SIGDOC 2015 - 33rd ACM International Conference on the Design of Communication

The ACM Special Interest Group on the Design of Communication (ACM SIGDOC) invites you to submit a research or technical paper, experience report, or interactive poster on the design of communication, including user experience, information architecture, documentation, interaction design, and user research methods, in research, education, industry, recreation, and social exchanges.
Industry and academic researchers (including graduate students) are encouraged to submit Research Papers, Experience Reports, and Posters. Contributions may include studies of design processes, research methods, pedagogical practices, deployment analyses, and situated use studies related to the design and use of communication systems and artifacts.
SIGDOC will be co-located with the IEEE International Professional Communications Conference (July 12-15) and the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (July 16) in Limerick, Ireland.
Topics of Interest
Proposals should address topics including, but not limited to:
Content Strategy
Technical Communication
User Experience
International and Intercultural Communication Design
Learning Systems/Environments
Open Source Design Solutions
Collaborative Platforms
Design Methods and Principles
Digital Humanities and Design
Project Management
Information Design and Information Architecture
Computer-Mediated Communication
Submission types
This year we are introducing a new way of submitting for SIGDOC. First, short proposals will be submitted for review. Once a proposal is reviewed and accepted, the author(s) will write a full-length paper (length and specifications are dependent on the type of submission). The papers will then be reviewed, sent back to the authors for final edits and ACM formatting, and resubmitted as “camera-ready” submissions.
Research and technical papers
Research papers present integrative reviews or original reports of substantive new work: theoretical, empirical, and/or in the design, development and/or deployment of novel systems. Papers will be reviewed for academic standards, relevance, conceptual quality, innovation, and clarity of presentation. Proposals not to exceed 500 words. Final papers not to exceed 10 pages in length in ACM SIGDOC conference format (available at the site), including figures and references. The results described must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Experience reports
These reports present experience and reflections on a particular case, methodology or design idea from real life projects and deployments. They are reviewed for usefulness, clarity and reflection. Strong Experience Reports discuss both benefits and drawbacks of the approaches used and clearly call out lessons learned. Reports may focus on a particular aspect of technology usage and practice, or describe broad project experiences. Proposals not to exceed 500 words. Final papers not to exceed 6 pages in length.
Posters
Posters are a less formal presentation of work in progress, theories, experimental work, new concepts, late-breaking research results, or work that is best communicated in conversation. Poster proposals may describe original research or novel designs. Successful applicants should bring their completed posters, up to 1x2m in size, to SIGDOC 2015 where they will be displayed at a special session during the conference. Proposals not to exceed 250 words. The submission should be formatted according to the ACM guidelines for paper submissions, but the length must be no more than two pages.
Graduate student competition paper
Any paper fitting the descriptions above and 100% authored by graduate students is eligible. All paper authors must be graduate students. The award is full conference registration plus a $750 travel stipend.
Important Dates
This year the SIGDOC conference team has developed a new conference proposal design, with different due dates for proposals and final full-length articles/posters.
January 1, 2015: Proposal system open for submissions
January 15, 2015: Research and technical papers, Experience reports, Posters, Workshops, and Graduate student competition papers proposals due
February 15, 2015: Proposal reviews completed
April 30, 2015: Research and technical papers, Experience reports, Posters, and Graduate student competition papers full-length papers/reports due
May 15, 2015: Full-length reviews completed
June 1, 2015: “Camera-ready” paper/reports revisions and final posters due