[Apologies for cross postings. Please, re-distribute] ____________________________________________________________ Call for Participation Workshop on Web and Aging Crete, Greece, June 25, 2003 Workshop Web site: http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~zaphiri/Workshop/ at HCII 2003: 10th International Conference on Human - Computer Interaction Crete, Greece, June 22-27, 2003 http://www.hcii2003.gr ____________________________________________________________ OVERVIEW ======== A significant increase of the older population has led to various studies investigating the effect of age in utilizing the Web as an information resource. A report by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2001 stated that the estimated change in the total size of the worlds elderly population between July 1999 and July 2000 was more than 9.5 million people, growing at an average of 795,000 people each month. This trend is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Recent research shows that more older adults are beginning to incorporate Web use in their daily activities, mainly because the Web presents an opportunity for them to maintain a high quality of life. However, as a robust body of research shows, various issues arise when older adults use the Web. FOCUS AND AIMS ============== The main objective of this workshop is to bring together researchers, academics and practitioners from various disciplines who are interested in web usability and ageing. Methodologies, theories, products and design guidelines as well as case studies that investigate these issues will be presented. Furthermore, through the presentations and discussions out of this workshop a taxonomy of issues and methods related to web usability for the ageing population will be proposed and formulated. SUGGESTED TOPICS ================ 1. Information architecture and the older user. 2. Empirical studies on web usability and older users. 3. Analytic studies & computational modelling of the older web user. 4. Social aspects of web and aging SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ======================= Each participant is asked to submit and present a short 2 page long position paper. Electronic submission is required: email a PDF or word file to zaphiri@soi.city.ac.uk. Submissions should be formatted according to the guidelines at http://www.aaai.org/Publications/Author/macros-link.html. If any of these requirements are a problem for you, please contact the workshop organizers. Also, if you have any questions, just ask! Note: To maximize interaction and an informal atmosphere, attendance will be limited to 30 participants, selected on the basis of refereed submissions. If you wish to attend but are not submitting a paper, please send a one-page statement of interest by the submission deadline. IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES ============================= * Deadline for the submission: April 15, 2003. * Notification of acceptance/rejection: May 5, 2003. REGISTRATION =============== Information about registering for the workshop and/or the HCII conference are found at the conference website at: http://www.hcii2003.gr/conf-registration.asp DISSEMINATION ================= We will contact relevant publishers and editors of prominent journals for the possibility of publishing expanded versions of the position papers as a special issue or an edited volume. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ==================== Panayiotis Zaphiris Lecturer The Centre for HCI Design City University, London UK http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~zaphiri/ zaphiri@soi.city.ac.uk Sri H. Kurniawan Lecturer Department of Computation UMIST, Manchester UK http://www.co.umist.ac.uk/department/staff_details_ac.php?staff_id=SHK s.kurniawan@co.umist.ac.uk R. Darin Ellis Associate Professor Institute of Gerontology Wayne State University, MI http://www.iog.wayne.edu/iog/people/ellis/ rdellis@wayne.edu