The submission deadline for the IWIC2009 has been extended. Deadline for papers, panels, posters and demonstrations: July 9th, 2008 I apologize if you receive multiple copies. I would appreciate it if you could pass this along to anyone you know doing research in these areas. Sincerely, Rieko Inaba IWIC 2009, publicity chair ============== CALL FOR PAPERS ACM International Workshop on Intercultural Collaboration (IWIC 2009) http://langrid.nict.go.jp/iwic2009/ February 20-21, 2009 Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA USA Program Co-Chairs Pamela Hinds (Stanford University, USA) Susan R. Fussell (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) Toru Ishida (Kyoto University, Japan) The main theme of this workshop is intercultural collaboration, from both technical and socio-cultural perspectives. Topics will include collaboration support (such as natural language processing, Web, and Internet technologies), social scientific analyses of intercultural interaction, and case studies that increase mutual understanding in our multicultural world. Submissions will be considered for papers, panels, demonstrations, and posters. Papers Papers are solicited on any aspect of intercultural communication and collaboration. Papers can describe studies of intercultural communication and collaboration or present new technologies to assess and support intercultural interaction. Examples of suitable paper topics include: - Field studies of intercultural collaboration in global organizations or in local communities - Laboratory studies of intercultural collaboration - Survey studies of cultural differences in collaboration styles - Case studies of intercultural collaboration using information technologies - Cultural responses to cross-cultural interaction - Computer supported intercultural collaboration - Ubiquitous/ambient technologies for intercultural collaboration - Internet and web technologies for intercultural collaboration - Frameworks for manual or automatic measurement of properties of intercultural communication - Multilingual communication technologies - Interoperability of language resources - Usability of language resources for intercultural collaboration - New methods or measures for the study of intercultural collaboration All papers are expected to be suitable for a multidisciplinary audience and focus on issues of intercultural collaboration. Full papers should be no longer than 10 pages. Papers should be formatted according to the ACM SIGCHI template and submitted in PDF format. Please see the SIGCHI author instruction page (http://sigchi.org/chipubform/) for more information and downloadable templates. Papers should be submitted through the Precision Conference System (www.precisionconference.com/~iwic). Authors will need to create a free account and then upload a pdf version of their anonymized paper to the site. All full papers will be evaluated using a double-blind review process. Authors should omit their names and affiliations from the title area of the paper and conceal references to their own prior work by referring to it in the third person (e.g., authors should say "In an earlier study, Jones and Smith found ..." instead of "In an earlier study, we found ..."). Papers that have not been appropriately anonymized will be returned without review. Panels, Demonstrations and Posters IWIC will also feature three categories of nonarchival submissions: Panels, demonstrations and posters. Submissions for these categories should be no longer than 3 pages in length using the ACM template (see above). Unlike paper submissions, panels, demonstrations and posters will not be blind reviewed. Authors should include their complete names and contact information at the top of their submitted PDF file. Panels: Individuals may submit proposals for panels of three or four talks on a related theme in intercultural communication. Panel submissions will not be archival, so panelists may discuss previously published work. Submissions should provide each panelist's background and contact information, as well as a brief statement of his or her position on the panel theme. Panels should be submitted by email to iwic2009-panels@khn.nict.go.jp. Demonstrations: Individuals may submit proposals to present demonstrations of new technologies for intercultural communication. Demonstration proposals should clearly describe the motivation for the tool and how it will be demonstrated at the workshop. Demonstration descriptions will not be archival; therefore, demonstrations can include both previously published work and work that is not yet ready for publication. Demonstrations should be submitted by email to iwic2009-demos@khn.nict.go.jp. Posters: Individuals may submit proposals to present informal posters during the workshop. Poster descriptions will not be archival; therefore, posters can describe both previously published work and work that is not yet ready for publication. Posters should be submitted by email to iwic2009-posters@khn.nict.go.jp. Important Dates: Deadline for papers, panels, posters and demonstrations: July 9th, 2008 Author notification: September 30th, 2008 Deadline for camera ready papers: November 30th, 2008 For further information, please contact iwic2009[at] khn.nict.go.jp. ============== -- ________R_I_E_K_O___I_N_A_B_A______________ Language Grid Project National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) E-mail: rieko.inaba@nict.go.jp TEL : +81-774-98-6828 FAX : +81-774-98-6967 URL :http://langrid.nict.go.jp/ ____________________________________________ ======================= Mary Beth Watson-Manheim Associate Professor - Information & Decision Sciences University of Illinois, Chicago 601 S. Morgan Street (MC 294) Chicago, IL 60607 Voice: +1 (312) 996-2370 Fax:+1 (312) 413-0385