CALL FOR PAPERS
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract submission deadline: May 23, 2011 11:59pm EST
Paper submission deadline: May 30, 2011 11:59pm EST
Notification of acceptance: August 1, 2011 11:59pm EST
Camera-ready copy due: August 30, 2011 11:59pm EST
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
IHI 2011 is the main conference of the newly formed ACM Special
Interest Group on Health Informatics (SIGHIT).
IHI 2011 is ACM's premier community forum concerned with the
application of computer science principles, information science
principles, information technology, and communication technology to
address problems in healthcare, public health, and everyday wellness.
The conference highlights the most novel technical contributions in
computing-oriented health informatics and the related social and
ethical implications. IHI 2011 will feature keynotes, a multi-track
technical program including papers, demonstrations, and panels. New
additions to the IHI 2011 program include tutorials and a doctoral
consortium.
IHI 2011 serves as a venue for the discussion of innovative technical
contributions highlighting end-to-end applications, systems, and
technologies, even if available only in prototype form (e.g., a system
is not deployed in production mode and/or evaluation may be performed
by giving examples). We strongly encourage authors to submit their
original contributions describing their algorithmic contributions,
methodological contributions, and well-founded conjectures based on an
application-oriented context. A paper does not have to be
comprehensive and can focus on a single aspect of design, development,
evaluation, or deployment.
Contributions in the realm of social and behavioral issues might
include empirical studies of health-related information use and needs,
socio-technical studies on the implementation and use of health
information technology, studies on health informatics in the context
of community impact and implications, studies on public policies on
leveraging health informatics infrastructure, among others.
SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION
The conference will accept both regular and short papers.
Regular papers (6-10 pages in length) will describe more mature ideas,
where a substantial amount of implementation, experimentation, or data
collection and analysis will be described.
Short papers (1-5 pages) can be less formal and will describe
innovative ideas where a less degree of validation and implementation
have occurred.
All papers will appear in the ACM Digital Library. The list of
conference topics is available at
http://www.comp.hkbu.edu.hk/ihi2011/Themes%20-%20web2011IHI.htm.
The best papers of IHI 2011 will also be considered for journal
publication in a special issue of the ACM Transactions on Intelligent
Systems and Technology (TIST).
IHI 2011 has three tracks: analytics, systems, and human factors.
" The analytics track focuses on data analysis.
" The systems track focuses on building health informatics systems
(e.g., architecture, framework, design, engineering, and application).
" The human factors track focuses on understanding users or context,
interface design, and user studies of health informatics applications.
When submitting a paper, the authors must select a track that they
regard as the most appropriate one for their paper. Before the review
process starts, the PC co-chairs will check each paper and make
adjustment if necessary to ensure the submission will be reviewed in
the correct track.
A subset of highly-ranked papers will have oral presentation slots.
The other accepted papers, which are not selected for oral
presentation, will be presented as posters.
Submitted papers must not have appeared in, or be under consideration
for, another conference, workshop, journal, or other target of
publication.
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CALL FOR DEMOS
IMPORTANT DATES
Demo paper submission deadline: May 30, 2011 11:59pm EST
Notification of acceptance: August 1, 2011 11:59pm EST
Camera-ready copy due: August 30, 2011 11:59pm EST
SCOPE OF THE DEMO TRACK
A submission proposal includes a demo paper and can optionally include
a demo video, whose URL should be referred to in the textual demo
description for reviewers to take into consideration when analyzing
the submission. Note that the demo paper should differ from regular
papers in several important aspects.
(1) it should clearly describe the overall architecture of the system
or technology demonstrated.
(2) the paper should put great emphasis on the motivation of the work,
on the applications of the presented system or technology, and on the
novelty of the work.
(3) the proposal should clearly describe the demo scenario. In
particular, it should describe how the demo audience can interact with
the demo system, to better understand the underlying technology.
A list of IHI areas/topics can be found in the Call for Papers.
For demos running over the web, a back-up scenario should be
described, in case connectivity is limited at the demo venue.
The notification for acceptance of demo papers is the same as that for
regular papers. Accepted demo proposals will appear in the final
proceedings and in ACM digital library.
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CALL FOR DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM SUBMISSIONS
IMPORTANT DATES
Doctoral consortium submission deadline: May 30, 2011 11:59pm EST
Notification of acceptance: August 1, 2011 11:59pm EST
Camera-ready copy due: August 30, 2011 11:59pm EST
SCOPE OF THE DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM
The doctorial consortium is expected to offer a supportive learning
opportunity for doctoral students in two ways:
(1) as a poster presentation during a poster session of the IHI conference and
(2) as an article in the SIGHIT Record, the newsletter of SIGHIT
(http://www.sighit.org/record/).
Extended abstracts will not appear in the IHI conference proceedings.
All extended abstract submissions for the doctoral consortium will be
formally reviewed by the IHI Program Committee to ensure every
accepted submission is appropriate for IHI.
The conference organizers will work on ensuring that the doctoral
consortium is well attended and have a vibrant discussion environment.
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CALL FOR NON-REFEREED EXTENDED ABSTRACTS
IMPORTANT DATES
Extended abstract submission deadline: August 8, 2011 11:59pm EST
Notification of acceptance: August 15, 2011 11:59pm EST
Camera-ready copy due: August 30, 2011 11:59pm EST
SCOPE OF THE NON-REFEREED EXTENDED ABSTRACT TRACK
The non-refereed extended abstract track offers an opportunity for
health informatics practitioners and researchers to present their work
in progress in two ways:
(1) as a poster presentation at the IHI conference and;
(2) as an article in the SIGHIT Record, the newsletter of SIGHIT
(http://www.sighit.org/record/).
Extended abstracts will not appear in the conference proceedings.
Although the non-refereed extended abstract submissions will not be
formally reviewed, the IHI 2011 conference organizers will read all of
the submissions to ensure every accepted submission is appropriate for
IHI.
The conference organizers will work on ensuring that poster sessions
are well attended and have a vibrant discussion environment.
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CALL FOR PANEL PROPOSALS
IMPORTANT DATES
Panel proposal submission deadline: May 30, 2011 11:59pm EST
Notification of acceptance: August 1, 2011 11:59pm EST
Camera-ready copy due: August 30, 2011 11:59pm EST
SCOPE OF PANEL PROPOSALS
Panel proposals are expected to address new, exciting, and
controversial issues on computing-oriented health informatics and
appeal to IHI 2011 attendees with various health informatics-related
expertise. The proposed panel should be provocative, insightful, and
informative. A mix of industry, government, and academic panel members
is encouraged.
A panel typically includes approximately 4 panelists and a chair who
serves as the moderator. The 90-minute panel should provide a balance
between panelists' presentations/debate and audience
interactions/discussions.
Panelists must make a commitment to participate. If for any reason,
one panelist cannot attend the panel, the panel chair must first
obtain the approval of the conference general/PC chairs before making
another arrangement.
Panels will be featured prominently in the conference program.
REVIEWING
Panel proposals will be reviewed by the PC Co-Chairs and the
Conference Leadership, based on the IHI attendees' likely interest in
them, the expertise of the chairs and the panelists, and the planned
interactivity.
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CALL FOR TUTORIAL PROPOSALS
IMPORTANT DATES
Tutorial proposal submission deadline: May 30, 2011 11:59pm EST
Notification of acceptance: August 1, 2011 11:59pm EST
Camera-ready copy due: August 30, 2011 11:59pm EST
SCOPE OF TUTORIAL PROPOSALS
Tutorials at IHI 2011 will be presented by domain experts to cover
current topics directly relevant to the conference theme of
computing-oriented health informatics (a list of IHI areas/topics can
be found in the Call for Papers). Proposed tutorials should be
comprehensive, informative, and appealing to IHI 2011 attendees.
Each tutorial will be 120-minutes long. Tutorial instructors must make
a commitment to prepare the tutorial materials (e.g., slides) that
reflect the high quality standard of IHI.
Tutorials will be free to all IHI 2011 attendees, and tutorial
instructors will receive free registration but not any financial aid
from the conference.
All tutorials will be featured prominently in the conference program.
REVIEWING
Tutorial proposals will be reviewed by the PC Co-Chairs and the
Conference Leadership, based on the IHI attendees' likely interest in
them, the breadth and depth of the topic(s), the planned materials to
be used, and the expertise and credential of the instructor.
