Forwarded message from [plb@cs.cmu.edu (Peter Brusilovsky)] sent originally on Mon, 12 Jun 2000 12:27:18 -0400: : 6th ERCIM WORKSHOP ON : "USER INTERFACES FOR ALL" : : Florence, Italy, 25-26 October 2000 : : Special Theme : "Information Society for All" : : http://www.ics.forth.gr/proj/at-hci/UI4ALL/UI4ALL-2000/call.html : : Call for Papers : : **************************************************************** : : Technical Description : --------------------- : : The 6th ERCIM Workshop on "User Interfaces for All" builds upon the : results of the : five previous Workshops held at Heraklion, Greece, 30-31 October : 1995; Prague, Czech : Republic, 7-8 November 1996; Obernai, France, 3-4 November 1997; : Stockholm, Sweden, : 19-21 October 1998; and Dagstuhl, Germany, 28 November - 1 December 1999. : : The vision of User Interfaces for All advocates the proactive : realisation of the : design for all principle in the field of Human-Computer Interaction, : and involves the : development of user interfaces to interactive applications and : telematic services, : which provide universal access and quality in use to potentially all : users. This user : population includes people with different cultural, educational, training and : employment background, novice and experienced computer users, the : very young and the : elderly, and people with different types of disabilities, in various : interaction : contexts and scenarios of use. : : In the tradition of its predecessors, this Annual European Workshop aims to : consolidate recent work, and to stimulate further discussion, on the : state of the art : in user interfaces for all, and its increasing range of applications : in the emerging : Information Society. The emphasis of this year's event is on : "Information Society for : all" and invites contributions on a broad range of topics, including : technological, : applications and policy developments aiming to advance the notion of : an all-inclusive : Information Society accessible and acceptable by the widest possible end user : population. : : Technological contributions should be on emerging technologies, : concepts and tools : that advance our understanding of, and contribute towards, universal : access to the : new computer-mediated virtual spaces. Areas of interest include, but : are mot limited : to, future and emerging technologies, novel computing paradigms, : computer-mediated : virtual spaces, architectures and tools, interaction platforms, interaction : metaphors, experimental studies, etc., which bare an impact on the : scope of human : access to digital content in an Information Society. : : Applications-oriented contributions may address practice and experience in the : application of universal access principles in critical domains such : as healthcare, : education, employment, etc. In this context, the workshop seeks : contributions, which : elaborate upon, adopt, apply or validate a universal access code of practice in : selected application domains. : : Finally, contributions on policy developments should discuss the impact of : non-technological factors, such as legislation, standardisation, : technology transfer, : etc., on developing a culture for universal access in the Information : Society, for : all parties concerned and in particular the industry. Policy : contributions may cover : success stories of the past or lay out prevailing obstacles to be addressed and : removed by effective policy interventions. : : Areas of interest : ----------------- : : Areas of interest, for which papers are solicited, include, but are : not limited to, : the following: : : - Adaptable and adaptive interaction, user modelling : - Intelligent user interfaces, guided or cooperative interaction, : intelligent agents : - Computer-Supported Collaborative Work : - Multilinguality, internationalisation / localisation of interactive : applications : - Novel interaction techniques, multimedia / multimodal interfaces : - Virtual and augmented reality : - Dialogue design methodologies and approaches : - Interface design assistance tools : - Interface architectures and development tools, interoperability : - Formal methods and languages for interaction specification and verification : - Ergonomics, Human Factors and usability issues : - Evaluation techniques and tools : - Sociological and economical issues : - Novel approaches to information access and retrieval in large : information spaces : - Cognitive Factors in Design : - User-Centred Design : - Interface metaphors : - Intuitive, seamless interfaces : - Interfaces to wearable and ubiquitous systems : - Information Visualisation : - Support measures (e.g. standardisation) for user interfaces for all : - Accessibility of information environments : : This year's special theme is "Information Society for All", and a : special session : will be devoted to the issue of "Universal Access in Healthcare : Telematics". In this : context, areas of interest include, but are not limited to: : : - Organising Healthcare collections for universal access : - Reference models for universally accessible medical records : - Advanced interaction techniques for Healthcare professionals : - Virtual Hospital : - Personalisation and adaptation in Healthcare Telematics : - Social aspects of universal access to medical records : - Security, privacy and IPR : - Universal access principles and the organisation of Regional : Healthcare Networks : - Etc : : Solicited contributions : ----------------------- : : The 6th ERCIM Workshop on "User Interfaces for All" aims to solicit: : : - long papers (between 10 and 15 pages), reporting original : completed research and development activities relevant to : the themes of User Interfaces for all (see list above); : : - short papers (between 4 and 6 pages); : : - poster presentations (1-2 pages abstract); and : : - position papers (between 4 and 15 pages). : : All papers will be peer reviewed. Accepted papers will be presented during the : Workshop : : and will appear in the Workshop Proceedings. : : Submission : ---------- : : Submissions should include a short abstract (200 words) and comply : with the following : format: A4, 1 column, with 1 inch margins, Times New Roman 12point font, single : spacing. ASCII, latex, Word (PC or Macintosh), or Postscript format : will be accepted. : Submissions should be done electronically by e-mail to Dr Pier Luigi Emiliani : (ple@iroe.cnr.fi.it). : : Programme Committee : ------------------- : : - Prof. Constantine Stephanidis, University of Crete and : ICS-FORTH, Greece (Workshop Chair) : - Dr. Pier Luigi Emiliani, CNR-IROE, Italy : (Programme Chair and Local Organiser) : - Prof. Alfred Kobsa, University of California, Irvine, USA : - Dr. Michael Pieper, GMD, Germany : - Dr. Elizabeth Andre, DFKI, Germany : - Prof. David Benyon, Napier University, United Kingdom : - Prof. Noelle Carbonell, CRIN-CNRS & INRIA, France : - Dr. Giorgio Faconti, CNR-CNUCE, Italy : - Mr. Seppo Haataja, NOKIA Mobile Phones, Finland : - Dr. Ilias Iakovidis, European Commission, EU : - Dr. Dominique Scapin, INRIA, France : - Prof. Cristian Stary, University of Linz, Austria : - Prof. Jean Vanderdonckt, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium : - Dr. Annika Waern, SICS, Sweden : - Dr. Michael Wilson, RAL, United Kingdom : - Dr. Juergen Ziegler, FhG-IAO, Germany : : Keynote Speakers : ---------------- : : The names of two keynote speakers will be announced soon. : : Important Dates : --------------- : : - 11 September 2000 : Deadline for electronic submission of all papers : : - 2 October 2000 : Conditional notification of acceptance (confirmation will : be given upon registration) : : - 9 October 2000 : Deadline for registration : : - 16 October 2000 : Deadline for electronic submission of camera-ready papers : : Contact Details : --------------- : : For more information, please contact: : : Programme Chair & Local Arrangements: : : Dr Pier Luigi Emiliani : Director : Institute of Research on Electromagnetic Waves "Nello Carrara" (IROE) : National Research Council (CNR) : Via Panciatichi, 64 : 50127 Firenze, Italy : Tel: +39-055-431090 / 4235235 : Fax: +39-055-410893 : Email: ple@iroe.fi.cnr.it : : Workshop Chair: : : Prof. Constantine Stephanidis : ICS-FORTH : Science & Technology Park of Crete : Heraklion, Crete : GR-71110 Greece : Tel: +30 81 391741 : Fax: +30 81 391740 : Email: cs@ics.forth.gr

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