Important Dates:
Submission by email
Notification of final decision
Camera-ready deadline
Friday 26 14 July 2017
Friday 11 August 2017
Friday 25 August 2017
Showpieces offer an interactive opportunity to show off your ideas or accomplishments to the VL/HCC community. Formerly called “posters and demonstrations”, the category has expanded to also include videos, downloadable apps, handouts, electronic devices, physical prototypes, or any other artifacts that facilitate meaningful interactions with other conference attendees.
Topics and purpose of showpieces
A broad range of topics are appropriate for showpieces. The following non-exhaustive list illustrates the possibilities:
Showpieces can help accomplish many goals, such as:
Each submission will consist solely of a 2-page PDF file, following standard IEEE Conference Proceedings format. In addition to the title, abstract and author list, a submission must contain the following information (although it is not necessary to explicitly structure the submission as such):
Note: the submission is not the showpiece. The showpiece itself does not need to be submitted, nor does it need to exist when the 2-page PDF is submitted. For example, if the showpiece will be a video, then the video does not need to be submitted with the PDF. If the showpiece does not yet exist, Part 4 of the PDF should simply explain what showpiece will be created to present the relevant content.
Submissions are due by Friday 14th July 2017, and should be emailed as an attachment to vlhcc.showpieces@gmail.com with ‘VLHCC 2017 Showpieces Submission’ in the subject line. The email should specify one of the following two options:
OR
Your option affects how the 2-page PDF is reviewed and published (as explained below). If an option is not specified, the submission will be reviewed as publishable by default.
Non-publishable submissions will be reviewed based on two criteria:
(a) relevance and interest to the VL/HCC community
(b) intelligibility of the submission.
Submissions accepted as non-publishable submissions will not be included in the proceedings.
The publishable showpieces category is a venue for peer-reviewed, archival quality papers. Specifically, publishable submissions will be reviewed based on the criteria above as well as the following:
(c) novelty
(d) significance
(e) validity of any claims or conclusions stated.
Thus, publishable submissions should be at an appropriate standard to be included in the conference proceedings as archival 2-page papers. They should make standalone contributions that are intelligible even in the absence of the actual showpiece.
Submitters may opt to have publishable submissions omitted from the proceedings, in case they wish to avoid any possibility of a prior-publication issue with a future archival publication. If this is the case, please email the showpieces chair.
If a submission fails to meet the criteria for publication, but could be accepted as a non-publishable submission, then we may suggest switching the submission to be non-publishable. For example, a submission presenting work that already will be appearing elsewhere in the main conference would be a reasonable non-publishable submission, but it might not meet the novelty criterion required for a publishable submission.
Publishable poster submissions that are accepted to be included in the VL/HCC proceedings will appear on the IEEE Xplore Digital Library website, provided that at least one author registers for the conference and that the camera-ready copy is submitted by Friday 25th August 2017.
The VL/HCC program will include one showpiece session. During this session, showpieces will be presented in a large room simultaneously by many different presenters, with each presenter allocated a specific assigned space for presenting a showpiece. Internet connectivity, chairs, and table space will be available, as well as wall or easel space for hanging a poster. Showpiece presenters are expected to bring all other materials and equipment required, including any computer hardware required for presenting the showpiece.
Contact the Showpieces Chairs at vlhcc.showpieces@gmail.com (please mention “VL/HCC 2017 Showpieces Question” in the subject line).