Past Events

2nd EU-Korea Cooperation Forum on ICT Research 1/2 December2008, Brussels, Belgium
Two days of presentations about any possible cooperation project between Europe and Korea. Difac, as IMS project cooperating with South Korea will have a presentation the 2nd of December
Further information: http://www.eurosouthkorea-ict.org

The Ergonomics Society Conference 2008 22/23 April 2009, London, UK
The Ergonomics Society Annual Conference covers all areas of ergonomics human factors and usability. It is a key event for anyone working in these areas, and those with related interests. The proceedings will be published as "Contemporary Ergonomics 2009" and will be a 25th anniversary issue of the book. Past editors will choose their best paper from the past 25 years to be included in this special edition. The conference is an excellent forum for the sharing of ideas, experiences and the issues involved in the application of new ergonomics techniques. The conference also has a strong social element, providing some unique opportunities for networking within the profession.
Further information: http://www.ergonomics.org.uk/page.php?s=6&p=172

INTUITION 2008 Conference: Virtual Reality in Industry and Society: From Research to Application 6/8 October 2008, Turin, Italy
The INTUITION 2008 Conference "Virtual Reality in Industry and Society: From Research to Application" will be held in one month time, so hurry and register now! The conference boasts a rich programme: on Monday Oct. 06, there will be two tutorials on state-of-the-art topics, on Tuesday Oct. 07 and Wednesday Oct. 08, parallel sessions including 25 accepted papers, selected through a scientific peer reviewed process, as well as 6 invited contributions, posters, and a rich exhibition with hands-on demonstrations from industrial partners and research projects in the wider area of Virtual Reality and Virtual Environments.
Further information: http://www.intuition2008.net/site/default.asp

ICSC 2008 10/12October, 2008 in Beijing
 Asia Simulation Conference 2008/the 7th International Conference on System Simulation and Scientific Computing (ICSC’2008) is an important part of the “Asia Simulation Conference”, which is an annual international conference organized by three Asia Simulation Societies: Chinese Association for System Simulation (CASS), Japanese Society for Simulation Technology (JSST) and Korea Society for Simulation (KSS) since 1999. It is also a prolongation of the Beijing International Conference on System Simulation and Scientific Computing (BICSC). The main purpose of this conference is to bring together outstanding researchers in system simulation and scientific computing fields to share their expertise and experience. The theme of ICSC’2008 is “Technology, Application, Enterprise and Education of System Simulation and Scientific Computing ”.
Further information: http://www.icsc.net.cn/

PRESENCE 2008 16/18 October 2008, Padua, Italy
The goal of the PRESENCE 2008 conference is to bring together academic researchers studying presence, content and technology developers, and interested commercial parties so they can meet, share experiences, present research, and exchange ideas. Following the format of the previous successful PRESENCE workshops, PRESENCE 2008 will be an informal, highly interactive conference with distinguished invited speakers, paper presentations, special sessions on specific topics, and poster sessions. Ample time will be reserved for informal interactions between all participants, and several social events (included in the registration fee) will be organized to facilitate this.
Further information: http://www.presence2008.org/index.php?page=home

PEACH INDUSTRIAL EVENT 12/13 November 2008, Turin, Italy
The Peach Industry Event is a conference and an exhibition where companies, researchers, investors, public officials and entrepreneurs gather to learn, to see, to touch, to discuss and to network around solutions, products, services and more based on Presence technologies. We aim to foster the contact of researchers with market actors in the industry, in order to assess future market trends and opportunities. Involving commercial players in the early development stages of a new field is conducive to the efficient development of future relevant technologies and enhancing market receptivity. Presence Research focuses on improving the quality of experience with virtual, mixed and augmented reality systems, with applications in several areas.
Further information: http://industry.peachbit.org
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VIEW 2008, Digital transformations 11/14 November 2008, Turin, Italy
VIEW Conference is the premiere international event in Italy on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 3D Animation, Gaming and VFX. This year, VIEW comes with a new theme: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS. VIEW 2008 will continue to focus on exploring the increasingly fluid boundary between real and digital worlds. Through lectures, meetings, tributes, exhibits, screenings and demo presentations VIEW will reveal the new digital frontier sweeping from cinema to architecture, from automotive design to advertisement, from medicine to videogames.
Further information: http://www.viewconference.it/index.php

ECCE2008 European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics 16/19 September 2008, Madeira, Portugal
ECCE 2008 aims to provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to exchange new ideas and practical experience in all areas of cognitive ergonomics. By presenting, criticizing, and defending papers, ECCE 2008 participants will explore knowledge and research areas in cognitive ergonomics and invent new directions for advancing both theoretical and practical aspects of cognitive ergonomics.
Further information: http://www.ecce2008.eu/

Eurographics Virtual Environments 2008 (EGVE'08) Symposium 29/ 30 May, 2008, Eindhoven (Netherlands)
The symposium is co-located with EuroVis. EGVE is an international symposium for the exchange of experience and knowledge among researchers and developers concerned with using and improving virtual environments. EGVE 08 will provide an opportunity for virtual reality researchers to interact, share new results, show live demonstrations of their work, and discuss emerging directions for the field.
Further information: http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/EGVE/cfp.html

ECMS 200822nd EUROPEAN Conference on Modelling and Simulation 3/6 June, 2008, Nicosia, Cyprus
The purpose of this conference is to serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences among researchers, practitioners, students and teachers from all modelling and simulation related disciplines.
Further information: http://www.scs-europe.net/conf/ecms2008/

Digital Factory 2008 10/11 June 2008, Zilina, Slovak Republic
International Workshop Digital Factory 2008: look into the future
Further information: www.slcp.sk/dp2008

COMPUTER GRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL 2008 9/11 June, 2008, Istambul, Turkey
Computer Graphics International Conference (CGI) is the official conference of the Computer Graphics Society (CGS). One of the few truly international computer graphics organizations, CGI and CGS were started by Professor Kunii in the early 1980's as CG Tokyo. This truly international conference will be the real place to present the latest original work and also exchange ideas. It will be held in the first time in Turkey, in the beautiful city of Istanbul.
Further information: http://www.cgi-conf.org

Industrial Simulation Conference 9/11 June, 2008, Universite de Lyon I, Lyon, France
The aim of the 6th annual Industrial Simulation Conference (ISC'2008), is to give a complete overview of this year's industrial simulation related research and to provide an annual status report on present day industrial simulation research within the European Community and the rest of the world in line with European industrial research projects.
Further information: http://www.eurosis.org/cms/?q=node/511

EuroHaptics 2008 11/13 June, 2008, Madrid, Spain
DescrizioneEurohaptics is a major international conference and a primary European meeting for researchers in the field of human haptic sensing and touch enabled computer applications. This diverse field covers research in areas including, but not limited to, haptic perception, haptic hardware development, through to end applications and users, such as surgical simulation, telerobotics, rehabilitation robotics, and haptic feedback for design applications.
Further information: http://www.disam.upm.es/~eurohaptics2008/

2008 International Simulation Multi-conference & 2008 Summer Simulation Multiconference 16/19 June, Edinburgh, Scotland
Conferences: International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer & Telecommunication Systems (SPECTS'08) Summer Computer Simulation Conference (SCSC'08) Grand Challenges in Modeling & Simulation (GCMS’08)
Further information: http://www.scs.org/Conferences.cfm#21

ICE_CWE 2008 23/25 June 2008, Lisbon, Portugal
A New Wave of Innovation in Collaborative Networks. Difac will have a special session presenting 4 papers about the project.
Further information: http://www.ice-conference.org

Peach Summer School 2 9/11 July 2008, Dubrovnik, CROATIA
The second Peach Summer School will be applications focused. It will take place next July in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Peach has a set of budget set aside to support community member to attend the summer school event. In the subscription form you will be able to apply for financial support.
Further information: http://school.peachbit.org

IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE INTERFACES AND HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION 2008 25/27 July 2008, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The IADIS Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction (IHCI) 2008 conference aims to address the main issues of concern within Interface Culture and Design with a particular emphasis on the affective aspects of design, development and implementation of interfaces and the generational implications for design of human and technology interaction. This conference aims to explore and discuss innovative studies of technology and its application in interfaces and welcomes research in progress, case studies, practical demonstrations and workshops in addition to the traditional submission categories.
Further information: http://www.ihci-conf.org

IEEE Virtual Reality 2008 8/12 March 2008, Reno Nevada, USA
The brightest minds, the most innovative research, the leading companies, and the most stimulating discussions in the fields of virtual environments, augmented reality, and 3D user interfaces. You will find them all at IEEE Virtual Reality 2008, March 8-12 in Reno, Nevada, USA. We invite you to submit your work, show your products, and join us for a fascinating week of presentations, exhibits, workshops, and special events.
Further information: http://conferences.computer.org/vr/2008/prelim/

Presence 2007
The goal of the PRESENCE 2007 conference is to bring together academic researchers studying presence, content and technology developers, and interested commercial parties so they can meet, share experiences, present research, and exchange ideas.
Further information: http://www.temple.edu/ispr/conference/

NES 2007
Main topics are: Human Senses - (Vision, Hearing, Haptics, Taste, Smell and Proprioception), Work physiology, Biomechanics, Anthropometry, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Human Machine Interaction, Usability Engineering, Cognitive Ergonomics, Human Computer Interaction, Human Error, Accidents and Safety, Risk Assessment & Risk Management, Product Ergonomics, Production Ergonomics, Psychosocial Ergonomics, Visualization Methods, Methods and Tools for Evaluation and/or Design, Work Environment and Economics, Ergonomics and Participatory Ergonomics, Legislation, Regulations and Standards, Education, Learning and Training
Further information: http://www.nes2007.se/ 

INTUITION 2007
You will have the opportunity to: • Participate in a workshop supported by experts with long experience in the field of VR/VE; • Be informed on the latest SoA regarding tools, methods, applications and best practices so far in the field; • Attend an exhibition with demos addressing several application areas within VR; • Identify future opportunities and needs for VR exploitation;
Further information: http://www.intuition2007.org/

VIRTUALITY
Virtuality 2007 will continue to focus on exploring the increasingly fluid boundary between real and virtual worlds. Through lectures, meetings, tributes, exhibits, art installations, screenings and demo presentations Virtuality will reveal the new digital frontier sweeping from cinema to architecture, from automotive design to advertising, from medicine to videogames.
Further information: www.virtualityconference.it/

IFAC 2007
Real time cooperative enterprises DiFac Panel session
Further information: http://www.conferences.hu/mim2007/

ICE'2007
Concurrent Innovation: an emerging paradigm for Collaboration and Competitiveness in the Extended
Further information: http://www.ami-communities.eu/wiki/ICE2007_Conference

The 20th Bled eConference
eMergence: Merging and Emerging Technologies, Processes, and Institutions
Further information: http://www.bledconference.org/

AMI communities event: Living Lab
Entrepreneurial Innovation and Living Lab
Further information:

WETICE
the workshop offers the opportunity to get in contact with other EU FP6 projects targeting the domain of Collaborative Working Environments. In the scope of the dissemination activities of the EU STREP project inContext, we intend to collocate the kick-off event of the special interest group (SIG) with the Distributed and Mobile Collaboration (DMC) workshop.
Further information: http://www.wetice.org

CHItaly 2007
Fifth Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction CHItaly will be hosted and supported by the Faculty of Psychology, on an amount of subjects related to the human-computer interaction, such as cognitive ergonomics, social ergonomics, ergonomics of communication, new communication environments, e-learning, artificial intelligence, informatics, presence and more. Look at the programme for better understand the field of interest.
Further information: http://www.chitaly.org

HCI 2007
12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction During the same conference will be specific sessions on:

• Symposium on Human Interface (Japan) 2007
• 7th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics
• 4th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction
• 2nd International Conference on Virtual Reality
• 2nd International Conference on Usability and Internationalization
• 2nd International Conference on Online Communities and Social Computing
• 3rd International Conference on Augmented Cognition
• 1st International Conference on Digital Human Modeling

Further information: http://www.hcii2007.org

LAVAL VIRTUAL
9th Virtual Reality International Conference 3.000 sq.m. exhibition space. With an estimated 1,2 million euros worth of publicity, Laval Virtual gives a fourth dimension to your image by offering you a major showcase.
Further information: http://www.laval-virtual.org/index.php?lang=en

Special Issue of International Journal of Concurrent Engineering: Research and applications (CERA)
Call for Paper
Dead line for full paper 15 December 2006
Further information: http://cer.sagepub.com

IVR 15th Industrial VR Expo & Conference 2007
Tokio, Japan 27-29 June 2007
Further information: http://www.ivr.jp/english/

CollaborateCom 2006
Atlanta, Georgia, USA 17 – 20 November 2006
Further information: http://www.collaboratecom.org

IMS DiFac KickOff Meeting will be held at the "DigitalFactory-Biomechatronics Center"
Sungkyunkwan University in Korea. b room 83485 (4th floor)
Further information: http://www.difac.re.kr

Presence workshop organized by PEACH CA
Click on http://europa.eu.int/information_society/istevent/2006/networking/index_en.htm#express for expressing your interest in the topic of the workshop. 17 – 20 November 2006
Further information: http://europa.eu.int/information_society/istevent/2006/networking/index_en.htm#express

The International PACE Forum on Collaborative Visualization
Darmstadt 15 – 17 November 2006
• Download the Agenda
Further information: http://www.forum.pace.tu-darmstadt.de

EC Experts Group workshops
Brussels, 12-13 October 2006
three workshops cover the following areas:

• New methods and concepts for collaborative environments. On October 10th
• Architectures that enables collaborative services discovery and composition. On October 11st 2006
• Infrastructures/software systems and tools for human-centric collaboration on October 12nd 2006

Further information: http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/atwork/collaboration_at_work/feedbackforms/oct2006buildingblocks/index_en.htm

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