Call for papers CSCW (Computer Supported Cooperative Work)

We invite you to submit results of your research to the 2008 ACM
conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW 2008), to be
held November 8-12, 2008 in San Diego, CA, USA. The conference brings
together top researchers and practitioners who are interested in both
the technical and social aspects of collaboration.

In recent years the conference has moved beyond traditional "work" to
include the broader issues of how we play, socialize, and compete - all

forms of collaborative activity that are now mediated by technologies.
As more and more people in all regions of the globe are able to
interact
online we are rapidly moving toward a Computer Supported Cooperative
World.

Appropriate topic areas for CSCW include all contexts in which
technology is used to mediate human activities such as communication,
coordination, cooperation, competition, entertainment, education,
medicine, art, and music. The technology may include: email, instant
messaging, blogs, shared workspaces, teleconferencing, games,
co-located
systems, robotics, haptics, and emerging technologies.

Given the broad charter of the CSCW research area we are particularly
encouraging submissions that push the boundaries of CSCW research and
that illustrate the many and diverse technologies which facilitate
collaboration. This year we are especially inviting submissions on the
following topics:

* Social Systems: Social Network Sites and Collective Intelligence
* Computer Supported Cooperative Care/Health
* Multi-player gaming and Virtual Environments
* Enterprise 2.0, Mashups
* Visions of future directions for CSCW
* Human Robotic Collaboration (HRC)
* Collaboration with and through advanced sensing systems

While we are encouraging topics that push the boundaries of CSCW the
committee welcomes research from topics that represent the core themes
which have made CSCW an intellectually rich and rigorous community.
Topics that have appeared in past CSCW conferences and which are still
welcome include:

* Innovations and experiences with Intranets, the Internet, WWW
* Innovative installations: CSCW and the arts, media, museums, etc.
* Innovative technologies and architectures to support group
activity, awareness and telepresence
* Social and organizational effects of introducing technologies
* Theoretical aspects of coordination and communication
* Methodologies and tools for design and analysis of collaborative
practices
* Ethnographic and case studies of work practice
* Working with and through collections of heterogeneous
technologies
* Emerging issues for global coordination and communication
* Studies exploring the appropriate balance between individual and
collaborative work.
* Systems for emergency preparedness and large-scale rapid
deployment (e.g. disaster relief)

Guide to submissions - http://www.cscw2008.org/call_guide.html


Conference Co-Chairs

*Bo Begole*, /PARC/
*David W. McDonald*, /University of Washington/