[Asis-l] ASIST 2008 SIGHCI Symposium - extended deadline

[luanne.freund at utoronto.ca]

*apologies for duplicate postings*
Please note that the deadline for submission of papers and posters to  
the SIGHCI Symposium at the upcoming ASIST conference has been  
extended to September 2.
We are very pleased to announce that Dr. John Carroll of Penn State  
University will give the keynote presentation at the symposium.

*2008 Research Symposium of the*
*Special Interest Group on Human-Computer Interaction (SIG HCI),*
*American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)*

Human Computer Interaction in Information Intensive Environments
A Focus on Groups and Collaborative Information Use
*Keynote Speaker: Dr. John Carroll, Penn State University*
Sunday Oct. 26, 2008, 8:30am-12:30pm

CALL FOR PAPERS & POSTERS
Deadline September 2, 2008

This symposium will focus on the challenges of group and collaborative  
use of information systems. How do groups of two or more members  
access and use information, and what technologies best support these  
activities? While social computing has emerged as a phenomenon among  
distributed communities, we have yet to fully understand computing at  
the group level, whether face-to-face, or in distributed environments;  
synchronous or asynchronous. The following specific questions will be  
discussed:

* How do groups use highly interactive computing technologies to  
access and use information?
* What kinds of social interfaces provide the best support for  
information interaction within groups?
* When does individual information behaviour become group information  
behaviour?
* What is the role of sociability in information access and use?
* How do we study and evaluate highly interactive computing  
technologies for groups?
* How do technologies adapt from supporting individual work to group work?
* Is usability the best paradigm for assessment of information systems  
and interfaces to support group interaction?

The Symposium will end with a special presentation by Dr. John  
Carroll, Edward M. Frymoyer Professor of Information Sciences and  
Technology, Penn State University. Dr. Carroll was a founder of  
human-computer interaction, and has a long and distuished career in  
both industry and academia. His research in human-computer interaction  
includes scenario-based methods for design and development, minimalist  
techniques for making information efficient, computer support for  
collaborative work and education, community-oriented computing, and  
social impacts of computing. For more information about Dr. Carroll  
see his website:  
http://ist.psu.edu/ist/directory/faculty/?EmployeeID=234.

Submissions are welcome in two categories:

1. Research papers: 3-4 pages (1,500-2,000 words)
2. Research posters: 1.5-2 pages (750-1,000) words

In both categories submissions should describe results from completed  
or ongoing research projects related to the symposium topic.  
Submissions should be emailed to hci at dal.ca by September 2, 2008;  
applicants will be notified by September 5th. Accepted submissions  
will be posted to the SIG website: http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGHCI

Registration for the Symposium:
Participants must register with ASIS&T at www.asis.org for the  
Symposium. Early registration for ASIS&T ends on September 12, 2008.
Symposium Fees (including lunch): Before September 12, 2008: Members:  
$80 Non-Members $90. After September 12, 2008: Members: $90,  
Non-Members: $115

Symposium Co-Chairs
Elaine Toms, Dalhousie University, etoms at dal.ca
Anita Komlodi, University of Maryland Baltimore County, komlodi at umbc.edu
Luanne Freund, University of British Columbia, luanne.freund at ubc.ca

Symposium Program Committee
Amanda Spink, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Brian Detlor, McMaster University, Canada
Chun Wei Choo, University of Toronto
Gary Geisler, University of Texas at Austin
Heather O?Brien, University of British Columbia, Canada (Poster Chair)
Preben Hansen, Swedish Institute of Computer Science
Rick Kopak, University of British Columbia, Canada
Sandra Toze, Dalhousie University, Canada

-- 
Luanne Freund
Assistant Professor
School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS)
The University of British Columbia
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Suite 470 - 1961 East Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
Tel.: 604-822-0825
Fax: 604-822-6006
E-mail: luanne.freund at ubc.ca