CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ICAD'98 The Fifth International Conference on Auditory Display at University of Glasgow, UK November 1-4, 1998 Sponsored by: Microsoft and Department of Computing Science, University of Glasgow http://www.santafe.edu/~icad/ or http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/icad98/ Continuing the work of the successful series of ICAD Conferences, ICAD'98 will be held on November 1-4, 1998 at the University of Glasgow, UK. This is the the first time the ICAD conference will be held outside the USA. ICAD is the premier forum for presenting research on the use of sound to provide enhanced user interfaces, display data, monitor systems, and for computers and virtual reality systems. It is unique in its singular focus on auditory displays, and the array of perception, technology, design and application areas that these encompass. Like its predecessors, ICAD'98 will be a single-track conference. Attendance is open to all, with no membership or affiliation requirements. ICAD'98 will be chaired by Dr Stephen Brewster from the University of Glasgow and Dr Alistair Edwards from the University of York. PAPER SUBMISSIONS Submissions are solicited in all aspects of auditory display including (but not limited to) the following topics: Sonification (data representation through audio) Sound in human-computer interfaces Auditory interfaces for people with visual disabilities Audio on the world wide web Sound in virtual environments Tools and systems to support auditory display Sound in mobile computing devices Submissions will be accepted for papers, short papers and posters, tutorials and workshops, and demonstrations. An ISBN-numbered conference proceedings for ICAD'98 will be published electronically by the British Computer Society in association with Springer-Verlag Ltd. The conference themes can be approached from several perspectives, and ICAD provides a forum for open discussion to bridge gulfs between, for example, research and design, science and technology, perception and acoustics. Interdisciplinary exchange is supported with a single- track technical program. For those new to ICAD, it would be useful to examine the book Auditory Display, (G. Kramer, ed.), Reading MA; Addison Wesley, 1994. Alternatively, previous proceedings of ICAD are on-line at: http://www.santafe.edu/~icad/ This year submission will be via email. Submissions will consist of a 4 page extended abstract in the conference proceedings format. The abstract should be tailored to the type of project. Submissions of research efforts should include the objective, methodology, and results. Submissions of applications and designs should include the goals, users, development process, and evaluation. Since audio demonstrations are a key component of ICAD, the abstract should include a description of the prospective audio demonstrations to accompany the paper. Submissions should be made by emailing a copy of the extended abstract by June 5,1998 to: mailto:alistair-icad@minster.york.ac.uk The extended abstracts (and final papers) must be in the conference proceedings format. Please note that because the proceedings are to be published in an electronic format and in advance of the conference there can be NO latitude about the layout and format. Even though the extended abstracts will not be published they must be in the required format - as evidence that the authors can meet the requirements. The required style files (Latex and Microsoft Word) can be found on the ICAD web sites. Submissions will NOT be accepted if they are not in the standard conference format. If you have any problems with formatting please email to the address above. Submissions must also include a single cover sheet which contains: the paper title the full names, affiliations, complete addresses, phone and FAX numbers, and e-mail addresses of the authors a 100 word abstract a list of up to five keywords From the submissions, the program committee will invite long (30 minutes) and short (15 minute) presentations. If you have a preference for one of these, please indicate it on the cover sheet. TUTORIALS and WORKSHOPS The first day of ICAD'98 will be made up of optional workshops and tutorials. We have some great tutorials and workshops lined up and we are keen to hear from anyone else who would like to run one. Please email to mailto:alistair-icad@minster.york.ac.uk *as soon as possible* to let us know what you would like to do. POSTERS and DEMONSTRATIONS ICAD'98 will include a session where explorative concepts, new ideas as well as techniques and tools for auditory display may be presented in either a poster or demonstration format. Demonstrations can be either academic (perhaps example systems that you have created) or industrial (perhaps a product that will be of interest to the ICAD community). We are particularly keen to have commercial demonstrations relevant to ICAD. Poster and demo submissions will be evaluated on the basis of their innovation, relevance and potential logistic constraints.The submission should consist of a description of your demonstration or poster (2 pages maximum) and a cover sheet as above. Submissions should be made by emailing by June 5, 1998 to: mailto:alistair-icad@minster.york.ac.uk SOCIAL PROGRAMME We are organising a great social programme for ICAD'98. We will be visiting some of the beautiful Scottish countryside and doing a tour of a whisky distillery. We will provide more information about this on the ICAD websites. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Further Information Full, up-to-date information on submissions, formats, registration, travel and sponsorship can be found on the ICAD web sites. For general queries and questions contact: mailto:icad98_info@santafe.edu For registration queries contact: mailto:icad98_registration@santafe.edu For paper submission queries contact: mailto:alistair-icad@minster.york.ac.uk The ICAD'98 home page is at: http://www.santafe.edu/~icad/ The European mirror is at: http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/icad98/ IMPORTANT DATES --------------- Paper/demo/poster submission June 5, 1998 Notification of review decisions July 31, 1998 Camera-ready copy September 21, 1998 ICAD '98 November 1-4, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Community for Auditory Display ICAD'98 is a program of the International Community for Auditory Display. ICAD is a not-for-profit corporation created to support research, education and community formation in the emerging field of auditory display. The primary projects of ICAD are the conferences, the listserve icad-request@santafe.edu and the ICAD Web site: http://www.santafe.edu/~icad/ Since auditory display researchers come from a wide variety of disciplinary, professional, and geographical backgrounds, ICAD seeks, above all, to facilitate communication across boundaries. A membership organization founded in 1996, ICAD welcomes participation in its programs and governance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ University of Glasgow The Department of Computing Science is one of the most active in the UK and is top-rated for its research and teaching in all aspects of computer science. The University of Glasgow, founded in 1451, is the largest science based university in the UK, outside London, with one of the largest medical schools in Europe. For more details see: http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/ ___________________________________________________________________________ Dr Stephen Brewster Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction Mailto:stephen@dcs.gla.ac.uk Department of Computing Science Tel: +44 (0)141 330 4966 University of Glasgow Fax: +44 (0)141 330 4913 Glasgow, G12 8RZ, UK http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~stephen/ International Conference on Auditory Display'98 http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/icad98/ ___________________________________________________________________________