SIGDOC 2012 - 30th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication

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Category SIGDOC 2012

Deadline: June 01, 2012 | Date: October 05, 2012-October 08, 2012

Venue/Country: Washington, U.S.A

Updated: 2011-11-24 15:22:40 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

Industry and academic researchers are encouraged to submit research papers, experience reports, and interactive posters. Contributions may include studies of design processes, research methods, deployment analyses, and situated use studies related to the design and use of communication artifacts.

Conference submissions should address topics including, but not limited to:

Design for Interaction

User Experience Methods to Support Design

User Support Systems and Documentation

Open Source Design Solutions

Collaborative Systems

Design Principles

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI/CHI)

Computer-Mediated Communication

Approaches to Information Design and Information Architecture

Design of Learning Systems/Environments

International and Intercultural Communication Design

Guidelines for Submission Types

SIGDOC 2011 submission types include research and technical papers, experience reports, and posters. Authors should submit full papers as described below for blind review. To submit a paper, experience report, or poster proposal for review, use the submission platform available from the conference web site: http://www.sigdoc.org/2012.

If you have any questions regarding the process, please email the program chair at clay.spinuzzimail.utexas.edu.

Research and Technical Papers. Full papers should not exceed 5,500 words, approximately 10 pages in ACM SIGDOC conference format (available at the site), including figures and references. The results described must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. The full paper must include the title, an abstract of up to 150 words, and keywords. For first submissions, do not include author names or affiliations.

Experience Reports. Experience reports present project- or workplace-focused summaries of important technologies, techniques, or product processes and should not exceed 3,500 words. The experience report is a standalone, six-page extended abstract that describes a design experience and its lessons for other designers of communication. The experience report must include the title, an abstract of up to 150 words, and keywords. For first submissions, do not include author names or affiliations.

Posters. Poster proposals should not exceed 1,000 words. Accepted poster submissions will be published as a one-page abstract in the conference proceedings. The submission should be formatted according to the ACM guidelines for paper submissions. For first submissions, do not include author names or affiliations.

Important Dates

June 1: Submission due

July 13: Notification (Accept, Conditional Accept, or Reject)

August 3: Revised versions of Conditional Accepts due

August 13: Notification of Revised Submissions (Accept, or Reject)

August 20, 5:00 p.m. PDT: “Camera-ready” of all papers, reports, abstracts due

Acceptance for publication is contingent on registration for the conference. (In the case of multiple authors, at least one must register.) If you cannot attend the conference, a publication fee equivalent to the event registration will be charged.