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FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

HUC'99 International Symposium on Handheld and Ubiquitous Computing
27-29 Sept 1999, Karlsruhe, Germany; in cooperation with ACM and GI
http://www.teco.edu/huc/


NEW INTERFACES --- NOVEL APPLICATIONS

New interfaces to information and computing are emerging:
- based on personal information tools such as wearables, PDAs...
- based on information technology embedded in everyday things and
environments, for example in home appliances, public information spaces,
and smart buildings

Novel applications may be based on
- networked appliances rather than general-purpose computers
- unobtrusive technologies suited for everyday use
- improved awareness of context and situation.

The HUC99 symposium aims to explore links and synergies between
developments in personal technologies (wearables, handhelds,...) and
environment-based technologies (smart environments, networked
appliances,...). The event will be held in Karlsruhe at the Centre for
Arts and Media (ZKM), an inspiring environment with hands-on media
installations. Karlsruhe is situated in the Upper Rhine Valley bordering
Black Forest, Alsace, and Palatine, and can easily be reached via direct
high-speed train from Frankfurt Airport.


ADVANCE PROGRAMME

The symposium programme is online at
http://www.teco.edu/huc/programme.html, featuring
- keynote addresses by  Harold Thimbleby (Middlesex University), Phil
Stenton (HP Labs), Chris Schmandt (MIT MediaLab) and Marco Susani (Domus
Academy Milan)
- papers and panels in double-track sessions
- poster exhibition
- reception in the Media Museum Karlsruhe
- one-day workshops on fieldwork applications, and on communicating
appliances
- half-day tutorials on Wearable Computing, Palm Application
Development, and Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)


REGISTRATION

Register through our web site at http://huc.teco.edu/p/registration.asp
On our web pages you will also find hotel information, travel
information, and information on what to see and do around Karlsruhe.


FURTHER INFORMATION: for further information please contact [log in to unmask]


Hans-W. Gellersen
HUC99 Symposium Chair
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