After the Workshop Submissions Checklist Proposals were due 12 September 1997. Late Breaking Results Panels Papers SIGs Student Posters Tutorials Videos Workshops provide a valuable opportunity for small communities of people with different perspectives on a topic of common interest to engage in rich discussions and exchanges of ideas. They are ideal for having an organized discussion of topics whose dimensions are already somewhat identified but still unorganized. Interaction among participants is important, so the participants must have existing positions, or a fair amount of prior experience or stories to tell.
Workshops can be on a research or applied topic.
Any theme will be acceptable which is likely to stimulate discussion and to contribute to the further development of the field. Innovative or controversial topics or topics of high practical relevance are often particularly suitable for a workshop. Again this year, workshops will include what was previously known as the Basic Research Symposium . As a result, there will be provision for a few larger workshops on research issues. Workshops are held before the formal conference and may be one, one and a half, or two days in length.