ACM CSCW 2002 - International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
16 Nov 2002 to 20 Nov 2002
ACM CSCW is a leading international conference for presenting and discussing research and development achievements in the design, introduction, and use of technologies that affect groups, organizations, communities, and societies. As well as covering traditional topics around working and working relationships, the conference is expanding its focus to include all contexts in which technology is used to mediate communication, coordination, cooperation and even competition among people, including entertainment and the remote sharing of intimate moments.
Papers should present original, unpublished research on technological mediation of activities affecting groups of people. Potential areas of interest include theory, methodology, empirical investigations, architectures, prototypes and experiences related to the development, deployment and use of computer systems supporting all aspects of shared activities, including, but not limited to, activities at work, in the home, in education, and the arts.
Theory, methodology, systems and concept papers should present new theories, methodologies, empirical results, architectures, prototype systems, or design concepts that stimulate new ways of thinking about, studying or supporting, shared activities. Application and practice papers should describe experiences with systems that support shared activities. All papers should make the case, in the paper itself, for how the work relates to previous research or experience and what aspects of the work are new. Papers will be evaluated on the basis of originality, significance of the contribution to the field, quality of research, quality of writing and contribution to conference program diversity.
