“The Next Generation of AT and eAccessibility Experts”
This part of ICCHP 2020 is the framework for 2 outstanding activities:
ONLINE: ICCHP Young Researchers Consortium
Please note:
Going online is of course challenging, but even more needed to keep the impact of the crisis on our field and the next generation in a more reasonable frame. More information on the online meeting facilities will be provided in due time.
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Identification and support of "the next generation of experts" ensures the further development of Assistive Technology (AT) and eAccessibility as well as research continuity.
ICCHP is dedicated to this goal and invites young researchers to take part in the ICCHP Young Researchers Consortium.
The aim of this Consortium is to reach out to and engage with young researchers who are starting out to be part of the AT/eAccessibility field (see topics of ICCHP).
The YRC enables its attendees to connect with the community and to consider a long-term commitment.
We ask leaders in our field, supervisors of outstanding young researchers (at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, in diploma, masters, PhD programs or in application oriented research in companies) with a strong relation to AT and eAccessibility to invite, guide, motivate and support these individuals to participate and submit a contribution!
Objectives
YRC allows Young Researchers to:
- Learn from experienced researchers in the field. The aim is to give the young researchers an understanding of - the history and the breadth of AT - research. This will be achieved through presentations and hands-on workshops given by experienced researchers and also by focused interaction between the experienced and the young researchers.
- Present their research work and to receive constructive criticism and feedback from their peers and experienced researchers. This will be achieved by each participant giving a short presentation of his/her current work. Presentations will be reviewed in small workshop groups led by experienced researchers. The best contributions will be invited to present in a plenary session of ICCHP.
- Discuss the future of AT research by identifying trends and hot topics in the area - in effect to suggest a 10-year agenda for the future of AT research. This will be achieved by group workshops that examine future trends in AT.
Particularly significant work for ICCHP YRC, based on agreement and inviation by the chairs, will be published in the ICCHP Forum Publication.
Timeframe
The YRC is planned as a 2 days workshop during ICCHP preconference (September 7 & 8, 2020).
For Young Researchers, participation in ICCHP sessions is for free - we encourage our Young Researchers to attend and connect to ICCHP activities and attendants!
Nevertheless, we will also have further discussions on selected topics and meetings with drivers in the area!
For exact dates (Paper submission, notification of acceptance etc), check Keydates!
Who should take part
Young researchers are typically under 30 years of age and tackling their first or second major AT research or development project.
They are based at universities, research institutes, companies or other organizations.
The workshop will be held in English and young researchers should be able to answer questions and discuss their projects in English.
Research presented and discussed must be original, individual work.
Group applications will be rejected, although it is recognised that young researchers may be members of and supervised by a research team.
If the research is the result of group work and other members of the group would like to apply, too, each member must apply independently and present his/her own unique part of the research.
In case a selected participant is also a published ICCHP author, the full ICCHP author´s fee is mandatory.
In particular we want to invite young researchers with disabilities and aim to guarantee a high standard of accessibility of the online experience.
Exclusion Criteria
Excluded are:
- Research projects that have not yet begun and are just draft / ideas.
- The minimum expectation is that the young researcher has carried out a literature review on the topic, has identified research questions to pursue and methodologies to use.
- Researchers with more than five publications.
- Researchers who want to take part in other activities (e.g., workshops, seminars, tutorials, meetings, etc.) taking place at the same time as ICCHP 2020 - YRC, as a full time presence at the YRC sessions is required!
- Submissions to the YRC that are not significantly different from work submitted to the ICCHP main conference.
Support for Young Researchers
ICCHP 2020 participation is free for selected Young Researchers (Please note: This is not applicable, if young researchers also publish with LNCS and take part in the main program)
Applying for YRC
For latest and up-to-date information (Paper submission, notification of acceptance etc), check Keydates!
Prospective Deadline for abstracts is July 15, 2020.
Prospective Deadline for the notification of acceptance is July 31, 2020.
Submissions
A typical submission is an abstract of the research work carried out.
Use the following structure / headings:
- Introduction including research question(s)
- Literature Review (we put a very strong focus on this)
- Methodology
- Description of the current state of YR's work
- References
The abstract must be 3 pages in length (including figures and references) in Springer LNCS format.
Figures must be described within the text for screen reader access.
Additionally:
- 1 page CV incl. a list of publications and the current state in your studies
- Recommendation letter by the supervisor
- optional: 45 seconds pitch video explaining why you want to attend YRC
All files must be individual .PDF files, zipped to the filename “Firstname_Lastname_YRC.zip” and uploaded to the YRC conference tool.
To submit your contribution, log in (or register if you do not have an account yet) and go to the extended abstract upload form.
For open access proceedings, the YRC chairs will make decisions and recommendations for revising any YRC abstract submission. Publication will occur after the conference.
Programme
Based on the review, up to 16 presentations by students will be given at the consortium. Additional inputs will be given or organised by members of the chair panel.
The concept of the consortium is to enable discussion and advice.
For those individuals selected for the YRC, participation in the entire YRC programme is obligatory!
In case a selected participant is also a published ICCHP author, the full ICCHP author´s fee is mandatory.
Canceled: ICC4A - The ICCHP Coding Contest for (e)Accessibility
This event will not be carried out during ICCHP 2020. Please come back for ICCHP 2022.
Inspired by the former coding contests “Project:Possibility” and “Code for a Cause – C4C” at ICCHP and AAATE, we call for participation in a new coding competition for accessibility:
ICCHP Coding Competition for eAccessibility and AT – ICC4A
We encourage universities, as part of their curricula in Computer Science and related fields, to promote and support teams of students to work on eAccessibility topics defined by end users or experts. The best team from each university will be able to present their work at ICCHP.
Key info for ICC4A at ICCHP 2022:
- Send your expression of interest in participating in ICC4A for ICCHP 2022 once announced!”
- Deadline: to be announced
- All ICC4A participants will be invited to publish in the digital edition of our ICCHP open access compendium “Future Perspectives of AT, eAccessibility and eInclusion”.
- Please follow the instructions under “Service and Practice Forum Papers” above.
- The same submission deadlines apply.