SIGDOC 2006 Notices (Last Update October 16, 2006)

Map to Coastal Carolina University CLICK HERE for a map of the Coastal Carolina University vicinity near Conway, SC (courtesy of Google Maps). When you go to this page, click on the red bubble with the "A" inside (on the left side of the page). CCU is approximately nine (9) miles west of the Myrtle Beach International Airport on Hwy. 501. Directions from Myrtle Beach International Airport Exiting the Myrtle Beach International Airport, head north on Hwy 17. After one mile, you will exit on Hwy. 501 North (it looks more like "east" to all of us, but it is labeled "north"). Drive approximately nine (9) miles. CCU, the Holiday Inn Express and the Quality Suites Motel are on the left side of Hwy 501. Map of the CCU Campus CLICK HERE for a link to a campus map of Coastal Carolina University. All events will be held in the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration (Number 15 on the map). The Wall Auditorium is the location for all paper and workshop sessions. This is on the first floor in the middle of the building. All meals and receptions will be in the Wall Board Room (second floor of the Wall Building and directly above the Wall Auditorium). Parking One of the parking lots adjacent to the Wall School of Business will be reserved for SIGDOC. Campus Security will have that taken care of Wednesday through Friday of the conference. If you have any problems or questions, please call 843-424-0155 (John Stamey's cell phone).

Advance registration for SIGDOC 2006 is open through October 1, 2006. Please note at least one author must be registered for the conference on or before Friday September 8 for their paper(s) to appear in the SIGDOC 2006 proceedings. CLICK HERE for online registration. ACM/SIGDOC Members: Full Conference, Advance Registration: $375 Full Conference, Late/On-Site: $450 One Day: $225 Non-Members: Full Conference, Advance Registration: $500 Full Conference, Late/On-Site: $575 One Day: $275 Full-time Students: $175 The conference registration fee includes access to all paper presentations and special sessions, the workshops, a copy of the conference proceedings, a welcome reception on Wednesday evening, lunch each day, and coffee breaks in the morning and afternoon each day.

• Technical Program is now available. CLICK HERE to view. to go to the registration page. Please note that at least one of the paper authors should register for papers to be published in the SIGDOC 2006 proceedings.
• Camera-ready Due Date - Sheridan Printing has set the Camera-Ready Deadline to Monday, August 28, 2006. All authors should refer to the email you received from Lisa Tolles for ACM copyright forms and article submission policies/procedures.

Original SIGDOC 2006 Call for Papers

The 24thACM International Conference on Design of Communication will be held in Myrtle Beach, SC on Oct. 18-20, 2006. Participants are encouraged to submit research papers and workshop proposals concerning processes, methods, and technologies for communicating and designing communication artifacts such as printed documents, online text, and hypermedia applications.

Invited Keynote Speaker - Prof. Yuzuru Tanaka
Director of the Meme Media Laboratory
Hokkaido University Sapporo
Author of Meme Media and Meme Market Architectures : Knowledge Media for Editing, Distributing, and Managing Intellectual Resources

Invited Speaker - Dr. Klaus P. Jantke
Professor of Multimedia Applications
Technical University Ilmenau
Institute for Media and Communication Science

Invited Speaker - Dr. Nicolas Spyratos
Professor of Computer Science
University of Paris-South
Database Group Head, Laboratory for Research in Informatics (LRI)

Research on information gathering and design, and on software and systems documentation, has come to a new era. Concepts and approaches from emerging disciplines, such as user experience study, genre analysis, software engineering, data mining, and documentation clustering have altered the landscape of the communications design field. To meet this vast challenge, multidisciplinary and systematic approaches to information design and software documentation are required.

SIGDOC 2006 will provide an opportunity for the exchange of information related to cutting-edge research and empirical results in areas such as (but not limited to):

• Information design and multidisciplinary approaches, including new challenges in total user experience design
• Program redocumentation for distributed systems and aspect-oriented applications
• Integrating software engineering and document engineering
• Agile documentation processes for information design
• Genre and discourse analyses of information design and delivery
• Personalized information systems, gaming, and digital entertainment revolutions

Submission Process
SIGDOC 2006 will include technical papers and participatory workshops. Research papers or experience reports should not exceed 5,000 words (approximately 8 pages in ACM Press format, including figures and references). The results described must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Workshop proposals should not exceed 1,000 words. The proposal should describe the workshop’s theme, leader(s), structure, expected length, and participant selection criteria. Submission instructions can be found on the conference Web site.

Authors will be notified of acceptance by August 4, 2006. Final versions of technical papers and workshop descriptions are due by September 1, 2006. Acceptance for publication is contingent on registration for the conference. (In the case of multiple authors, at least one must register.) If you cannot attend the conference, a publication fee equivalent to the event registration will be charged.

Conference Location
The conference will be held in Coastal Carolina University, South Carolina – just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort of Myrtle Beach.