Guidelines for Paper Presentations and Posters

We have now put on some presentation guidelines for presenting your paper and creating a poster. You will also need to create something either slides for your 60 seconds Poster Madness. If you have any questions please get in touch with us.

Conference Registration is Open

To register for NZCSRSC 2010 please go to our web site and complete the two steps:

http://ecs.victoria.ac.nz/Events/NZCSRSC2010/Registration

1st Call For Papers Submission Deadline: 11 December 2009

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

We are now inviting submissions for full and short papers for the 8th New Zealand Computer Science Research Student Conference (NZCSRSC 2010), to be held in April 2010 at Victoria University of Wellington.

OVERVIEW

The NZCSRSC is a conference organised by Computer Science research students to strengthen the research community in New Zealand by providing opportunities for students to share, discuss and acquire valuable feedback in regard to their research, build research network and definitely establish friendship. It is also a good opportunity for Computer Science research students from around New Zealand to gain vital experience in writing academic papers, peer reviewing, and presenting work at the conference.

More information available at:
http://ecs.victoria.ac.nz/Events/NZCSRSC2010

PAPERS

Submissions are now being accepted for:

• Full papers (with presentation) – not exceeding 8 pages.
• Short papers (with poster) – not exceeding 4 pages.

All papers must be in PDF format.

Papers must follow the ACM style guidelines (PDF).

Papers must be written by a student author and reflect the student's own research. Papers can contain research in progress i.e. research does not need to be complete for a paper to be accepted. Papers may be co-authored as long as the primary author is a Computer Science research student at the time of submission and is affiliated with a New Zealand university. Papers extending work published in previous NZCSRSC are also accepted, provided the advancement is significant.

More information available at:
http://ecs.victoria.ac.nz/Events/NZCSRSC2010/Submissions

IMPORTANT DATES

• Paper submission deadline: 11 December 2009
• Review period: January 2010
• Camera ready deadline: TBD
• Conference: 12-15 April 2010

More information available at:
http://ecs.victoria.ac.nz/Events/NZCSRSC2010/ImportantDates

TOPICS OF INTEREST

The conference incorporates all major research areas in Computer Science including (but not limited to) the following:

• Agile Software Development
• Algorithms and Data Structures
• Artificial Intelligence
• Bioinformatics
• Computer Vision
• Computer Theory
• Data Mining
• Databases
• Digital Libraries
• Distributed Systems
• Formal Methods
• Genetic Programming
• Graphics
• Human Computer Interaction
• Image Processing
• Information Systems
• Intelligent Tutoring Systems
• Internet Security
• Knowledge Engineering
• Machine Learning
• Networks
• Pattern Recognition
• Programming Languages
• Software Engineering
• Software Visualisation
• User-Centred System Design
• Virtual and Augmented Reality

REVIEWING

The NZCSRSC is a peer reviewed conference. By submitting a paper, each student author agrees to be a reviewer. For each paper an author submits, they will receive three papers to review during the review period. Each author will be presented with their papers to review at the beginning of the review period.

PLAGIARISM

All submissions will be checked for plagiarism. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. If you are unsure what constitutes plagiarism, or would like more information on academic referencing, please see http://ecs.victoria.ac.nz/Events/NZCSRSC2010/Submissions

PUBLICATION STATUS

These papers are work in progress. They are not archival publications and will not constrain future submissions. Your work in progress may be reused for later publications if appropriate. Copyright belongs to the author(s) / owner(s) of the paper. Note that this is a student conference reviewed by students.

CONTACT DETAILS

Queries regarding the call for papers or submissions:

Rashina Hoda, rashina@ecs.vuw.ac.nz

General contact and queries:

Craig Anslow, craig@ecs.vuw.ac.nz
Siva Dorairaj, Siva.Kumar.Dorairaj@ecs.vuw.ac.nz

http://ecs.victoria.ac.nz/Events/NZCSRSC2010/

NZCSRSC 2010

Following on from the successful tradition of previous NZCSRSC conferences. Next years conference, NZCSRSC 2010 is going to be held at Victoria University of Wellington 12-15 April 2010. More information is located on the conference web site: http://ecs.victoria.ac.nz/Events/NZCSRSC2010

I hope you will either submit something or attend the conference.

Best wishes.

Cheers Craig

The week of the NZCSRSC'08

Taken from the May 2008 CSANZ Newsletter[PDF]

The sound of bagpipes signified the start of this weeklong, immersive conference. From the opening ceremony on Monday to the goodbyes on Friday – it was a packed and exhilarating week! Run by students for students, it was a week full of events focused on the needs of postgraduate NZ ICT students. The Deputy Mayor of Christchurch Norm Withers welcomed the 135 participants (about 110 students) from all eight universities to the Garden City, the ICT hub of New Zealand. Pro Vice Chancellor (UC) Peter Jackson opened the NZCSRSC 2008, motivating students to participate and engage as much as possible over the week. The Father of the NZCSRSC Ian Witten, and Dr. Darin Graham (Director, NZi3) talked about the NZCSRSC, the ICT students, and the state of the ICT world today. After the opening ceremony, Tony Dale (BlueFern) gave a presentation of the world-class supercomputing available here, followed by tours of the UC supercomputer facility.

Over the next few days there were five student presentation sessions featuring 26 paper presentations and a poster session with 24 poster talks, showcasing the high quality, diverse, cutting-edge research produced here in NZ. Congratulations to Shaoqun Wu and Edmond Zhang for winning the best presentation and best poster awards respectively. These were presented by University of Canterbury Vice Chancellor Roy
Sharp at the closing ceremony.

There were four inspiring keynote speakers. Businessperson and public speaker Martz Witty entertained and educated the participants on presentation and social networking skills. Edwin Dando (CEO, Clarus) encouraged participants to ‘Strive for Excellence’, combining his story of success with practical software engineering and quality management principles. Dave Lane (CEO, Egressive) in his talk ‘The Open Road; Doing the Right Thing and Making a Living’ brought in the aspects of open source, open standards, ethics, and values in the ICT world. David Park (CEO, Geospatial Research Centre) in ‘Be confident in who you are and what you do’ combined practical words of wisdom illustrating them with examples from his life and the various projects he has managed. Experts engaged in active discussion with participants on topics affecting an ICT student’s Present and Future skills, in eight workshop topics. Students were able to discuss the reality of life in industry (e.g. risk management, agile processes etc) in seven casual and interactive chalk’n’talk sessions with software developers.

The social night allowed participants to mingle and make contacts over a delicious BBQ to the sounds of a live Jazz band.

We also had the traditional “Ian Witten and Tim Bell music session”, this time with Gian Perrone. This was followed by the Comedy Night at the Ngaio Marsh, which included performances from the Court Jesters and the Aranui Theatre Company.

The industry event was another time of building social networks. After the dinner and sponsors’ talks, students were able to mingle with industry reps (HR and technical) from local industry at the Human Interfaces Technology (HIT) Lab at UC. This also included playing around on many of the cool demos displayed.

Over 40 people participated in the CSUnplugged Workshop, aimed at promoting the innovative, internationally renowned CSUnplugged educational concept throughout NZ. CSUnplugged is a home-grown initiative, started by Tim Bell that teaches computing concepts to school kids without the use of a computer. The workshop included seminars, ‘real-live’ demonstrations with students from Chisnallwood Intermediate School, and hands-on sessions.

We’re grateful to all those who helped in the organising and running of this conference including the local contacts, ICT departments, authors (reviewers), supporters, and volunteers.

Special thanks go to the premium sponsors: BuildIT, NZi3, Orion Health, and the University of Canterbury.

NZCSRSC 2009 is now being organised by Rachel Blagojevic, Carl Schultz, and the Auckland uni team. We're looking forward to April 2009!

Pics from the NZCSRSC'08 are available online

Registration

Registration for the main conference went live at 1:21AM this morning. Much kudos has to go out to Robert Lechte for all the hard work, late nights and constant revisions he has had to endure to make online registration a success. Some thanks also has to go out to the MSN live messaging service for its not-always-foolproof late-night conferencing abilities :-)

Main conference registration can now be made via the registration page, however, before you register there are a couple of things you need to check.

• Visit and read over the terms and conditions. These outline everyone's responsibilities, and hopefully clarify a couple of questions people may have.
• Check with your local contact if your department is subsidising your trip [updated at bottom of post]. Some departments are paying for registration in bulk. If this is the case then the online form won't be of much use, as it asks for your credit card information. We will be releasing information shortly to your local contacts regarding how you can register. A list of local contacts can be found on the people page.

Accommodation Subsidies
We currently have enough money in the budget to pay accommodation for all (out of town) post-grad students who have had a paper accepted. If this applies to you, you can claim your subsidy by registering before the 10th of March.

If you're a post-grad student and you haven't had a paper accepted, you still have a chance at an accommodation subsidy! When you hit the accommodation page on the registration form you will be presented with two options: book 3 days guaranteed accommodation for $150, or go on the waiting list for free accommodation. What's the difference? If you choose the first option you are guaranteed a bed at Bishop Julius Hall (provided your payment goes through), however you have to pay for it. The second option gives you a chance at free accommodation should not all paper-accepted students register before 10 March. 'Winners' will be chosen at random, and notification given on 12 March. If you choose this option and are unsuccessful, then you will be given the option to book a bed at Bish for $150 only if there are rooms free.

In short: one option guarantees you a bed, the other risks it.

We are always trying to get you more subsidies, but this is heavily dependent on sponsorship.

CSUnplugged Workshop registration will be online soon. In the meantime, make sure you have those nominations from you HOD.

Questions
We will keep the registration page updated to cover any issues or questions that arise with registration. Descriptions of the changes will be tacked on to this blog post.

If you have any questions, comments, or need something clarified please let us know: nzcsrsc08@canterbury.ac.nz

Andrew issszzzzzzzzzz...

---- Update 3.3.08 5pm ----
We should add a big thank-you to AUT and Otago universities who have offered to pay the accommodation costs for authors from their respective institutions. It's only with their support that we've been able to offer free accommodation to the remaining authors.

If you're registering and you're an author from one of these universities, just tick the "three nights free accommodation" box---we'll then invoice your university (after validation) for your accommodation.

If your university is also willing to pay for your accommodation, please get in touch (via your local contact, or by emailing nzcsrsc08@canterbury.ac.nz), or use your department's credit card to pay for it as you register. The more rooms that are paid for, the more students we can offer free accommodation to, making a better conference for everyone!

Jason Alexander

Seasons Greetings!

It's Christmas - the end of 2007. Time for relaxing and reflecting on the year that's been... for enjoying the company of friends, family, and all the things that we've most likely had very little time for during the year. Time also to start making silly resolutions that we would most likely never keep!

As we look back here at the NZCSRSC, we can see just how much we have accomplished in such a short time. It is great to be part of a team of people that are committed and passionate about what they do - a team that extends through all the eight universities in NZ. It is also exciting to be part of creating our future - and affecting the future of NZ ICT.

On behalf of the NZCSRSC family here, I'd like to wish you all the best for the season - including a fabulous Christmas and a fantastic New Year!