HUC99 - CALL FOR PAPERS
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International Symposium on Handheld and Ubiquitous Computing
September 27-29, 1999
Karlsruhe, Germany
http://www.teco.edu/huc/
    
Organised by University of Karlsruhe, Telecooperation Office
Hosted by ZKM (Center for Art and Media), Karlsruhe
In cooperation with ACM SIGMOBILE, SIGAPP, SIGCHI and SIGGROUP


IMPORTANT DATES
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  April 30, 1999  Deadline for submission of papers
  June 18, 1999   Author notification
  June 30, 1999   Deadline for submission of posters
  July 16, 1999   Final papers due


YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN HUC99
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Truly personal handheld and wearable technologies are small and
unobtrusive, usable most of the time and in most circumstances for
access to information and computing. Complimentary, environment-based
technologies make artefacts of our surrounding world computationally
accessible, and facilitate use of everyday things and environments as
ubiquitous computing interface.

The symposium will bring together researchers and practitioners from
different communities to explore links and synergies between personal
and environment-based technologies, in the context of innovative
applications with thematic focus on "Interaction with Environments",
"Information Appliances" and "Handheld CSCW".

The venue is Karlsruhe in the southwest of Germany, situated in the
Upper Rhine Valley bordering Black Forest, Alsace, and Palatine. The
town is within easy reach from international airports at Frankfurt and
Stuttgart. The symposium will be held at the Center for Art and Media
(ZKM), quite a new type of museum which involves the public with
interactive, hands-on installations.

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
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We solicit full papers (5000 words) and poster contributions (1500
words) related to the symposium themes. See below for a non-exhaustive
list of topics of interest. Note, that in addition to papers and
posters, also contributions to workshops are sought. For further
information see http://www.teco.edu/huc/.

TOPICS OF INTEREST INCLUDE:

- Handheld, wearable and environment-based computing
- Ultra-portable devices
- Personal information appliances
- Ubiquitous information appliances
- Ubiquitous computing environments
- Interactive environments
- Location- and context-awareness
- Ad hoc networking and collaboration
- Inherently mobile collaborative work
- Handhelds and wearables for groups and communities
- Awareness of collaboration and work environments
- Novel interfaces and usage metaphors
- Human factors in ubiquitous computing
- Unobtrusive human-computer interaction
- Linking virtual worlds and physical worlds
- Portable media, ubiquitous media, and ambient media
- Augmented reality
- Personal agents and ubiquitous agents
- Appliance networking and management
- Privacy and security concerns
- Mobile informatics
- Experimental school environments
- Applications in arts and entertainment
- New technologies for social interaction

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information contact: 
        Hans-W. Gellersen
        Telecooperation Office (TecO)
        University of Karslruhe
        Vincenz-Priessnitz-Str. 1
        76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
        huc@teco.edu