Papers

Papers present significant contributions by researchers and practitioners to the HCI field, capable of influencing the design life cycle of current and future interactive systems. Papers are presented at the CHI conference, and are collected in an archival conference proceedings which is published by ACM and cited and read by researchers, practitioners, and educators worldwide. A paper in the technical program can therefore exert a wide influence on the study of HCI principles, theories, and techniques, and on their application to interactive systems practice. There are two different types of papers:

• Full Papers, a classic 8-page text paper
• Video Papers, a 2 to 8 minute videotape accompanied by a 4-page text paper

Video Papers provide the opportunity to submit the same high quality, rigorously refereed material associated with full textual papers, but using the dynamic medium of video. Video Papers provide a unique opportunity for many new kinds of sub-missions. For example, processes and techniques can be shown directly. Empirical studies can show how the experiment was actually run. Long-term studies can show how people change their usage patterns over time. Descriptions of systems can show how users solve problems with the system. Descriptions or demonstrations of new systems without scientific content are not suitable topics for a Video Papers. The Guide to Successful Papers Submission. and the Guide to Successful Video Submissions will be available soon.

Submission and Review Criteria
Both types of paper submissions are reviewed rig-orously by a large pool of volunteers drawn from the international technical community of HCI researchers and practitioners. The content and presentation of submitted papers must be acceptable as received. The review process attempts to ensure that papers are assessed rigorously and without bias by applying the same comprehensive set of criteria to every paper. Accordingly, all papers should be prepared with consideration of these criteria:

1. Contribution to the field of HCI and benefit thus to be gained. The contribution should be made clear in the abstract as well as the paper, outlining the direct significance to others in the field of HCI. The contributions presented may be one of the following:

• a design for an interactive system that supports the needs of end users
• an interaction technique, device, or other component of the user interface
• a tool for use in interactive system design and development
• a methodology, technique, or development process for use in the interactive system development life cycle, or findings from the study of its use
• a theory or model relevant to the design and development of an interactive system
• empirical findings, quantitative or qualitative, assisting the design and development of interactive systems, or concerning the validity of related theories
• experience gained in adapting designs and applying other HCI contributions to real-world conditions, presented in the form of a design briefing or case history
• guidelines or design heuristics that help achieve a design goal
• a thought-provoking, well substantiated analysis of an HCI-related issue

The paper should make clear how the contribution addresses a problem or question of importance to an identified audience in HCI. It should also make clear to what extent a solution or answer has been achieved and how the audience can thus benefit, now or in the future. A review of other published work related to the paper topic should be included. The paper should discuss the extent to which the benefits could be generalized beyond the context in which the work was done. Preference is given to one strong contribution rather than several lesser ones.

2. Validity of the results. It should be clear that the work has been carried out to a standard that permits HCI researchers and practitioners to take up the results with some confidence. Attention should accordingly be paid to demonstrating that empirical work, whether quantitative or qualitative, has been carefully planned and carried out. Likewise, there should be sound and well-justified rationale for decisions taken during the design and development of systems, tools, techniques, and methods. The outcome of these decisions should be assessed in some way against the stated problem. Where the graphical user interface is a major focus, its design should be visually defensible.

3. Originality of the work. The paper should make clear how the use of novel approaches has contributed to the work's success. It should also explain how the presented work has built on previous contributions.

4. Written Presentation. The paper's contribution and argument should be clearly and concisely presented, with appropriate use of figures, and with attention to the quality of writing.

Additional Review Criteria for Video Papers
In addition to the general paper quality criteria, the quality of a Video Paper must fulfill the following requirements:

Production Quality. The image quality of the screen and other shots including all text must be excellent. Audio must be very understandable. The general quality should be what can reasonably be expected from a competent amateur video producer.

Structure Quality. The flow of the video should allow the viewer to understand the flow of the content.

Intelligibility. The information must be understandable in the way it is presented.

Appropriateness. Video should be the most appropriate medium for this material.

Review Process
Each paper (both Full Text or Video Paper) will be reviewed by a group of four to six reviewers. The reviewing is blind, which means that reviewers do not know the identity of the authors of the papers. Reviewer assignment will be done by matching author-supplied keywords and other paper information against reviewer expertise. Based on the reviews, program committee members will develop a summary review and recommendation for acceptance or rejection. Final decisions will be made at a program committee meeting, where the committee as a whole will review the recommendations. The committee's decisions will consider issues of balance (e.g., across different paper types) as well as the quality of individual submissions.

Format
The text paper (Full Paper or 4-page accompanying paper for Video Papers) must be in the Conference Publications Format. To support the blind review process, you must prepare an anonymous version of the paper with author names and affiliations removed. You must prepare an additional electronic submission for each version as a PDF file. If you are unable to do so, contact one of the Papers Co-Chairs for alternative instructions. Prepare the electronic version following the instructions in Electronic Papers submissions.

Full Papers and Video Papers must be accompanied by a 150-word abstract, clearly stating the paper's strong contribution to the field of HCI.

Full Papers
Full Papers must be no longer than 8 pages including references, appendices, and figures. They must include title, author information, abstract, keywords, body, and references. Color figures must be provided on separate pages at the end of the manuscript; these pages are included in the page count. Acceptance of a paper does not guarantee acceptance of a color figure.

Authors may include a short video up to 2 minutes in length. The short video will be reviewed along with the paper. Acceptance of a paper does not guarantee acceptance of a short video.

Video Papers
Video Papers must be a 2 to 8 minute videotape and a paper no longer than 4 pages. The text paper should contain detailed information that is inconvenient to express on video, and must include title, author information, abstract, keywords, body, and references. The Video Paper and the accompanying text paper should be designed as complementary but separate presentations that can be viewed or read independently.

Upon Acceptance
Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by 11 November 1999. Accepted Full Papers will be published in the CHI 2000 Conference Proceedings. Accepted Video Papers are published in the CHI 2000 Video Proceeding. The accompanying 4-page papers are published in the CHI 2000 Conference Proceedings. The primary author of each accepted paper will receive an Author Kit with detailed instructions on how to submit the camera-ready copy. It is due by 13 December 1999. If your submission is accepted, it will not be published without copyright release forms signed by the first listed author or a representative of the first author's institution.

At the Conference
Presentations of papers of both types are 30 minutes (a 20 minute talk and 10 minutes for questions).

Submissions

• Your submission must be in English.
• Submissions will not be accepted by fax. An electronic submission must be accompanied by a hardcopy.
• Submissions arriving after the deadline will not be considered.
• Your submission should contain no proprietary or confidential material and should cite no proprietary or confidential publications.
• Responsibility for permissions to use video, audio, or pictures of identifiable people rests with you, not CHI 2000.
• We strongly suggest the use of express mail or a courier service for speedy delivery. Customs labels should bear the words "Educational materials with no commercial value."

Checklist
Please perform the activities in this checklist to ensure completeness in your submission.

• Read the Conference Overview and Submitting to CHI.
• Read the Guide to Successful Papers Submission.
• If you are submitting a Video Paper or if your Full Paper submission contains a short video, read the Guide to Successful Video Submissions and the video submissions page for more information.
• If you wish to request a mentor, please see the description of the mentoring program, and contact the Mentoring Liaisons no later than 15 June 1999.
• Write the 150 word abstract, clearly stating the paper's contribution to the field of HCI.
• Prepare your paper (8 pages for a Full Paper or 4 pages for a Video Paper) in the Conference Publications Format.
• Create a PDF version of your paper and its anonymous version, if possible.
• If you are submitting a Video Paper, prepare a 2 to 8 minute video tape suitable for publication.
• If you do not have web access, contact one of the Papers Co-Chairs for alternative instructions.
• In Electronic Papers Submissions, fill out the Cover Page Information (steps 1 through 5). Enter your 150 word abstract. Submit the PDF versions of your paper. Print the page "CHI 2000 Submission Completed" with the details of your submission.
• Collect "CHI 2000 Submission Completed" and the Paper, with authors' names and affiliations included, in a packet.
• Make 2 copies of the packet. Use 8.5 X 11 inch or A4 paper.
• Make 7 copies of the anonymous version of your paper with authors' names and affiliations removed (for blind reviewing). Use 8.5 X 11 inch or A4 paper.
• Make sure each copy of the packet is stapled, not loose or held by clips.
• If your Full Paper submission contains a short video, prepare up to 2 minute of videotape suitable for publication.
• If you are submitting a Video Paper or if your Full Paper submission includes a short video, make 2 copies of the videotape. To support the blind review process, the two additional copies of the videotape must not contain affiliations or author information. If accepted, your final version should contain this information.
• Send the 9 paper packets (2 with author information and 7 without author information) and, if applicable, the original videotape with 2 copies, to:
  Mary Czerwinski
  CHI 2000 Papers,
  Microsoft Research,
  One Microsoft Way,
  Redmond, Washington 98052
  USA
  
• You may include a stamped, self-addressed reply postcard, which we will mail to acknowledge receipt of your submission.