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Doctoral Colloquium

Deadlines

  • July 18, 2008, 5PM PST: Submissions of application materials due
  • August 22, 2008: Notification of acceptance
  • September 5, 2008, 5PM PST: Final versions of abstracts due

The Doctoral Colloquium is a forum in which Ph.D. students can meet and discuss their work with each other and a panel of experienced CSCW researchers and practitioners. The colloquium itself will include a dinner Friday evening, November 7, and will be held all day Saturday, November 8.

We welcome applicants from a broad range of disciplines and approaches that inform CSCW, including sociology, computer science, cognitive science, and related fields. We are particularly interested in applications from institutions and groups that have not traditionally been well-represented at past CSCW conferences.

Applicants should be late-stage Ph.D. students with an already well-established direction of research relevant to CSCW, and who would benefit from attendance at the Doctoral Colloquium; preference will be given to students within 2 years of graduation.

The Colloquium committee will select approximately 15 participants who will be expected to give short, informal presentations of their work during the Colloquium, to be followed by a discussion. Participants will also present their research in an interactive poster session during the main technical program of the conference.

Applicants should submit the following items (by email to doctoral@cscw2008.org, with the subject line "CSCW2008 Colloquium Submission"):

  • A two-page overview of your doctoral research that describes your research question, work in progress, and expected contributions. This overview should also include (1) a paragraph that articulates what you hope to get from attending the CSCW Doctoral Colloquium, and (2) an abstract of no more than 100 words. This overview should be formatted according to the ACM SIG Proceedings Template. Submissions must be in PDF format.
  • A short (2-3 paragraph) biographical sketch, in PDF format
  • An up-to-date curriculum vita
  • OPTIONALLY, one publication as an indicator of your progress in your research, in PDF format
  • An email letter from your supervisor sent to doctoral@cscw2008.org, indicating that they support your application to the colloquium and that they agree that your research is at an appropriate stage for participation. The email should have "CSCW Doctoral Colloquium: " in the subject header.

Submissions: doctoral@cscw2008.org

Submissions should be made by email to doctoral@cscw2008.org with the subject line "CSCW2008 Colloquium Submission." All questions can also be directed to this address.

All submissions must be received by the chairs by 5:00pm (17:00) Pacific Time on Friday July 18, 2008. Submissions received after this date will not be considered. All submissions will be acknowledged by email.

Funding:

We anticipate—but cannot guarantee—being able to cover some hotel costs and conference registration for all Doctoral Colloquium participants. We also hope to be able to cover at least some portion of air fare for domestic (US) participants; non-US participants will have to cover their own air fare however. We will update this CFP as more details on funding become available.

Doctoral Colloquium Co-Chairs

Keith Edwards, Georgia Tech, USA
Pamela Hinds, Stanford University, USA
doctoral@cscw2008.org