HCI International News, Number 67, September 2014
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HCII 2015 Highlights
Other Highlights
- HFES 2014 Annual Meeting
- Recent News and Articles
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
- About HCI International NEWS
HCII 2015: Call for Papers and Deadlines
HCI International 2015, jointly with the affiliated Conferences, which are held under one management and one registration, invite you to Los Angeles, California, USA, to participate and contribute to the international forum for the dissemination and exchange of up-to-date scientific information on theoretical, generic and applied areas of HCI, through the following modes of communication: Plenary / Keynote Presentation, Parallel Sessions, Poster Sessions, Tutorials and Exhibition.
The Conference will start with three days of Tutorials (2-4 August). Parallel Sessions, Poster Sessions and the Exhibition will be held during the last three days (5-7 August) of the Conference.
The Conference Proceedings will be published by Springer in a multi-volume set. Papers will appear in volumes of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) and Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) series. Extended Poster abstracts will be published in the Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series.
The best paper of each of the Affiliated Conferences / Thematic Areas will receive an award. The Best Poster extended abstract will also receive an award. (http://2015.hci.international/awards)
Important Deadlines (http://2015.hci.international/submissions):
- Friday, 17 October 2014, paper proposals (an abstract of 800 words is required)
- Friday, 17 October 2014, tutorial proposals (an abstract of 300 words is required)
- Friday, 20 February 2015, poster proposals (an abstract of 300
Registration Regulation:
For publication in the Proceedings of HCI International 2015 and presentation at the Conference, a unique registration of one (co-)author per paper / poster is required by:
- 20 February 2015, for papers
- 2 April 2015, for extended poster abstracts
Individuals may appear as co–authors in several papers / posters, but multiple registrations per author / participant and multiple submissions of single-authored papers / posters will not be accepted.
Students wishing to help at the Conference should contact the Student Volunteer Administration (http://2015.hci.international/student-volunteers)
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HCII 2015: Thematic Areas and Affiliated Conferences
HCII 2015 incorporates a new Affiliated Conference, the 1st International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, chaired by Gavriel Salvendy and Jia Zhou.
Please visit the Conference website for the list of topics and Program Board members of each Thematic Area / Affiliated Conference of HCII 2015:
- Human-Computer Interaction thematic area
Chair: Masaaki Kurosu - Human Interface and the Management of Information
Chair: Sakae Yamamoto - 12th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics
Chair: Don Harris - 9th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction
Chairs: Margherita Antona and Constantine Stephanidis - 7th International Conference on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality
Chairs: Randall Shumaker and Stephanie Lackey - 7th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design
Chair: Patrick Rau - 7th International Conference on Social Computing and Social Media
Chair: Gabriele Meiselwitz - 9th International Conference on Augmented Cognition
Chairs: Dylan Schmorrow and Cali Fidopiastis - 6th International Conference on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management
Chair: Vincent Duffy - 4th International Conference on Design, User Experience and Usability
Chair: Aaron Marcus - 3rd International Conference on Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions
Chairs: Norbert Streitz and Panos Markopoulos - 3rd International Conference on Human Aspects of Information Security, Privacy and Trust
Chairs: Theo Tryfonas and Ioannis Askoxylakis - 2nd International Conference on HCI in Business
Chairs: Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah and Chuan-Hoo Tan - 2nd International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies
Chairs: Panayiotis Zaphiris and Andri Ioannou - 1st International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population
Chairs: Gavriel Salvendy and Jia Zhou
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HCII 2015: Exhibition
You are invited to exhibit at the HCI International 2015 exhibition. The HCI International Conference is an ideal opportunity to exhibit your products and services to an international audience of over 2,000 researchers, academics, professionals and users in the field of HCI. For the lists of Exhibitors from previous HCII Conferences, please have a look at: http://2015.hci.international/exhibition
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HCII 2015: Sponsorship
Sponsorship in the context of HCI International 2015 is a great opportunity to expose your organization to an international audience of about 2,000 researchers, professionals and users in the field of HCI.
Sponsorship is not limited to financial support, and thus can also take the form of material and service provision. If you are interested in contributing to this international event as a sponsor or simply wish to receive more information, please contact: sponsorship@hcii2015.org
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HFES 2014 Annual Meeting
The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society invites you to register to attend the 2014 Annual Meeting, to be held October 27-31 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Early bird discounts end on September 15, so register soon. Visit the Registration Information page at https://www.hfes.org//Web/HFESMeetings/2014registration.html for complete registration details, including accommodations, technical tours, workshops, and more.
Nonmembers who have never been HFES members receive complimentary HFES membership through December 31, 2015, with payment of the regular full-week nonmember registration fee. (Not applicable for student registrants.) For additional details about the Annual Meeting, visit https://www.hfes.org//Web/HFESMeetings/meetings.html.
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Recent News and Articles
- "Looking to the Future of Data Science", New York Times, August 27, 2014.
- "For Google's Self-Driving Cars, It's a Bumpy Trip", Wall Street Journal, August 19, 2014.
- "New Era in Safety When Cars Talk to One Another", The New York Times, August 20, 2014.
- "As Data Overflows Online, Researchers Grapple With Ethics", The New York Times, August 12, 2014.
- "What Cars Did for Today's World, Data May Do for Tomorrow's", The New York Times. August 10, 2014.
- "Why the Security of USB Is Fundamentally Broken", Wired News July 31, 12, 2014.
- "Robot 'Learns to Keep Going With Broken Leg'", BBC News, July 30, 12, 2014.
- "U.K. to Allow Driverless Cars on Public Roads in January", BBC News July 30, 12, 2014.
- "Vint Cerf, Father of the Internet, Looks Forward--and Back", The Washington Post, July 28, 2014.
- "Turing's Oracle: The Computer That Goes Beyond Logic", New Scientist July 19, 2014.
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Upcoming Conferences and Events
September 2014
- 2 - 5 September: 3rd International Conference on User Science and Engineering 2014 (i-USEr 2014), Shah Alam, Malaysia.
- 4 - 5 September: 10th International Conference on Semantic Systems Conference, Leipzig, Germany.
- 6 - 7 September: 5th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE On "Advances in Computer Sciences, Software Solutions, E-Learning, Information & Communication Technology" (ACSEICT– 2014), New Delhi, Delhi, India.
- 17 - 21 September: MobileHCI '14: 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, Toronto, Canada.
October 2014
- 16 October: Eye Tracking in UX Design, Washington DC, USA
- 17 October: User Focus 2014, Washington DC, USA
- 24 - 25 October: User Center Design, London, UK
- 27 - 31 October: 13th Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
About HCI International NEWS
The HCI International NEWS is a newsletter that contains information about the HCI International 2015 Conference, book reviews, news from the field of HCI, as well as links to interesting articles and conferences. If you have any questions or comments, or if you would like to make a contribution, please contact the Editor, Dr. Abbas Moallem. The opinions that are expressed in this Newsletter are the sole responsibility of its authors and do not represent any institution or company.
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