Last updated 6/5/99
This document covers submissions for the following categories:
For 10 May submissions these new
Word and Latex style
(interact_vol2.cls,
rnmdt.bst and
rnmdt.sty) files must be used
For final full paper submissions there are different style
sheets - see full papers below.
Reviewers should register on the PReview server
This page is designed for on-screen reading, setting your page-setup to 75% will probably help when printing or use the reduced format version.
Important dates:
Full papers should present new work related to one or more of the conference topics listed in the Call. Papers must not exceed 8 printed pages. Papers submitted must be original contributions, i.e. substantially different from any paper the authors have published on this topic, or submitted for publication elsewhere.
For full papers, the volume 1 style sheets should be used: Word (RTF) or Latex (interact_proceedings.cls, mmdt.bst and mmdt.sty).
All material on each page should fit within a print area of 225 by 160 mm, positioned 20mm from the top of the page, and 10 mm from the left margin, centred on the page. The target page size for the printed proceedings is 260 by 190 mm. A larger page size, up to A4, may be used for the submission &endash; there will be no reduction or enlargement in the final printing.
Text should be in double column format (except for the title and abstract &endash; see below) with a space of 10 mm between two 75 mm columns. Submissions should be prepared on a typesetter or word processor, and printed on a laser-quality or near-laser-quality printer.
Every submission should begin with an abstract of not more than 150 words, followed by a set of keywords. The abstract and keywords should be single column, across the whole width of the paper. The abstract should be a concise statement of the problem, approach, findings, and conclusions of the work described.
The title should be in Times Roman 18 point, centred, as a single column across the page. The first line of the title should be at least 40 mm from the top of the page. Leave two blank lines after the title.
For initial submission the author information should only appear on the cover sheet (see below), and a corresponding amount of blank space left on the main paper. In the final submission, author names should follow the title in 14 point Times Roman, single column, followed by one blank line. The author(s) affiliations(s) should follow in the same format, followed (optionally) by email addresses.
Please use a 10-point Times Roman font, or other Roman font with serifs, as close as possible in appearance to Times Roman. Sans-serif or non-proportional fonts should be used only for special purposes, such as distinguishing source code text. (The Press 10-point font available to users of Script is a good substitute for Times Roman.) If Times Roman is not available, try the font named Computer Modern Roman. On a Macintosh, use the font named Times.
Use the Harvard system if possible. References should be cited in the textby name and date, for example (Smith, 1992) or (Papert, 1980; Tarrago1993). A list of cited references is included at the end of thesubmission, as a separate un-numbered section, in alphabetical order of author name, and thenchronologically within author name.
References should be published materials accessible to the public. Internal technical reports may be cited only if they are easily accessible (i.e. you can give the address to obtain the report within your citation) and may be obtained by any reader. Proprietary information may not be cited. Private communications should be acknowledged, not referenced (e.g., "[Robertson, personal communication]"). Papers should not normally have more than 15 references.
Do not include headers, footers or page numbers in your submission. These will be added when the publications are assembled.
First order headings should be in 12 point bold upper case, left justified, preceded by two blank lines. First order headings should be numbered consecutively.
Second order headings should be in 12 point bold, mixed case (i.e. upper case for first letter of word only). Second order headings should be numbered consecutively, using a hierarchical system.
The first line of each paragraph should start with three spaces. Lower level subsections should be avoided if possible.
Figures should be inserted at the appropriate point in your text. Figures may extend over the two columns, up to 160mm if necessary. Black and white photographs (not Polaroid prints) may be mounted on the camera-ready paper with glue or double-sided tape. To avoid smudges, attach figures by paste or tape applied to their back surfaces only. Each figure should have a figure caption in Times Roman (10 point).
Colour figures cannot be accommodated in the printed proceedings. Papers should not normally have more than 4 figures.
Papers should report original and recent work and must not be submitted to another conference or journal. The written and spoken language of INTERACT is English. Spelling and punctuation may consistently use any dialect of English (e.g., British, Canadian or US). Hyphenation is optional. Please write for an international audience:
Six copies of the printed paper should be sent, to arrive not later than 25 January 1999, to:
Faxed submissions cannot be accepted.
To aid anonymous reviewing, names and affiliations of the authors should be included only on the title page.
A separate cover sheet must be attached to each copy of the paper giving:
The title page information and the paper abstract must also be submitted on the INTERACT '99 Submissions Webserver. Authors who do not have Web access should attach a note to their paper submission, and email the information to the IPC co-chair.
To speed up the reviewing process, we also encourage authors to make an HTML version of their submission available. The URL of the html submission should should be submitted at the same time as the title page information and abstract (see step 2).
Acknowledgement of receipt of submissions will be sent by e-mail within 7 days.
Papers will be reviewed anonymously by at least 4 members of the International Programme Committee, an international panel of expert HCI researchers and practitioners. A list of members will be posted on the web when available.
Authors will be informed of the outcome of the review process by Thursday 1 April. The final version of the paper, incorporating any changes recommended by the reviewers, must be returned to the IPC Co-Chair by Monday 17 May to ensure inclusion in the proceedings.
At least one author of each accepted paper must register for INTERACT99 by the end of June. Otherwise the paper will not be included in the conference proceedings.
Important dates:
Proposals received by the first round deadline will be reviewed early and, if accepted, will be publicised in the advance programme.
A panel is a place where people with expertise on a topic conduct an interactive discussion that brings out the many facets of the issues. The goal is to help the audience broaden their understanding of the issues and perhaps even modify their views. Panels last 90 minutes and typically include three to five panellists plus a moderator.
The aim of Panels is to stimulate thought and discussion about ideas and issues of interest to the human-computer interaction community. Panels typically focus on controversial or emerging issues, and are designed to bring out the range of viewpoints on the topic. They are an especially appropriate format for discussing pressing issues in HCI practice and theory, emerging user trends and technologies, and social issues associated with technology.
Panels may be of many types. Some are analytic, some comparative and some historic, revisiting the past as a means to inform the present. In this last INTERACT of the millennium, high-quality panels reviewing development, recognising pioneering work, and uncovering the antecedents of today's theory and practice, would be particularly welcome. Matching these will be sessions which explore as yet unrecognised foundational work, and social, technical and organisational changes, which will shape the development of HCI in the next millennium.
The format of a panel should be designed to facilitate spontaneous, interactive discussion. Usually each panellist will be limited to a short (e.g., 5 minute) initial presentation. Then the panel fields questions posed by the moderator, and later by the audience. Alternatively, the panel may be structured as a formal debate. You are invited to propose new panel formats.
Panel submissions should have two parts and use given Word and Latex style files:
The case for the panel should include the name(s), affiliation and email of the organiser(s); a list of all panel members including names, affiliations, phone numbers, and email; a statement that all the named panellists have agreed to participate; a description of the topic, stating the controversial aspects of the issue to be discussed, and the relevance to HCI; and a compilation of position statements from the panellists (not exceeding half a page per panellist).
All panellists need to be registered delegates at the conference, and proposers should ensure that invited panellists understand this. It is open to any organisation to sponsor a panel session by contributing towards registration or other costs of invited panellist, but this is a matter between the panel proposer and the panellists, and will have no bearing on the panel selection process.
A two page description of the panel should also be supplied, in the same format as a full paper. These descriptions will appear in volume 2 of the conference proceedings. The description should include the title of the panel, names and affiliations of the organiser(s) and of the panellists, an abstract, keywords, overview of the panel topic and format, and a summary of each panellist's position.
Prospective proposers are encouraged to discuss their ideas in advance with one of the panel co-chairs, David Benyon (email: d.benyon@dcs.napier.ac.uk, tel: +44 (0)131 455 5317) or Dianne Murray (email: dianne@dcs.kcl.ac.uk)
Submit 4 copies of the proposal, to arrive not later than 25 January 1999, to:
Prof David Benyon
INTERACT '99 Panels Chair
Napier University
Dept of Computer Studies
219 Colinton Road
Edinburgh EH10 5DT
United Kingdom
email: d.benyon@dcs.napier.ac.uk
Each proposal will be independently reviewed by a multidisciplinary group drawn from the International Programme Committee and the Conferece Committee. Proposers are invited to discuss ideas in advance with either of the Panels Chairs.
Selection criteria for panels will include: the interest and relevance of the topic or issue to the HCI community, the likelihood that the issue will stimulate lively debate, the experience, credentials and debating skills of the proposed panellist, and the range of views and backgrounds which the panellists represent.
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The aim of the tutorial programme is to disseminate expertise in HCI, and to support the concerns, disciplines and practical application of HCI. Proposals are invited for full-day or half-day tutorials on topics relevant to the themes outlined in the Call for Papers. The focus may be either on recent research results, or on practical techniques, tools or methods.
Tutorials are scheduled for either Monday 30 August or Tuesday 31st August, and may run for a full day or a half-day. A full day tutorial lasts for six hours, and a half-day tutorial for three hours, excluding breaks. Proposals for a linked package of half-day or full-day tutorials will be considered, provided each part is self-contained and can be taken separately. In cases of exceptional demand a tutorial may be scheduled to run twice within the tutorial period, if the presenter is agreeable to this. Please indicate in the submission whether you would be willing to present the tutorial twice.
Tutors will be paid a fixed fee as follows:
Tutors are required to register at normal rates if they wish to attend the main conference. The organisers reserve the right to cancel a tutorial one month before the conference if insufficient delegates have signed up.
Tutorial abstracts will appear in volume 2 of the conference proceedings.
Submissions should provide:
The organisers will give careful consideration to proposals for tutorials to be presented in a language other than English. Such proposals should include in addition a statement of the language to be used, the advantages expected in the development of awareness and understanding of HCI in regions where the language is spoken, how the topic of the tutorial supports the themes of the conference, and an estimate of the number of additional delegates likely to be attracted to the conference through the availability of the tutorial. Course notes for accepted tutorials to be presented in a another language may be in English or in the other language, but in the latter case an English translation must also be supplied.
Submissions should be sent to arrive not later than 25 January 1999 to
Dr Janet Finlay
INTERACT '99 Tutorials Chair
School of Computing and Information Science
University of Huddersfield
Queensgate
Huddersfield HD1 3DH
United Kingdom
email: j.e.finlay@hud.ac.uk
Tutorial submissions will be reviewed by three reviewers from the conference committee. Proposers will be notified by Thursday 1 April. Summaries of accepted tutorials will be published in the Advance Programme.
Proposers of accepted tutorials will be invited to provide camera ready copy of tutorial notes by Monday 7 June 1999. These should include notes, references, bibliography, additional papers to be appended to the notes, and a printed copy of the presentation slides to used. A copy of these materials will be made available to each delegate registering for the tutorial, and extra copies may be sold afterwards to conference delegates and others. Tutors are responsible for obtaining copyright release for any part of the supplied material for which they do not themselves hold copyright.
The format of the tutorial notes should conform to that for full papers, specified above. The total length of the notes (including any relevant papers you may wish to distribute) should not exceed:
Tutorial notes should include all of the following parts in the order prescribed. All pages should be numbered, starting at the timetable page.
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Accepted proposals received by the first round deadline will be publicised in the advance programme.
Workshops provide a valuable opportunity for small communities of people with diverse perspectives to engage in rich discussions about a topic of common interest. Interaction among participants is important, so participants must have informed positions based on prior experience.
Workshops can focus on research or applied topics. Innovative, controversial, or highly-practical topics are particularly suitable for workshops. Each workshop should produce an informal poster for the main conference which summarises the content and outcome of the workshop. The participants may also agree to other forms of publication after the event, e.g. a special issue of an appropriate journal, or an edited book.
Workshops are held on the Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 August 1999. A workshop may be one, one and a half, or two days in length. Most workshops have 20 or fewer participants. Intending workshop organisers are encouraged to consult one of the Workshops Co-Chairs before completing their submission.
A workshop submission has three parts: a proposal, an extended abstract, and a call for participation and should use given Word and Latex style files.
The proposal, a maximum of three pages in length, should describe the topic (including the contribution the workshop is intended to make), the plan for conducting the workshop (including a preliminary schedule of workshop activities, the optimal and maximum number of participants, and how the results of the workshop will be disseminated), and the organisers' background and experience in the area the workshop is to address (including previous experience of workshop organisation).
A one-page extended abstract should also be submitted, suitable for inclusion in volume two of the Proceedings. The format should conform to that for papers (except that there is no "abstract" section).
A 250-word call for participation should be provided, suitable for publication in the INTERACT '99 Advance Programme. This should describe the workshop, the application procedure for those wishing to participate, and the selection criteria for participation. The names, affiliations and email addresses of the workshop leaders should be included.
Submissions must be in English. Electronic or fax submissions cannot be accepted. Submissions should contain no proprietary or confidential material and should not cite proprietary or confidential publications. Responsibility for permission to use video, audio or pictures of identifiable people rests with you, not with INTERACT '99.
Intending workshop organisers are encouraged to consult one of the workshops co-chairs before completing their submission. The workshops co-chairs are Alistair Sutcliffe (a.g.sutcliffe@city.ac.uk, tel: +44 171 477 0411) and Alan Newell (afn@mic.dundee.ac.uk, tel: +44 138 234 4145). Submissions including the three components described above should be sent, to arrive not later than 25 January 1999, to
Prof Alistair Sutcliffe
Centre for HCI Design
School of Informatics
City University
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
email: a.g.sutcliffe@city.ac.uk
Workshop submissions will be reviewed by a committee representing a cross-section of HCI researchers and practitioners. Criteria will include the workshop's potential for generating stimulating discussions and useful results, the expected community interest level in the topic, and the overall balance of topics in the Workshop programme.
Workshop proposers will be notified of the outcome of their submissions not later than Thursday 1 April.
Organisers will be notified of acceptance or rejection by April 1st, 1999. Organisers are responsible for working with the Workshops Co-Chairs to identify mailing lists and other opportunities for soliciting diverse participation, selecting, inviting, and confirming participants, distributing position papers and other pre-workshop materials to participants in advance of the workshop, and developing a final agenda of workshop activities
The workshop leader is responsible for facilitating discussion, maintaining productive interaction, and encouraging participation. The emphasis should be on group discussion, rather than on presentation of individual position papers. Diversity of perspectives should be encouraged. Workshop participants (including the organisers) will be charged a registration fee to cover the cost of accommodation for the meeting, lunch and refreshments. Normally workshop participants will also be delegates at the main conference.
It is important for workshop results to be communicated to a larger audience. Each workshop should produce an informal poster for the main conference which summarises the content and outcome of the workshop. In addition workshops are urged to produce a version of their report for publication on the Web. Facilities for creating the Web page will be provided to the organisers. A version of the workshop report appropriate for print publication in a suitable bulletin or newsletter should also be produced. In addition, the organisers may subsequently arrange for revised and expanded versions of the position papers, along with linking material derived from the workshop, to be published in book form, or as a special issue of an appropriate journal.
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Posters are intended to provide a forum for the dissemination of late-breaking results or innovations. They are not intended for speculative or untried ideas, but may describe the outcome of an early stage of a longer-term project. Themes can be any of those described in the call for participation.
Submissions should conform to the format for full papers, but are limited to two pages maximum and must be formatted using different Word and Latex style files. Your submissions should be in a final, camera-ready format, suitable for publishing. Because of the tight deadlines for reviewing and publishing we require both paper and electronic copies to be submitted, as specified below.
Successful posters will be displayed on a board 1.2m wide and 1.8m high. You need to show reviewers that you have thought about your poster layout. To do this, you are required to submit an A4 poster plan (portrait format) in addition to your two page paper. The outline should clearly communicate the main content of your poster - but only as a schematic layout. Your two page paper should provide the context for reviewers to understand and interpret your poster outline (plan).
Remember that delegates will have a copy of your two page paper, so your aim is to motivate delegates to read your paper. You do not need to reproduce every detail in the paper on your poster, so identify the key points of your paper and build your poster layout around them.
Your outline should demonstrate an understanding of how people will read and view your poster. There should be a clear reading order for the poster. The key points should be prominent and obvious. Remember that the poster should be easy to read from a distance. Graphics and colour can be used to convey information quickly and easily. Consider using illustrations, drawings, graphics or photographs where appropriate.
1. Submit 4 copies of the paper (including poster plan), to arrive not later than 10 May 1999, to
Dr Alison Cawsey,
INTERACT '99 Posters Co-Chair
Department of Computing and Electrical Engineering
Heriot Watt University
Edinburgh EH14 4AS
United Kingdom
email: alison@cee.hw.ac.uk
A separate cover sheet must be attached to each copy of the paper giving:
2. The title page information and the paper abstract must also be submitted on the INTERACT '99 Submissions Webserver. Authors who do not have Web access should attach a note to their paper submission, and email the information to the IPC co-chair.
3. To speed up the reviewing process, we also encourage authors to make an HTML version of their submission available. The URL of the html submission should should be submitted at the same time as the title page information and abstract (see step 2).
4. You must also must submit an electronic copy of the paper by email to the programme co-chair, as uncompressed Word or LaTeX documents using the provided styles. Ensure that your paper can be produced from the files provided - If the paper is accepted they will be used to create the published copy. Contact the program co-chair if you are unsure of the format to submit in.
Submissions will be reviewed by three members of the International Programme Committee. Applicants will be notified of the outcome by Monday 7 June. Accepted posters will be published in volume two of the proceedings.
Poster sessions will be interactive, and each poster presenter will be allocated a time slot when they will be expected to be present to discuss, possibly demonstrate, and answer questions on their work. If demonstration is required presenters must supply their own equipment (e.g. a laptop).
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The doctoral consortium provides a forum in which research students can present their work to a small group of their peers together with a panel of expert researchers with wide experience of HCI research and of PhD supervision. The purpose is to provide feedback, suggestions and advice, and to assist participating research students in comparing notes with others from a wide range of backgrounds and locations at a similar stage in their work, and to set their work in a wider context.
At INTERACT '99 there will be TWO separate doctoral group meetings, one on Monday 30 August and the other on Tuesday 31 August, with a different panel of experts on each day. Successful applicants will be allocated to one of the two days by the consortium organisers, to give the best balance in terms of range of interests and areas of expertise of the panellists.
Each meeting will be limited to 8 doctoral participants, plus two or three experts. Each doctoral participant will be asked to give a short presentation of their work. Each day meeting will last around 6 hours excluding breaks, and a substantial part of the time will be given over to discussion and feedback.
Doctoral students wishing to participate in the consortium should prepare a two page description of their work, in the format specified for full papers. Applicants are welcome to discuss their proposals in advance with the Doctoral Consortium Chairs, John Karat (jkarat@watson.ibm.com, tel: +1 914 784 7832) or Jim Alty (J.L.Alty@lboro.ac.uk, tel: +44 1509 222 648).
Applicants should submit 6 copies of their paper, to arrive not later than 25 January 1999, to
Prof J.L. Alty
University of Loughborough
Loughborough,
Leicestershire LE11 3TU
United Kingdom
Optionally, applicants may also place an HTML version of their paper on a Web site accessible to the organisers, and include a note of the URL with their submission. The paper will be copied to an INTERACT Web site, password protected, and the applicant notified by email. The Web version of the paper must match exactly in content the printed paper.
Papers will be reviewed by the Doctoral Consortium chairs, and by at least two other members of the International Programme Committee. Applicants will be notified of the outcome by Thursday 1 April.
The reviewers may recommend revisions to the submitted paper. If revisions are required, a revised version of the paper must be returned to the Doctoral Consortium chair by Monday 17th May 1999 at the latest.
Accepted doctoral papers will be included in the conference proceedings.
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Videos provide a means of demonstrating innovative interfaces, devices, and techniques, of documenting evaluation processes, or illustrating organisational structures. Consistent with their main purpose, to inform and instruct, they can also entertain and amuse.
Videos will run at scheduled times throughout the conference in a closed venue, but will also run in the main relaxation areas of the conference.
In addition to the videotape itself, which should be in VHS-PAL or VHS-NTSC format and should not exceed 10 minutes playing time, proposers should prepare a two-page description of the video in the given Word and Latex style files. The descriptions of accepted videos will appear in volume two of the proceedings. If the video is fulfilling its purpose, a written description will never be able to do it justice. Nevertheless, since INTERACT does not publish video proceedings, the written form provides a record of the video's appearance and significance.
Submissions should contain no proprietary or confidential material and should not cite proprietary or confidential publications. Responsibility for permission to use video, audio or pictures of identifiable people rests with you, not with INTERACT '99.
Proposers may choose to make copies of the video available to interested delegates after the conference. If so, a note providing application details should be provided with the submission (and may if appropriate be included in the printed paper.)
Abstracts for accepted videos will appear in volume 2 of the conference proceedings.
Send the video tape, together with two copies of the printed paper, to arrive not later than 10 May 1999, to
Prof Richard Coyne,
INTERACT '99 Videos Chair,
University of Edinburgh,
Dept of Architecture
20 Chambers St
Edinburgh EH1 1JZ
email: richard@caad.ed.ac.uk
Proposers will be notified of the outcome of their submission by Monday 7th June 1999.
Important dates:
The Interactive Experience is part of the conference technical programme and is intended to present novel designs, prototypes, working systems or tools relevant to the international HCI community of researchers and developers.
Each accepted submission will be allocated a 30-minute session, with 10 minutes for a presentation, followed by 20 minutes of supervised interaction. Wherever possible the system should also be capable of running unattended, so that it can be made available for hands-on use by delegates at any time during the conference. It is expected that proposers will provide the necessary equipment for the provision of their interactive experience.
Proposers should submit a two-page description, conforming to the format stated in the given Word and Latex style files. The descriptions of accepted submissions for the Interactive Experience will be published in volume 2 of the conference proceedings.
Those considering submitting are welcome to discuss their ideas and requirements in advance with either of the Interactive Experience Co-Chairs, Steve Brewster (stephen@dcs.Glasgow.ac.uk, tel: +44 141 330 4966) or Julian Newman (jne@gcal.ac.uk, tel: +44 141 331 3280).
Four copies of the proposal should be sent, to arrive no later than 8th May 1999, to
Dr Stephen Brewster
Interactive Experience Co-Chair
University of Glasgow
Dept of Computing Science,
17 Lilybank Gdns
Glasgow G12 8RZ
United Kingdom
Proposers will be notified of the outcome by Monday 7 June. Accepted proposals will be included in the conference proceedings.
Important dates:
Organisational Overviews provide a platform for HCI research groups in universities or research institutions, and product design teams in IT supplier and user organisations (commercial or public sector), to introduce themselves to the wider HCI community, and to share some of the insights, challenges and successes in their work. Accepted proposals will be allocated a 45-minute programme slot, which they can use to present their work and highlight the issues they have addressed, the solutions they have arrived at, and the future challenges they anticipate.
Submissions should be in two parts and use given Word and Latex style files:
A summary of not more than two A4 pages. The summary part from accepted proposals will be published in volume two of the conference proceedings.
A detailed proposal (not more than 6 pages) including
Send 4 copies of the proposal, to arrive not later than 10 May 1999, to
Dr Rob Procter,
University of Edinburgh,
Dept of Computer Science
The King's Buildings
Mayfield Road
Edinburgh EH9 3JZ
United Kingdom
email: rnp@dcs.ed.ac.uk
Submissions will be reviewed by a panel drawn from the organising committee and the International Programme Committee. Proposers will be notified of the outcome by Monday 7 June. Among the criteria will be the relevance of the work to the focus of the conference, the originality or interest of the work, the application domain, the contribution of the work to the wider acceptance of HCI theory or practice, and the standing of the people or organisation in the field. In addition, the organisers will be aiming to achieve a balance across geographic locations, work type, and size and type of organisations which achieves a representative international sample of current leading-edge work.
Proposers will be notified of the outcome by Monday 7 June 1999.
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Submissions in this category should address the issues and challenges in establishing and applying user-centred design in organisations. Papers may take the form of case studies, cost-benefit analyses, examinations of the relationship between usability professionals and other members of the design team, or informed analysis of the reciprocal relationship between university HCI research and professional practice in industry.
Papers should not include proprietary or confidential material. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for use of any submitted video material from people or organisations represented. Video material will assist the review panel in selection of papers, and extracts may be shown during the conference, but the video material will not otherwise be published.
Submissions should conform to and use given Word and Latex style files, but should not exceed 6 pages. They may be accompanied by supporting material on video (PAL or NTSC).
The text of accepted submissions will be published in the conference proceedings
Submit 6 copies of the printed paper, together with one copy of any supporting video material, by 10 May 1999 to
Prof Alistair Kilgour,
INTERACT '99 Chair
Department of Computing and Electrical Engineering
Heriot Watt University
Edinburgh EH14 4AS
United Kingdom
email: A.C.Kilgour@hw.ac.uk
Electronic or faxed submissions cannot be accepted.
Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of experienced practitioners. Criteria for selection will include contribution made to professional practice, novelty of techniques or approaches illustrated, creativity and skill in addressing new application domains, and openness in discussing negative as well as positive experiences.
Authors will be informed of the results of the review process by 5th June 1999. It is intended that accepted professional practice and experience papers will be scheduled for presentation mainly on the first day of the conference.