-------- Original Message -------- Subject: MobileHCI 2006 Call for papers Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 03:24:41 +1100 From: Robert James Steele rsteele@it.uts.edu.au Reply-To: Robert James Steele rsteele@it.uts.edu.au To: SIGMOBILE-MEMBERS@LISTSERV.ACM.ORG

** MobileHCI 2006 is In-Cooperation with SIGMOBILE

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CALL FOR PAPERS MOBILEHCI 2006

The 8th International Conference on

Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

Date: 12-15 September 2006 Location: Espoo, Finland Website: www.mobilehci.org

Deadlines:

*Papers, Workshops and Tutorials: 1 March 2006 *Short Papers, Posters, Demos, Panels, Industry Cases, Doctoral Consortium: 7 May 2006

Purpose

The 8th conference in the MOBILEHCI series provides a forum for academics and practitioners to discuss the challenges, potential solutions and innovations towards effective interaction with mobile systems and services. It covers the analysis, design, evaluation and application of human-computer interaction techniques and approaches for all mobile computing devices, software and services. Suggested topics include but are not limited to:

*Audio and speech interaction *Context-dependent systems *Designing Web sites for mobile devices *Ethographical and field studies with mobile technology *Evaluation of mobile devices and services *Group interaction and mobility *Intelligent environments *Location-aware interaction *Methods to evaluate mobile usability *Model-based design of interactive mobile systems *Mobile phenomena *Mobility and work environments *Multimodal interaction *Novel user interfaces and interaction techniques *Perception and modelling of the environment *Safety issues (e.g., in-car user interfaces, payments) *Specific classes of handheld devices (PDA, Pocket PC, WAP phone,...) *3D graphics on mobile devices *3G/4G devices and services *Usability of mobile devices and services *Visualization techniques for the mobile context *Interdisciplinary perspectives towards mobile interaction (e.g. Social aspects) *User centered design tools and methods for mobile systems

Submissions

The categories for submission: FULL PAPERS, SHORT PAPERS, POSTERS, TUTORIALS, DEMOS, PANELS, WORKSHOPS, INDUSTRIAL CASE STUDIES and DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM.

Full details on submission can be found at www.mobilehci.org

Accepted FULL PAPERS, SHORT PAPERS, POSTERS and INDUSTRIAL CASE STUDIES will appear in the conference proceedings.

Arrangements

The MobileHCI'06 conference is arranged together with Helsinki University of Technology (TKK, SoberIT) and Nokia. The MobileHCI Planning Group provides continuity for the conference series.

Conference Chairs

*Marko Nieminen, Helsinki University of Technology *Mika Röykkee, Nokia Research Center

Organising Committee

*Timo Jokela, University of Oulu *Kaisa Väänänen-Vainio-Mattila, Tampere University of Technology *Giulio Jacucci, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology *Eija Kaasinen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland *Hannakaisa Isomäki, University of Lapland *Mikael Johnson, Helsinki University of Technology *Sari Kujala, Helsinki University of Technology *Anu Kankainen, Idean Research *Virpi Roto, Nokia Research Center *Jonna Häkkilä, Nokia *Raino Vastamäki, Adage *Antti Oulasvirta, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology *Antti Salovaara, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology *Marjaana Siivola, Desigence *Hannu Koskela, GE Healthcare *Albrecht Schmidt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München *Turkka Keinonen, University of Art and Design Helsinki *Anne Kaikkonen, Nokia

International Advisory Committee

*Adrian David Cheok, National University of Singapore *Anne Kaikkonen, Nokia, Finland *Luca Chittaro, University of Udine, Italy *Fabio Paterno, CNR, Italy *Keith Cheverst, Lancaster University, England *Mark Dunlop, Strathclyde University, Scotland *Manfred Tscheligi, University of Salzburg, Austria *Matt Jones, Swansea University, Wales *Stephen Brewster, Glasgow University, Scotland

Student volunteers are invited to help in the conference: more information on the conference website in March 2006.

More Information

The conference website will be kept updated at www.mobilehci.org, or contact:

Marko Nieminen (Conference Chair) Professor of User Interfaces and Usability Software Business and Engineering Institute P.O. Box 9210 FIN-02015 HUT, FINLAND www.soberit.hut.fi/~mhtn

Mika Röykkee (Conference Chair) Senior Research Manager, User Experience Nokia Research Center P.O.Box 100 (Visiokatu 1) FIN-33721 Tampere, Finland mika.roykkee[at]nokia.com

Anne Kaikkonen (Secretary) anne.kaikkonen[at]nokia.com

Welcome to MobileHCI 2006!