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HCI International News, Number 53, May 2012

HIGHLIGHTS

HCII2013: plan your participation
HCII2013: information about registration
HCII2013: accommodation
Invitation to Attend AHFE 2012 and its affiliated conferences
AHFE 2012 Exhibition: Register Now While Space is Still Available
Recent News and Articles
Upcoming Conferences and Events
Announcements
About HCI International NEWS

HCII2013: plan your participation

The Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 21-26 July 2013
Deadlines for Submissions:

Friday, 12 October 2012, paper proposals (an abstract of 800 words is required)
Friday, 12 October 2012 for tutorial proposals (an abstract of 300 words is required)
Friday, 1 February 2013 for poster proposals (an abstract of 300 words is required)

For more information and the Call for Participation leaflet and a poster in PDF format, visit the Conference website at:
http://www.hcii2013.org

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HCII2013: information about registration

A summary of Registration Fees per participant category and registration date, as well as best and good deals are now available through the Conference website (http://www.hcii2013.org/registration)

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HCII2013: accommodation

The Mirage, located on Las Vegas Strip, is recommended as the main hotel of the Conference. Many of the guest rooms offered are available with breathtaking views of the tropical pool, majestic mountains or Las Vegas Strip. For more information about accommodation, please visit the Conference website (http://www.hcii2013.org/accommodation)

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Invitation to attend AHFE 2012 and its affiliated conferences

4th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics
Jointly with

2nd International Conference on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare
2nd International Conference on Cross-Cultural Decision Making
2nd International Conference on Applied Digital Human Modeling
1st International Conference on Human Side of Service Engineering
1st International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design
1st International Conference on Human Factors in Transportation
and 14th International Conference on Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Enterprises in a Digital World

The Conference features 17 Tutorials that will take place from Saturday 21 to Sunday 22 July 2012, and parallel technical sessions that will run from Monday 23 to Wednesday 25 July 2012.

To explore the exceptional program of Full- and Half-Day Tutorials at the AHFE 2012 Conference, please visit:
http://www.ahfe2012.org/tutorials.html

A Keynote Address on "Human Side of Service Engineering for a Smart Planet" will be offered by Dr. James ("Jim") C. Spohrer (IBM Innovation Champion and Director of IBM University Programs worldwide).

Exhibitors will present state-of-the-art ergonomics products, systems and services for users, professionals, and researchers in the AHFE field. For more information about the AHFE 2012 Exhibition, please visit:
http://www.ahfe2012.org/exhibits.html

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AHFE 2012 Exhibition: Register Now While Space is Still Available

The AHFE International 2012 exhibition will give exhibitors the opportunity to present state-of-the-art ergonomics products, systems, and services for users, professionals, and researchers in the AHFE field. More than 1,500 participants who are in a position to make informed decisions about human factors and ergonomics products and services are expected at the conference.

For more Information about the AHFE 2012 exhibition, visit:
http://www.ahfe2012.org/exhibits.html

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Upcoming Conferences and Events

May 2012

5 - 10 May: The ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems is the premier international conference on human-computer interaction, Austin, United States.
15 - 17 May: iTWeb Security Summit 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa.
19 - 21 May: The 2012 International Conference on Systems and Informatics (ICSAI 2012), Yantai, China.
21 - 25 May: International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI'12), Capri Island (Naples), Italy
28 - 30 May: Graphics Interface 2012, Toronto, Canada.

June 2012

11 - 15 June: Designing Interactive Systems, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
12 - 15 June: The 11th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, Bremen, Germany.
25 - 28 June: ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Announcements

Job Listing- Chair Professorship in Human-Computer-Interaction

The Department of Informatics and Media at Uppsala University in Sweden invites applications for the position of Chaired Professor in Human-Computer-Interaction (HCI). The deadline for the receipt of application is the 23rd of May 2012. Detailed information about this position is available at:
http://www.uu.se/jobb/teacher/annonsvisning?languageId=1&tarContentId=182358

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Special issue of the Hindawi Open Journal on Advances in Human-Computer Interaction
"User Assessment in Serious Games and Technology-Enhanced Learning"
Deadline extended: May 13

We invite authors to submit original research articles as well as review articles that describe new devices, hardware/software tools, methodologies, systems, applications, and evaluation studies about user assessment in SGs and TEL, with a special perspective on usability and usefulness for learning.

More info online here:
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ahci/si/sgtel/

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July 4 - 6, 2012: Serious Games Workshop, in the context of ICALT 2012, Rome, Italy

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September 23 - 27, 2012: 2nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries 2012 (TPDL 2012), Pafos, Cyprus

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VS-Games 2012
October 29 - 31, 2012: 4th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications (VS-GAMES’12), Genoa, Italy

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February 25 - 26, 2013: 2nd Annual Symposium on Communicating Complex Information (SCCI), East Carolina University, Greenville NC

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March 10 - 13, 2013: International conference on Brain and Cognitive Intervention "Neuroplasticity and Cognitive Modifiability", Jerusalem, Israel

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About HCI International NEWS

The HCI International NEWS is a newsletter that contains information about the HCI International 2013 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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We welcome your contribution to the HCI International News. Please send to us interesting news, short articles, interesting websites, etc. We will consider your comments and contributions for upcoming issues. Please send your contribution to the Editor, Dr. Abbas Moallem.
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