Call for papers: Mobile Computing
Oct 26 2004
Mobile Computing
Friday 22nd April 2005 in the Alexander Fleming Building at Imperial College, London
Rescheduled from September 2004
Tentative deadline: end of December
We are inviting contributions from organisations that are either developing or exploiting new technology in the field of mobile data collection. The platforms being used include laptops, tablet PCs, PDAs, kiosks, mobile phones and digital pens. These may be running a variety of operating systems and may be using either off-the-shelf or bespoke software.
The conference will explore both the opportunities and limitations of the mobile mode with particular reference to:
- Usability for both respondent and data collector
- Sampling implications
- Quality control
- Limitations in the length of questionnaire and the size of the dataset
- Communicating with the host
- Cost and efficiency benefits
Our audience will be seeking answers to a number of questions:
- How well do interviewers and respondents cope with these technologies?
- Will PDAs replace mobile telephones, or vice versa?
- Can Microsoft dent Palm’s current supremacy – is there anyone else out there?
- Will Tablet PCs replace the conventional laptops for CAI?
- What’s the lifecycle of the hardware?
- What are the compatibility issues surrounding the various hardware and software platforms?
- Does the mode of interviewing influence the answers given by respondents?
Synopses from potential speakers and expressions of interest from delegates and exhibitors should be addressed to:
ASC Administrator: Diana Elder, ASC, PO Box 60, Chesham, Bucks HP5 3QH, UK
Phone & Fax: +44 (0) 1494 793033, E-Mail: Admin@asc.org.uk
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