Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

CHI 2000 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) enable conference attendees who share an interest to meet informally for 90 minutes of discussion CHI 2000 provides meeting space and advertises formal SIG meetings in the CHI 2000 Final Program. Submissions for formal SIGs must be received by the deadline; informal SIGs may be organized at the conference on a space-available basis.

Sample SIG Submissions are available.

Review Criteria
SIG success depends on effective leadership and planning. Contact SIG Co-Chairs before submitting a proposal to discuss your ideas and questions. SIG proposals will be reviewed by a committee. Acceptance is based on the relevance of the theme to HCI.

Format
A SIG submission consists of a one-page proposal and a one-page extended abstract. Both will be used in the review process. The one-page extended abstracts of accepted SIGs will be published in the CHI 2000 Extended Abstracts.

Proposal
Prepare a one-page proposal describing the content of the SIG and how the SIG discussion will be organized. Also, prepare an electronic version of the document as a simple email message.

Extended Abstract
Prepare a one-page extended abstract describing the SIG in the Conference Publications Format. No abstract is required. Include title, SIG leader name and contact information, keywords and summary of the SIG topic. We strongly prefer, an additional electronic submission as a PDF file by email to the Send To address shown. This is optional, but will greatly assist the reviewing process. Prepare the electronic version of the extended abstract following the instructions in Electronic submissions.

Upon Acceptance
You will be notified of acceptance or rejection of your submission by 30 January 2000. Note that because of the late submission deadline, there will be no opportunity to prepare a new version of the extended abstract, so your submission material must be clearly expressed, carefully proofread, and correctly formatted. Please pay special attention to the readability of pictures and photographs, if any.

At the Conference
The only audio/visual support for SIGs is the use of an overhead projector. The SIG is scheduled for a 90 minute session.

After the Conference
Following the conference, SIG organizers are encouraged to submit an article summarizing the SIG for publication in the SIGCHI Bulletin. Several SIGs have led to proposals for successful workshops at subsequent CHI conferences.

Submissions

• Your submission must be in English.
• Submissions will not be accepted by fax or electronically without hardcopy.
• Submissions arriving after the deadline will not be considered.
• Your submission should contain no proprietary or confidential material and should cite no proprietary or confidential publications.
• Responsibility for permissions to use video, audio, or pictures of identifiable people rests with you, not CHI 2000.
• We strongly suggest the use of express mail or a courier service for speedy delivery. Customs labels should bear the words "Educational materials with no commercial value."

Checklist
Please perform the activities in this checklist to ensure completeness in your submission.

• Read the Conference Overview and Submitting to CHI.
• Fill out Cover Page One. We strongly encourage use of the electronic versions.
• Prepare a proposal for review, as described above.
• Prepare a PDF version of the proposal, if possible.
• Prepare a one-page extended abstract in the Conference Publications Format, as described above.
• Create a PDF version of your extended abstract, if possible.
• Collect Cover Page One, the proposal, and the extended abstract, in the order given, in a packet. Make 7 copies of the packet. Use 8.5 x 11 inch or A4 paper.
• Make sure each copy of the packet is stapled, not loose or held by clips.
• Include 3 additional copies of the extended abstract. Do not staple them.
• Send 7 copies of your submission packet and the 3 camera-ready copies of the extended abstract to:
  Philippe Palanque
  LIHS-FROGIS,
  Université Toulouse 1,
  1, Place Anatole France,
  F-31042 Toulouse CEDEX,
  France
  
• Send the electronic version of the proposal by email to chi2000-sigs@acm.org.
• Send the electronic version of the extended abstract by email to chi2000-sigs@acm.org.
• You may include a stamped, self-addressed reply postcard, which we will mail to acknowledge receipt of your submission.