University of Sydney, Faculty of Architecture, 14-15 February 1997
Co-Chairs: Anna Cicognani and David Week
Call for Papers
This two-day conference will discuss how collaboration - specifically
creative collaboration - can take place in the newly emerging virtual
communities (VCs) and virtual organisations. The conference will also look
at the implications of creative collaboration for design in cyberspace,
and for the design of cyberspace.
The starting point of the conference will be an exploration of the
significance of Virtual Communitites. Cyberspace is no longer a sci-fi
invention, but a reality hosting a wide range of social and productive
activities. It is important new ground for research.
The conference will focus on three domains:
Managing a VC
Birth and Evolution
Politics and Citizenship
Linguistic Aspects
Social and Law Aspects
Virtual Organizations
Designing a VC
Tools for Computer Mediated Communication
Designing Tools
Communication Technologies
Specific Environments and Platforms for Design
Designing in a VC
Languages for Design
Computer Mediated Communication
Models of Design Collaboration
Models of Design Communication
Authors are invited to submit abstracts on the above or related topics.
The Conference Board will notify authors of the acceptance of papers, on
the basis of the abstracts.
Full papers in paper and electronic copy must be provided by 6 January
1997, to be included in the proceedings.
Important Dates
7 October 1996: Abstracts due
8 November 1996: Notification of acceptance
6 January 1997: Full Papers due
Guidelines for Submissions
Abstracts: The abstracts will have a length of 800 words, maximum, and
400, minimum. At the top of the abstract write (in order):
Name of the Author(s)
Affiliation
Email, phone, fax
Title of the proposed paper
Keywords
Abstracts can be sent via postal or electronic mail, or faxed. For email
submissions, please send only plain text messages to:
vc97@arch.usyd.edu.au.
Full papers: Guidelines for the submission of full papers will be given
shortly.
Postal Address
CCVC '97
Fay Sudweeks
Key Centre of Design Computing
Faculty of Architecture
University of Sydney
NSW, 2006
Australia
ph. (61) 2 9351 5933 fax (61) 2 9351 3031 Attn: Fay Sudweeks
email: vc97@arch.usyd.edu.au
Courier Address
CCVC '97
Fay Sudweeks
Key Centre of Design Computing (G04)
Room 284, Wilkinson Building
148, City Road
Chippendale, NSW
Australia
Web: http://www.arch.su.edu.au/kcdc/conferences/VC97/
Further information: vc97@arch.usyd.edu.au