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HICSS Program Components
HICSS-40
January 3-6, 2007
(Wednesday through Saturday)
The HICSS series of conferences has become a unique and respected forum in
computer and information systems and technology for the exchange of ideas among
researchers and development communities around the world. This reputation
derives from the high quality papers and active discussions and interaction
which the conference carefully facilitates and promotes. The three program components which
specifically contribute to the quality and the interaction are Minitracks, Symposia, Workshops, and Tutorials.
Minitrack
The primary and most formal program component is the minitrack
in the regular conference. The papers are double blind reviewed by at
least three reviewers and published in the Proceedings. The overall acceptance
rate is about 50%. Minitracks for new emerging topics
might be somewhat higher, and mature fields
lower. Papers are summarized by the author(s) and discussed in the
session. These discussions frequently result in modifications and
improvements to the papers, so that revised versions of the papers are
published in books or journals. A minitrack may
schedule an “open forum” discussion, but no panels are permitted in paper
sessions.
Symposium A Symposium is a half-day or full-day meeting
at which several specialists deliver short presentations on the title
topic. The session consists primarily of
invited talks by persons distinguished in the area of research. Also, there may be panel discussions with the
intent to summarize or encourage a particular research area. A symposium will have a well-defined agenda,
specifically allowing for Q & A and discussion toward the end of the
session.
Workshop A
Workshop, as the name implies, involves "work" by those who attend as
part of a half-day or a full-day session. The structure may include a few
paper presentations or talks or panels, but will primarily involve a
collaborative activity that will advance thinking and discover new insights,
often about a relatively immature area of research. Workshop leaders may invite specific
contributors, or they may use a more general call for contributions, or they
may structure their session in some other way to achieve their desired goal, a
goal that should be specifically defined in the publicity description of the
workshop. The output could be a state-of-the-art report, a taxonomy, a research framework, a survey, a research
agenda, or some other study that in some way advances the field.
Tutorial A tutorial is a half-day or a
full-day gathering that is cross-disciplinary in nature, and aims to give
participants a brief overview of the subject matter. Some tutorials are actually advanced seminars
that are an in-depth survey of the topic for those who already have significant
background in the area under discussion.