[Asis-l] AUSWEB Conference 2007 - Call for Submissions

[Professor Amanda Spink]

Call For Submissions 
The Thirteenth Australasian World Wide Web Conference, Pacific Bay Resort - Coffs Harbour, 30th June to 4th July, 2007 

Since its inception, AusWeb has been the primary forum for the Australian developers, computer and information scientists, educators, industry, government and cultural commentators to discuss the rapidly evolving technologies and usage of the Web. In order to contextualise and broaden this discussion, submissions from authors outside Australia are most welcome. AusWeb provides an informal and supportive environment, with the programme being designed to facilitate open discussion and debate. 

NOTE: the AusWeb series of conferences does not require exclusive assignment of copyright by authors and full papers are refereed to DEST standards. 

Possible Topics 
For AusWeb07, we are interested in receiving submissions that deal with any of the following topics: 

Search engines and portals 
Web languages, standards, formats and protocols 
Agent technologies 
Web-based collaboration 
Web systems, components and architectures 
Information retrieval, navigation and searching 
Web hypertext and hypermedia construction 
Web system design and evaluation 
Multimedia and Synchronisation 
XML and applications of XML 
The semantic Web, metadata, RDF, etc. 
Web performance 
The role of standards in Web application development 
Learning objects and tools 
Assessment and Evaluation 
Learning Management and Learning Content Management Systems 
Educational design 
Usability and Accessibility 
Internationalisation in online education 
Lifelong and Workplace Learning 
Information Literacy 
Learner support and Learner Relationship Management 
Copyright and IP issues 
Rights Management 
Educational Multimedia 
eCommerce/eBusiness strategies and issues 
Online marketing strategies and issues 
Commercial Website design effectiveness 
Measuring online customer experiences 
Interactivity in eBusiness effectiveness 
Integrated marketing communication and the Web 
Online marketing research 
Brands and the Web 
Business logistics and the Web 
Alliance strategies and the Web 
Direct response marketing and the Web 
Online media metrics 
Customer relationship management and the Web 
eCommerce/eBusiness inter-country comparisons 
New products/services/experiences and the Web 
International marketing 
Privacy and legal compliance issues 
The impact of the Web on society and privacy 
Intellectual property, copyright, patents, brand names 
Electronic publishing and the Open Access movement 
Cooperative versus proprietary models on the the Web 
Access to information 
Libraries and the Web 
Museums and cultural institutions in a Web context 
eGovernment and archive issues 
Sociology/cultural studies of the Web 
Web as agent of transformation 

We are also happy to consider submission proposals that do not fit neatly into the above topics. Please note that as this is a web conference, the submissions will need to have a strong web component to them. 

Initial Submission 
In order to make it as easy as possible to submit to AusWeb07, you may make your initial submission in any of the following formats HTML (preferred) or Text or RTF or Word. You do not have to comply with any particular stylesheet at the initial submission phase. If accepted, you will need to supply the final version of your submission as an HTML formatted document using the AusWeb stylesheet which will be made available from the AusWeb07 server. 

Refereed Full Papers 
Refereed full papers (3,500 to 5,000 words) are designed to allow the presentation of completed research projects, reports of innovative uses of web technologies in universities, industry, government and cultural institutions such as libraries, archives, publishers and museums, and case histories. 

The AusWeb conference series is designed so that refereed full papers are eligible for inclusion in an institution's DEST statistics. This is ensured by the following practices: 
The conference is nationally significant, and the promotional material, the speakers and attendees and the program reflect this. 
Papers are independently peer reviewed on the basis of the full paper (rather than just on an abstract) and there will be clear evidence that this is the case, ranging from statements in the promotional material to referees comments. 
The full paper will be published, not an abstract or digest. 
The proceedings will be available more widely than just to conference delegates on request to the conference office 

Refereeing of papers will be done by members of an expert Review Panel (including international scholars) to DEST refereed conference paper standards using a two-stage double-blind review process. We will try to make this process as quick as possible so that you have as much time as possible to produce the final version of your paper (if accepted). Because the refereeing is double-blind, please ensure that author(s) name(s) or other identifying information, including obvious self-citations, do not appear on your submission to ensure anonymity. 

Refereed Full Papers are to be submitted initially to the Conference Chair, Allan Ellis <allan.ellis at scu.edu.au> who will then redirect them to specialist track chairs as required. Submissions not accepted as Refereed Full Papers may be accepted as Edited Short Papers (see below). 

Refereed Full Paper Key Dates 
Initial submission of full paper for consideration: 5th March 
For late submissions contact Allan Ellis <allan.ellis at scu.edu.au> 
Full paper decisions: 9th April 
Final, formatted papers submitted to the AusWeb server: 14th May 
Papers published on the Web: 4th June 

Edited Short Papers 
Short edited papers (250 to 1000 words) are primarily designed to complement presented posters, but can be submitted on their own. They are designed to allow for the presentation of new ideas or works in progress. The papers are not refereed but are edited if needed. The papers are published in the conference proceedings. Presentation of the short papers takes place concurrently with the Poster session. Edited Short papers are to be submitted directly to the Conference Chair, Allan Ellis <allan.ellis at scu.edu.au> Acceptance decisions will be made by a small Short Paper subcommittee. 

Short Paper Key Dates 
Submission of proposals: on or before 23rd May 
Decisions: within 3 days and no later then 30th May 
Final, formatted poster details submitted to the AusWeb server: within a week of acceptance 
Papers published on the Web: 4th June (or as received) 

Posters 
We are also calling for submissions to a more traditional Posters stream. The Posters are designed to showcase the most innovative developments on the Web from Australia and around the Web. Posters are typically in a large display format and are designed to allow the presentation of research in progress, demonstrate pre-release software or get feedback from attendees on new ideas. The details of the poster presentations (around 500 words) will be published on the Web, in the printed proceedings and on CD-ROM. We also encourage poster authors to write up their ideas as edited short papers. Poster proposals are to be submitted directly to the Conference Chair, Allan Ellis <allan.ellis at scu.edu.au> Acceptance decisions will be made by a small Poster subcommittee. 


Poster Key Dates 
Submission of proposals: on or before 23rd May 
Decisions: within 3 days and no later than 30th May 
Final, formatted poster details submitted to the AusWeb server: within a week of acceptance 
Papers published on the Web: 4th June (or as received) 

Best Poster and Best Paper Awards 
It is an AusWeb tradition to acknowledge the best paper at each conference with the Paul Thistlewaite Award. This award consists of a certificate plus a complimentary registration at the following years conference. The latter is made possible by our long time sponsor Explain XML Specialists http://www.explain.com.au/ and is presented by their CEO Steve Ball. We also offer a Best Poster Award which consists of a certificate and complimentary registration for a tutorial or workshop at the following years conference. 
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Amanda Spink
Professor of Information Technology
Faculty of Information Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Gardens Point Campus
2 George St, GPO Box 2434
Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia
http://www.fit.qut.edu.au
Tel: 61-7-3864-9583 Fax: 61-7-3864-2703
Email: ah.spink at qut.edu.au
Homepage: http://sky.fit.qut.edu.au/~spinkah/