Student Posters

The Student Posters program offers a unique opportunity for students to present their work at CHI 99 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 99 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.

Review Process

Format

Prepare a two-page, camera-ready extended abstract suitable for publication in the CHI 99 Extended Abstracts. It must be in the CHI Conference Publications Format and include title, author information, abstract, keywords, body, and references.

Also prepare a one-page diagram showing the proposed layout of the poster presentation.

Email a copy of the extended abstract to the Student Posters Co-Chairs before the submission deadline. The file should be an attachment to an email message with the subject line CHI 99 Poster: title (where "title" is the title of your extended abstract).

RTF format is preferred. (If you are using a non-English word processor, please save your file as "English RTF" or ensure that no special characters remain in the file.) If you do not have email access or are unable to produce RTF format, please contact one of the Student Posters Co-Chairs.

Upon Acceptance

Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by mid-March 1999. 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.

At the conference

Authors will be expected to be present at scheduled times for informal discussions with conference participants. Each poster will have a display space approximately 2.5m wide by 1.2m high (8 feet by 4 feet) and a table for other materials. Audio-visual and computing equipment will not be supplied. Power outlets will not be available.

Submissions

1. Your submission must be in English.
2. Electronic and fax submissions are not accepted.
3. Submissions which arrive after the deadline will not be considered.
4. Your submission should contain no proprietary or confidential material and should cite no proprietary or confidential publications.
5. Responsibility for permissions to use video, audio or pictures of identifiable people rests with you, not CHI 99.
6. 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 and Two.
• 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.
• Prepare an electronic version of your extended abstract in RTF format.
• Collect Cover Pages One and Two, the extended abstract, and the poster diagram, in the order given, in a packet. 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 3 additional 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 4 copies of the submission packet, the 3 additional copies of the extended abstract, and the signed statement(s) to the Send To address shown.
• You many include a stamped, self-addressed reply postcard, which we will mail to acknowl- edge receipt of your submission.
• Email the electronic version of your extended abstract to chi99-posters@acm.org, as described above.