Workshops organizers for ITS 2015 will select a topic of interest about new and emerging tabletop and interactive surface technologies. The organizers manage submissions and reviews for proposals. The deadline for workshop submissions will be May 29th 2015, the notifications will be sent on June 12th, 2015. Workshop organizers are welcome to submit any topic of interest, some suggestions include:
The workshop chairs are looking for leaders in interactive surface topics to run workshops that run between 4 and 8 hours in length and occur the day before the conference starts. Workshop organizers of full-day workshops will receive two complimentary workshop registrations; organizers of half-day workshops will receive one complimentary workshop registration (but organizers still need to register for the main conference). Workshops can be open (free to anyone who registered for it) or closed (attendees need to submit position papers). We request a short proposal (up to 4 pages) in the SIGCHI Extended Abstracts publication format (http://www.sigchi.org/publications/chipubform/sigchi-extended-abstracts-word-template/view). Accepted proposals will be available in the ACM digital library. Please be sure to indicate the following:
Please add one additional page (for a total of 5 pages maximum) with the following information:
Please send the workshop proposal to workshops@its2015.org until the deadline on May 29, 2015.
ITS 2015 is a premier venue for presenting research in the design and use of new and emerging tabletop and interactive surface technologies. Attendees join tutorials to get a broad overview of the field of Interactive Surfaces and Tabletops. In courses attendees can expand their knowledge and skills around cutting-edge technologies in the context of interactive surfaces. The deadline for tutorial and studio submissions will be May 29th 2015, the notifications will be sent on June 12th 2015.
New this year: To maximize productivity and attendance, courses will take place either in a luncheon format during extended workshop breaks, or as an after-workshop activity. This way, attendees have the opportunity to attend one workshops and at least one course.
Please feel free to submit a course proposal about any topic of interest to the community. This year, we particularly encourage courses revolving around the following topics:
Courses can include a significant part of hands-on ‘building’ activities, and examples are:
The course chairs are looking for industry or academic leaders in interactive surface technology to run tutorials and courses that will run between 2 hours and a full day in length and take place the day before the conference starts. Organizers of courses will receive two complimentary course registrations, but need to register for the main conference themselves. We request a short proposal (up to 4 pages) in the CHI EA publication format (http://www.sigchi.org/publications/chipubform/sigchi-extended-abstracts-word-template/view). Accepted proposals will be available in the ACM digital library. Please indicate the following:
Please add one additional page (for a total of 5 pages maximum) with the following information:
Please send the tutorial or studio proposal to workshops@its2015.org until the submission deadline on May 29, 2015.
Nicolai Marquardt, University College London
Florian Block, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences