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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>1st European Workshop on Human-Computer Interaction and Information Retrieval<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> July 4 at the BCS HCI2011 Conference, Newcastle, UK<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>KEY POINTS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- We want to stimulate the European HCIR community with a series of workshops similar to successful HCIR events in the states.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Submission Deadline: 1st May 2011<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Details are online: http://fitlab.eu/euroHCIR2011/<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- More about HCIR on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%E2%80%93computer_information_retrieval<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CALL FOR PAPERS (anonymous 2-4 page position papers):<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In common with the wider HCIR community, this workshop will be focused on submissions based on, but not limited to, the following topics:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Case studies demonstrating novel interaction with information (e.g., faceted navigation)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Exploratory search and information discovery (e.g., auto-complete, suggested terms)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Information visualization <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Design and evaluation of search and browse interfaces (e.g., usability studies of search)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Ethnography and user studies relevant to search and navigation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Personalization techniques in search<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Industry - The enterprise and web search experiences from professionals, such as IAs and UX designers, are a key part of understanding excellence in HCIR design. We are inviting case studies and position papers that go beyond a simple narrative to describe lessons learned for the community.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>**Industry submissions will be evaluated more in terms of their contributions to lessons learned than through pure academic merit.**<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Academia - From the research community, we are interested in late breaking results, or challenging, controversial, or insightful position papers that might shape the way the HCIR community thinks ahead.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>** Academic contributions will be evaluated in terms of their contribution to the thinking and discussion for the workshop and the community.**<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>SUBMISSION<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Participants must submit anonymised 2-4 page ACM format PDFs to the EasyChair page, optionally indicating whether the submission is from industry or academia. More details will appear on http://fitlab.eu/euroHCIR2011/submission.php<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>DATES<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- 1st May 2011 - Submissions Due<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- 20th May 2011 - Notifications<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- 2nd Jun 2011 - Camera Ready versions<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- 4th July 2011 - Workshop<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>REGISTRATION<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Registration details will appear on the HCI2011.co.uk website<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ORGANISERS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tony Russell-Rose (Industry)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Endeca, UK<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>trose - at - endeca.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Max L. Wilson (Academia)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Swansea University, UK<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>m.l.wilson - at - swansea.ac.uk<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>James Kalbach (Industry)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>LexisNexis, Germany<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>James.Kalbach - at - lexisnexis.co.uk<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Birger Larsen (Academia)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DA>blar - at - iva.dk<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>