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Monitoring Academic Conferences:Real-time Visualization and Retrospective
Analysis of Backchannel Conversations
Awalin SopanPJ Rey, Brian Butler, Ben Shneiderman
Human Computer Interaction Lab, Dept of Computer Science, Dept of Sociology,
College of Information Studies (iSchool)
University of Maryland
Conferences
Nice talk.
Should have cited Markov!
Typical Conference Experience • Present our work and get feedback.• Extend our professional network.• Know about others research.
Backchannel Conversation
We can use online social networks, but …
• Identify important people: whose research is getting more attention, whom to connect with.
• Know what is happening on a session.
• What topics are popular.
Focus of Interest in Conference
organizers
participant
• Engage participants in discussion.• Intervene when necessary.
Focus of Interest in Conference
People
Sessions
Topics
Logisticsorganizers
participant
Our Contributions
Conference Monitor: A real-time monitoring tool.
Analysis of the backchannel conversation.
Collected tweets about this conference as backchannel conversation sample.
-Total 4828 tweets over one month.-Total 593 participants.
Real-time Analysis
Conference MonitorA web-based real time monitoring tool for conference organizers and participants.
• Demo
Participation dropped after lunch break
openingmorning
lunch
keynote afternoon
Talks in room d1 was less discussed
Opening Session
Talks in room d1 was less discussed
Opening Session
Keynote speaker and his interviewer gained all the attention
all tweets during the keynote
mentioning keynote speaker
mentioning the interviewer
Remote Participation
All remote participantsMost active remote participant
Increase Remote Participation: Why
Increases overall visibility34% retweets were from remote participants
Increase Remote Participation: How
read tweets, watch live streaming
Allow easy communication with the speakers.Allow questions from the remote participants.Live streaming of the presentations.
Participate Remotely: Why
Followers growth of in-person participants
Followers growth of remote participants
Annotation by the Organizers
Retrospective Analysis
Dynamic Community CreationMention network
Lessons Learned
• Organizers found the tool useful to answer their question.
• Sessions, parallel tracks, speakers - these aspects make academic conferences different from other events.
• Remote participation increased visibility.
We cordially thank:
Catherine Plaisant, Jae-wook Ahn, Ann Rose,
NSF (grant IIS 096852)
Contact:@awalinsopan