Organization Overviews


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Examples of Successful Submissions

From a university setting
From a corporate setting

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Organization Overviews Co-Chairs

Lisa Neal, EDS Technical Consulting Program, USA
Gerd Szwillus, University of Paderborn, Germany

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 did a group come into being, how do the participants influence each other as well as other groups with whom they are affiliated, what are the group's plans and visions for the future, and on what are these plans 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 enabled to see the shared perspectives between groups, despite different cultural, organizational, and geographical backgrounds. Hence, we want to work on finding out about and establishing actively the common ground between people 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
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

Conference Companion Summary.

Prepare a two-page summary of the organization overview, suitable for publication in the CHI 96 Conference Companion. It must be prepared in the Conference Proceedings format.

The summary 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.
materials that will be used, such as photographs, videos, or demos, to help viewers of a presentation to understand the work.

Upon Acceptance

Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by the end of November, 1995.

Summaries of accepted organization overviews will be published in the CHI 96 Conference Companion and on the CHI 96 CD-ROM.

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 on January 5, 1996.

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 overview summary. 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.

Ground Rules

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 96.
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.
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 Invitation To Submit.
Fill out Cover Pages One, Two, and Three
Make sure that the additional materials you specified in your summary match the equipment request in Cover Page Three.
Prepare a Conference Companion Summary (two pages) in the Conference Proceedings format for publication, as described above.
Collect Cover Pages One, Two and Three, and the Conference Companion Summary, 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 will be mailed to acknowledge receipt of your submission.
Send the 6 copies of your submission packet, and the reply postcard, to one of the Organization Overviews Co-Chairs at the Send To address shown.

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