Organization Overviews

Organization Overviews Co-Chairs

Hirotada Ueda, Hitachi Denshi, Ltd.
Robin Lampert, The University of Michigan

Deadline

20 September 1996, 17:00 (5:00 p.m.) local time at receiving address.

Send To

Hirotada Ueda
3rd Research Dept.
Research & Development Laboratory
Hitachi Denshi, Ltd.
32 Miyuki-cho, Kodaira-shi,
Tokyo 187, Japan

Tel: +81 (423) 22 3111
Fax: +81 (423) 27 2264

Robin Lampert
CREW, rm 2420
The University of Michigan
701 Tappan Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1234
U.S.A.

Tel: +1 (313) 556-6647
Fax: +1 (313) 936-3168

For More Information

Electronic versions of additional materials (Frequently Asked Questions, examples from previous years, and the Author Kit) which may be useful for preparing a submission are available via this site, or by sending e-mail to chi97-org-overviews@acm.org

Organization Overviews

Organization Overviews are 30-minute summaries of HCI work taking place in institutions, organizations, or groups. For these presentations, the emphasis is on the circumstances under which work is done, the underlying goals, policies, and organizational background, and perspectives of past, present and "future" HCI efforts. Of interest is how a group came into being, how the participants influence each other as well as other groups with whom they are affiliated, what the group's plans and visions for the future are, and on what these plans are based. We aim to bring together people to report about their work with the focus on giving the "big picture" rather than the technically interesting spotlight on a singular scientific result. Different groups should be represented in order to open the door for cooperation within our community along both traditional and less obvious lines. The attendees of the organizational overviews should be able to see the shared perspectives between groups, despite different cultural, organizational, and geographical backgrounds. We want to work on finding out about future visions in a very broad sense.

Types Of Organization Overviews

Overviews may describe HCI work in:

University, corporate, or government research groups or institutions,
Product development or consultancy organizations,
Countries or geographical region,
Collaborative efforts involving several groups or organizations, and
Partnerships of different types of groups, or groups cooperating across geographical, political, or cultural boundaries.

Review Process

Proposals will be reviewed for acceptance taking into account the interest to members of the HCI community of the work described and the objective of informing the community of HCI activity world wide.

Format

Prepare a two-page Extended Abstract of the organization overview, suitable for publication in the CHI 97 Extended Abstracts. It must be prepared in the Conference Proceedings format.

It should include:

the HCI domains addressed by the work of the organization,
the focus, themes, major processes, organizational setting, history, and future plans,
the people involved (e.g. number and backgrounds),
specific projects and/or special approaches,
key publications, products, or other results, and
materials that will be used, such as photographs, videos, or demonstrations, to help viewers of a presentation to understand the work.

Upon Acceptance

Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by mid-November 1996.

Summaries of accepted organization overviews will be published in the CHI 97 Extended Abstracts and in the CHI 97 Electronic Publication.

The primary author of each accepted organization overview will receive an Author Kit with detailed instructions on how to submit camera-ready and electronic materials for publication. These materials are due by 3 January 1997.

At the Conference

At the conference, the overview should be presented by a major participant in the work. The presentation should be based on the material described in the Extended Abstract. It should be appropriate for a 30-minute verbal presentation that includes 5 minutes for audience questions. The speaker should make good use of visual information to give the audience a clear understanding of the group's work.

Submissions

Your submission must be in English.
Electronic and fax submissions are not accepted.
Submissions which arrive 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 97.
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 follow the steps in this checklist to ensure completeness in your submission.

[ ] Read the Conference Overview.

[ ] Fill out Cover Pages One, Two and Three.

[ ] Make sure that the additional materials you specified in your Extended Abstract match the equipment request in Cover Page Three.

[ ] Prepare an Extended Abstract (two pages) in the Conference Proceedings format for publication, as described above

[ ] Collect Cover Pages One, Two and Three, and the Extended Abstract, in the order given, in a packet, and make 6 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.

[ ] You may include a self-addressed reply postcard which we will mail to acknowledge receipt of your submission.

[ ] Send the 6 copies of your submission packet, and the reply postcard, to the Send To address shown.