May 2006

MEX: Mobile User Experience

The PMN Mobile User Experience conference (May 31 - June 1, 2006 - London, UK)
The MEX speaking programme educates, provokes debate and provides a context for networking at the conference.

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AVI 2006

Advanced Visual Interfaces - International Working Conference in cooperation with ACM-SIGCHI, ACM-SIGMM, SIGCHI Italy (May 23-26, 2006: Venezia, Italy)
"The 8th International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI 2006) will be held in Venice, Italy, May 23-26, 2006. Started in 1992 in Rome, and held every two years in different Italian towns, the Conference traditionally brings together experts in different areas of computer science who have a common interest in the conception, design and implementation of visual and, more generally, perceptual interfaces, with a growing interest for mobile devices such as smartphones, palmtops and PDAs, in the framework of traditional and emerging environments, such as ubiquitous and pervasive computer applications. A special theme of this edition, suggested by the beautiful town hosting the conference, will be the design of advanced interfaces for art, cultural heritage and tourism. Both formal methods and concrete applications well fit into the framework of the conference, whose program also includes invited talks, given by leaders in the field."

Start date: May 23, 2006 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Persuasive06

First International Conference on Persuasive Technology for Human Well-Being (May 18-19, 2006: Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands)
"(...) aimed at exploring technology in the service of human well-being, within the broader context of a socially and ecologically sustainable society. Join academic researchers, designers, and technology developers from around the world in investigating the potential of persuasive technologies to positively affect human attitudes and behaviour. The goal of PERSUASIVE 06 is to bring together a multidisciplinary group of social scientists studying persuasion, and engineers developing persuasive technologies in areas such as health and rehabilitation, housing, information and communication, and energy conservation, so they can meet, share experiences, present research, and exchange ideas."

Start date: May 18, 2006 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Design 2006 Conference

Excellence in Design (May 15-18, 2006: Dubrovnik, Croatia)
"Organization of a DESIGN Conference series is a result of the continued policy and continuous learning process, connecting researchers and practitioners attempting to understand better the problems they are trying to address. The objectives of the DESIGN Conferences tend to be integrative across the various disciplines, to reach the current state-of-the-art, to cover the multidisciplinary aspects of design and to assure high level review policy. All activities in the organization of DESIGN conferences have been oriented to fulfil those goals motivating the researchers and practitioners to participate in these truly international high quality events. Until 2000 the conferences were supported by WDK (Workshop Design-Konstruktion), while the recent events have continued tradition under the sign of the Design Society, providing a forum for cooperative interactions among participants. The DESIGN 2004 Conference has attracted more then 230 participants from 40 countries. The forthcoming DESIGN 2006 Conference is founded on the continuous development of organization and evaluation procedure that resulted in a capacity to deliver procedures and conditions of communicative competence. The Organizational Board invites you to the 9th International DESIGN Conference - DESIGN 2006 to continue the tradition of the previous meetings by presenting your view on the 'EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN'."

Start date: May 15, 2006 | Comments (0) | Permalink

PERMID 2006

Pervasive Mobile Interaction Devices (May 7th, 2006: Dublin, Ireland)
"Mobile devices have become a pervasive part of our everyday lives. People have mobile phones, smartphones and PDAs which they take with them almost everywhere. So far these mobile devices have been mostly used for phone calls, writing short messages and organizer functionalities. Today we see that the development of context-aware services for mobile phones which often take the user, her situation and location into account. But why not use these devices for interactions with the real world, as a mediator between the virtual and the user’s world? While certain research domains within the fields of mobile applications and services advance at an amazing speed (e.g. context-aware services on mobile devices, using sensors in mobile phones), the areas of pervasive mobile user interfaces, mobile devices as interaction devices, mobile devices for interactions with the physical world and user experiences in this field are still rather limited."

Start date: May 07, 2006 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Winning Community

STC 53nd Annual Conference (May 7-9, 2006 - Las Vegas, Nevada USA)
The world's largest gathering of technical communicators provides opportunities to learn new job skills, network with other professionals, and enjoy demonstrations of new products useful to your work. Each year, the STC conference attracts the world's largest gathering of technical communicators with unique educational and networking opportunities. At STC's 53rd Annual Conference, you'll learn new tools and techniques, share ideas, network with peers, and preview the latest software and services from dozens of vendors.

Start date: May 07, 2006 | Comments (0) | Permalink