British HCI 2009 - The 23rd BCS conference on Human Computer Interaction

HCI 2009 Call for Participation
Deadline for all submissions: Thursday 5 March 2009


To be notified when online submissions open, please register here.

The scientific programme of the HCI 2009 conference will have a special focus on the priorities of UK and European research. In addition to scientific quality, we emphasise creativity, originality and relevance to real problems. By aligning recognition of the best HCI research with peer review criteria for career development and research funding, HCI 2009 is dedicated to enhancing and supporting the HCI research community. All submissions will be peer-reviewed, with accepted papers published internationally via the ACM Digital Library.

Paper submission
We invite submissions of long papers (7-10 pages in ACM 2-column format) or short papers (6 pages or less in the same format) that make contributions in any of the following areas:

Economic and social potential: research describing designs with potential for economic or social benefit.
Technology: research demonstrating new kinds of interactive technology.

Theory: research offering new ways of thinking through theories or models.
Tools and Methods: research providing tools for understanding and evaluation of interaction design.
Engagement with technology users or beneficiaries through ethnographic, experimental or action research.
We are also happy to consider new kinds of HCI research that offer alternative benefits or critiques. Short talks, posters and demonstrations will be reviewed together. Authors of accepted papers will have a choice of presentation format. We also encourage submissions of undergraduate or masters student work. These should be identified as such in the abstract. A prize will be awarded to the best student paper.

Please register on the HCI 2009 website if you wish to receive email notification when formal submissions open.

Other submission types

Doctoral Consortium
offers a friendly forum for a small group of students to discuss their work and receive constructive feedback from experts. Submission format is a short paper describing your work, which should explain the HCI issue addressed, methods used, results so far, and expected contribution. Please include a current CV, and a cover note saying how you expect to benefit from the DC. The selection process will focus on opportunity to benefit from participation, rather than finished research.
Please contact hci2009-doctoral-consortium-AT-cl.cam.ac.uk with enquiries.

Panels and debate
We are looking for juicy controversies to fuel debate at the conference. These may or may not use panel format, but will be engaging and involve a range of perspectives. Talk to us with an idea, a question or a shape for a session.
Please contact hci2009-panel-debate-AT-cl.cam.ac.uk to discuss ideas.

Awards for International Excellence
These awards promote publications by UK researchers recognised for international excellence at recent HCI-related conferences. To nominate a British (or UK resident) author, please describe the basis for selection (e.g. prize-winner, top-ranked UK submission), and details of the nominated publication. Award recipients will be invited to present their work to HCI 2009 delegates.
Please contact hci2009-international-excellence-AT-cl.cam.ac.uk with nominations.

Tutorials
can provide introduction to new research techniques for HCI researchers, resources for educators, techniques for practitioners, or introductions to HCI for researchers from other fields. Proposals should describe topic and format, intended audience, background of the presenter, and an indication of ideal audience size / expected fee income.
Please contact hci2009-tutorials-AT-cl.cam.ac.uk to propose tutorials.

Workshops
The HCI conference series welcomes specialist satellite events on related research themes and applications, as a starting point for new publications and communities. Proposals should describe goals, structure and likely participants.
Please contact hci2009-workshops-AT-cl.cam.ac.uk to propose workshops.