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Call for Proposals: Liberact V, NC State University Libraries
by Walt Gurley 27 Aug '19

27 Aug '19

The North Carolina State University Libraries is pleased to host the 5th Liberact (Libraries & Interactive Technologies) conference <https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/liberact> at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library in Raleigh, North Carolina on November 14 and 15, 2019. Liberact offers practitioners and researchers involved in immersive and large-scale visual technologies the chance to meet, build community, and gain inspiration for collaboratively advancing this area of study and scholarly production. Like earlier Liberact events, this conference will focus on implementing, supporting, and maintaining visualization and interactive technologies and the content produced within/for them. We broadly define these technologies to include systems, applications, and tools like: interactive gesture- and motion-based systems, large scale visualization environments, 3D and virtual reality environments, and emergent areas. We invite you to participate in our workshops and facilitate exploration of partnerships between institutions, especially in the sharing and transfer of content. Building on excitement and ideas flowing from similar meetings like THE CAAV <https://thecaav.squarespace.com/news>, the sessions at Liberact will utilize the variety of spaces, walls, and technologies in the Hunt Library for an applied and engaged experience. We invite proposals in the form of: 20-min. presentation sessions Lightning talks (Digital) Posters Project/Product demos The deadline for proposals is Wednesday, September 4, 2019. Submit a proposal and find more information on the conference site: https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/liberact -- Walt Gurley Data & Visualization Librarian Data & Visualization Services NC State University Libraries 919.515.8822

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ACM ISS DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM - EXTENDED
by Christopher Collins 26 Aug '19

26 Aug '19

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: ACM ISS DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM - EXTENDED The ISS Doctoral Symposium (ISS DS) is a single day invitation-only forum in which Ph.D. students can meet and discuss their work with each other and a panel of experienced researchers in an informal and interactive setting. Participants can expect an opportunity to present their dissertation research in a supportive environment and to receive constructive expert and peer feedback on their research topics and possible career paths in both academia and industry. The Symposium aims to support community building by connecting beginning and established researchers. The ideal time to apply to participate in the DS is when some progress has been made in Ph.D. research, and a path to completion is planned but could benefit from outside opinions and refinement. Students should submit a paper that describes: the problem that the thesis aims to address; the broad approach and how it builds upon and goes beyond key relevant previous work; the work completed and the plan for the full dissertation work; and open questions/issues for discussion and/or what you want to get out of participation in the symposium. Completed work may be presented as an overview or highlighting a particularly important part in depth. Doctoral Symposium papers will be published in the ISS conference companion proceedings, distributed at the conference and published in the ACM digital library. All research topics suitable for the ACM ISS Conference and associated workshops are appropriate for the DS. The DS chairs aim to achieve diversity among the student participants, including diversity across research groups and geographical areas. All Ph.D. students are welcome to apply regardless of whether they are presenting at the main conference or not. Each submission will be reviewed by both DS chairs to assess its suitability for the DS, as well as additional expert reviewers when necessary. This will be based on whether the work is sufficiently mature to present but still early enough for the student to benefit from the feedback and experience of the panel. Accepted authors will present their work to the DS chairs and expert reviewers and participate in an intensive workshop around ISS research. They will have *free registration*. The Doctoral Symposium will take place at the conference venue on Sunday, November 10, 2019 (for accepted authors and invited experts only!). IMPORTANT DATES * Extended to 30 August, 2019, 5:00 p.m. PDT: Deadline for submissions * Tuesday, 2 August 2019: Author Notifications * Sunday, 8 September 2019: Final Manuscript Submission SUBMISSION Every submission should include both an extended abstract (no more than six pages in ACM landscape format) and a draft poster design. You may also submit a video and you are encouraged to do so if this clarifies the work, as is often the case in ISS interfaces. Complete submission and formatting information are available on the conference website: https://iss.acm.org/2019/authors/doctoral/ CONTACT Christopher Collins, Ontario Tech University Daniel Saakes, KAIST doctoral2019(a)iss.acm.org

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Research Summit: Making Digital Heritage Multisensory (Danube University)
by Image Science 26 Aug '19

26 Aug '19

Making Digital Heritage Multisensory Strategies and Political Impact ************************* Research Summit Sep 4, 2019 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm Audimax, Danube University Campus Organized by the Department for Image Science www.donau-uni.ac.at/dbw ▪ zbw[at]donau-uni.ac.at ************************* Digital technologies and culture have become part of the fabric of our societies. In the digital sphere, artistic creation and scientific research are closely intertwined with the latest technological developments. Interfaces, visualizations, social media platforms, innovative communication devices, and data mining are significant components of our digital heritage. Does the inclusion of digital heritage into the museum world also enable digital arts to be finally represented in our publicly funded institutions? Because of the postdigital turn, digital materialities are explored through multisensory devices, haptic interfaces and tangible user applications. Simultaneously, through digitalization, new experiences of (inaccessible) cultural heritage have been established with virtual and immersive installations, 3D illusions and data visualizations. Today, we live in ever-changing knowledge societies: how do these new digital infrastructures influence socio-cultural transformations? The Research Summit is a new conference format at Danube University with the overall goal of bringing together scientists, technicians, students and the interested public for an interdisciplinary exchange. /// Intro /// Prof. Dr. Oliver Grau, MAE, Chair Professor, Department for Image Science, Danube University Krems, Austria Digital Arts & The Museum: A Political Game /// Keynotes /// Prof. Dr. Sarah KENDERDINE Director of Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+) École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne Experimental Museology: Sculpting Cultural Data Prof. Dr. Hiroshi ISHII Associate Director of MIT Media Laboratory Director of Tangible Media Group Making Digital Tangible /// Panel /// Prof. Dr. Ryszard Kluszczyński, Chair Professor, Department of Media and Audiovisual Culture, University of Lodz, Poland Ass. Prof. Dr. Morten Søndergaard, Research Laboratory for Art and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark Prof. Dr. Oliver Grau, MAE, Chair professor, Department for Image Science, Danube University Krems, Austria Moderation: Wendy Coones, Department for Image Science /// Information /// www.donau-uni.ac.at/dbw http://www.mediaartscultures.eu/ www.digitalartarchive.at The Research Summit will be held at Audimax, Danube University Campus, Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30, 3500 Krems, Austria. New Publication: Oliver GRAU, Janina HOTH and Eveline WANDL-VOGT (eds.): Digital Art through the Looking Glass: New strategies for archiving, collecting and preserving in Digital Humanities free download: https://www.academia.edu/40089496/Digital_Art_through_the_Looking_Glass_ The event is free of admission. We kindly ask you to register at zbw[at]donau-uni.ac.at.

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cfp: ACM SIGIR CHIIR 2020
by CHIIR 2020 Program Co-Chairs 23 Aug '19

23 Aug '19

Dear Colleagues, Please mark your calendars: the fifth ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (CHIIR) (pronounced “cheer”) will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 14–18 March, 2020. ACM CHIIR 2020 invites submissions focused on user-centered approaches to the design and evaluation of systems for information access, retrieval, and use. Papers may explore improvements to existing systems and interfaces, propose novel theories, models, and systems, or focus on understanding individual and group interactions with information and information systems. As a multi-disciplinary research meeting, we welcome submissions using a wide range of quantitative and qualitative research methods. Topics covered include but are not limited to: -Information seeking, including task-based and exploratory studies -Search interfaces, including those for specialized tasks, populations and domains -User-centered design approaches to humans interacting with information and systems -Interaction techniques for information retrieval and discovery -Online information seeking, including log analysis of search and browsing -Modeling and simulation of information interaction -Information use, including measures of use as well as broader sense-making -Field and case studies relevant to understanding prerequisites for information searching, design and access -User-centered evaluation methods and measures, including measures of user experience and performance, experiment and search task design, eye-tracking and neuro-physiological approaches, data analysis methods, and usability -Human interaction and experience with conversational information systems -Context-aware and personalized search, including design, contextual features and analysis of information interaction -Information visualization and visual analytics, including search result presentation -Collaborative information seeking and social search, including social utility and network analysis for information interaction -Conversational search and other types of stateful and multi-turn interactions between users and search applications -Insights and analyses related to human experiences and usage trends with recommendation technologies -Information interaction and seeking with mobile devices and services ACM CHIIR operates under the ACM Conference Code of Conduct. Please note the following submission deadlines October 1, 2019 Workshop and Tutorial proposals due October 15, 2019 Full papers and Perspectives papers due October 29, 2019 Short papers, Demos and Doctoral Consortium proposals due October 23, 2019 Notifications of acceptance for Workshops and Tutorials December 10, 2019 Notifications of acceptance for all other submission types Submission Requirements can be found on the conference website: https://sigir.org/chiir2020/calls.html The poster of this call is available at: http://sigir.org/chiir2020/cfp.pdf The submission system will open in September 2019. Please stay tuned for further announcements and details. Questions? Please send an email to chiir2020conf(a)gmail.com. CHIIR Organizing Committee chiir2020program(a)gmail.com --- ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction & Retrieval (CHIIR 2020) Program Co-Chairs Orland Hoeber, University of Regina Ioannis Arapakis, Telefonica I+D Irene Lopatovska, Pratt Institute Conference website: http://sigir.org/chiir2020/ Call for papers: http://sigir.org/chiir2020/calls.html Important deadlines: Oct 1, 15, and 29 Oct 1 (workshop and tutorial proposals) Oct 15 (full and perspective papers) Oct 29 (short papers, demos, and doctoral consortium proposals)

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IEEE AIVR 2019 - Special session "Immersive Analytics" (CfP)
by Hürst, W.O. (Wolfgang) 20 Aug '19

20 Aug '19

*IEEE AIVR 2019, Dec 9-11, 2019, San Diego, CA, USA* http://ieee-aivr.org The IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality (AIVR 2019), now in its second run, is a unique event, addressing researchers and industries from all areas of AI as well as Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality. This year features a dedicated call for a special session on "Immersive Analytics": *Call for papers on Immersive Analytics* Immersive analytics (IA) is an interdisciplinary research field that uses VR/AR to create truly immersive and interactive representations of big data for a better analysis and understanding. In this special session, we want to explore the state of the art in IA, identify problems and major challenges, and look into recent improvements and promising ideas. We are particulary interested in examples that show how AI and VR/AR can be brought together to create and improve IA. Related topics include but are not limited to: * IA for data analysis, exploration, and decision making * Application domains for IA, including health, science & engineering, education * Human factors related to IA, including perception, awareness, and cognitive load * Good examples and innovative ideas for visualization, exploration, and interaction in IA * Tools, standards, and best practices Special session papers are treated like regular conference papers. They undergo a thorough double-blind review process. Accepted ones that are presented at the conference will be included in the proceedings and the IEEE Xplore digital library. Outstanding papers will be considered for inclusion in special issues of high ranked journals. *Deadline* for special session papers is September 9, 2019. Please refer to the conference site for further details: http://aivr.science.uu.nl/aivr_special.html

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Associate Lecturer in Interactive Media, University of York, UK
by Jonathan Hook 19 Aug '19

19 Aug '19

** Associate Lecturer in Interactive Media, University of York, UK ** - Contact status: 6 months full-time (starting mid-December 2019) - Salary: £32,236 to £39,609 a year - Closing date: 15th September 2019 - Find out more and apply: bit.ly/im-york-lecturer <http://bit.ly/im-york-lecturer> We invite applications for the position of Associate Lecturer in Interactive Media to contribute to the University of York’s BSc in Interactive Media programme. Launched in September 2014, this interdisciplinary BSc programme achieved an overall satisfaction score of 90% in the 2018 National Student Survey, and ranked first in the Russell Group for “Learning Opportunities” and “Organisation and Management” measures. This position will commence mid-December 2019 and will be available as a full time appointment for a period of 6 months (until mid-June 2020). The role will be held within the University’s interdisciplinary Department of Theatre, Film and Television (TFTV). TFTV, established in 2006, is a highly innovative department that brings together research, teaching and commercial activities in the fields of interactive media, film, television and theatre. In September 2010, we moved into a £30m purpose-designed building with superb facilities for both production activities and academic study. In 2015, the department together with Computer Science started leading the Digital Creativity Labs, a newly funded £18m flagship project of the UK Government’s Digital Economy programme. On 1 May 2019, the department, together with the Digital Creativity Labs, launches XR Stories, an exciting new R&D partnership for the Yorkshire screen industries as part of the Creative Industries Cluster Programme, funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council and part of the Industrial Strategy. == Role == The successful candidate will lead and teach on existing modules covering introductory programming in Processing (Java) and the interactive media development process (e.g. design, user experience, prototyping, evaluation and project management for a variety of applications). You will develop and apply innovative and appropriate teaching techniques and material to create interest, understanding and enthusiasm amongst students as well as carry out on-going curriculum review, and contribute to the development of teaching and learning strategies. You will also contribute to final year project supervision and marking and undertake a range of administrative responsibilities. == Skills, Experience & Qualification needed == You will have a postgraduate degree, ideally a PhD, but at least a Masters degree in a relevant subject (e.g. Computer Science, HCI or Games Design and Development) and experience teaching at HE level. You must have experience with / knowledge of object-oriented programming, especially in Java, and the software development lifecycle for different kinds of interactive media (e.g. entertainment, mobile, education applications). You will also have the skills to design, manage and deliver their own teaching, carry out assessment duties, engage with a wide-ranging audience, as well as supervise student work and carry out pastoral supervision. Personal attributes must include demonstrated attention to detail and commitment high-quality work, a collaborative ethos, a positive attitude to colleagues and students, willingness to work proactively and ability to plan and prioritise their own work. Closing date: 15 September 2019 Find out more and apply: bit.ly/im-york-lecturer <http://bit.ly/im-york-lecturer> Jonathan Hook Senior Lecturer in Interactive Media Dept. of Theatre, Film, TV and Interactive Media University of York, Baird Lane, YO10 5GB +44 (0)1904 325238 www.jonhook.co.uk <http://www.jonhook.co.uk/>

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CfPosters: Machine Learning from User Interactions (MLUI) at VIS 2019
by John Wenskovitch 10 Aug '19

10 Aug '19

The Machine Learning from User Interactions (MLUI) workshop seeks to bring together researchers to share their knowledge and build collaborations at the intersection of the Machine Learning and Visualization fields, with a focus on learning from user interaction. Rather than focusing on what visualization can do to support machine learning (as in current Explainable AI research), this workshop seeks contributions on *how machine learning can support visualization*. Such support incorporates human-centric sensemaking processes, user-driven analytical systems, and gaining insight from data. Our intention in this workshop is to generate open discussion about how we currently learn from user interaction, how to build intelligent visualization systems, and how to proceed with future research in this area. We hope to foster discussion regarding systems, interaction models, and interaction techniques. Further, we hope to extend last year’s collaborative creation of a research agenda that explores the future of machine learning with user interaction. For our workshop poster session, we invite both late-breaking work and contributions in this area from other research domains to submit extended abstracts between 2 and 4 pages in length (NOT including references). All submissions must be formatted according to the VGTC conference style template <http://junctionpublishing.org/vgtc/Tasks/camera.html> (i.e., NOT the journal style template that full papers use). Extended abstracts are to be submitted via email to our GMail account: learningfromusersworkshop(a)gmail.com. All abstracts accepted for presentation at the workshop will be linked from the workshop website. All abstracts should contain full author names and affiliations. If applicable, a link to a short video (up to 5 min. in length) may also be submitted. The abstracts will be juried by the organizers and selected external reviewers and will be chosen according to relevance, quality, and likelihood that they will stimulate and contribute to the discussion. *Submission deadline:* August 20, 2019 *Author notification:* September 1, 2019 *Camera-ready deadline:* October 1, 2019 *Workshop:* October 20, 2019 More info, posters, and papers from MLUI 2018 can be found at: https://learningfromusersworkshop.github.io/workshop2018.html

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IEEE VIS - Bike Ride and Bike Jersey Orders
by Dykes, Jason 10 Aug '19

10 Aug '19

This year's IEEE VIS bike ride will be out of Vancouver at 7am on Saturday 26th October. We'll be back by 1pm for late afternoon flights. Train up and join in. Provisional details are here: http://www.gicentre.net/velo-club-de-vis Look the part. Order spectacular IEEE VIS cycling kit BEFORE AUGUST 14th here: https://www.gicentre.net/velo-club-jersey/ Ride! And track your training and how others are doing in our Strava club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/velo-club-de-vis Be sure to contact veloclubdevis(a)gmail.com to receive updates. Ride safely. Jason. Velo Club de VIS.

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PacificVis 2020 Call for Papers
by Beck, Fabian 07 Aug '19

07 Aug '19

############################################################################## Call for Papers: 13th IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium (PacificVis 2020) APRIL 14-17, 2020 Pan Pacific, TIANJIN, China http://pvis.org ############################################################################## PacificVis is a unified visualization symposium, welcoming all areas of visualization research such as information visualization, scientific visualization, graph and network visualization, visual analytics, and specific applications such as (but not limited to) security, software, and biological visualization. Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished research and application papers in all areas of visualization. We encourage papers in any new, novel, and exciting research area that pertains to visualization. All submitted papers will go through a two-stage review process to guarantee the publication of high-quality papers. All papers accepted by IEEE Pacific Visualization 2020 will be published by IEEE and will be also included in the IEEE Digital Library. Selected papers will be published directly in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). Important Dates --------------- Abstract due : Sep. 27, 2019 Full paper due : Oct. 4, 2019 Reviews due : Nov. 15, 2019 1st cycle notification : Nov. 29, 2019 Revision due : Dec. 20, 2019 2nd cycle notification : Jan. 13, 2020 Camera ready paper due : Jan. 23, 2020 All deadlines are due at 9:00 pm Pacific Time (PDT/PST). Topics ------ Suggested topics include, but are not limited to: Visualization Application Areas: * Statistical Graphics and Mathematics * Financial, Security, and Business Visualization * Physical Sciences and Engineering * Earth, Space, and Environmental Sciences * Geographic, Geospatial, and Terrain Visualization * Molecular, Biomedical, Bioinformatics, and Medical Visualization * Text, Document, and Software Visualization * Social and Information Sciences * Education and Everyday Visualization * Multimedia (Image/Video/Music) Visualization Data-focused Visualization Research: * High-dimensional Data, Dimensionality Reduction, and Data Compression * Multi-field, Multi-modal, Multi-resolution, and Multi-variate Data * Causality and Uncertainty Data * Time Series, Time Varying, Streaming, and Flow Data * Scalar, Vector, and Tensor Fields * Regular and Unstructured Grids * Point-based Data * Large-scale Data (Petabytes, ...) Technique-focused Visualization Research: * Volume Modeling and Rendering * Extraction of Surfaces * Topology-based and Geometry-based Techniques * Glyph-based Techniques * Integrating Spatial and Non-spatial Data Visualization * Machine Learning Approaches Graph and Network Visualization Research: * Design and Experimentation of Graph Drawing Algorithms * Techniques, Interfaces, and Interaction Methods for Graphs, Trees, and Other Relational Data * Visualization of Graphs and Networks in Application Areas * Interfaces and Interaction Techniques for Graph and Network Visualizations * Benchmarks and Experimental Analysis for Graph Visualization Systems Interaction-focused Visualization Research: * Icon- and Glyph-based Visualization * Focus + Context Techniques * Animation * Zooming and Navigation * Brushing + Linking * Coordinated Multiple Views * View-dependent Visualization * Data Labeling, Editing, and Annotation * Collaborative, Co-located, and Distributed Visualization * Manipulation and Deformation * Visual Data Mining and Visual Knowledge Discovery Empirical and Comprehension-focused Visualization Research: * Visual Design and Aesthetics * Illustrative Visualization * Cognition and Perception Issues * User Studies on Visualization Readability and User Interaction * Presentation, Dissemination, and Storytelling * Design Studies, Case Studies, and Focus Groups * Task and Requirements Analysis * Metrics and Benchmarks * Evaluations of All Types: Qualitative, Quantitative, Laboratory, Field, and Usability Studies * Use of Eye Tracking and Other Biometric Measures System-focused Visualization Research: * Novel Algorithms and Mathematics * Taxonomies and Models * Methodologies, Discussions, and Frameworks * Visual Design, Visualization System, and Toolkit Design * Data Warehousing, Database Visualization, and Data Mining * Collaborative and Distributed Visualization Hardware, Display, and Interaction Technology: * Large and High-resolution Displays * Stereo Displays * Mobile and Ubiquitous Environments * Immersive and Virtual Environments * Multimodal Input (Touch, Haptics, Voice, etc.) * Hardware Acceleration * GPUs and Multi-core Architectures * CPU and GPU Clusters * Distributed Systems, Grid, and Cloud Environments * Volume Graphics Hardware Submission ---------- Papers are to be submitted online through the new Precision Conference System (https://new.precisionconference.com/user/login?society=vgtc) at the PacificVis 2020 Papers track. Original unpublished papers of up to ten (10) pages (two-column, single-spaced, 9 point font, including figures, tables, and references) are invited. Manuscripts must be written in English and follow the formatting guidelines (https://pacificvis.github.io/) It is recommended (but not mandatory) to submit an anonymized version of your manuscript for double-blind review - in this case, please remove all author and affiliation information from submissions and supplemental files as well as substitute your paper's ID number for the author name. Papers should be submitted electronically in Adobe PDF format. Please provide supplemental videos in QuickTime MPEG-4 or DivX version 5, and use TIFF, JPEG, or PNG for supplemental images. Papers Chairs ------------- Fabian Beck University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Jinwook Seo Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Chaoli Wang University of Notre Dame, USA Email: fabian.beck(a)paluno.uni-due.de<mailto:fabian.beck@paluno.uni-due.de>; jseo(a)hcil.snu.ac.kr<mailto:jseo@hcil.snu.ac.kr>; chaoli.wang(a)nd.edu<mailto:chaoli.wang@nd.edu> Paper Types ----------- A visualization research paper typically falls into one of five categories: technique, system, application/design study, evaluation, or theory/model. We briefly discuss these categories below. Although your main paper type has to be specified during the paper submission process, papers can include elements of more than one of these categories. Please see "Process and Pitfalls in Writing Information Visualization Research Papers" by Tamara Munzner for a more detailed discussion. *Technique papers* introduce novel techniques or algorithms that have not previously appeared in the literature, or that significantly extend known techniques or algorithms, for example, by scaling to datasets of much larger size than before or by generalizing a technique to a larger class of uses. The technique or algorithm description provided in the paper should be complete enough that a competent graduate student in visualization could implement the work, and the authors should create a prototype implementation of the methods. Relevant previous work must be referenced, and the advantage of the new methods over it should be clearly demonstrated. There should be a discussion of the tasks and datasets for which this new method is appropriate, and its limitations. Evaluation through informal or formal user studies, or other methods, will often serve to strengthen the paper, but are not mandatory. *System papers* present a blend of algorithms, technical requirements, user requirements, and design that solves a major problem. The system that is described is both novel and important, and has been implemented. The rationale for significant design decisions is provided, and the system is compared to documented, best-of-breed systems already in use. The comparison includes a specific discussion of how the described system differs from and is, in some significant respects, superior to those systems. For example, the described system may offer substantial advancements in the performance or usability of visualization systems, or novel capabilities. Every effort should be made to eliminate external factors (such as advances in processor performance, memory sizes or operating system features) that would affect this comparison. *Application/design study papers* explore the choices made when applying visualization and visual analytics techniques in an application area, for example relating the visual encodings and interaction techniques to the requirements of the target task. Similarly, application/design study papers have been the norm when researchers describe the use of visualization techniques to glean insights from problems in engineering and science. Although a significant amount of application domain background information can be useful to provide a framing context in which to discuss the specifics of the target task, the primary focus of the case study must be the visualization content. The results of the application/design study, including insights generated in the application domain, should be clearly conveyed. Describing new techniques and algorithms developed to solve the target problem will strengthen a design study paper, but the requirements for novelty are less stringent than in a technique paper. Where necessary, the identification of the underlying parametric space and its efficient search must be aptly described. The work will be judged by the design lessons learned or insights gleaned, on which future contributors can build. We invite submissions on any application area. *Evaluation papers* explore the usage of visualization and visual analytics by human users, and typically present an empirical study of visualization techniques or systems. Authors are not necessarily expected to implement the systems used in these studies themselves; the research contribution will be judged on the validity and importance of the experimental results as opposed to the novelty of the systems or techniques under study. The conference committee appreciates the difficulty and importance of designing and performing rigorous experiments, including the definition of appropriate hypotheses, tasks, data sets, selection of subjects, measurement, validation and conclusions. The goal of such efforts should be to move from mere description of experiments, toward prediction and explanation. We do suggest that potential authors who have not had formal training in the design of experiments involving human subjects may wish to partner with a colleague from an area such as psychology or human-computer interaction who has experience with designing rigorous experimental protocols and statistical analysis of the resulting data. Other novel forms of evaluation are also encouraged. *Theory/model papers* present new interpretations of the foundational theory of visualization and visual analytics. Implementations are usually not relevant for papers in this category. Papers should focus on basic advancement in our understanding of how visualization techniques complement and exploit properties of human vision and cognition. For more information and updates please visit: http://pvis.org ----------------------------------------- Prof. Dr. Fabian Beck Juniorprofessur für Informatik paluno - Universität Duisburg-Essen Gerlingstr. 16 45127 Essen, Germany mail: fabian.beck(a)paluno.uni-due.de<mailto:fabian.beck@paluno.uni-due.de> web: http://vis.wiwi.uni-due.de Tel.: +49 201 183-7057 -----------------------------------------

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CHIIR 2020 2nd Call for Workshop Proposals
by CHIIR 2020 Program Co-Chairs 06 Aug '19

06 Aug '19

CHIIR 2020, 14–18 March, 2020 • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada CHIIR 2020 is pleased to invite proposals for satellite workshops to be held in conjunction with the main conference. http://sigir.org/chiir2020/call-workshop-proposals.html CHIIR 2020 workshops will provide a platform for presenting novel ideas and emerging areas in Interactive IR, Information Seeking or Interfaces for Information Access in a less formal and potentially more focused way than the conference itself. Workshop topics typically match those identified in the CHIIR 2020 general call for contributions, but proposals related to other areas of Interactive IR are welcome as well. The format of each workshop is to be determined by the organisers and can be either full-day or half-day. We encourage workshops that foster collaboration, discussion, group problem-solving and community building initiatives. Workshops that only revolve around the presentation of papers in a “mini conference” format are discouraged. Researchers and practitioners from IR, Information Science or any related discipline are invited to submit proposals for review. The organisers of approved workshops will be expected to define the workshop’s focus, gather and review submissions, and decide upon the final program content. At least two organizers are expected to attend the entire workshop. * PROPOSAL FORMAT AND SUBMISSION The tutorial proposal should be a PDF document no more than 4 pages long (including references), submitted by e-mail to workshops.chiir2020(a)gmail.com and organised as follows: Title: Format: half/full day Brief description Please indicate the main topics/issues of the workshop. We welcome workshops that address important issues, discuss potential solutions, integrate various approaches, and offer innovative perspectives within the themes of the conference and have strong potential to contribute to the evolution of research and development of Human Computer Interaction and Information Retrieval. Significance and relevance to CHIIR Please indicate here why the workshop is significant and relevant to CHIIR. Provisional plan Please describe the type of activities you intend to carry out during the event. Successful workshop proposals will show a high proportion of interactive elements. Organisers (contact person) Name Surname – http://your.web.page.com – your(a)email.com Name Surname – http://your.web.page.com – your(a)email.com … Part of a series If the workshop is part of a series please state it here, refer to the past editions and explain in what way the proposed workshop brings genuine novelty. * EVALUATION CRITERIA Tutorial proposals will be reviewed according to: (1) novelty of the topics, (2) relevance for CHIIR community, (3) quality of workshop planning (4) potential to generate future research output. Reviewers will be selected by the workshop chairs from the pool of Senior Programme Committee Members. * IMPORTANT DATES Workshop proposal submission deadline: Tuesday October 1, 2019 Workshop proposal notification: Tuesday October 23, 2019 Camera-ready Workshop summary deadline: Monday January 13, 2020 Workshop date: Saturday March 14, 2020 Deadlines refer to 23:59 (11:59pm) in the AoE (Anywhere on Earth) time zone. * WORKSHOP CHAIRS David Elsweiler, University of Regensburg, Germany Markus Kattenbeck, TU Wien, Austria Please contact the chairs at workshops.chiir2020(a)gmail.com if you have any questions. --- ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction & Retrieval (CHIIR 2020) Program Co-Chairs Orland Hoeber, University of Regina Ioannis Arapakis, Telefonica I+D Irene Lopatovska, Pratt Institute Conference website: http://sigir.org/chiir2020/ Call for papers: http://sigir.org/chiir2020/calls.html Important deadlines: Oct 1, 15, and 29 Oct 1 (workshop and tutorial proposals) Oct 15 (full and perspective papers) Oct 29 (short papers, demos, and doctoral consortium proposals)

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