Call for Submissions
GROUP 2018
ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work
January 7-10, 2018, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA
http://group.acm.org
First submission deadline (Papers and Notes): June 23, 2017
For over 25 years, the ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work (GROUP) has been a premier venue for research on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Human Computer Interaction, Computer Supported Collaborative Learning and Socio-Technical Studies. The conference integrates work in social science, computer science, engineering, design, values, and other diverse topics related to group work, broadly conceptualized. Group 2018 continues the tradition of being truly international and interdisciplinary in both organizational structure as well as participants.
Key goals for the program are to encourage and facilitate researchers within CSCW and HCI to interact across disciplinary boundaries. We encourage high-level research contributions from interdisciplinary groups to present work that might be difficult to place within one simple category. We are open to diverse and innovative research methods, and to contributions across broad areas such as systems, society, participation, critique, collaboration, and human interaction. GROUP 2018 in particular would like to encourage systems designers, builders, and researchers from industry, academia, government and other interested groups to participate. Participation at GROUP takes many different forms. In 2018, we will continue two new submissions categories that were introduced in 2016. First, GROUP 2018 will again offer the opportunity to authors of newly published papers from the Journal of CSCW (http://link.springer.com/journal/10606) to present their papers in the conference. Second, the submission category “Design Fictions” will be maintained.
Submissions to the conference are welcome in the form of:
RESEARCH PAPERS (both short and long). This venue gives the occasion to present and interact with the audience. Accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings and ACM Digital Library. Please use the ACM SIGCHI format for submissions. We invite archival submissions in the form of either full Papers or shorter contributions (Notes). A Note is a brief report of a more limited, but definitive, outcome or theoretical development. There is no page limit for Papers or Notes, although clear rationale should be given for Papers that exceed 10 pages or for Notes that exceed 4 pages. Research Paper submissions must be completed online at https://new.precisionconference.com/group.
WORKING PAPERS (WP) are contributions in which the authors are working towards an archival journal submission and would like to discuss their work with their colleagues at GROUP . Our goal is to broaden the conversations at GROUP, with a format that may appeal to colleagues whose primary publications are in journals, rather than conference papers. WPs will not be published in the conference proceedings, but will be distributed in a paper conference supplement at the GROUP conference for the attendees only. Therefore, you are free to seek formal publication of a draft journal submission that appears in a WP. The WP review process will be *lightweight*, without any revisions asked to the authors, to expand the GROUP community and discussions. Please send submissions directly to co-chairs at wp@group2018.org.
DESIGN FICTIONS – FICTIVE FUTURES. Exploring Future Research Agendas. We seek submissions that imagine possible futures for research on the relationships between computers and people. Submissions will include two portions: a fictional document related to the conduct of research and an author statement about the document. The fiction document could be an extended abstract, a call for papers, an excerpt from API documentation, a book review, a study protocol for IRB review, or any other relevant type. The author statement should connect that document to current events, cite ongoing research in the field, or otherwise extrapolate how the envisioned future might arise from our given present. This statement will be especially important for abstracts (which are too short to explain their rationale), API documentations (which typically do not provide a historical rationale), and other documents that on their own may be exceptionally short and/or vague. Because Design Fictions are archival contributions, we recommend a minimum length of 3 pages, and as many as 10 pages. Please use the ACM SIGCHI Format for submissions. The reviewing process will be the same as the general track, and Design Fiction papers or notes will be included in the proceedings. Design Fiction submissions must be completed online at https://new.precisionconference.com/group.
POSTERS AND DEMOS. Posters and demos are an opportunity to present late-breaking and preliminary results, smaller results not suitable for a Paper or Note submission, innovative ideas not yet validated through user studies, student research in early phases, and other research best presented in this open format. Posters and demos will be displayed at a special session in the conference when poster and demo authors will be available to discuss their work. Poster submissions should include an extended abstract no longer than 4 pages, including all figures and references, in ACM SIGCHI Format (available here). In addition, submissions should also include a separate Tabloid (A3 or 11 x 17 inches) sized draft of the poster for review purposes. Both the extended abstract and the poster draft should include author names (these are not anonymous submissions). Please send submissions directly to co-chairs at posters@group2018.org.
WORKSHOPS. Workshops provide an informal and focused environment for the information exchange and discussion ofGroup related topics. We offer half or full day workshop venues. Proposals should include an abstract (max 150 words), a title, description of workshop theme, aim, goals, activities and potential outcomes. It should also specify audio/visual equipment needed, maximum number of participants, the duration of the workshop (half or full day) and the names and backgrounds of the organizer(s). Please submit a maximum of four pages, using the ACM SIGCHI format for submissions. We encourage topics suitable for developing new ideas and deep discussions. Please send submissions directly to co-chairs at workshops@group2018.org.
DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM. The Doctoral Colloquium provides a forum for sharing ongoing Ph.D. projects of participants with other advanced Ph.D. students and distinguished faculty for mentoring and feedback. Space is limited, so an application of up to four pages is required, in the ACM standard format. Please contact the workshop co-chairs at dc@group2018.org. Accepted research papers, notes, Design Fictions, posters, and doctoral colloquium extended abstracts are published in the ACM Press Conference Proceedings and in the ACM digital Library. Accepted Workshop proposals will be published in a paper-based supplement.
CONFERENCE TOPICS
- Theoretical and/or conceptual contributions about key concepts relevant to CSCW and HCI, including critique.
- Social, behavioral, and computational studies of collaboration and communication.
- Technical architectures supporting collaboration.
- New tool/toolkits for collaborative technologies.
- Ethnographic studies of collaborative practices.
- Coordination and workflow technology.
- Social computing and contexts of collaboration.
- Online communities, including issues of privacy, identity, trust, and participation.
- Cooperative knowledge management.
- Organizational issues of technology design, use, or adaptation.
- Strategies for use of technology in business, government, and newer forms of organizations.
- Emerging technologies and their design, use, or appropriation in work, home, leisure, entertainment, or education.
- Learning at the workplace (CSCL at work, Technology-Enhanced Learning, TEL).
- Co-located and geographically-distributed teams, global collaboration.
- Cultural and cross-cultural collaboration and communication.
- Mobile and wearable technologies in collaboration.
- Innovative forms of human computer interaction for cooperative technologies.
IMPORTANT DATES
Papers and Notes:
Abstract and Title Submission: June 23, 2017
Papers and Notes Submission Deadline: July 1, 2017
Papers and Notes Decisions Announced: September 15, 2017
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Design Fictions:
Submission Deadline: July 1, 2017
Design Fictions Decisions Announced: September 15, 2017
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Doctoral Colloquium:
Applications Deadline: July 10, 2017
Doctoral Colloquium Decisions Announced: September 15, 2017
(Camera ready Oct 27)
Workshops:
Proposals Deadline: July 14, 2017
Workshop Proposals Decisions Announced: Friday, July 28, 2017
Workshop Participants Papers Deadline(s): Oct/Nov 2017, may vary per workshop
(Camera ready Oct 27)
Posters/Demos:
Deadline: September 18, 2017
Posters/Demos Decisions Announced: October 16, 2017
(Camera ready Oct 27)
Working Papers (WP):
Deadline: Oct 2, 2017
Working Papers Decisions Announced: October 27, 2017
Conference dates: January 7-10, 2018
ORGANIZATION
If you have questions, please contact the conference organizers:
General Chairs: Andrea Forte, Drexel University; Michael Prilla, Clausthal University of Technology; Adriana Vivacqua, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
chairs@group2018.org
Papers Chairs: Claudia Müller, Universität Siegen; Lionel Robert, University of Michigan
papers@group2018.org
Design Fictions Chairs: Nora O’Murchú, University of Limerick; Bonnie Nardi, University of California Irvine
df@group2018.org
Working Papers Chairs: Lars Rune Christensen, IT University of Copenhagen; Jacki O’Neill, Microsoft Research India
wp@group2018.org
Posters Chairs: Pamela Wisniewski, University of Central Florida; Birgit Krogstie; NTNU
posters@group2018.org
Workshop Chairs: Thomas Ludwig; Universität Siegen; Libby Hemphill, Illinois Institute of Technology
workshops@group2018.org
Doctoral Consortium Chair: David McDonald, University of Washington
dc@group2018.org
Program Committee
Mark Ackerman, University of Michigan
Valerie Bartelt, University of Denver
Pernille Bjorn, University of Copenhagen
Jeanette Blomberg, IBM Almaden Research Center
Claus Bossen, Aarhus University
Nina Boulus-Rodje, University of Copenhagen
Erin Brady, Indiana University -Purdue University Indianapolis
Alissa Centivany, Western University
Yung-Ju (Stanley) Chang, National Chiao Tung University
Yunan Chen, University of California, Irvine
Luigina Ciolfi, Sheffield Hallam University
Gregorio Convertino, Informatica Corporation
Dan Cosley, Cornell University
Tawanna Dillahunt, University of Michigan
Xianghua (Sharon) Ding, Fudan University
Gunnar Ellingsen, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway
Ingrid M Erickson, Syracuse University
Rosta Farzan, University of Pittsburgh
Casey Lynn Fiesler, University of Colorado, Boulder
Susan Fussell, Cornell University
Sukeshini Grandhi, Eastern Connecticut State University
Erik Grönvall, IT University Copenhagen
Tom Gross, University of Bamberg
David Gurzick, Hood College
Carl Gutwin, University of Saskatchewan
Aaron Halfaker, Wikimedia Foundation
Stephen Hayne, Colorado State University
Libby Hemphill, Illinois Institute of Technology
Shuyuan Ho, Flordia State University
Yun Huang, Syracuse University
Kori Inkpen, Microsoft Research
Tomoo Inoue, UTsukuba, JPN
Josh Introne, Michigan State University
Michal Jacovi, IBM Research – Haifa
Nassim Jafarinaimi, Georgia Institute of Technology
Isa Jahnke, University of Missouri
Mohammad Jarrahi, University of North Carolina
Jeremiah Johnson, Purdue University
Malte Jung, Cornell University
Michael Koch, Bundeswehr University Munich
Airi Lampinen, Mobile Life Center
Myriam Lewkowicz, Troyes University of Technology
Tun Lu, Fudan University
Thomas Ludwig, University of Siegen
Stephan Lukosch, Delft University of Technology
Ioanna Lykourentzou, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Jennifer Marlow, FXPAL
Michael Muller, IBM Research
David McDonald, University of Washington
Lisa Nathan, University of British Columbia
Netta IIvari, University of Oulu
Alexander Nolte, University of Pittsburgh
Oded Nov, New York University
Jacki O’Neill, Microsoft Research, India
Sergio Ochoa, UChile, CHI
Steve Oney, University of Michigan
Sun Young Park, University Michigan
Casey Pierce, University of Michigan
Fabiano Pinatti, University of Siegen
Kathleen (Katie) Pine, Arizona State University
Volkmar Pipek, University of Siegen
Anne Marie Piper, Northwestern University
Wolfgang Prinz, Fraunhofer FIT
Dave Randall, University of Siegen (Visiting Professor)
Madhu Reddy, Northwestern University
David Redmiles, University of California, Irvine
Alexander Richter, IT University Copenhagen
Aleksandra Sarcevic, Drexel University
Florian Schaub, University of Michigan
Bryan Semaan, Syracuse University
Sadat Shami, IBM Research
Patrick C. Shih, Indiana University
Carla Simone, University di Milano-Bicocca
Hanna Söderholm, University of Boras
Norman Makoto Su, Indiana University
Chengzheng Sun, NYU, Singapore
Hilda Tellioglu, Vienna University of Technology
Matthieu Tixier, Troyes University of Technology
Manfred Tschegili, University of Salzburg
Hao-Chuan Wang, National Tsing Hua University
Leon Watts, University of Bath
Anne Weibert, University of Siegen
Andrea Wiggins, University of Maryland
Susan Winter, University of Maryland
Pamela J. Wisniewski, University of Central Florida
Volker Wulf, University of Siegen
Naomi Yamashita, NTT
Xi Jessie Yang, University of Michigan
Sangseok You, University of Michigan