Information for Authors

Presentation Mode

We highly encourage authors to do a live presentation of their work. We are convinced that this will provide dynamism to the event. If this presentation modality is chosen, it is generally good practice to have a contingency plan (e.g. a pre-recorded video or a second presenter on stand-by), in case unexpected issues arise. There is no need to submit your slides in advance.

Submitting a pre-recorded video of the presentation is also possible. Authors who prefer this option should send their videos to the PC chairs at pc2021@w4a.info by Thursday 15th April. Please note the following:

  • Videos should be submitted in .mp4 format, 720p or 1080p.
  • Authors need to make sure that both the presenter and the slides are correctly displayed in the video.
  • Including video captions is highly recommended, but not compulsory – we will provide live captioning during the conference.
  • Authors may submit their videos via the file transfer service of their choice (e.g. Dropbox, WeTransfer).

Regardless of the presentation mode chosen, authors are expected to be available online for their corresponding Q&A slot.

The time allocated to each paper type is as follows:

  • Technical papers: 15 min (presentation) + 5 min (Q&A)
  • Communication papers: 10 min (presentation) + 5 min (Q&A)
  • Accessibility Challenge papers: 10 min (presentation) + 5 min (Q&A)
  • DC student presentations: 10 min (presentation) + 5 min (Q&A)

Accessibility

Authors should make sure that their presentation is accessible. Please check the following resources:

Similarly, we strongly encourage authors to use a headset microphone instead of a microphone built into their PC, so that their audio can be recognized more accurately by UDTalk (live captioning).

ASL interpretation will be provided during the two days of the conference. Authors are encouraged to speak at a proper cadence – do not speak too fast.

Accessibility Challenge

The 16th “Web Accessibility Challenge”, sponsored by WebABLE, is your opportunity to showcase advanced Web and Mobile technologies to technical leaders from academia and industry or to submit ‘Late Breaking Work’ of a prototype.

This year the W4A Web Accessibility Challenge will involve a 15-minute presentation/demonstration + 5 min (Q&A) including

  • A (video) demonstration of the presented solution and/or
  • A slide pitch presentation and/or

Delegates will be given access to a virtual poll for selecting their favorite demo for the Web Accessibility Challenge Delegates’ Award after all presentations have been presented. We will announce the polling system in the sessions and the winner will be named in the Awards and Closing session on Tuesday together with the judges award. Voting will be open all day on Monday and closed by the end of day, awards will be announced at the closing session.

Authors provide us with a video of your demo and or presentation as possible and the latest on Monday, 19th April 2021 by answering this email. Please note the following:

  • Videos should be submitted in .mp4 format, 720p or 1080p.
  • Authors need to make sure that the meta-information (e.g., title, authors, and content) of their work is named in the video.
  • Please include video captions in your video if possible.
  • Authors may submit their videos via the file transfer service of their choice (e.g., Google Drive, Dropbox, WeTransfer).

The video will be published on the W4A youtube channel.

Authors should follow the Accessibility guidelines provided above and make sure that their presentation is accessible.