The conference is soliciting high quality contributions that report
In particular, the conference welcomes contributions that focus on:
All contributions will be evaluated in terms of their novelty, significance, quality and enhancement to the field. Accepted contributions will be included in the conference proceedings published by Springer and will be available at http://www.ecscw09.org. They will also be indexed in and available through the ACM digital library.
ECSCW 2009 requires that submissions have not been published previously and that papers submitted are not under simultaneous review for any other conference, journal or other publication.
Important Dates
Please note that deadlines are firm to accommodate tight adjudication and publication schedules.
Research Papers
There are two kinds of research paper contributions: full papers and short papers.
Both kinds of contributions must be formatted in strict accordance with the ECSCW
formatting instructions (see author kit and paper templates available at the
conference website http://www.ecscw09.org) and must be submitted in PDF format.
Full papers may be up to 20 pages in length. Full papers should present original reports of substantive new work and make clear the novel aspects of the research they present and its contribution to the development of CSCW theory and CSCW systems design.
Short papers may be up to 8 pages in length, and should present substantial although preliminary results of a research activity. They should clearly contain: the goals and the current stage of the research plan, an indication about the original contribution the research makes, preliminary achievements and indication of why they warrant presentation at this stage. Selection will primarily be based on this kind of information.
Submissions
All contributions must be rendered anonymous to facilitate blind review, and authors
should take care throughout their paper that their own and their institution's
identity is not revealed. Relevant references to an author's previous research should
not be suppressed but rather should be made impersonally, if they are required for
reviewers to understand and evaluate the paper's contribution.
All submissions will be handled electronically. Details will be available shortly at the ECSCW 2009 website: http://www.ecscw09.org
Workshops and Master Classes
Workshops are designed to offer an informal environment for focused group discussion
and learning. Workshops may be for half-day or full day sessions.
Workshop proposals should consist of an abstract and a detailed proposal. The abstract should be no more than 150 words. The body of the proposal should be no more than 3000 words, and should include a description of the theme(s) of the workshop, the workshop activities and goals, the duration of the workshop (one or two full days), the background of the organiser(s), the maximum number of participants, and the means of recruiting and selecting participants. We encourage workshop organisers to create web- based resources for their workshops so that advertising, submission and organisation can be handled online.
Accepted workshops will need to provide a short description of the workshop for publication on the conference web site containing the workshop title, names and affiliations of organisers, 150-word abstract, workshop web site, and position paper submission or other participation requirements.
Accepted workshops may optionally provide a 2-page Workshop Programme for printing in the conference supplemental proceedings. The programme should contain the workshop title, 150-word abstract, objectives, participant names and schedule.
Master classes will offer a small number of participants the opportunity to learn about specific CSCW concepts, methods and techniques from recognised experts. Master classes proposals should be no more than 3000 words, and should include a description of the theme(s) of the master class, the background of the organiser(s) and the maximum number of participants.
Demos and Videos
Live demonstrations and videos form an important part of the conference technical
programme. Demonstrations of both research prototypes and commercial products by
those directly involved in developing the systems are welcomed.
Demos and videos submissions should include an extended abstract of no longer than 2 pages, including all figures and references. It should state the contribution and originality of the work clearly and explicitly, including just enough background to make clear how the work differs from significant prior research. It should describe the required technical equipment.
Posters
Poster submissions graphically illustrating original CSCW systems, experiences, or
applications are invited. Successful posters will be on show for the duration of the
conference.
Poster submissions should include an extended abstract of no longer than 2 pages, including all figures and references. It should state the contribution and originality of the work clearly and explicitly, including just enough background to make clear how the work differs from significant prior research.
Doctoral Colloquium
The Doctoral Colloquium offers PhD students in CSCW the opportunity to present and discuss
their work with other CSCW researchers. Students from all the CSCW related disciplines
are encouraged to apply, although numbers will be limited.
Doctoral submissions should include an extended abstract of no longer than 2 pages, including all figures and references. It should state the contribution and originality of the work clearly and explicitly, including just enough background to make clear how the work differs from significant prior research.
Demos and videos, poster and doctoral colloquium abstracts will be published in a Conference Supplement that will be circulated to attendees at registration. Abstracts will not be incorporated into the main ECSCW 2009 Conference Proceedings.
Conference Chair
Ina Wagner, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Conference Vice Chair
Hilda Tellioglu, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Programme Chairs
Ellen Balka, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Carla Simone, Universita' di Milano Bicocca, Italy
For a full list of the Programme Committee members, please see http://www.ecscw09.org