Student Posters

Deadline: 8 December 2000

The Student Posters program offers a unique opportunity for students to present their work at CHI 2001 and to receive encouragement in their development as HCI professionals. Student posters will be displayed during the conference and provide an excellent opportunity to discuss late-breaking and on-going work in an informal setting. A two-page summary of each accepted poster will appear in the CHI 2001 Extended Abstracts. Student Poster submissions must be authored exclusively by students. They should focus on work that has produced new or exciting ideas or findings.

Mentoring for student posters is available for first-time authors. The deadline to request a Mentor is 29 September 2000. Sample student posters are also available.

Review Criteria
Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of experts in the field. Review criteria include contribution of the work to the CHI community, validity of the results, originality of the work, and clarity of presentation.

Format
Prepare a two-page, camera-ready extended abstract in the Conference Publications Format. Include title, author information, abstract, keywords, body and references. We strongly prefer additional electronic submission as PDF file by email to the Send To address shown. This is optional, but will greatly assist the reviewing process. Prepare the electronic version of the extended abstract following the instructions in Electronic Submissions.

Also prepare a one-page diagram showing the proposed layout of the poster presentation. The diagram should outline the graphical elements of the poster; the full text is not needed, but a short description of the textual contents should be given. For the conference you need to bring the final poster. Be sure to consult the Poster Preparation Guidelines before preparing your poster.

Upon Acceptance
Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by 19 January 2001. Please note that due to publication schedules, revisions to the camera-ready extended abstract will not be possible. Please ensure that your extended abstract is clearly expressed, carefully proofread, and correctly formatted. Upon acceptance you must complete and return a copyright release form in order to be published. This form will be sent with the accept letter.

At the Conference
Authors will be expected to be present at a scheduled session of 40 minutes at the side of their poster for informal discussions with conference participants.

Submissions

• Your submission must be in English.
• Submissions will not be accepted by fax or electronically without 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 2001.
• 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."
• You will receive email notification upon receipt of your submission.

*Student Posters have the OPTION to send (in place of the same informaton in hard copy):

• a PDF version of their 2 page summary, and
• a PDF version of the poster layout

It should be sent to: chi2001-studentposters@acm.org

This "Option" means:

• The current instructions stress that hardcopy submissions are required and that electronic-only submissions will not be reviewed. This is no longer the case.
• NO cover pages are required for the electronic submissions.

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

• Read the Conference Overview and Submitting to CHI.
• If you wish to request a mentor, please see the description of the mentoring program, and contact the Mentoring Liaisons no later than 29 September 2000.
• Fill out Cover Page One. We strongly encourage use of the electronic versions.
• Prepare a two-page camera-ready extended abstract in the Conference Publications Format, as described above.
• Prepare a one-page diagram of your proposed poster layout.
• Create a PDF version of your extended abstract and your poster layout if possible.
• Collect Cover Page One, the extended abstract, and the poster diagram, in the order given, in a packet. Make 7 copies of the packet. Use 8.5 x 11 inch or A4 paper.
• Make sure each copy of the packet is stapled, not loose or held by clips.
• Include 3 additional camera-ready copies of the extended abstract. They should be printed single sided. They should not be stapled.
• Include a signed statement from the organization where each author was registered as a student when the work was carried out, confirming the student status of all authors.
• Send the 7 copies of your submission packet, the 3 additional copies of the extended abstract, and the signed statement(s) to the Send To address shown.
• Send the electronic version of the extended abstract and proposed poster layout by email to the address under the Send To address shown.

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