Call for Participation

Workshops

Workshops are opportunities for active discussion by experienced practitioners of one topic in depth. Workshop participants will be selected by workshop facilitators on the basis of experiences papers submitted in advance of the workshop. Workshops will typically accommodate about 15 participants for one full day. The entire workshop should be focused on the active exchange of ideas among the participants.

At other conferences, workshops often serve as the first step in planning books, articles, or subsequent presentations. We hope that the UPA workshops will become an active arena for advancements in the field of usability and design.

Submission guidelines

Workshop submissions must consist of a cover page, a description, and background information about the facilitator(s).

For online submissions, please prepare your documents in either Microsoft Word format (version 6 preferred), or rich text format, or plain text. The presenter's background may be either a separate file or included in the session description.

Cover page (1 page)

Download and complete the printable cover page (PDF file, 72K); mail or fax this to Cara Marlin, as directed on the cover page, along with your description and background documents. Alternatively, you may send your submission online.

Description (2 pages minimum, 3 pages maximum)

Due to the blind review process, the review panel will receive only your description for review, so some information on the cover page must be repeated in the description. Do not include your name, product name or institution on any page of the description. See wrksubmt.doc (27K), wrksubmt.rtf (26K), or wrksubmt.pdf (138K) for an example. (If you have problems downloading the samples, see our cautions and alternatives.)

Your description should include the following:

• Title (include the title on each page of the description)
• Topic area (one or more of the following: methodology, organizational issues, skills and skill development, or tools and technology)
• Summary of the topics the workshop will cover, including the objectives or questions the facilitators hope to have the participants address
• Timeline for the session (an outline of the activities the facilitators expect to use during the session)
• Experiences paper outline (an outline of the experiences paper the facilitators will require of participants)

Your background

On a separate page, describe the background and experience of each facilitator relative to the workshop. Include name(s) and institution(s). This page will not go to the review panel.

Dates

All submissions must be postmarked, faxed or e-mailed by October 1, 1998. Workshops will take place on June 29 and 30, 1999. All workshops will be one-day sessions.

Additional requirements

Workshop facilitators will be required to produce a report after the workshop in the form of an article suitable for publication in the UPA newsletter, Common Ground.

Benefit for facilitators

Each facilitator will receive a 20% discount on conference registration.

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