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MobileHCI provides a forum for academics and practitioners to discuss the challenges, potential solutions and innovations towards effective interaction with mobile systems and services. It covers the analysis, design, evaluation and application of human-computer interaction 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 and interaction techniques
• 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 and user experience issues of mobile devices and services
• Specific usage related aspects (e.g. trust, cultural differences, ...)
• Application related interface techniques (automotive, mobile TV, ...)
• Visualization techniques for the mobile context
• Interdisciplinary perspectives towards mobile interaction (e.g. social aspects)
• User centered design tools and methods for mobile systems

Publication

Accepted full papers, short papers and abstract for posters and workshops will appear in the conference proceedings. The proceedings will be published by ACM and will be included in ACM's digital library. Please note the change in submission format and maximum page count compared to past conferences!

Industrial case study submission

New for MobileHCI 05, Industrial Case Studies should show the application, integration and challenges of human-computer interaction approaches, techniques and tools towards the development of usable, innovative and user centred mobile devices and services.

Depending on the type of Case Study various types of presentation formats are possible: as poster in the poster area, as live demonstration in some of the breaks involving the participants, as small demonstration in the demonstration slot or as type of booth throughout the conference.

Please send us your ideas to discuss the appropriate format. Case study submissions should be a maximum of 4 pages (including figures and references). Submissions must be submitted in PDF format.

Please email a PDF version of your proposal to mobilehci@icts.sbg.ac.at with full contact details in the email. The deadline for submission of industrial case studies is 5:00 PM GMT Friday 22st July 2005. The late deadline allows for bringing in current industrial experiences and challenges.

Full paper submission

Paper submissions should be a maximum of 8 pages (including figures and references). 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.

Please refer to submission details including submission format and submission process.

The deadline for submission of full papers is 5:00 PM GMT Friday 25th March 2005. 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.

Short paper submission

Short papers submissions should be a maximum of 4 pages (including figures and references). Short 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.

Please refer to submission details including submission format and submission process.

The deadline for submission of short papers is 5:00 PM GMT Friday 13th May 2005. 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 short talk slot of 10 minutes including questions.

Workshop submission

Workshop proposals should be a maximum of 4 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 mobilehci@icts.sbg.ac.at with full contact details in the email. The deadline for workshop proposals is 5:00 PM GMT Friday 25th March, 2005.

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 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.

Poster submission

Poster submissions should be a maximum of 4 pages (including figures and references). Poster 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.

Please refer to submission details including submission format and submission process.

The deadline for submission of posters is 5:00 PM GMT Friday 13th May 2005. If your poster is accepted you will be asked to submit a 2-page description of the poster for inclusion in the proceedings.

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

Demo submission

We are interested in demonstrations of all approaches on the full range of MobileHCI related topics. We encourage everyone to do a demonstration of their work, if possible, because we want to make the conference as interactive as we can. At the minimum we will provide power and we will investigate other infrastructure and equipment possibilities for the selected demonstrations.

Demo submissions should be a maximum of 4 pages (including figures and references) and the potential of a live demonstration should be made clear.

Please email a PDF version of the demo to mobilehci@icts.sbg.ac.at with full contact details in the email. The deadline for submission of demos is 5:00 PM GMT Friday 13th May 2005. If your poster is accepted you will be asked to submit a 2-page description of the poster for inclusion in the proceedings.

Panel submission

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 killer application
• Industry vs. Academia to innovate mobile services
• 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 be a maximum of 4 pages extended abstract. The 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 MobileHCI 2005?
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 MobileHCI 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 MobileHCI organizers.

Please email a PDF version of your proposal mobilehci@icts.sbg.ac.at with full contact details in the email. The deadline for submission of panels is 5:00 PM GMT Friday 13th May 2005. If the panel is accepted you will be asked to submit a 2-page description of the panel for inclusion in the proceedings.

Tutorial submission

Tutorial proposals should be a maximum of 4 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 mobilehci@icts.sbg.ac.at with full contact details in the email. The deadline for submission of tutorials is 5:00 PM GMT Friday 13th May 2005.

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 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.