(Apologies for duplicates!)

1.) Papers and Workshops -> deadline April 4 !!!

2.) New Calls for Posters, Demonstrations, Videos, Panels, Doctoral Colloquium and Student Volunteers -> deadline June 27

------------------------------------------- UbiComp 2008 Tenth International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing COEX, Seoul, South Korea September 21 - 24, 2008 http://www.ubicomp.org/ubicomp2008

The Tenth International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2008) welcomes original, high-quality research contributions that advance the state of the art in the design, development, deployment, evaluation and understanding of ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) systems. Ubicomp is an interdisciplinary field of study that includes pervasive, wireless, embedded, wearable and/or mobile technologies that bridge the gaps between the digital and physical worlds, useful applications that incorporate these technologies, infrastructures that effectively support them, human activities and experiences these technologies facilitate, and conceptual overviews that help us understand - or challenge our understanding of - the impact of these technologies. The UbiComp conference is a premier international venue in which novel results in these areas are presented and discussed among leading researchers, designers, developers and other practitioners in this field.

We previously announced calls for participation in the categories of Full Papers and Notes (http://ubicomp.org/ubicomp2008/call_papers.shtml) and Workshop Proposals (http://ubicomp.org/ubicomp2008/call_workshops.shtml), both of which have deadlines this coming Friday, April 4.

This announcement expands the call for participation to include the categories of Posters, Demonstrations, Videos, Panels, Doctoral Colloquium and Student Volunteers, all of which have submission deadlines of Friday, June 27.

Brief summaries of these categories are included below; more comprehensive descriptions of each of the categories - including contact information for the chairs of each category - can be found via the associated links.

Posters (http://ubicomp.org/ubicomp2008/call_posters.shtml)

The Posters category provides researchers with an opportunity to present their bleeding-edge work in an interactive fashion in front of an expert audience, without impacting the possibility of publishing as a full paper at a later date. Accepted Posters will be presented in three forms: as a poster at the conference poster reception, at the "1-minute madness" session preceding the reception, and as an extended abstract distributed to the attendees. We encourage the submission of preliminary or exploratory work, smaller projects or results not suitable for a full paper, and any other research that would excite discussion and benefit from this open forum.

Demonstrations (http://ubicomp.org/ubicomp2008/call_demos.shtml)

The Demonstrations Program offers an excellent way to showcase tangible results of ubiquitous computing research and development to hundreds of attendees from academia and industry. A successful demo communicates ideas and concepts in a powerful way that a regular presentation cannot. We invite you to contribute your vision of the ubicomp experience to the Demonstrations Program at the UbiComp 2008 conference. We particularly encourage demonstrations that include participation by conference attendees and provoke discussion about issues within the field of ubiquitous computing.

Videos (http://ubicomp.org/ubicomp2008/call_videos.shtml)

Research videos are an integral part of the ubiquitous computing conference series. With the category of Research Videos, UbiComp 2008 seeks research contributions, future visions, project descriptions, and concepts of ubiquitous computing technologies, systems and applications. The conference particularly values practical experience with design, deployment and use of ubiquitous systems and applications, and investigation of exciting and inspiring ideas and technologies. We encourage submission of videos both as new material and as supplemental to paper submissions (e.g., in order to illustrate particular aspects of a system).

Panels (http://ubicomp.org/ubicomp2008/call_panels.shtml)

We seek proposals for panels for Ubicomp 2008 that take a retrospective look at research and development in ubiquitous computing over the past 15 years since Mark Weiser's seminal paper on ubiquitous computing, and that outline possible futures for our field of research and development. We invite panels that address technological, design, social, and cultural issues related to the realization of ubiquitous computing into our surroundings, now and in the future. The best panels involve debate. We actively encourage panel proposals that deal with controversial issues.

Doctoral Colloquium (http://ubicomp.org/ubicomp2008/call_doctoralc.shtml)

We invite PhD students and candidates to present, discuss and defend their work-in-progress or preliminary results in an international and renowned audience of researchers and developers at UbiComp 2008 conference is Korea. The scope of the doctoral colloquium is equivalent to the conference and hence includes all major aspects of ubiquitous computing. We invite students that are beyond the idea-phase their PhD studies and who have not yet finished their thesis (at least 6 more months to go), so that they can sill incorporate the advice and suggestions discussed in the colloquium.

Student Volunteers (http://ubicomp.org/ubicomp2008/student_volunteers.shtml)

Student volunteers provide the backbone of a successful conference. Accepted volunteers are expected to work in multiple functions during the conference, but will also be given great opportunities to attend the program and socialize. All student volunteers will receive a free registration to the conference (including meals & special events).

We hope you will join us at UbiComp 2008 by participating in one or more of these categories!

UbiComp 2008 Publicity Chairs

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Siemens AG Corporate Technology Intelligent Autonomous Systems CT IC 6 Otto-Hahn-Ring 6 81739 München Tel.: +49 (89) 636-51035 Fax: +49 (89) 636-41423 Mobil: +49 (160) 8838349 mailto:m.berger@siemens.com mailto:m.berger@siemens.com

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft: Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Gerhard Cromme; Vorstand: Peter Löscher, Vorsitzender; Wolfgang Dehen, Heinrich Hiesinger, Joe Kaeser, Erich R. Reinhardt, Hermann Requardt, Siegfried Russwurm, Peter Y. Solmssen; Sitz der Gesellschaft: Berlin und München; Registergericht: Berlin Charlottenburg, HRB 12300, München, HRB 6684; WEEE-Reg.-Nr. DE 23691322