Call for Papers: Computers & Disability Conference, Austria, July 2002
ICCHP '02 8th ICCHP - International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs
Organised by the University of Linz and the Austrian Computer Society
15 - 20 July 2002
University of Linz, Austria
http://www.aib.uni-linz.ac.at/icchp
"The Conference's mission is to make the Information Society accessible and usable for all and that special needs and abilities of all are taken into account. Come and get involved!"
--Harry J. Murphy, General Chair of ICCHP 2002
Welcome:
The ICCHP conferences focus on all aspects of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for people with disabilities and elderly people. ICT is revolutionising our world and is being integrated into almost all aspects of our lives. Accessibility of these systems for people with special needs is already recognised as a democratic necessity and is becoming a key issue in the information society for all.
ICCHP focuses on all aspects of Human Computer Interaction and the usage of ICT for people with special needs. Assistive devices, accessibility and usability of ICT based systems as well as special systems for people with disabilities will be discussed. Implications for the quality of life and for society in general should enable a holistic approach. This orientation towards practice leads to an interdisciplinary exchange symbolized by the ICCHP-cube and invites all disciplines working in this field to take part and to discuss their ideas, approaches and results.
ICCHP offers a unique platform for outstanding researchers, practitioners and experts from around the world to present their work and experiences in papers, short papers and posters. Additionally specialists are invited to set up, organize and chair Specific Thematic Sessions (STS) independently within the thematic framework of the conference. At least three members of the international programme committee will review each contribution. Accepted contributions will be published in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science.
ICCHP wants to strengthen the transfer of knowledge and the interaction between science, research and practice. In order to bring the outstanding presentations to a bigger audience people are invited to take part at a very low participation fee. Facilities for project, association and other meetings will be provided. Exhibitors are invited to present their products or projects for free and to run product and project seminars.
Please note! The Austrian Computer Society announces:
EUROPEAN COMPUTERS HELPING PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AWARD
This award will be given for the first time at ICCHP 2002 to a distinguished professional who has rendered outstanding service in the area of technology and disability. Information and a nomination form:
http://www.aib.uni-linz.ac.at/icchp/award.html
Conference Topics
The conference by its nature has a wide area of topics involved and any list would be incomplete. Therefore the topics are outlined by the ICCHP cube. It demonstrates the problems associated with information technology fo r people with special needs in the areas of communication, medicine, environment, and assistive-technology and their relationship to educational, psychological, sociological and legal fields. To meet the concrete demands of people with special needs general topics are defined as follows:
Accessible Communication and Information
means removing barriers and to make accessible the world of communication, interaction and co-operation to/by/with people with special needs. Information technology has to respect the needs of all users and work out progr ams, tools and configurations to avoid, to overcome or even to prevent barriers.
Designing the Environment for All
means free and open access in living, working, and communicating for people with special needs. Traffic, public buildings, work stations and surroundings should fit with these aims. Programs on mobility training and archi tectural community conceptions are invited to be presented. Education and training as well as accessibility at the job will be another important issue.
Medicine
means to encourage medical scientists and practitioners to define the necessary technical research and development for the support of people with special needs and to describe undesirable technical developments and trends . Moreover, perspectives of computer-supported diagnostics, home care, therapy and training and rehabilitation are valid topics.
Assistive Technology
means that information technology itself is one important tool to support the integration of people with special needs into society and business. In addition, the development of useful special tools depends on reflection and invention of theoretical and visionary aspects of rehabilitation technology. Therefore, paper submissions dealing with research and theory activities in concepts, designs and implementations are highly encouraged.
IT in Special and Inclusive Education
focuses on all aspects of the application of IT at all levels of training and teaching. IT offers a lot of new opportunities for the integration of people with disabilities but also increases the complexity of educationa l processes due fast changes in technology. Specialists in the field are invited to contribute papers discussing pedagogical, technical as well as social aspects of this important field.
Conference Design
Organize Your Own Special Thematic Sessions (STS)
ICCHP'02 offers the opportunity to organize special thematic sessions concentrating on very specific aspects of conference topics. This should help to present a more comprehensive view to these fields. Contributions will be integrated into the conference programme as well as into the proceedings in dedicated tracks. Experts willing to organize and chair a special sessions and to invite their own speaker group are invited to do so. A small budget may be provided for this purpose and a special section of the proceedings including an in troduction by the chair will recognize these contributions.
Special session such like these must be proposed and approved not later than December 15 2001. For more information please refer on the rules for thematic sessions at http://www.aib.uni-linz.ac.at/icchp/sts.html
Papers, Short Papers and Posters
The Conference will be concentrated on topics according to the range of submitted papers (8 pages), short papers (3 pages) and posters (2 pages) and in order to support an interdisciplinary discussion.
The programme committee will group contributions into parallel tracks concentrating on thematic areas. A time slot of 20 to 40 (papers) or 5 to 10 minutes (short papers) will be provided for presentation and discussion of contributions. Posters will be presented in a special poster room and discussed in dedicated poster sessions.
Tutorials and Seminars
The Pre-Conference with introductory seminars and tutorials offers a platform of half a day sessions for presentations, research programs, scientific activities and practice in order to enable multifunctional and interdis ciplinary discussions. Specialists are invited to organize and run tutorials and seminars.
Project Meetings and Presentations
In order to bring a bigger audience to the outstanding presentations ICCHP provides facilities (presentations tools, drinks, buffet, ..) for meetings of project consortia, associations and other organisations at a very lo w price. A special discount on the participation fee in the conference will be provided for these participants. Meetings and presentations can be held during the entire conference; we recommend the pre-conference or eveni ng sessions. A special area in the exhibition will also be provided for project presentations. ICCHP therefore is an ideal meeting place for projects, consortia, associations, ... Run your meeting within the framework of ICCHP in order to better meet the needs of your members. http://www.aib.uni-linz.ac.at/icchp02/meetings.html
Product and Project Exhibition
Exhibitors are welcome to present their products and projects for free. Only direct costs to provide the facilities needed to run a stand will be charged. Free access to the exhibits is available to all participants as we ll as to the public.
In addition to standard product and poster presentations at stands, ICCHP invites exhibitors to run introductory seminars and product presentations throughout the ICCHP event. Special evening sessions and pre-conference s essions are recommended for this purpose. Facilities to organize representative events (presentation tools, a computer room with up to 30 workstations, buffet, drinks, ...) will be organized at a very low price. A specia l "Call for Exhibition" will be published at the end of the year 2001: http://www.aib.uni-linz.ac.at/icchp02/exhibition.html
Conference Language
The Conference language is English.
Key Dates
Deadline for submitting STS December 15, 2001
Deadline for abstracts January 31, 2002
Notification of acceptance March 1, 2002
Publication of abstracts in the WWW March 15, 2002
Preliminary programme March 15, 2002
Deadline for full, camera ready papers May 1, 2002
Conference Office:
Klaus Miesenberger / Barbara Arrer
University of Linz, i3s3
Altenbergerstr. 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria
Phone: + 43 732 2468-9853
Fax: + 43 732 2468 9322
icchp@aib.uni-linz.ac.at
Organisation of the Conference
General ICCHP'02 Chair
Murphy, H. J.
Founder and former director of the Centre on Disabilities, California State University, Nothridge, USA, International Ambassador Pulsedata International
Programme Chairs
Burger, D. INSERM, France
Karshmer, A. University of South Florida at Tampa, USA
Tjoa, A.M. Technical University of Vienna, Austria
Vollmar, R. University of Karlsruhe (TH), Germany
Publishing Chairs
Klaus, J. University of Karlsruhe (TH), Germany
Miesenberger, K. University of Linz, Austria
Zagler, W. Technical University of Vienna, Austria
ICCHP'02 Programme Committee
Andrich, R. Siva Italy
Arató, A. KFKI Hungary
Arató, P. TU Budapest Hungary
Azevedo, L. FCT Portugal
Blenkhorn, P. Dept. of Computation UMIST United Kingdom
Bothe, H.-H. Technical University of Denmark Germany
Brown, D. The Nottingham Trent University United Kingdom
Bühler, C. FTB Germany
Busby, G. EASAMS Ltd. United Kingdom
Dotter, F. Universität Klagenfurt Austria
Edwards, A. University of York United Kingdom
Ekberg, J. Stakes Finland
Emiliani, P. L. Consiglio Nazionale della Ricerche Italy
Engelen, J. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium
Freitas, D. University of Porto Portugal
Funakubo, H. Shibaura Inst. of Technology Japan
Gardner, J. Oregon State University USA
Gupta, G. University of Texas at Dallas USA
Hara, S. Tsukuba College of Technology Japan
Helle, K. M. Work Research Institute Norway
Holzinger, A. University of Graz Austria
Kowalik, R. Technical University of Gdansk Poland
Kremser, W. Vienna Austria
Lauruska, V. Siauliai University Lithuania
Lindström, J.-I. Telia AB Sweden
Marincek, C. Insitut for Rehabilitation Republic of Slovenia
Mendelova, E. University of Bratislava Slovak Republic
Neveryd, H. Lund University Sweden
Ousik, V. Logos Russia
Penaz, P. University of Brno Czech Republic
Petrie, H University of Hertfordshire United Kingdom
Pilz, G. University of Linz Austria
Ponteli, E. New Mexico State University USA
Söde, T. Institute for Rehabilitation Research The Netherlands
Stephanidis, C. ICS-Forth Greece
Svensson, H. National Institute for Special Needs Education Sweden
Traunmüller, R. University of Linz Austria
Trehin, P. World Autism Organisation Belgium
Tretter, F. KH Haar Germany
Treviranus, J. University of Toronto Canada
Vaspöri, T. KFKI Hungary
Wagner, I. Technical University of Vienna Austria
Wagner, R. University of Linz Austria
Wünschmann, W. TU Dresden Germany
Chairs of Special Thematic Sessions (STS) can be found at: http://www.aib.uni-linz.ac.at/icchp02/sts.html
Organizing Committee at the University of Linz:
Arrer, B.
Batusic, M.
Blach, H.
Feichtenschlager, P.
Köttstorfer, M.
Miesenberger, K. (Chair)
Stöger, B.
Wagner, R.
Submission Procedure
Presenters of papers (8 pages), short papers (3 pages) or posters (2 pages) to the general conference as well as to a Special Thematic Session (STS) are asked to submit an abstract which should not exceed two pages. Pleas e use the WWW-submission form: http://www.aib.uni-linz.ac.at/icchp/abstract.html
In case WWW-submission should not be convenient please send a printed copy of the paper to the conference office or get in contact with:
Barbara Arrer
University of Linz
Altenbergerstr. 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria
Phone: + 43 732 2468-9853, Fax: + 43 732 2468 9322
icchp@aib.uni-linz.ac.at
After notification of acceptance authors will get further information on how to prepare a camera-ready and an electronic version to be published in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science. The guidelines for preparing a camera ready version of your paper can be found at: http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html
Registration and payment of the conference fee by one author beforehand is mandatory!
Registration
An online registration form will be made available at: http://www.aib.uni-linz.ac.at/icchp/register.html
In case WWW-registration should not be convenient please get in contact with the conference office (see above).
Conference Fees
ICCHP's goal is to raise awareness on the role of IT for the integration of people with special needs, and to transfer know-how from research to practice. Therefore ICCHP plans to bring a sizeable audience to participate in high quality presentations. To be able to reach this goal ICCHP changes pricing policy and prices are calculated accordingly:
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Speakers have a special interest in high quality publications.
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Non-publishing participants are interested in taking part at an affordable fee.
Participation fees for authors (2) (Non-Members , Members)(1)
(Proceedings and social events included! To be paid till April 1, 2002)
paper (350, 320)
paper - second and following publications (150, 130)
short paper (150, 130)
short paper - second and following publications (80, 70)
poster (120, 100)
poster - second and following publications (60, 50)
ONLY ONE AUTHOR OF A PUBLICATION HAS TO PAY THE AUTHOR'S FEE. ADDITIONAL AUTHORS ONLY HAVE TO PAY THE PARTICIPATION FEE FOR NON-AUTHORS!
Participation fees for non-authors (Non-Members, Members1)
(Proceedings and social events not included!(3))
participant's early registration fee (till April 1, 2002) (50, 40)
participant's general registration fee (till June 1, 2002) (60, 50)
participant's late registration fee (70, 60)
one day fee (20)
student fee (10)
pre-conference (free)
1 Members of GI, OCG, IFIP, CEPIS and affiliated organizations
2 If an author submits a paper and a short paper or a poster, the paper is the first publication; if an author submits a short paper and a poster, the short paper is the first publication;
3 Prices for proceedings, social events and "all inclusive" packages for non-publishing participants will be published on the WWW page.
Special discounts are available for assoications, project consortia and other groups which want to meet during ICCHP. For more information please get in contact with the conference office.
Payment will be possible with credit card and bank transfer. More details will be published on the WWW-page and the online registration form.
Conference Venue, Accommodation
The Conference takes place at the University of Linz. Linz airport can be reached best via Vienna, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, or Zürich airport. Every hour there is a fast train connection from Vienna or Munich The university has a unique campus close to the inner city. As a rather young campus, all buildings and rooms are accessible for people with disabilities. For conference participants special arrangements have been made with a hotel near to the campus: Up to 200 rooms are available at a price of about 30« per person. This offer is also valid for those staying before or after the conference in Austria for sightseeing purposes! Sightseeing highlights apart from those in Linz can be reached easily by train, e.g.: Vienna (2 hours), Salzburg (1,5 hours), Salzkammergut (1 hour), Innsbruck (3 hours). Special rail tickets for more days are available. More information about Linz and Austria is available at:
http://www.linz.at/
http://www.austria-tourism.at/
http://info.wien.at/
http://www.salzburginfo.or.at/
http://www.salzkammergut.at/
http://www.innsbruck.at/
http://www.graz.at/
The 8th ICCHP once again wants to offer a platform for discussion and exchange of ideas on modern information and communication technology for people with special needs. Get in contact and build your network! We would be very pleased to welcome you to the University of Linz.
ICCHP 2002:
International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs
15. - 20. July 02
www.aib.uni-linz.ac.at/icchp02.html
Come and get involved!
ao.Univ-Prof. Dr. Klaus Miesenberger
"Computer Science for the Blind" (i3s3)
University of Linz
Altenbergerstrasse 69, 4040 Linz, Austria
Tel.: +43/732/2468/9232, Fax: -/9322
k.miesenberger@aib.uni-linz.ac.at
http://www.aib.uni-linz.ac.at
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