OZCHI 2009 Design: Open 24 | 7

NEWS

Submission deadline extended to 4 Sep 2009
Keynote speakers' names, bios, photos online
Two full days of workshops and tutorials on 23 + 24 Nov
24 days from now until the online challenge starts: ozchi.org/24

IMPORTANT DATES

short papers, industry case studies, demos, posters, doctoral consortium only

04 Sep 2009 EXTENDED submission deadline
02 Oct 2009 Notification of acceptance
09 Oct 2009 Camera ready papers due

CONFERENCE THEME

The 2009 conference theme is Design: Open 24/7. Accessibility, inclusivity and dissolving boundaries are core to the Open 24/7 theme for the design of human interaction with and through digital technologies. The integration of digital technologies into our everyday life allows for a seamless transitioning between open and closed, work and leisure, public and private. Open implies participation and collaboration across traditional borders between individuals, organisations and disciplines. OZCHI 2009 provides a forum to discuss all aspects of openness, open borders, open participation, open source and open architecture. Theme-related submissions may address these topics:

Open always-on real-time ubiquitous and pervasive designs
Open design and universality versus situatedness, contextualisation and personalisation
Open source for design – design for open source
Open mind – new ideas, concepts and approaches from outside HCI
Beyond open – never closed: design for escapism

CONFERENCE TOPICS

Submissions in all areas of HCI are encouraged. In addition, we particularly invite authors to address any of the following topics:

Augmented Reality
Context and Location Awareness
Education and HCI
Health Care and HCI
Innovative Design Methodologies
Smart Service Delivery
Sustainability
Universal Usability and Accessibility
Urban Informatics
Tangible User Interfaces
Visualisation Techniques
Working across Cultures

SUBMISSIONS

All submissions must be written in English. Both long and short papers will undergo a double blind review process by an international panel and evaluated on the basis of their significance, originality, and clarity of writing. Accepted long papers and short papers will be available in the published proceedings. At least one author of any accepted submission must register and attend the conference and present the paper for publication in the proceedings. All submissions must use the two column OZCHI proceedings template: ozchipaper_template2009.doc and be submitted to the conference submission site: http://precisionconference.com/~ozchi

Jesper Kjeldskov & Jeni Paay, Aalborg University, Denmark
Technical Program Chairs
program@ozchi.org

SHORT PAPERS

Short length papers, up to 4 pages, should present ideas that could benefit from discussion with members of the HCI community. These papers may include work-in-progress, experiences of reflective practitioners, and first drafts of novel concepts and approaches.

Stephen Viller, UQ & Rebecca Schultz, WorkSafe Victoria
Short Papers Chairs
shorts@ozchi.org

INDUSTRY CASE STUDIES

Industry Case Studies demonstrate how user experience professionals have applied human-computer interaction to create practical solutions to commercial situations. Presentations may include areas such as: challenges faced in implementing methods and techniques; development of new or improved techniques; or incorporating usability into an organisation. Submissions should contain:

A 250 word summary for the conference program including: the issue addressed; what will be presented; and relevance to the HCI community.
A proposal outlining the presentation and the rationale behind it, including:
- Session title
- Presenter(s) name and organisation
- A brief background of the presenter(s) and organisation
- The business problem addressed
- The approach and/or solution
- Challenges and issues that emerged throughout the project
- Benefits and limitations
- If applicable, how a similar approach or solution could be used in other contexts
- Relevance of the case study to other HCI professionals
- Technical requirements for delivering the presentation

Submit Industry Case Studies by email to: industry@ozchi.org

Ash Donaldson, Produxi Consulting & Shane Morris, Microsoft
Industry Chairs
industry@ozchi.org

DEMOS & POSTERS

Demonstrations and posters provide an attractive way to showcase real outcomes of human-computer interaction research and development. These sessions offer a platform to share ideas, concepts and work-in-progress face-to-face with the OZCHI community in a way that a paper presentation cannot. Proposals for demos and posters should be submitted on 2 pages using the OZCHI proceedings template, and sent to demos@ozchi.org

Ben Kraal, QUT & Ricky Robinson, NICTA
Demos & Posters Chairs
demos@ozchi.org

DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM

The Doctoral Consortium is scheduled prior to the main conference program on 23 Nov 2009. The Doctoral Consortium offers PhD students a special forum where they can present, discuss and progress their research plans with peers and established senior researchers. PhD candidates wishing to attend the consortium should submit a 2 page research proposal following the OZCHI Proceedings template and submitted via email to dc@ozchi.org. Positions at the consortium will be offered based on a review of the submitted proposals.

Margot Brereton, QUT
Doctoral Consortium Chair
dc@ozchi.org

24 HOUR DESIGN CHALLENGE

This year OZCHI will be preceded by a student design challenge in two rounds organised as two 24 hour events. The first round takes place online on 12 September 2009, 8am (AEST). The second round will be held at OZCHI on 24 November 2009. In both rounds teams of 2-5 students are invited to develop a solution for a state-of-the-art research problem acquiring interaction design and HCI skills. Top entries will be awarded a travel scholarship for the conference (round 1) and prizes sponsored by our industry partners (round 2). For more information visit http://www.ozchi.org/ozchi2009/24/

Martin Tomitsch, Andrew Vande Moere, The University of Sydney & Jeremy Yuille, ACID/RMIT
Student Design Challenge Chairs
sdc@ozchi.org

WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIALS

Monday 23rd Nov 2009 User Requirements Gathering (tutorial) OZeWAI Web Accessibility (workshop - day 1 of 2) OZCHI Doctoral Consortium

Tuesday 24th Nov Web accessibility (tutorial) OZeWAI Inclusive Information Society (workshop - day 2 of 2) Designing for Healthy Living (workshop) Smart Health '09 (workshop) Hungry 24/7? HCI Design for Sustainable Food Culture (workshop) Multi-channel Content Presentation (workshop) Evaluating Virtual Worlds (workshop) Street Computing (workshop) OZCHI 24 Hour Student Design Challenge

Please refer to the individual workshop and tutorial pages for further details: Workshops

Lian Loke & Toni Robertson, UTS
Workshops, Tutorials and Panels Chairs
workshops@ozchi.org

VOLUNTEERS

OZCHI actively encourages students to volunteer at the conference. Being a student volunteer is a great way to support the HCI community, meet other students in the field, and attend the premier HCI conference Australia. You will help the conference organisers with the running of the conference and support the setting-up of presentations and workshops. You will see the latest in HCI, and have fun while learning about running the conference. In return, you will get free registration. To apply, email volunteers@ozchi.org with your contact details (email, phone, university), an abstract of your research project, a resume, and the reasons why you would like to be a student volunteer. Applications close on 28 Aug 2009.

Hilary Davis & Bernd Ploderer, University of Melbourne
Volunteers Chairs
volunteers@ozchi.org

KEYNOTES

KEYNOTE BIOs

Bill Moggridge, Co-founder of IDEO.com
Patrick Hofmann, Head of User Experience, Google Australia
Yvonne Rogers, Director, Pervasive Interaction Lab, Open University, UK

See you in Melbourne!

Marcus Foth, QUT
Conference Chair
chair@ozchi.org

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