Call for Papers – SIGDOC 2005

The 23rd International Conference on
Design of Communication

September 21 – 23, 2005; Coventry, UK

Important Dates

Paper Submissions Due:
May 27, 2005

Workshop Proposals Due:
June 10, 2005

Notification to Authors:
July 8, 2005

Camera-Ready Due:
August 5, 2005

General Chair

Scott Tilley
Florida Institute
of Technology

Program Chair

Robert Newman
Coventry University

Arrangements Chair

Elena Gaura
Coventry University

Web Site

www.sigdoc.org/2005

Theme: Documenting & Designing for Pervasive Information

Pervasive computing delivers information technology into new environments for new purposes – in everyday products, in implanted and wearable devices, in global sensor networks, and in micro-machines. Innovation is needed, both to describe and document these systems, and to understand and exploit their potential for information gathering and retrieval. SIGDOC is a multi-disciplinary forum, bringing together communicators, information designers, computer scientists and others. We now invite these communities to propose and report the research that will produce this innovation.  

SIGDOC 2005 will provide an opportunity for the exchange of information related to exciting new research and empirical results in areas such as:

  • Documenting mobile, pervasive and component-based systems
  • Information design for delivery in a pervasive-computing environment
  • Design for new communication media - interactive, 3-D, audio and others
  • Culture and communities communicating in a pervasive environment
  • Gathering and presenting information from pervasive computing networks
  • Usability of information in a pervasive environment

Submission Process

SIGDOC 2005 will include technical papers and participatory workshops. Research papers or experience reports should not exceed 5,000 words (8 pages in ACM Press format, including figures and references). The results described must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Workshop proposals should not exceed 1,000 words. The proposal should describe the workshop's theme, leader(s), structure, expected length, and participant selection criteria.

Authors will be notified of acceptance by July 8, 2005. Final versions of technical papers and workshop descriptions are due by August 5, 2005. Acceptance for publication is contingent on registration for the conference. (In the case of multiple authors, at least one must register.) If you can't attend, a publication fee equivalent to the conference registration will be charged.

Conference Location: Coventry, UK

For the first time ever, SIGDOC will be held in Europe: in Coventry, UK. Coventry, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Mercia, with a history of over 1000 years, is situated in the Midlands of England, with easy access to cultural and historic sites such as Stratford-on-Avon, Warwick and Kenilworth Castles, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Symphony Hall. Coventry is 15 minutes by train from Birmingham International Airport, with direct flights to the USA and continental Europe.