SIGDOC 2006 TECHNICAL PROGRAM

This year's The 24th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication (ACM SIGDOC 2006) represents A TRULY INTERNATIONAL EVENT with contributions from 60 authors and speakers, from 11 countries - representing 26 academic institutions and 5 international corporations. SIGDOC 2006 participants will have access to state-of- the-art research in documentation and the design of communication, all in an intimate coastal setting. The Program Co-Chairs and the Program Committee are proud to bring you the following Technical Program for 2006:

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18, 2006

• 0800-1530 Registration
• 1030-1200 WORKSHOP I
  • Research Ethics and Computer Science - T. Honeycutt, D. Wright (North Carolina State University) - US
• 1200-1315 LUNCH
• 1330-1400 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
  • SIGDOC 2006 General Chair - Dr. Shihong Huang (Florida Atlantic University)
  • SIGDOC 2006 Program Co-Chair - Robert Pierce (IBM Corporation)
  • SIGDOC 2006 Program Co-Chair - Dr. John Stamey (Coastal Carolina University)
  • SIGDOC PRESIDENT - Dr. Brad Mehlenbacher (North Carolina State University)
• 1400-1500 KEYNOTE: Prof. Dr. Yuzuru Tanaka (Hokkaido University) - JP
• 1500-1530 Break
• 1530-1730 SESSION I: DOCUMENTATION ANALYSIS
  • Why Don't People Read the Manual? - D. Novick (University of Texas at El Paso), K. Ward (University of Portland) - US
  • A Method for Risk Mitigation During the Requirements Phase for Multimedia Software Systems - R. Koss, K. Witmer, T. Kasza (Florida Institute of Technology) - US
  • Searching Documents on the Intranet using PDA - C. Costa (ISCTE) - PT
  • The Effects of Reading Goals in Hypertexts Reading - A. Protopsaltis, V. Bouki (University of Westminster) - UK
• 1730-1830 RECEPTION
• 1830+ Dinner On Your Own

THURSDAY OCTOBER 19, 2006

• 0800-0845 Registration and Continental Breakfast
• 0845-0945 INVITED TALK: Prof. Dr. Klaus P. Jantke - DE
• 0945-1115 SESSION II: DESIGN OF COMMUNICATION 1
  • Chains and Ecologies: Methodological Notes toward a Communicative-Mediational Model of Technologically Mediated Writing - C. Spinuzzi (University of Texas at Austin), W. Hart-Davidson (Michigan State University), M. Zachry (University of Washington) - US
  • Designing Aural Information Architectures - D. Bolchini (University of Lugano), S. Colazzo, P. Paolini, D. Vitali (Politecnico di Milano) - CH/IT
  • Designing Communication: Considering the Dynamics - A. Williams (Bridgeline Software), Mary Moore - US
• 1115-1130 Break
• 1130-1300 SESSION III: DESIGN OF COMMUNICATION 2
  • Taming the Inaccessible Web - S. Harper, S. Bechhofer, D. Lunn (University of Manchester) - UK
  • Visualizing Writing Activity as Knowledge Work: Challenges & Opportunities - W. Hart-Davidson (Michigan State University), C. Spinuzzi (University of Texas at Austin), M. Zachry (University of Washington) - US
  • Towards a Design Attitude for Information Architecture - W. Eagen, O. Ngwenyama (Ryerson University) - CA
• 1300-1430 LUNCH AND RIGO AWARD
• 1430-1530 SESSION IIII: DOCUMENTATION USABILITY
  • What Users Say They Want in Documentation - D. Novick (University of Texas at El Paso), K. Ward (University of Portland) - US
  • Handling Objects: A Refactoring from an HCI Perspective - T.G. Kannampallil, J. Daughtry (Pennsylvania State University) - US
  • Usability: Reconciling Theory and Practice - A.T. Wells (Michigan State University) - US
• 1530-1545 Break
• 1545-1715 SESSION IV: DOCUMENTATION SYSTEMS
  • A Framework for Transforming Structured Analysis and Design Artifacts to UML - T. Fries (Coastal Carolina University) - US
  • Recovering Conceptual Models from Web Applications - D. Distante (University of Sannio) - IT
  • ICODE: Enabling the Static Checking of Programs and Their Documentation - S.N.I. Mount, R.M. Newman, R.J. Low (Coventry University) - UK
• 1715-1800 PANEL SESSION
  • Research Issues in the Design of Communication - B. Mehlenbacher (North Carolina State University), C. Spinuzzi (University of Texas at Austin), D. Novick (University of Texas at El Paso), J. Stamey (Coastal Carolina University) - US
• 1800+ RECEPTION, BANQUET AND ENTERTAINMENT
  • Guest Speaker: "The Art of Rejection" by Dr. Jean-Louis Lassez (from his experience as an editor of the Journal of the ACM)

FRIDAY OCTOBER 20, 2006

• 0700-0930 Registration and Continental Breakfast
• 0800-0915 WORKSHOP II
  • Communicating Design Patterns with TRIZ, E. Domb (Editor, TRIZjournal.com), J. Stamey (Coastal Carolina University)
• 0930-1100 SESSION V: BEST PRACTICES
  • Using Aspect-Oriented PHP (AOPHP) to Implement Version Control - O. Lemos, D. Junqueira, A. Graciotto, R. Fortes (University of Sao Paulo), J. Stamey (Coastal Carolina University) - BR/US
  • Researching Proposal Development: Accounting for the Complexity of Designing Persuasive Texts - M. Zachry (University of Washington), W. Hart-Davidson (Michigan State University), C. Spinuzzi (University of Texas at Austin) - US
  • Integration of a 2D Legacy GIS, Legacy Simulations - M. Ohigashi, Z. Guo, Y.Tanaka (Hokkaido University) - JP
• 1100-1115 Break
• 1115-1245 SESSION VI: DEVELOPING DOCUMENTATION AND COMMUNICATION 1
  • Designing Help Topics for use with Text-To-Speech - A. Kehoe, I. Pitt (University College Cork, Ireland) - IE
  • Systemic Enablement of Human Text in a Technical Communication Genre - D. Marlow (University of South Carolina, Upstate) - US
  • Authoring Technical Documentation Using a Generic Document Model - I. Stock (BMW Group, Munich), M. Weber (University of Ulm) - DE
• 1300-1430 LUNCH AND INVITED TALK: Prof. Dr. Nicholas Spyratos (University of Paris-South) - FR
• 1445-1645 SESSION VII: DEVELOPING DOCUMENTATION AND COMMUNICATION 2
  • Designing Suited Interactions for a DocumentManagement System handling Localized Documents - P. Etcheverry, C. Marquesuzaà, S. Corbineau (l'Université de Pau) - FR
  • Documenting AOPHP - J. Stamey, B. Saunders (Coastal Carolina University)
  • Research Ethics and Computer Science: An Unconsummated Marriage - D. Wright (North Carolina State University) - US
  • Interactive Applications for Communicational Situations: Assets of Genre and Verbal Interactions - P. Lopistéguy, P. Dagorret, M.Latapy (LIUPPA) - FR
• 1645-1700 SESSION VIII: Wrapup, Invitation for El Paso, Call for Nominations, etc.
• 1700+ Dinner On Your Own

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Countries Represented (with ICANN Country Codes)

• BR - Brazil
• CA - Canada
• CH - Switzerland
• DE - Germany
• FR - France
• IE - Ireland
• IT - Italy
• JP - Japan
• PT - Portugal
• UK - United Kingdom
• US - United States

Universities Represented

• Coastal Carolina University
• Coventry University
• Florida Atlantic University
• Florida Institute of Technology
• Florida International University
• Hokkaido University
• ISCTE
• LIPPA
• Michigan State University
• North Carolina State University
• Politecnico di Milano
• Pennsylvania State University
• Tech. Universitaet Ilmenau
• University College Cork
• University of Lugano
• University of Manchester
• University of Paris-South
• University of Pau
• University of Portland
• University of Sao Paulo
• University of Sianno
• University of South Carolina - Upstate
• University of Texas at Austin
• University of Texas at El Paso
• University of Ulm
• University of Washington
• University of Westminster

Corporations Represented

• BMW Group
• Bridgeline Software
• Bristol-Myers Squibb
• IBM
• TRIZjournal.com