****************************************************************************** Call for Papers – Map-based Interfaces and Interactions (MAPII 2022)
 AVI 2022 Workshop 
 07 June 2022 – Rome, Italy More info: http://avcd.aalto.fi/mapii2022/ ****************************************************************************** ABOUT THE WORKSHOP Maps and map-like visualizations are increasingly being used as the basis for many types of interactive tools and applications. This workshop aims to bring together research on such map-based interfaces which is currently dispersed through different publication venues and disciplines. This workshop will act as a common space for sharing map-related research expertise coming from the fields of visualization, user interface design and interaction design. This workshop is part of the International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI 2022), and is supported by the IFIP TC 13 Working Group on Human-Centred Technology for Sustainability (WG 13.10). CALL FOR PARTICIPATION We invite the participation of researchers, designers, developers and practitioners from a diverse range of backgrounds concerned with the design, development, evaluation and deployment of map-based interactive visualizations, applications, tools and services. Prospective workshop participants are invited to submit a position paper describing their contributions to the field of the workshop and highlight their specific interests in the workshop topics. Numbers permitting, the workshop will also be open to other participants without an accepted position paper. This workshop aims to include a wide range of topics related to map-based visualizations, interfaces and interactions, including but not limited to: – Theoretical foundations of map design. – Principles and practice of design of maps and map-like visualizations. – Design of map-based user interfaces and interactions.    – Evaluation and user studies of map-based visualizations, interfaces and interactions. – Applications of map-based visualizations, interfaces and interactions in areas such as geographic information systems, epidemiology and healthcare, climate and environment, sustainability, education, social sciences and humanities. WORKSHOP STRUCTURE This full day workshop will be interactive and informal. It will combine short presentations of accepted position papers with periods of discussions, aimed at generating ideas for future research directions. The workshop will also include a hands-on activity, during which the participants will be invited to sketch designs for a map-based interactive mobile application in small groups. The designs will then be shared and discussed in the workshop. We hope to run the workshop in person at the conference. Provisions will however be made to run the workshop in remote or hybrid mode if necessary. SUBMISSIONS Position papers should be of maximum 6 pages, and prepared according to the ACM proceedings format (https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template). Submissions should be made through Easychair (https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mapii2022). The workshop programme committee will review the submitted position papers, and select 10-15 papers for presentation at the workshop based on their quality and relevance to the workshop topics. Accepted position papers will be published in the workshop proceedings, and will be made available through the workshop website. The workshop will include a discussion on publication of the extended versions of the position papers, for instance, in the form of a special issue of a journal or an edited book. IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline: 20 March 2022 Notification: 20 April 2022 Camera-ready: 01 May 2022 Workshop date: 07 June 2022 WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Masood Masoodian, Aalto University (Finland) Saturnino Luz, University of Edinburgh (UK) PROGRAMME COMMITTEE Bridget Kane, Karstad University (Sweden) Saturnino Luz, University of Edinburgh (UK) Masood Masoodian, Aalto University (Finland) Shane Sheehan, University of Edinburgh (UK) Artemis Skarlatidou, University College London (UK) Robert Spence, Imperial College London (UK) Thomas Rist, Augsburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany) -- Prof. Masood Masoodian Visual Communication Design Aalto University avcd.aalto.fi