This workshop is the fourth in a series of UbiComp workshops on smart environment technologies and applications for the workplace. It offers a unique window into the state of the art through the participation of a range of researchers, designers and builders who exchange both basic research and real-world case experiences; and invites participants to share ideas about them. This year we focus on understanding appropriate design processes and creating valid evaluation metrics for smart environments (a recurrent request from previous workshop participants). What design processes allow integration of new ubicomp-style systems with existing technologies in a room that is in daily use? What evaluation methods and metrics give us an accurate picture, and how can that information best be applied in an iterative design process?

To participate, send position papers (PDFs) in 2-column ACM SIGCHI format to Maribeth Back (back@fxpal.com). We prefer 2 pages, but will accept papers up to 6 pages in length (see the UbiComp workshop web site for formatting instructions). The paper deadline is July 21. Note that papers will be published in the adjunct proceedings.

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Selecting participants

Selection of workshop participants and presentations will be based on refereed submissions. Authors are invited to submit a 1-2 page position statement describing their interest, experience or ongoing research in the field, and including a brief biography. Position statements should have only one author, and admission to the workshop will be for that person only.

We will strive to attract diverse viewpoints, including people from different cultures, research areas, and disciplines, while maintaining a cohesive line of inquiry throughout the workshop. We hope to engage people with expertise in rich media, personal devices, smart environments, multimedia communication, ubiquitous display systems, social networks and software as well as in mobile and ubiquitous computing systems; and to draw engineers, researchers, and designers from both industry and academia.

An additional note: We would like to explore the possibility of using next-generation technology in workshop itself. Thus, we would like to invite workshop participants to submit proposals describing technologies that can be used to support our interactions during the day-long workshop.

The technology proposals can employ technology that you (the participants) or your institution have developed, and/or they can employ interesting or novel 3rd party software whose use you think would enhance the workshop experience. Please note this is not a requirement for participating in the workshop! Just an added opportunity for those with something to share. To propose a technology, please add a 1-2 page addendum to your position paper describing the following:

• the proposed technology and its envisioned benefits
• the maturity and stability of the technology
• ease of setup (and time required)
• the technology required to support it, including network connectivity requirements, client software availability (which platforms?), server requirements, peripherals (displays, etc.) and anything else you can think of