CHI 98 : Call for Participation
April 18-23, 1998, Los Angeles, CA USA

Late-Breaking Results (two-page papers)

Submission deadline has passed

Contents
Introduction: Examples
Suite of Papers
Review Process
Format: Electronic Version (new)
Upon Acceptance
At the Conference
Submissions
Checklist: Submitting Suite

See Also
Guide to Successful Late-Breaking Submissions for tips on submitting LBR and SP

Late-Breaking Submissions FAQ for common questions on submitting

Designing and Presenting a Poster for advice on creating student posters

Late-Breaking Review Process for information on how LBR and SP submissions will be reviewed

Student Posters Call for SP submission details

Important Dates
15 February 1998: Notification of acceptance or rejection

8 January 1998 was the submission date

Co-Chairs
Nigel Bevan, National Physical Laboratory
Gilbert Cockton, University of Sunderland

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Email: chi98-lbr@acm.org

Two-page papers provide the opportunity to report late-breaking results, well-formulated but untested ideas, ongoing work or tightly-focused research or application results. Two-page papers are particularly suitable for describing new or exciting ideas or findings, without the demands of a formal paper structure. Full literature searches are not expected, although relevant citations should be included. Two-page papers will be judged on the originality, interest and potential importance of the work to the HCI community. They are not suitable for summarizing wider findings, and should concentrate on a topic where the author(s) can make a unique contribution.

Examples

the development of new lines of HCI research integrating ideas from other disciplines
significant and interesting results from the use of HCI techniques in industry
novel methods that will provide a basis for the next phase of HCI research
challenges for HCI in application domains such as education, entertainment or health care

Suite of Papers

As well as stand alone two-page papers for presentation in general sessions, we encourage Suites of papers that are unified by taking diverse perspectives on a common theme by authors from more than one organization. Accepted Suites will be presented in a single session. A Suite submission should include:

an overview paper, summarizing the Suite,
at least four "results" papers that would be suitable as stand-alone two-page papers, and
two summary papers, one summarizing the state of the art, the other describing future work that would successfully advance the state of the art.

Suite organizers are encouraged to use mailing lists and the Web to invite Suite contributions in order to meet the following criteria:

authors of overview and summary papers should not all be from the same institution,
authors of "results" papers should not all be from the same institution,
papers should cover a balanced range of approaches, and
ideally, authors should come from more than one country

Review Process

All two-page papers will be reviewed according to the same criteria. Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of experts in the field, using criteria including originality and innovation, importance, clarity, diversity of views and suitability for presentation in a two-page paper format. If a complete Suite of papers is not accepted, then each component submission will be considered as an individual submission on its own merits. For the conference, papers submitted as part of a Suite may be included in general two-page paper sessions, and stand-alone papers might be incorporated into Suites.

Format

Prepare a two-page camera-ready paper, suitable for publication in the CHI 98 Summary. It must be in the Conference Publications Format, containing the title, authors, contact information, keywords, abstract, body and references.

For a Suite, include three additional two-page papers: an overview that explores the common themes and diversity of the Suite, a summary of the state-of-the-art and a summary of suggested future work.

Electronic Version

(These instructions have changed from what appears in the original Call For Participation. Please follow these new directions.)

An electronic version of the two-page paper must be provided on a disk (PC or Mac) as part of the submission. The disk should have a label indicating the disk's type (PC or Mac), the primary author and the title of the submission.

Save your submission on the disk in RTF format. Use the primary author's name as the file name; for example, SMITHJ.RTF. RTF format can be created from most word processors, but if you have any difficulties please contact: chi98-lbr@acm.org.

To assist in the review process, please at the same time email a copy of the file to: chi98-lbr@acm.org. The file should be an attachment to an email message with the subject "CHI 98 Paper: title" (where "title" is the title of your paper).

Upon Acceptance

Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by email by mid-February. Please note that due to publication schedules, revisions to submitted camera-ready papers will not be possible. We therefore encourage authors to take the time to perfect their papers, so that they are clearly expressed, carefully proof-read and in the required layout.

At the conference

Accepted two-page papers will be scheduled for 10 minutes of presentation with up to 5 minutes for discussion. Suite overviews and summaries will be scheduled for 7 minutes of presentation with up to 3 minutes for discussion.

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 98.
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.

If you wish to request a mentor, please see the description of the mentoring program, and contact the Mentoring Liaison no later than 8 October 1997.
Read the conference overview.
Fill out cover pages one, two and three. Add a note to indicate whether you would agree to your paper being incorporated in an incomplete Suite.
Prepare a two-page camera-ready paper in the Conference Publications Format.
Prepare an electronic version of the two-page paper, copy it to a disk and also email the file to us, as described above.
Collect cover pages one, two and three, the two-page paper, in the order given, in a packet, and make 4 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 an extra camera-ready copy of the two-page paper. It should not be printed double sided, and it should not be stapled.
You may include a self-addressed reply postcard which we will mail to acknowledge receipt of your submission.
Send the 4 copies of your submission packet, the camera-ready copy of the two-page paper, the disk, and the reply postcard, to the Send To address shown.

If Submitting a Suite

Create a total of 4 Suite Packets. Each Suite Packet consists of a single copy of each item in the Suite, including the Suite summary. Clip together the materials for each Suite.
Add a note on a cover page to indicate whether you would agree to other two-page papers being incorporated into your Suite.
Include an extra camera-ready copy of each component of the Suite. They should not be printed double sided, and should not be stapled.
Include a disk for each component of the Suite.
Send 4 copies of your Suite submission packet, the camera-ready copies, the disks and the reply postcard, to the Send To address shown.

January 11, 1998
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