MOBILE HCI provides a forum for academics and practitioners to discuss the challenges and potential solutions for effective interaction with mobile systems and services. It covers the design, evaluation and application of techniques and approaches for all mobile computing devices and services.

Suggested topics include but are not limited to:

• Audio and speech interaction
• Context-dependent systems
• Designing Web sites for mobile devices
• Evaluation of mobile devices and services
• Intelligent environments
• Location-aware interaction
• Model-based design of interactive mobile systems
• Multimodal interaction
• Novel user interfaces
• Perception and modelling of the environment
• Safety issues (e.g., in-car user interfaces)
• Specific classes of handheld devices (PDA, Pocket PC, WAP phone,...)
• 3D graphics on mobile devices
• 3G/4G devices and services
• Usability of mobile devices and services
• Visualization techniques for the mobile context

Submission Details

All accepted submissions (full papers, short papers and abstract for posters, tutorials, workshops and panels) will appear in the conference proceedings, published by Springer-Verlag in the series Lecture Notes in Computer Science. For Mobile HCI 2004 we encourage all paper and poster presenters to also give demonstrations of their work so that others can see and experience it first hand.

Full Papers

Submissions have passed for full papers

Paper submissions should be a maximum of 12 pages (including figures and references) in the Springer LNCS format. Papers must be formatted using the document templates available at the Springer-Verlag LNCS Authors' Instructions page. Include page numbers in your submission. Full papers must be submitted in PDF format and anonymised - please remove names and affiliations from the first page and any other material that would allow authorship to be easily identified by the reviewers.

You must submit your paper using the submissions website at https://conference.dcs.gla.ac.uk. Submission is a two stage process: first submit your abstract and contact details (you must do this for each submission you make), you will then be emailed a username and password, use these to log on and submit your full paper. The deadline for submission of full papers is 5:00 PM GMT Friday 5th March 2004. After acceptance, a final, revised camera ready version of the paper will be required in electronic form to go in the proceedings

At the conference you will have a full talk slot of 20 minutes including questions.

Demonstrations: We encourage everyone to do a demonstration of their work, if possible, because we want to make the conference as interactive as we can. If your full paper is accepted you might also consider demonstrating the system you have produced (if appropriate) in the Demo Session. When the accepted papers are announced we will ask all authors if they would like to do a demo and what equipment you would bring. We will provide power (UK 3pin plugs 230v), a table, a poster board (approximately 1m x 1m) and a wireless network. If you need other equipment please bring it with you. If you ask us nicely we might be able to provide other equipment, but no guarantees!

If you have any questions about submission contact Stephen Brewster.

Short Papers

Short papers submissions should be a maximum of 5 pages (including figures and references) in the Springer LNCS format. Papers must be formatted using the document templates available at the Springer-Verlag LNCS Authors' Instructions page. Short papers must be submitted in PDF format. Do not include page numbers in your submission. Your paper should include all author and affiliation information and be camera ready to go into the proceedings, if accepted.

You must submit your short paper using the submissions website at https://conference.dcs.gla.ac.uk. Submission is a two stage process: first submit your abstract and contact details (you must do this for each submission you make), you will then be emailed a username and password, use these to log on and submit your short paper. The deadline for submission of short papers is 5:00 PM GMT 7th May 2004. Because of the short submission time frame changes to the paper will not be possible before publication, as such it is vital that your paper is carefully proof-read and camera ready as there will not be an opportunity to correct changes after submission.

At the conference you will have a short talk slot of 10 minutes including questions.

Demonstrations: We encourage everyone to do a demonstration of their work, if possible, because we want to make the conference as interactive as we can. If your short paper is accepted you might also consider demonstrating the system you have produced (if appropriate) in the Demo Session. When the accepted short papers are announced we will ask all authors if they would like to do a demo and what equipment you would bring. We will provide power (UK 3pin plugs 230v), a table, a poster board (approxomately 1m x 1m) and a wireless network. If you need other equipment please bring it with you. If you ask us nicely we might be able to provide other equipment, but no guarantees!

If you have any questions about submission contact Stephen Brewster.

Posters

Poster submissions should be a maximum of 5 pages (including figures and references) in the Springer LNCS format describing the work that will be presented in the poster at the conference. Papers must be formatted using the document templates available at the Springer-Verlag LNCS Authors' Instructions page. Papers must be submitted in PDF format. Do not include page numbers in your submission. Your paper should include all author and affiliation information and be camera ready to go into the proceedings, if accepted.

You must submit your paper using the submissions website at https://conference.dcs.gla.ac.uk. Submission is a two stage process: first submit your abstract and contact details (you must do this for each submission you make), you will then be emailed a username and password, use these to log on and submit your paper. The deadline for submission of posters is 5:00 PM GMT 7th May 2004. Because of the short submission time frame changes to the paper will not be possible before publication, as such it is vital that your paper is carefully proof-read and camera ready as there will not be an opportunity to correct changes after submission.

At the conference you will have a 1m x 1m poster board to display your work in a Poster Session.

Demonstrations: We encourage everyone to do a demonstration of their work, if possible, because we want to make the conference as interactive as we can. If your poster is accepted you might also consider demonstrating the system you have produced (if appropriate) in your Poster Session. When the accepted posters are announced we will ask all authors if they would like to do a demo and what equipment you would bring. We will provide power (UK 3pin plugs 230v), a table, a poster board and a wireless network. If you need other equipment please bring it with you. If you ask us nicely we might be able to provide other equipment, but no guarantees!

If you have any questions about submission contact Stephen Brewster.

Tutorials

Tutorial proposals should be a maximum of four pages. Tutorial proposals should contain the following information:

• A brief description of the tutorial.
• A detailed outline of the tutorial.
• Characterization of the tutorial as introductory, intermediate or advanced.
• Length of the tutorial (half-day, full-day).
• Characterization of the potential target audience, including prerequisite knowledge and a description of why the tutorial topic would be of interest to a substantial audience.
• A brief resume of the presenter/s, which should include name, postal address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail address, background in the tutorial area, evidence of experience in Mobile HCI research, and evidence of teaching experience.

Please email a PDF version of your proposal to tutorialsubs@mobilehci.org with full contact details in the email. The deadline for submission of tutorials is 5:00 PM GMT Friday 7th May 2004.

Tutorial proposals will be evaluated on the basis of the quality of the proposal, their benefits to participants and their fit within the overall programme. Factors to be considered include relevance, timeliness and audience appeal; suitability for presentation in a half-day or full-day format; use of appropriate presentation methods and exercises; past experience and qualifications of the instructors. If your tutorial is accepted you will be asked to submit a 2-page description of the tutorial in the Springer-Verlag LNCS format for inclusion in the proceedings.

Tutorials that advocate a single avenue of research or promote a product will NOT be considered. Accepted tutorials might be canceled if too few attendees register for the tutorial to support the costs of running it.

Workshops

Workshop proposals should be a maximum of four pages and should contain the following information:

• A brief technical description of the workshop, specifying the workshop goals and the technical issues that will be its focus.
• A discussion of why and to whom the workshop is of interest.
• A preliminary workshop agenda and a proposed schedule for organizing the workshop. This should include a brief description of how the organizers intend to encourage an atmosphere appropriate for a workshop.
• (If available) a list of tentatively confirmed attendees.
• (If available) a list of related workshops held within the last three years and their relation to the proposed workshop.
• The names and email addresses of the proposed workshop organizing committee. These people must be knowledgeable about the technical issues to be addressed and cannot all work at the same institution.
• The name of the primary contact for the organizing committee.
• A description of the qualifications of the individual committee members with respect to the Mobile HCI field.
• (If available) a list of workshops previously arranged by members of the proposed committee.

Please email a PDF version of your proposal to workshopsubs@mobilehci.org with full contact details in the email.There are two deadlines for the submission of workshop proposals but you have missed the first. The deadline for remaining submission of workshop proposals is 5:00 PM GMT Friday 7th May, 2004.

The purpose of workshops is to provide an informal setting where participants have the opportunity to discuss specific Mobile HCI topics in an atmosphere that fosters the active exchange of ideas. To encourage interaction, each workshop will be limited to 30 participants and ample time must be allotted for general discussion. If your workshop is accepted you will be asked to submit a 2-page description of the workshop in the Springer-Verlag LNCS format for inclusion in the proceedings.

Accepted workshops might be canceled if too few attendees register for the workshop to support the costs of running it. If you have any questions about submission contact Marilyn McGee .

Panels

We invite proposals for focussed, lively, challenging one-hour panel sessions. A good panel topic will arouse strong, divergent opinions; the aim is to raise key questions and issues rather than provide all the answers. This list of example topics gives a flavour of the sort of debate we would like to encourage:

• Pointers for researchers - what would industry like the community to tackle?
• What are mobiles for? Information, communication or both?
• Is the PDA doomed?
• What research and development methods are most effective for mobile innovation?
• What will be the next SMS?
• Real-world mobile development
• Usability under commercial pressures.
• Going beyond the small screen
• What's the commercial future for tactile, audio and other interactive technologies?

Each panel should be made up of between 4-6 members, including a Chairperson who will facilitate the session. The Chair's responsibility is to ensure a highly interactive experience, encouraging as much audience participation as possible.

Proposals should consist of a 2-5 page extended abstract, which if accepted, will be printed in the Conference Proceedings. The Short Paper format should be followed when preparing the proposal and proposals should include the following:

1. Title of panel
2. List of panellists, including their affiliations (provide this information immediately after the title using the "author" section in the short paper format)
3. Panel focus - what are the key issues that will be addressed?
4. Significance and timeliness - why should the topic be debated at Mobile HCI 2004?
5. Brief biographical sketches of each member of the panel - what experience and particular insight will they bring?
6. Panellist viewpoints - each panellist should provide a short (1/2 page) statement outline of their initial view on the topic.

Proposals will be assessed against the following criteria:

• Significance and interest of the topic to the Mobile HCI community
• Likelihood the panel will result in constructive, engaging debate
• Quality and range of panellist background and contributions

To discuss a potential proposal, please contact the Panels Chair, Matt Jones

To submit: Please email your PDF and Word/Latex to panelsubs@mobilehci.org with full contact details in the email. The deadline for submission of panels is 5:00 PM GMT Friday 7th May 2004. Because of the short submission time frame changes to the paper will not be possible before publication, as such it is vital that your paper is carefully proof-read as there will not be an opportunity to correct changes after submission.

Stephen Brewster - Programme Chair Mobile HCI 04