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          Workshop on MOBILE AND UBIQUITOUS INFORMATION ACCESS
                 http://www.dimi.uniud.it/workshop/mir/
                   September 8, 2003 -- Udine (Italy)

          Mobile HCI 2003, September 8-11, 2003, Udine, Italy
                       http://www.mobilehci.org/

                         FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS

                   Submission deadline: June 10, 2003
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The ongoing migration of computing and information access from the
desktop and telephone to mobile computing devices such as PDAs, tablet
PCs, and next generation (G3) phones poses critical challenges for
research in information access and, in particular, for Information
Retrieval (IR). These devices offer limited screen size and no
keyboard or mouse, making complex graphical interfaces cumbersome. In
addition, these mobile devices will be used in situations involving
different physical and social environments and tasks, and they will
need to allow users to interact wherever he/she is and using whichever
mode or combination of modes are most appropriate given the situation,
their preferences and the task at hand. Furthermore, unlike
traditional library or office settings, users of mobile IR devices
will, typically, be subject to much higher levels of interruption and
task switching - thus needing very different interface designs.

This workshop aims to be a forum for the presentation of current
research and exchange of experiences into technological and usability
aspects of mobile information access.

Suggested topics include but are not limited to:

- information retrieval and filtering
- user modelling and personalisation
- context awareness
- new mobile devices
- nomadic computing
- ubiquitous computing
- usability
- ambient intelligence

The workshop will discuss these topics in terms of existing approaches
and implementations of information access, in terms of theoretical
foundations, and on emerging directions of research.

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

- Fabio Crestani, Dept. Computer and Information Sciences, University
   of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. Email: [log in to unmask]

- Mark Dunlop, Dept. Computer and Information Sciences, University of
   Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. Email: [log in to unmask]

- Stefano Mizzaro, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science,
   University of Udine, Italy. Email: [log in to unmask]

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

- Peter Brusilovsky, University of Pittsburgh, USA
- George Buchanan, Middlesex University, London, UK
- Keith Cheverst, Lancaster University, UK
- Fabio Crestani, University of Strathclyde, UK
- Oscar de Bruijn, Imperial College, London, UK
- Mark Dunlop, University of Strathclyde, UK
- Marcello Federico, IRST-ITC, Italy
- Ayse Goker, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK
- Matt Jones, University of Waikato, New Zealand
- Mun-Kew Leong, Laboratories for Information Technology, Singapore
- Stefano Mizzaro, University of Udine, Italy
- Joerg Roth, University of Hagen, Germany
- Ed Schofield, Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, Austria

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION

Submission guidelines are reported in the workshop web site:
http://www.dimi.uniud.it/workshop/mir/.

In addition to paper presentations, we are also considering invited
talks, demos of working prototypes, and panel discussions addressing
hot topics.

The accepted submissions will be included in the workshop proceedings
and distributed on the workshop Web site. We also aim at the
preparation of a special issue of an internationally recognised
journal, where selected papers will be invited to submit.

IMPORTANT DATES:

June 10, 2003:          Electronic paper submission
July 5,  2003:          Author Notification
July 20, 2003:          Camera-Ready Copy

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