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Final Call for Papers

                           OzCHI '96

  The Sixth Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction

                      24-27 November 1996

                     Hamilton, New Zealand

OzCHI is coming to Aotearoa/New Zealand! We invite you to the 6th Austral=
ian
Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (OzCHI=9296), to be held in Hami=
lton,
New Zealand during 24-27 November 1996. This marks the first time that th=
e
conference will be held outside of Australia (Oz). The purpose of this
conference is to promote discussion and interaction among members of the =
HCI
community.

It is also the special goal of this conference not only to strengthen lin=
ks
between Australia and New Zealand, but to broaden the interaction to incl=
ude
participants from other areas of the world.  The conference features keyn=
ote
speakers from North America and Europe.  The conference schedule (Sunday =
-
Wednesday) allows participants from the USA to return in time for the
Thanksgiving holidays, or to remain on holiday in beautiful New Zealand i=
f
they so wish.  The weather in late November, late in our spring, should b=
e
generally warm and fine. Because of our position just west of the
international dateline, it is possible to fly from Auckland Wednesday
evening and arrive in Los Angeles around midday on Wednesday, for connect=
ing
flights to the rest of the USA or elsewhere around the world.

Venue

The city of  Hamilton (featured on our cover) is located in the North Isl=
and
of New Zealand, approximately 100 km south of Auckland, New Zealand=92s
largest city with just over one million people.  Hamilton is New Zealand'=
s
largest inland city, with a population of approximately 103,000 and is
situated along the banks of the Waikato River, New Zealand=92s longest.  =
The
conference is to be held at the Pavilion (below) at Hamilton Gardens.  Th=
e
formal and informal gardens cover an area of 58 hectares along the Waikat=
o
River, providing a peaceful and beautiful location only a short distance
from the centre of Hamilton.

Hamilton is conveniently located, within easy reach of both east and west
coast beaches, Auckland, the Rotorua geo-thermal district, Lake Taupo, th=
e
central mountain and volcanic areas, the Coromandel peninsula, and the
Waitomo cave district. Hamilton is only 80 minutes drive south from
Auckland's International Airport, which has regular flights from the USA,
Asia, Europe, and Australia.  Connecting flights from Auckland and other =
New
Zealand locations into Hamilton airport are also available, as well as ne=
w,
direct (and low cost!) flights from Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.

Topics

We solicit original papers and posters describing research or innovative
practice, as well as proposals for panels and tutorials in the general ar=
ea
of human-computer interaction and computer-supported cooperative work
(CSCW). Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

* Human factors and ergonomics
* User psychology, models, and modelling
* HCI development methods and practice
* Formal methods, modelling, and simulation
* Interfaces for users with special needs
* Intelligent and adaptive interfaces
* Distributed, multi-user interfaces
* Video conferencing systems
* Virtual reality systems
* New interface techniques
* CSCW, group work, and groupware
* Interaction architectures, tools and techniques
* User interface technology and applications
* HCI research methods
* Computer-mediated human communication
* Organisational and societal issues
* Cross cultural issues of HCI
* Multimedia/hypertext/hypermedia
* Psychology of programming
* HCI/UI theory

Submissions

Submissions must be in English and conform to  the specific guidelines fo=
r
their category. For the double-blind refereeing, do NOT include any autho=
r
details on the submission itself. Each submission must have a cover sheet
that specifies:

=95       Title
=95       Authors' names, affiliations, addresses, fax & email
=95       Category of submission (paper, poster, etc.)
=95       Name of principal contact person

All submissions should be sent directly to the address below. Electronic
submission is encouraged (PostScript preferred, Word 5 for Mac or Word 6 =
for
PC acceptable). Use only 10-point or larger fonts and A4 or US letter pap=
er
size. The conference proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer
Society Press.  Layout requirements will be provided with the notificatio=
n
of acceptance. Templates can be obtained via the OZCHI '96 WWW home page.

Papers
Papers should be limited to 6 pages or 3500 words of text, but may extend=
 to
up to 8 pages in total, including figures, appendices and references. A
100-word abstract and a keyword list should be included at the beginning =
of
the paper. Some authors may be invited to resubmit their work as short
papers or posters.

Short Papers
Short papers should be of no more than 2 pages in total, and must include=
 a
100-word abstract and keyword list.

Posters, demonstrations and videos
Proposals for posters, demonstrations and videos should be submitted in t=
he
form of a short paper (plus a copy of the video in the case of a video
submission) which, if the submission is accepted, will be published in th=
e
proceedings.

Tutorials
Outlines of tutorial proposals (half- or full-day) are invited on any
relevant topic; preference will be given to those of broad appeal. Becaus=
e
this is the first CHI conference in New Zealand, proposals for introducto=
ry
tutorials are encouraged.

Critical Dates

Deadline for all submissions              1 July, 1996
(postmarked airmail or electronic)
Notification of acceptance             15 August, 1996
Camera-ready copy due               13 September, 1996

Address for Submissions and Enquiries

OZCHI '96 Conference
Department of Computer Science
University of Waikato
Private Bag 3105
Hamilton
New Zealand

email:  ozchi96@cs.waikato.ac.nz
fax:    +64 7 838 4155
phone:  +64 7 838 4021

For up-to-date conference information:
        http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/OzCHI

Research Student Consortium
This consortium, which will run in parallel with the pre-conference
tutorials, is a forum in which research students can meet and discuss the=
ir
work with each other and a panel of experienced HCI researchers. Applican=
ts
for the consortium should be well into their dissertation research.
Submissions are invited in the form of a short paper describing work in
progress; for successful applicants these will be published in the
conference proceedings. A limited subsidy towards travel and registration
costs will be available.  For further information, please contact Chris
Knowles via email at chrisk@waikato.ac.nz.

Interactive Exhibition
An exhibition of interactive computer systems will be run in parallel wit=
h
the conference. Exhibits will include project work from university and
college graphic design courses, and commercially developed software syste=
ms.
Organisations and individuals interested in participating in the exhibiti=
on
should contact the conference organisers at the above address by 1 July,
1996. A limited subsidy towards travel and registration costs will be
available for student exhibitors.

International Programme Committee:

Professor Mark Apperley, University of Waikato, NZ
Dr John Bennett, San Jose, USA
Associate-Professor Susanne B=F8dker, Aarhus University, Denmark
Maddy Brouwer-Janse, Philips Research Laboratories, Netherlands
Dr Gilbert Cockton, Glasgow University, UK
Dr Andy Cockburn, University of Canterbury, NZ
Dr Steve Draper, Glasgow University, UK
Dr Saul Greenberg, University of Calgary, Canada
Dr John Grundy, University of Waikato, NZ
Dr Steve Howard, Swinburne University, Australia
Dr Matt Humphrey, University of Waikato, NZ
Dr Robert Jacob, Tufts University, USA
Professor Simon Kaplan, University of Queensland, Australia
Dr Ying Leung, Swinburne University, Australia
Associate-Professor Marilyn Mantei, University of Toronto, Canada
Dr Steve Reeves, University of Waikato, NZ
Dr Gurminder Singh, National University of Singapore
Professor Robert Spence, Imperial College, UK
Professor Harold Thimbleby, Middlesex University, UK
Professor Peter Thomas, University of Western England, UK
Dr Claus Unger, University of Hagen, Germany
Dr John Venable, University of Waikato, NZ
Professor Ian Witten, University of Waikato, NZ
Dr Zaidah Razak, University of Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia



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John Grundy                     email: jgrundy@cs.waikato.ac.nz
Department of Computer Science  phone: +64-7-838-4452
University of Waikato           fax: +64-7-838-4155
Private Bag 3105
Hamilton
New Zealand                     WWW: http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~jgrundy