Social Action Interactive Posters
Pamela Burke, AT&T, USA
Andrea Mosher, Xerox, USA
Social Action Interactive Posters show the many ways CHI professionals
make a difference in their communities. Discussions at the
Poster sessions enable us to find ways of using our talents and expertise
to create a common ground for communication and mutual support in our local,
regional, national or international communities.
Review Process
Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of experts in the field using criteria
which are different from the standard CHI criteria. Does the poster describe
a social action project clearly? Does it explain how a viewer can find out
more information, or carry out a similar project, or make a contribution?
Will the graphic presentation encourage people to explore the material and
engage in discussion with the presenter? Social Action Interactive Posters
need not be related to technology or technological innovation.
Format
Conference Companion Summary.
Prepare a two page camera-ready summary, suitable for publication in the
CHI 96 Conference Companion. The summary must be in the
Conference Proceedings Format.
Poster Sketch.
Prepare a sketch of the poster. We prefer a one-page bird's eye view
of the overall poster layout, rather than many pages of detailed contents.
Electronic Version.
Electronic versions of accepted social action interactive posters
summaries will be published on the CHI 96 CD-ROM. They are due at
the same deadline as the rest of the submission.
The electronic version of the summary must be provided on a disk (PC or Mac).
The disk should have a label indicating the disk's type (PC or Mac),
the primary author, the title of the submission, and the format of the file
on the disk. Acceptable formats are listed on
Cover Page Three.
Make sure that you indicate also the format of electronic submission on
Cover Page Three.
Please note that publication schedules do not permit revisions of any
materials for the CHI 96 Conference Companion and the CHI 96 CD-ROM.
If the submission is accepted, the Conference Companion Summaries
will be printed for the Conference Companion and copied on the CD-ROM
in the form in which each was received.
We therefore encourage authors to take the time to perfect their
descriptions, both for the quality of the publication
and the likelihood of acceptance.
Upon Acceptance
Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by the end of January 1996.
Summaries of accepted Social Action Interactive Posters will be
published in the CHI 96 Conference Companion and on the CHI 96 CD-ROM.
At the Conference
Each accepted Social Action Interactive Poster will have display space
(approximately 2.5 m by 1.2 m), with a table for other materials, optionally
including an informal demonstration and/or videotape.
Interactive Poster author(s) will be expected to be present at scheduled
times for informal discussions at their posters.
Ground Rules
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Your submission must be in English.
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Electronic and fax submissions are not accepted.
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Submissions which arrive after the deadline will not be considered.
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Your submission should contain no proprietary or confidential material
and should cite no proprietary or confidential publications.
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Responsibility for permissions to use video, audio or pictures of identifiable
people rests with you, not CHI 96.
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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.
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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.
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Read the Invitation To Submit.
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Fill out Cover Pages
One,
Two, and
Three
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Prepare a
Conference Companion
Summary in the
Conference Proceedings format
for publication, as described above.
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Prepare an informal
Sketch
of the poster for review, as described above.
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Prepare an
Electronic Version
of the Conference Companion Summary for publication on the CHI 96 CD-ROM,
as described above. The Electronic Version must be submitted on a disk.
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Collect Cover pages One, Two and Three, the Conference Companion Summary,
and the Sketch in the order given and make 6 copies.
Use 8.5 x 11 inch or A4 paper.
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Make sure each copy of the packet is STAPLED, not loose or held by clips.
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Include an extra, camera ready copy of the Conference Companion Summary.
It should not be printed double-sided, and it should not be stapled.
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You may include a self-addressed reply postcard which will be mailed to
acknowledge receipt of your submission.
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Send the 6 copies of your submission packet, the camera-ready copy of the
Conference Companion Summary, the disk containing the Electronic Version,
and the reply postcard, to one of the Social Action Interactive Posters
Co-Chairs at the
Send To address shown.
chi96-webmaster@acm.org
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