Workshop: CSCW and Human Factors - where are we now and what are the challenges? - San Diego, USA

A one-day workshop discussing the experience of applying human factors methods to the design, development and evaluation of collaborative systems.

Advanced technical visions of supporting collaborative work are now becoming plausible commercial solutions. However, success relies on applying human factors techniques to ensure that systems meet actual user needs, support real collaboration, and can demonstrate measurable benefits. This workshop addresses the current status of human factors research in CSCW. We will draw on the organisers’ experiences of the European Commission project CoSpaces (FP6-IST-5-034245) to discuss the various challenges facing human factors professionals in software development.

Three main topics will be considered:
• Collaboration models – development of a descriptive collaboration model; how models could guide the development of CSCW tools
• User requirements elicitation – challenges and techniques appropriate for CSCW
• Evaluation – methodological and logistical challenges; model and framework driven approaches; usefulness of results.
This workshop will interest human factors specialists, organisational and social psychologists, those interested in collaboration modelling, and anyone with experience of evaluating CSCW applications.

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
Participants will be required to give a short presentation (max. 15 minutes), with the remainder of the session involving discussion, brainstorming and small-group break-out sessions.

Attendance will be limited to between 10 and 15 places, selected according to submission of position papers covering interesting research in the areas described above.
- Position papers should be no more than four pages and conform to the CSCW conference format.
- Abstracts should be submitted by 26th September 2008 to Michael Pettitt (michael.pettitt@nottingham.ac.uk)
- Successful participants will be informed by 29th September 2008.
- Late submissions may be considered depending on the volume of applications.
- Early-bird conference registration ends on 30th September, however workshop fees do not increase after this date.

ORGANISERS
John Wilson, University of Nottingham, UK Harshada Patel, University of Nottingham, UK Michael Pettitt, University of Nottingham, UK

Associated Link: CSCW 2008

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