Interactive Posters

Interactive posters are on display at the conference to educate, inform, and inspire conference participants. These imaginative graphical presentations of late-breaking results and work-in-progress may be submitted by anyone, including students, designers, and developers. Conference participants have the opportunity to discuss the work with the authors at the conference. Posters are on display throughout the conference and authors have a featured time to present their work. Good posters allow viewers to assess their interest in the work at a glance, and to easily glean the main points of the work. Good posters also stimulate discussion. Effective use of graphic space and imaginative presentation formats is suggested. Presentations may be supplemented by video and/or computer demonstrations.

Topics

We encourage work by students, developers and designers, work of a specialized nature, work concerning new features, design elements, methods or processes, controversial topics, and work in progress.

Review Process

Interactive posters will be judged on the basis of a two-page summary and a poster mock-up. The summary should place the work in context and make one or two innovative points. A panel of subject-matter experts will evaluate the summaries using the standard CHI criteria: originality, importance and generality of contribution, soundness of rationale or demonstration, quality of written and graphic presentation, and adequate citation of relevant literature. Poster mock-ups will be reviewed on the basis of easy understandability.

Format

Summary

Prepare a two-page summary containing title and authors, contact information, keywords, abstract, and text describing the poster content. This summary must be prepared in the Conference Proceedings format and will be published in the CHI '95 Conference Companion if the poster is accepted.

Mock-Up

Also prepare a mock-up of the actual poster. The mock-up is a graphic layout of how the poster will be presented on the display space, along with samples of each component to be displayed. This can be a sketch; however, a reduced image of the intended poster is preferred.

Upon Acceptance

Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by mid-January, 1995. The two-page summaries of accepted interactive posters will be published in the CHI '95 Conference Companion. Note that because of the late submission deadline there will be no opportunity to prepare new versions of the summaries, so your submission material must be prepared carefully.

Electronic versions of accepted interactive posters will be published on a CD-ROM. Details on how to submit electronic summaries will be sent with notices of acceptance. The electronic versions are due February 17, 1995.

At the conference, interactive poster presenters are provided a 1.1 meter high by 2.3 meter wide (44x92 inches) display space (and possibly an enclosed videotape viewer or enclosed slide viewer, if required). If the poster requires a tape recorder the presenter will be expected to provide this. Presenters are required to be available at their posters during designated presentation times. AV support will be provided only during the scheduled poster presentation session.

Checklist for Submissions

Every year some submissions are returned without review because the authors failed to follow the guidelines established by the conference committee. Don't let this happen to you! Please follow the steps in this checklist in preparing your submission, and double-check that you have met all the requirements before sending it.

Read the General Submission Instructions.
Note that submissions must be in English, and that electronic mail or FAX submissions will not be accepted.
Fill out the Standard Cover Sheet.
Fill out the Planning Information Sheet.
Prepare the two-page poster summary in the Conference Proceedings format. Prepare the mock-up.
Be sure that your submission contains no proprietary or confidential material. Submission of video or pictures of identifiable people should be done only with the understanding that responsibility for the collection of appropriate permissions rests with the submitter, not CHI '95.
Collect the Standard Cover Sheet, the Planning Information Sheet, the two-page summary, and the mock-up, in the order given, in a packet, and make six copies. Use 8.5 x 11 inch or A4 paper.
Make sure each copy of the packet is STAPLED, not loose or held by clips.
In addition, send one original, camera-ready copy of the two-page poster summary. It should not be printed double-sided, and it should not be stapled.
You may include a self-addressed reply postcard, which will be mailed to acknowledge receipt of your submission.
Send the original poster summary plus the six copies of your submission packet, and the reply postcard, to one of the Interactive Posters Chairs at the Send To address. Be sure to allow enough time for your submission to arrive by the indicated Deadline.

Keith Instone // instone@acm.org // 94-12-09