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NordiCHI 2006, CALLS AND INFORMATION

NordiCHI 2006, the fourth Nordic HCI conference, will take place in Oslo between October 14 and 18.

See the conference website: http://www.nordichi.org/2006

The deadline for submitting long papers has passed, but a number of submission categories are still open for contributions:

  * Workshops (by July 15 - August 30)
  * Short papers / Posters (by July 10)
  * Industrial experience reports (by July 10)
  * Aesthetic artefacts (by July 10)
  * Interactive events/Demos (by July 10)

WORKSHOPS

NordiCHI 2006 will host a total of nine workshops. The deadlines for submission are between July 15 and August 30. Details can be found on the conference web site.

The workshops are:

1. October 14 (one day): Universal Design / Design for all. 2. October 14 (one day): User experience - Towards a unified view. 3. October 14&15 (two days): Near field Interactions: User-centered

                        interactions with the internet of things.

4. October 15 (one day): Multidisciplinarity in design. 5. October 14 (one day): Teaching HCI with New Interaction Technology. 6. October 15 (half day): Improving the Relationships between Research

                        and Practice in design.

7. October 15 (one day): Show me yours and I'll show you mine: Sharing

                        Design Exercises from Interaction design teaching.

8. October 14 (one day): Distributed Participatory design. 9. October 15 (one day): User involvement and representation in e-

                        government projects.

The workshop program for NordiCHI 2006 also includes this year's International Design for Engagement Conference, Idec3. This event will take place on October 15. The deadline for submission of papers for Idec3 has passed, but the event is open for participation. Details can be found on the conference web site (See "Workshops / Workshop 10: Idec3").

SHORT PAPERS / POSTERS

Short papers / posters may address any of the areas identified in the conference topics. Authors are encouraged to demonstrate work in progress and late-breaking research results that show the latest innovative ideas. We invite presentation of ongoing work and preliminary results, by experienced academics as well as young researchers. Short papers may be up to 4 pages. See conference website for details.

Submission deadline: July 10.

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE REPORTS

NordiCHI is a meeting place for academia and industry. The conference introduces a new submission category "Industrial experience reports" to enable HCI practitioners to report best practices. We encourage submissions that report from ongoing or recent software projects concerning all aspects of the human-computer interaction. This submission category permits practitioners to present work without having to comply with the academic requirements of the main conference such as comprehensive references to previous work, research question etc. The contributions will be evaluated mainly for their practical value to fellow practitioners and for their value as case studies. Industrial experience reports may be up to 2 pages. See the conference website for details.

Submission deadline: July 10.

AESTHETIC ARTEFACTS

NordiCHI 2006 encourages the submission of "aesthetic artefacts" and follows the trend that was started at NordiCHI 2002. The submission category promotes experiments into how artistic expression and praxis affect perspectives on interfaces, contexts and design. Examples of possible artefacts include (but are not limited to): interactive artworks, computer games, interactive installations, net art, software art, artistic interfaces, aesthetic experiments with HCI-related issues. Accepted aesthetic artefacts will be exhibited at the conference in conjunction with the interactive event session. See the conference website for details.

Submission deadline: July 10.

INTERACTIVE EVENTS/DEMOS

Interactive events/demos give participants the possibility of showing and viewing new, interesting, and novel ideas in human-computer interaction concepts and technology. See the conference website for details.

Submission deadline: July 10.

We hope to see you in Oslo in October.

On behalf of the organizing committee

Dag Svanaes