fax, email or post back to HEFSA with your credit card details or a cheque. Please note, there will be no payments able to be accepted on the night, so pre-registration and payment is essential. See you all there. Mitch _________________________________________________ Mitch Malek Senior Consultant - The Hiser Group Ph: +61 (0)3 9648 4317 ::: Fax: +61 (0)3 9648 4390 18/535 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, AUSTRALIA www.hiser.com.au | mitchm at hiser.com.au _________________________________________________ ***Disclaimer*** This email and any attachments may contain confidential and/or privileged material and/or material subject to copyright; it is for the intended addressee(s) only. If you are not a named addressee you shall not use, retain or disclose such information. The views expressed in this email are those of the originator and do not necessarily represent the views of The Hiser Group or its parent company, Serco Group Pty Ltd. Nothing in this email shall bind Hiser or Serco in any contract or obligation. Hiser cannot guarantee that the email or any attachments are free from viruses or errors and will not be responsible for loss or damage resulting either directly or indirectly from any such virus or error. If this is a commercial electronic message within the meaning of the Spam Act, you may indicate that you do not wish to receive any further commercial electronic messages from us by sending an email to mailto:mnospam at hiser.com.au The Hiser Group Pty Ltd. Incorporated in NSW, November 1990. ACN 050 327 716 Registered office: Level 10, 90 Arthur Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Christmas Function Registration Form.doc Type: application/msword Size: 60928 bytes Desc: Christmas Function Registration Form.doc Url : From Cecile.Paris at csiro.au Sun Dec 7 17:17:47 2008 From: Cecile.Paris at csiro.au (Cecile.Paris at csiro.au) Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 09:17:47 +1100 Subject: [chisigmail] Open position: User Experience Researcher Message-ID: <1E24F8498F299B4986C854A888472440164BF48E@EXNSW-MBX01.nexus.csiro.au> Research Scientist - User Experience Researcher Positions Details - 2008/1368 We are seeking a creative and proactive researcher to join the Networking Technologies Laboratory. This Laboratory has a team of 30 researchers and engineers who are actively engaged in state of the art data and information-related research and are helping to build the effective and leading edge tools to manage floods of heterogeneous information rapidly and effectively. The position will take part in user research through the whole design lifecycle, using a range of different techniques as appropriate, from initial user understandings, through iterative and participatory design, to evaluations of prototype systems in use. Specifically, the role will involve: * Planning and conducting field studies of collaborative work activities. * Planning and conducting evaluations of existing and prototype technologies in use. * Conceptualising distributed and co-located collaborative work. * Communicating findings to interaction design and engineering teams. * Informing technology design and innovation from empirical data. * Working in a multi-disciplinary team across CSIRO, NICTA and DSTO. Position Description Key Capabilities * Skills with User Experience and Human-Computer Interaction research. * Skills with user studies using a range of different HCI methods and techniques. * Skills with the evaluation of user interfaces and interaction design. * Skills with field and lab based HCI studies and experiments. * Skills in informing design from user studies. * Skills with user interface and interaction design. Key Result Areas/Duties * Contribute to the development of the Tapestry collaborative environment. * Contribute to the planning and conduction of user studies and evaluations. * Contribute to the understanding and conceptualization of distributed and collaborative work. * Inform development of novel interaction design for collaborative tools utilizing flexible configurations of large interactive displays in physical work environments. * Inform the creation of innovative user interface and interaction designs for co-located and remote collaboration. * Produce research publications in the area of HCI and CSCW. Selection Criteria Applicants must address the selection criteria. Applicants that do not address the selection criteria will not be considered. To assist you prepare your application please read the information available at "Guidelines for Applicants" Essential 1. PhD in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). 2. Experience with HCI field and lab based user study methods and techniques such as ethnography, contextual inquiry, usability evaluation. 3. Experience with user-centred HCI design techniques such as participatory design, design sketching, storyboarding. 4. Experience with the evaluation of user interfaces and interaction design. 5. Skills in informing user interface and design from user studies. 6. Experience with HCI research through active project involvement. 7. Conference and/or journal publications in the areas of HCI and/or CSCW. Desirable 1. Experience with HCI university teaching and/or student supervision. 2. Graphical design skills. 3. Experience with applying HCI research to real world domains. 4. Skills with graphical tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Director. Applications Before you apply ensure that your documents are in Text, MS Word or PDF. Ensure your file is not larger than 1MB in PDF format, or 2MB for all other formats. Your Documents will be converted into PDF format. To view these documents once converted you will need to download Adobe Reader Download Adobe Reader CSIRO prefers applications be lodged online via this careers site. You are required to include two documents:(1) A document Addressing the "Selection Criteria" and (2) A "Resume or CV" including the names of at least two referees. Note: Applications that do not address the selection criteria will not be considered. If you experience difficulties applying online call 1300 301 509 and someone will be able to assist you. Outside business hours please email: csiro-careers at csiro.au If you are unable to lodge your application online, please fax your application (quoting reference number 2008/1368) to +61 2 6246 4455 or alternatively post to: CSIRO Careers Online PO Box 225 DICKSON ACT 2602 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply for all CSIRO positions. Contact If after reading the selection documentation you have any questions specifically relating to this position, please contact Dr Jesper Kjeldskov on (02) 9372 4329 or via email Jesper.Kjeldskov at csiro.au. Please do not email your application directly to Jesper. Applications received via this method will not be considered. Applications can be lodged here: https://recruitment.csiro.au/asp/job_details.asp?RefNo=2008%2F1368 - Please use the 'Apply Now' link. CSIRO CSIRO is Australia's premier research body, delivering innovative science for the benefit of Australians. The CSIRO ICT Centre is building a role for Australia as a global ICT innovator by delivering leading-edge Information and Communication Technology solutions for industry and society. The Centre has over 250 researchers across Australia working on a wide range of ICT technologies and application areas www.ict.csiro.au The HxI/Braccetto project aims to develop sophisticated collaboration technology allowing geographically distributed teams to collaborate more efficiently and effectively. As well as exploring novel interaction design, emerging display and multi-point interaction technologies, of interest to the project is how these technologies work within the context of different spatial configurations and artefacts that make up a physical workspace www.hxi.org.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mitchm at hiser.com.au Mon Dec 8 17:26:36 2008 From: mitchm at hiser.com.au (Malek, Mitch (Hiser)) Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 08:56:36 +1030 Subject: [chisigmail] Reminder - Invitation to the Melbourne CHISIG Christmas party - 6:30pm 18th December - Railway Hotel, South Melbourne In-Reply-To: <576EE91CBA338A498A6E1C528A765D7901C833@ADLEX01.ap.serco.com> References: <576EE91CBA338A498A6E1C528A765D7901C824@ADLEX01.ap.serco.com> <576EE91CBA338A498A6E1C528A765D7901C833@ADLEX01.ap.serco.com> Message-ID: <576EE91CBA338A498A6E1C528A765D7901C835@ADLEX01.ap.serco.com> Hello Everyone, There's only 3 days left to register for the CHISIG Christmas party and I would hate anyone to miss out, so please make sure you send the attached form to HEFSA by 11th December. Also, there has also been a line-up change with Ben Green now unable to attend, but Glen Smith (from HEFSA) has bravely stepped up to fill the spot. Thank you Glen! Cheers, Mitch ________________________________ From: Malek, Mitch (Hiser) Sent: Tuesday, 2 December 2008 11:29 AM To: 'chisigmail at chisig.org' Subject: Invitation to the Melbourne CHISIG Christmas party - 6:30pm 18th December Dear All, Thank you to those people who responded to the call for volunteers to supply the entertainment at this year's event. We now have at the moment 6 brave souls who are going to get up and present for our version of PowerPoint Karaoke: Brett Collinson, Shane Morris, Ben Green, Mark Bergin, Gian Wild and Silvia Sanchez So come and support these lovely people - and "network" in our most relaxed (and fun) event of the year: Time: 6:30 pm Date: Thursday 18th December Location: The Railway Hotel, 280 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne (Same venue as last year) Cost: $50 members, $55 non-members (partners are welcome) Food: 3 course Christmas dinner and a complimentary drink on arrival (Beer, wine, basic spirits) You'll need to register and pay by the 11th December (Thursday week), with the attached registration form. Please fill it in, and then either fax, email or post back to HEFSA with your credit card details or a cheque. Please note, there will be no payments able to be accepted on the night, so pre-registration and payment is essential. See you all there. Mitch _________________________________________________ Mitch Malek Senior Consultant - The Hiser Group Ph: +61 (0)3 9648 4317 ::: Fax: +61 (0)3 9648 4390 18/535 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, AUSTRALIA www.hiser.com.au | mitchm at hiser.com.au _________________________________________________ ***Disclaimer*** This email and any attachments may contain confidential and/or privileged material and/or material subject to copyright; it is for the intended addressee(s) only. If you are not a named addressee you shall not use, retain or disclose such information. The views expressed in this email are those of the originator and do not necessarily represent the views of The Hiser Group or its parent company, Serco Group Pty Ltd. Nothing in this email shall bind Hiser or Serco in any contract or obligation. 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URL: From m.foth at qut.edu.au Wed Dec 10 03:23:09 2008 From: m.foth at qut.edu.au (Marcus Foth) Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:23:09 +1000 Subject: [chisigmail] Call for Papers: IWSSI/SPMU 2009, co-located with Pervasive 2009 Message-ID: [We apologize if you receive this call more than once, it has been posted to multiple relevant mailing lists. Please redistribute within your own group or among colleagues.] ===================================================================== 2nd International Workshop on Security and Privacy in Spontaneous Interaction and Mobile Device Use (IWSSI/SPMU'09) - Call for Papers ===================================================================== http://iwssi2009.cs.univie.ac.at Nara, Japan co-located with Pervasive 2009 *Important Dates* ----------------- Submission Deadline: February 10, 2009 Notification to Authors: March 1, 2009 Camera-Ready Papers: April 1, 2009 Workshop: May 11, 2009 *Scope* ------- Mobile devices in general, and mobile phones in particular, present unique challenges not only in terms of user interface, battery life, and form factor, but also in terms of ensuring their users' privacy and security. Privacy and security are often in conflict with another and have been the topic of many research projects. Emerging mobile payment and ticketing solutions require the secure transmission and storage of financial information, while electronic health records or access certificates/tokens might imply the use of highly sensitive personal information on such devices. Securing the potentially massive amount of interactions using mobile devices is difficult, because typically there will be no a priori shared information such as passwords, addresses, or PIN codes between the phone, its user, and the service they want to use. Additionally, mobile devices often lack powerful user interfaces to support classical authentication methods. The 2nd International Workshop on Security and Privacy in Spontaneous Interaction and Mobile Device Use (IWSSI/SPMU'09) provides a forum to discuss these challenges and to put forward an agenda for future research. The workshop is intended to foster cooperation between research groups and to establish a highly connected research community. Selected workshop submissions will be collected as a special issue in a renowned international journal, together with a number of invited contributions from renowned researchers in the field. Topics of interest for this workshop include, but are not limited to, the following items as they appear in the context of spontaneous interaction and/or mobile device use: * Authentication protocols and methods for device pairing or user authentication * Sensor-, context-, and location-based authentication methods * Authorization, access control, and trust management * Logging and auditing of spontaneous interactions with mobile devices * Network and system models * Security and privacy of mobile phone users * Security and privacy issues in mobile phone networks * Privacy and anonymous/pseudonymous interactions * User interfaces and models for user interaction on mobile devices * Making use of spontaneous interaction in applications * Public perception of security and privacy issues of mobile phones * Legal and social issues of security and privacy for mobile phones * Options for lawful, auditable, and restricted tracking and surveillance using mobile phones in law enforcement *Contributions* --------------- There will be two separate categories for submission: * Full papers: We solicit novel contributions of up to 6 pages (see the workshop website for format details) on any of the topics of interest or related areas. These papers must not significantly overlap with other papers previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Accepted papers will be published in the Pervasive 2009 workshops proceedings as well as online on the IWSII/SPMU09 website. Authors of selected submissions will also be invited to submit an extended version to a special issue in a renowned international journal. * Position papers: Position papers should be no longer than 2 pages and may present already published work in the context of this workshop, work in progress, as well as ideas and concepts for future research. We encourage authors to submit to both categories if deemed appropriate. An international program committee will select around 12-15 contributions. Authors of accepted full and position papers will be invited to give short presentations at the beginning of the workshop with brief discussion phases, followed by an open panel and more specific discussion groups to discuss common ground and open challenges. The open panel is also a forum for informally presenting demonstrators, which will be actively encouraged. Video and other supplementary material will be published on the workshop web page to provide further incentive for showing prototypes. Contributions must be sent by email to no later than February 10, 2009, and should be in PDF format. If you have any questions, we encourage you to contact the organizers at the above email address. *Organizing Committee* ---------------------- Rene Mayrhofer (University of Vienna, Austria) Marc Langheinrich (Universita della Svizzera italiana/USI, Switzerland) Alexander De Luca (LMU Munich, Germany) *Program Committee* (confirmed) ------------------------------- Jaap-Henk Hoepman, Radboud University Nijmegen, NL John Krumm, Microsoft Research Redmond, US Jonathan M. McCune, Carnegie Mellon University, US Frank Stajano, University of Cambridge, UK Ersin Uzun, University of California, Irvine, US Alexander Varshavsky, AT&T, US [additional PC members pending] --------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send an empty email to mailto:chi-announcements-unsubscribe-request at listserv.acm.org For further details of CHI lists see http://sigchi.org/listserv --------------------------------------------------------------- -- Dr Marcus Foth Australian Postdoctoral Fellow Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Phone +61 7 313 x88772 - Fax x88195 - Office Z6-511 m.foth at qut.edu.au - http://www.vrolik.de/publications/ From mitchm at hiser.com.au Thu Dec 11 00:42:23 2008 From: mitchm at hiser.com.au (Malek, Mitch (Hiser)) Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:12:23 +1030 Subject: [chisigmail] Reminder - Invitation to the Melbourne CHISIG Christmas party **** It's NOT singing! ***** 6:30pm 18th December - Railway Hotel, South Melbourne In-Reply-To: <576EE91CBA338A498A6E1C528A765D7901C833@ADLEX01.ap.serco.com> References: <576EE91CBA338A498A6E1C528A765D7901C824@ADLEX01.ap.serco.com> <576EE91CBA338A498A6E1C528A765D7901C833@ADLEX01.ap.serco.com> Message-ID: <576EE91CBA338A498A6E1C528A765D7901C849@ADLEX01.ap.serco.com> Hello Everyone, I have heard a rumour that people are thinking there will be singing involved in this year's Powerpoint Karaoke. Whilst that works in Japanese venues with lots of sake, this karaoke is more like improvised theatre - very like last year's highly successful and very popular 'Thank God usability's here' night - and we expect an equally hilarious evening given the standard of the presenters. However any rousing audience renditions of favourite Christmas carols or 'My Achy-breaky Site' are still welcome! Please note, we've talked (begged, pleaded, bribed) our venue and the HFESA secretary into extending the registration cut off date to Wednesday 17th next week. These two facts mean that you are not off the hook! This night works really well as a laid back fun networking evening - so please review your diary and come on down! If you are having problems with faxing or posting your registration form, please contact Pauline at HFESA at secretariat at ergonomics.org.au to organise another way of paying. Thanks, Mitch ________________________________ From: Malek, Mitch (Hiser) Sent: Tuesday, 2 December 2008 11:29 AM To: 'chisigmail at chisig.org' Subject: Invitation to the Melbourne CHISIG Christmas party - 6:30pm 18th December Dear All, Thank you to those people who responded to the call for volunteers to supply the entertainment at this year's event. We now have at the moment 6 brave souls who are going to get up and present for our version of PowerPoint Karaoke: Brett Collinson, Shane Morris, Glen Smith, Mark Bergin, Gian Wild and Silvia Sanchez So come and support these lovely people - and "network" in our most relaxed (and fun) event of the year: Time: 6:30 pm Date: Thursday 18th December Location: The Railway Hotel, 280 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne (Same venue as last year) Cost: $50 members, $55 non-members (partners are welcome) Food: 3 course Christmas dinner and a complimentary drink on arrival (Beer, wine, basic spirits) You'll need to register and pay by the 11th December (Thursday week), with the attached registration form. Please fill it in, and then either fax, email or post back to HEFSA with your credit card details or a cheque. Please note, there will be no payments able to be accepted on the night, so pre-registration and payment is essential. See you all there. Mitch _________________________________________________ Mitch Malek Senior Consultant - The Hiser Group Ph: +61 (0)3 9648 4317 ::: Fax: +61 (0)3 9648 4390 18/535 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, AUSTRALIA www.hiser.com.au | mitchm at hiser.com.au _________________________________________________ ***Disclaimer*** This email and any attachments may contain confidential and/or privileged material and/or material subject to copyright; it is for the intended addressee(s) only. If you are not a named addressee you shall not use, retain or disclose such information. The views expressed in this email are those of the originator and do not necessarily represent the views of The Hiser Group or its parent company, Serco Group Pty Ltd. Nothing in this email shall bind Hiser or Serco in any contract or obligation. Hiser cannot guarantee that the email or any attachments are free from viruses or errors and will not be responsible for loss or damage resulting either directly or indirectly from any such virus or error. If this is a commercial electronic message within the meaning of the Spam Act, you may indicate that you do not wish to receive any further commercial electronic messages from us by sending an email to mailto:mnospam at hiser.com.au The Hiser Group Pty Ltd. Incorporated in NSW, November 1990. ACN 050 327 716 Registered office: Level 10, 90 Arthur Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gregr at hiser.com.au Mon Dec 15 01:29:06 2008 From: gregr at hiser.com.au (Ralph, Greg (Hiser)) Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:59:06 +1030 Subject: [chisigmail] It's not about singing! Message-ID: <576EE91CBA338A498A6E1C528A765D79045C5F@ADLEX01.ap.serco.com> FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BOOKED FOR THE CHISIG CHRISTMAS "DO" We just want to check that everyone's received confirmation of their booking. If you haven't, please contact Pauline Pertel at the HFESA/CHISIG Secretariat: PHONE: 02 9680 9026 EMAIL: secretariat at ergonomics.org.au FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T BOOKED YET... You've got till Wednesday night to book for this event. ANYONE who's been to a CHISIG Christmas "do" will know what a fun-tabulous night it is - think "Thank God Usability's Here" meets "Christmas Comedy Debate". On a pragmatic note, it's also one of the best nights of the year to network and to find out who's been doing what (and thrust your CV into someone's hand?) Don't be shy. (Go on, call now!) The registration form is attached to this email. TIME/DATE: 6:30 pm - this Thursday (18th December) LOCATION: The Railway Hotel, 280 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne (Same venue as last year) COST: $50 members, $55 non-members (partners are welcome) FOOD: 3 course Christmas dinner and a complimentary drink on arrival (Beer, wine, basic spirits) THIS WILL BE THE LAST EMAIL NOTICE RE THIS EVENT Photos won't be published - so if you want to know what *really* happened... Hope to see you there! Greg Ralph ***Disclaimer*** This email and any attachments may contain confidential and/or privileged material and/or material subject to copyright; it is for the intended addressee(s) only. If you are not a named addressee you shall not use, retain or disclose such information. The views expressed in this email are those of the originator and do not necessarily represent the views of The Hiser Group or its parent company, Serco Group Pty Ltd. Nothing in this email shall bind Hiser or Serco in any contract or obligation. Hiser cannot guarantee that the email or any attachments are free from viruses or errors and will not be responsible for loss or damage resulting either directly or indirectly from any such virus or error. If this is a commercial electronic message within the meaning of the Spam Act, you may indicate that you do not wish to receive any further commercial electronic messages from us by sending an email to mailto:mnospam at hiser.com.au The Hiser Group Pty Ltd. Incorporated in NSW, November 1990. ACN 050 327 716 Registered office: Level 10, 90 Arthur Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Christmas Function Registration Form.doc Type: application/msword Size: 61440 bytes Desc: Christmas Function Registration Form.doc Url : From Cecile.Paris at csiro.au Tue Dec 23 04:27:37 2008 From: Cecile.Paris at csiro.au (Cecile.Paris at csiro.au) Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:27:37 +1100 Subject: [chisigmail] FW: Call for Papers INTERACT 2009 Message-ID: <1E24F8498F299B4986C854A88847244018064E1C@EXNSW-MBX01.nexus.csiro.au> CALL FOR PAPERS INTERACT 2009 - Research and Practice The twelfth IFIP conference on Human-Computer Interaction: INTERACT 2009, being held 24 - 28 August 2009 in Uppsala, Sweden Conference website: www.INTERACT2009.org Paper submission site: https://www.softconf.com/s08/interact2009/ ------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS ------------------------------------- The theme of the INTERACT 2009 conference, 'Research and Practice', addresses the issue of continuity between theory and practice in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research. The main focus is on research that is reflected in real-world applications. The INTERACT series of conferences has been one of the driving forces in the HCI field for many years, and over time much research has been published in the INTERACT Conference proceedings. In Scandinavia, where INTERACT will be held in 2009, the HCI research tradition has always had a strong connection to working life, and the aim to produce practical assets for software design has been an important research issue. But how does research relate to practice in 2009? Are research results spreading beyond the research community and applied in practice, and are practitioners looking into research for their answers? The relation between theory and practice is an old issue that is becoming increasingly important. Has HCI been able to contribute to better IT use in practice? Are the existing methods and tools for the design of usable systems sufficient or is there still a need for new and better processes, methods and tools for systems development? INTERACT 2009 provides a forum in which practitioners and researchers can discuss research and methods for mutual benefit. Suggested topics for contributions are (but not limited to): Methods and Processes for Interface/Interaction Design, Modelling and Evaluation, including: - Accessibility and Usability - Affective HCI, Emotion, Motivational Aspects - Evaluation Methods / Usability Evaluation - Human Factors and HCI - Human Error and Safety - Mobility / Mobile Accessibility / Mobile devices - Model-Based Design of Interactive Systems - Tools for Design, Modelling, Evaluation - Usability and Software / Enterprise Engineering - User Modelling - Visualisation Techniques Cross-cultural and Social Issues, including: - Developing Local Content or Interaction Design Capacity - ICT in Social Development - Interaction Design for Developing Regions - International and Cultural Aspects of HCI Specific Application Areas, including: - Adaptive Interfaces - Augmented Reality and Tangible User Interfaces - Child-Computer Interfaces - Context-Dependent Systems - End-User Development and Adaptation - Fun / Aesthetic Design - HCI and Web 2.0 - HCI Education - Human-Robot Interaction - Human-Work Interaction Design - Interaction with Small or Large Displays - Multi-Modal Interfaces - Multi-User Interaction / Cooperation - Novel User Interfaces and Interaction Techniques - Social Media / Social Networks - Ubiquitous and Context-Aware Computing - User Interfaces for Safety Critical Systems and Healthcare - User Interfaces for Web Applications, e-Government ------------------------------------- SUBMISSION CATEGORIES ------------------------------------- Submissions are invited in the following track categories: - Full research papers - Short papers - SIGs - Panels - Interactive posters - Demos - Tutorials - Workshops - Doctoral Consortium ------------------------------------- DEADLINES ------------------------------------- Full research papers: Abstract submission deadline: 5 January 2009 Paper submission deadline: 30 January 2009 Paper reviews due: 27 February 2009 Acceptance notification: 15 March 2009 Final version deadline: 15 April 2009 Short papers, SIG, panels, interactive posters, demos: Submission deadline: 30 March 2009 Short paper, SIG, panel, interactive poster, and demo reviews due: 30 April 2009 Acceptance notification: 15 May 2009 Final version deadline: 30 May 2009 Tutorials, workshops: Submission deadline: 15 January 2009 Tutorial/workshop reviews due: 15 February 2009 Acceptance notification: 1 March 2009 Final version deadline: 30 March 2009 Doctoral Consortium: Submission deadline: 30 March 2009 Doctoral consortium reviews due: 30 April 2009 Acceptance notification: 15 May 2009 Final version deadline: 30 May 2009 ------------------------------------- SUBMISSION FORMATS ------------------------------------- Please Note: All submissions in all categories must follow the Springer Lecture Notes template for Microsoft Word (.doc files only). Papers that do not follow the template may be excluded from the conference proceedings. The maximum paper length as stipulated in the various submission categories will also be strictly enforced (automatically by the conference submission system). For your convenience, a template for Microsoft Word (.doc) is provided for direct downloading at: http://www.interact2009.org/sites/default/files/SpringerLNCS-word%20format.zip For all the tracks, the versions submitted for review must be uploaded in .PDF format. Any questions regarding the formatting and uploading of submissions should be directed to: submissions at INTERACT2009.org. ------------------------------------- SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF SUBMISSIONS ------------------------------------- INTERACT 2009 is an international conference and all submissions will be peer-reviewed by an international panel of experts. English is the official conference language: all submissions must therefore be in English. ------------------------------------- FULL RESEARCH PAPERS ------------------------------------- Submissions of full research papers for publication in the conference proceedings are invited. Papers may address any of the areas identified in the conference topics and should take cognisance of the conference theme. Submissions should report original work and must not have been published previously. All full research paper submissions will be peer-reviewed by an international panel of experts. The review process will retain the anonymity of authors and reviewers. Submit full papers of a maximum of 14 pages in .PDF format, using the conference submission system at: https://www.softconf.com/s08/interact2009/. Papers must be formatted according to the LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) format as described above. Accepted full research papers must be presented at the conference and will be published in the Springer LNCS Series. Authors should guarantee the anonymity of their submissions (please remove names and affiliations from the first page and any other material that would allow reviewers to identify authors). We will follow a two-phased approach for the submission of full research papers: 1. If you wish to submit a full research paper you must first upload an Abstract of maximum 300 words for your paper using the conference submission system no later than 5 January 2009. This Abstract will be used to find and assign suitable reviewers for your full paper submission. You may deviate slightly from this abstract and paper title in your final version of the paper, but please keep to the core theme since it will not be possible to change reviewers later due to the very short reviewer turn-around times. This Abstract must contain the title of your paper but must be anonymous (contain no reference to the authors). If you do not submit an Abstract you will not be able to upload a full version of the paper later on. The submission system will issue a 'passcode' when you submit the Abstract, which will be required to upload the full version of your paper later on. 2. The full version of your paper must be the complete version of your paper and must again be anonymous (i.e. contain no details or reference to the authors). A maximum of 14 pages are allowed in the prescribed format. This complete version of your paper will be reviewed by an international panel of reviewers. This version must be uploaded to the submission system no later than 30 January 2009. For your convenience, a template for Microsoft Word (.doc) is provided for direct downloading at: http://www.interact2009.org/sites/default/files/SpringerLNCS-word%20format.zip ------------------------------------- SHORT PAPERS ------------------------------------- Submissions are solicited for short papers that address any of the conference topics. Authors are encouraged to submit late-breaking research results and work in progress that show the latest innovative ideas. Short paper submissions should report original work and must not have been published previously nor be a condensed version of previously published papers. All short paper submissions will be peer-reviewed by an international panel of experts. The review process will retain the anonymity of authors and reviewers. Submit short papers of a maximum 4 pages in .PDF format by 30 March 2009, using the conference submission system at: https://www.softconf.com/s08/interact2009/. Papers must be formatted according to the LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) format. Accepted short papers must be presented at the conference and will be published by Springer in the LNCS Series. Authors must guarantee the anonymity of their submissions (please remove names and affiliations from the first page and any other material that would allow reviewers to identify the authors). The visual nature of the short paper submission will be assessed by the reviewer. In case it is judged pertinent for the audience, authors of accepted short paper submission might be proposed to present their paper in the Interactive Poster session. For your convenience, a template for Microsoft Word (.doc) is provided for direct downloading at: http://www.interact2009.org/sites/default/files/SpringerLNCS-word%20format.zip ------------------------------------- INTERACTIVE POSTERS ------------------------------------- Submissions for interactive posters are invited, addressing any area of the conference topics. Authors are encouraged to demonstrate the late-breaking research results and work in progress that show the latest innovative ideas to stimulate audiences. Interactive Poster submissions should report original work and must not have been published previously nor can it be a shortened version of previously published papers. All Interactive Posters submissions will be peer-reviewed by an international panel of experts. The review process will retain the anonymity of authors and reviewers. Accepted posters must be presented at the conference during a special poster session. Poster papers will appear in the INTERACT 2009 conference proceedings to be published in the Springer LNCS Series. A poster submission may consist of a maximum 5 (4 plus 1) pages in .PDF format and must be submitted no later than 30 March 2009, using the conference submission system at: https://www.softconf.com/s08/interact2009/. A poster submission consists of: - a 4-pages poster paper and - a visual poster draft resized to 1 A4 page, collated into a single .PDF document. The paper part of the poster must be formatted according to the LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) format. Authors must guarantee the anonymity of their submissions (please remove names and affiliations from the first page and any other material that would allow reviewers to identify the authors). For your convenience, a template for Microsoft Word (.doc) is provided for direct downloading at: http://www.interact2009.org/sites/default/files/SpringerLNCS-word%20format.zip ------------------------------------- DEMONSTRATIONS ------------------------------------- Several technical advances can make human activities easier, faster, more accurate and more economical. Some may lead to completely new activities. These advances may benefit people by helping them work more effectively and live more comfortably, e.g., by creating new leisure activities and by opening new ways for communicating with friends, family, and colleagues. The system demonstration track is looking for examples of technical advances with such potential. We encourage demonstrations of new and emerging technical solutions as well as innovations based on current solutions. We are interested in demonstrations in the full range of HCI-related topics, especially as they relate to the conference theme. A system demonstration is a live presentation of a running system. The review process will retain the anonymity of reviewers; authors should guarantee the anonymity of their submissions (please remove names and affiliations from the first page and any other material that would allow reviewers to identify the authors). Submit a description of the demonstration of a maximum of 2 pages in .PDF format, using the conference submission system at: https://www.softconf.com/s08/interact2009/. Papers should be formatted according to the LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) format. Accepted demonstrations must be demonstrated during the conference and the demonstration papers will be published in the Springer LNCS Series. For your convenience, a template for Microsoft Word (.doc) is provided for direct downloading at: http://www.interact2009.org/sites/default/files/SpringerLNCS-word%20format.zip ------------------------------------- SIGS ------------------------------------- Special Interest Groups (SIGs) allow conference attendees who share similar interests to meet informally for 90 minutes of facilitated interactive discussion. INTERACT 2009 provides meeting space and advertises SIG meetings to the rest of the conference in the Conference Programme and on the Conference Website. Submissions for SIG discussions are NOT anonymous, but will be peer-reviewed, and acceptance will be based on the relevance of the topic to the INTERACT 2009 programme, its relevance and importance for the INTERACT community, and the plan for stimulating attendee interest and participation. Proposals must be authored by a minimum of two individuals representing at least two different organizations. A submission for a SIG discussion consists of an extended abstract of maximum 2 pages PLUS a 1 page description with the following information: - Interest and relevance of the SIG to INTERACT 2009. - Assumed attendee background. - Format of discussion including an informal list of topics and time allocated to each topic (roughly). - Name of primary contact person. The submission must be made using the conference submission system at: https://www.softconf.com/s08/interact2009/. Abstracts should be formatted according to the LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) format. The description of accepted SIG discussions will be published in the conference adjunct proceedings. For your convenience, a template for Microsoft Word (.doc) is provided for direct downloading at: http://www.interact2009.org/sites/default/files/SpringerLNCS-word%20format.zip ------------------------------------- PANELS ------------------------------------- Panel proposals are solicited. An invitation is extended to participants with an interest in developing a panel session around a stimulating or controversial theme in the general field of HCI. Topics and/or themes for a panel session may also be proposed by individuals with an interest in chairing a panel on a topic that intrigues them. Preference will be given to topics that raise forward-looking and/or contentious issues, and that promote debate among panel members and involvement of the audience. All suggestions will be assessed for their topicality and ability to generate stimulating debate. Submit a panel proposal and a panel abstract (2 pages in total) by 30 March 2009, using the conference submission system at: https://www.softconf.com/s08/interact2009/. Submissions for panels are NOT anonymous, but will receive at least 3 reviews from leaders in the specified area of HCI. The proposal should include the proposer's name and affiliation as well as the names and affiliations of possible panel members. Abstracts should be formatted according to the LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) format as described above. The description of accepted panels will be published in the conference adjunct proceedings. For your convenience, a template for Microsoft Word (.doc) is provided for direct downloading at: http://www.interact2009.org/sites/default/files/SpringerLNCS-word%20format.zip ------------------------------------- DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM ------------------------------------- The INTERACT 2009 Doctoral Consortium is a forum for PhD students to discuss their research goals, methods, and results at an early stage in their research. The Doctoral Consortium aims to provide useful guidance for completion of the dissertation research and the initiation of a research career in a friendly and constructive atmosphere. The Doctoral Consortium will be held on 24 and 25 August 2009. The Consortium will be a closed event, open only to the selected participants and other invited attendees. The Doctoral Consortium and INTERACT 2009 provide an opportunity for student participants to interact with other students at a similar stage in their research careers, established researchers, and the broader HCI community. PhD students who are currently working on their dissertation/thesis in an HCI related field are eligible to apply. Doctoral Consortium candidates should ideally have worked on their dissertation for at least 6 months. Thus, they should have chosen a research focus and possibly also have selected theoretical and methodological approaches and begun empirical work. To benefit from the Consortium students should have at least 6 -12 months of work remaining before the expected completion of their theses. The number of participants in the Consortium will be limited. Selection for the Consortium will be based on the quality of the submission and its relevance to HCI in a broad sense. The contribution the student may make to the Consortium, and the potential benefit of the Consortium to the student's research. Students selected to attend the Doctoral Consortium will be asked to present their work to get feedback for future directions. Consortium attendees are free to submit a paper or contribution to any of the other tracks at INTERACT 2009 on content similar to that in the proposal for the Doctoral Consortium. Each prospective PhD student participant must submit a package of materials, consisting of 2 parts for consideration by the Doctoral Consortium Committee, no later than 30 March 2008. The first part must be submitted electronically using the conference submission system at: https://www.softconf.com/s08/interact2009/. The second must be submitted via e-mail directly to one of the Doctoral Consortium Chairs. Part 1: Extended Research Abstract The research description should be at a maximum 4 pages long formatted according to the LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) format, and must include: - The title of the work. - The student's name, university name, address and e-mail address. - Name and e-mail address of the dissertation advisor/supervisor. - The research area or sub-area of the work (10 words or less). - Related submissions (e.g., if the students is also submitting a paper to INTERACT 2009). - A brief description of the research topic (25 words or less). - A description of the research problem to be solved, why it is important and a justification that prior research has not solved the problem; or the research question at issue to be elaborated, why the issue is interesting and how your work will bring new knowledge to the question at issue. - The research hypothesis (claim). - The methods used or proposed to use to carry out your research. It is important to describe a plan for evaluating the work and presenting credible evidence of the results to the research community. - A sketch of the proposed solution. - The expected contributions of the PhD research. The research abstract should be submitted in .PDF format. The 4-page research abstract must conform to the LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) format. For your convenience, a template for Microsoft Word (.doc) is provided for direct downloading at: http://www.interact2009.org/sites/default/files/SpringerLNCS-word%20format.zip Part 2: Letter of Recommendation Part 2 is a letter of recommendation from the student's PhD advisor/supervisor, or Head of School, or equivalent, supporting the student's nomination for the Consortium. This letter should include the student's name, a candid assessment of the current status of the PhD research and an expected date for dissertation submission. The letter should be in .PDF format, and must be e-mailed to one of the Doctoral Consortium chairs (kash at diku.dk, or, Else.Nygren at dis.uu.se). The accepted 4-page Research Abstracts will be published in the special Doctoral Consortium proceedings and will only be distributed to participants of the Doctoral Consortium. Students whose proposals are accepted for presentation at the doctoral will be offered support in the form of waived conference fees, but will have to fund their own travel and accommodation expenses. ------------------------------------- WORKSHOPS ------------------------------------- Workshops provide 1 or 2-day fora for participants to compare their experiences and explore research issues or topics of special interest to the HCI community. Workshops should have specific objectives and address stimulating topics. Workshops should have a limited number of participants (up to 30). Workshops will take place on 24 and 25 August 2009, immediately preceding the main conference. Proposals should include key organizers, objectives, theme/topic, workshop organization and duration, target audience, and expected outcomes. Submit an electronic workshop proposal and abstract (maximum 2 pages) by 15 January 2009 using the conference submission system at: https://www.softconf.com/s08/interact2009/. Proposals must be formatted according to LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) format. A description of accepted workshops will be published in the conference adjunct proceedings. Submissions for workshops are NOT anonymous, but will receive at least 3 reviews from leaders in the specified area of HCI. Abstracts should be formatted according to the LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) format. For your convenience, a template for Microsoft Word (.doc) is provided for direct downloading at: http://www.interact2009.org/sites/default/files/SpringerLNCS-word%20format.zip ------------------------------------- TUTORIALS ------------------------------------- Leading researchers and practitioners have the opportunity to present tutorials on Monday 24 August 2009 and/or Tuesday 25 August 2009. Tutorials may cover any aspect of Human-Computer Interaction. Tutorials will be selected by a panel of referees and will be held only if they attract the required minimum number of participants. Tutorials will be chosen on the basis of quality of presentation and value to the audience. Submit one .PDF file including an extended tutorial proposal (background of the tutor(s), title, objectives of the tutorial, content, intended audience, and a 2 page abstract for the advanced program). This proposal should be no more than 4 pages in total. The .PDF file needs to be submitted by 15 January 2009, using the conference submission system system at: https://www.softconf.com/s08/interact2009/. Submissions for tutorials are NOT anonymous, but will receive at least 3 reviews from leaders in the specified area of HCI. Abstracts should be formatted according to the LNCS (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) format. For your convenience, a template for Microsoft Word (.doc) is provided for direct downloading at: http://www.interact2009.org/sites/default/files/SpringerLNCS-word%20format.zip ------------------