--- begin forwarded text Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 03:22:15 -0500 From: <testarne@media.mit.edu> To: technomads@UCSD.EDU Subject: Oct 13-14 IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC) Actually, Steve, can you use this one instead? Thad Starner MIT Media Laboratory Wearable Computing Project -------------------------------------- Oct 13-14 IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC) The International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC) is the first annual conference on computers that are worn as clothing. The conference is peer reviewed and sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society. The purpose of ISWC is to bring together researchers, product vendors, research sponsors, and other interested persons to share information and advances in wearable computers and augmented reality. The conference will include paper presentations, exhibitions, and poster sessions. Registration is now open at http://mime1.marc.gatech.edu/wearcon/ Reserve your space before SEPTEMBER 1ST for the best hotel rates. A list of topics from the CFP and the advance program is below. Please forward! Thad Starner MIT Media Laboratory Wearable Computing Project --------------

From the CFP: CONFERENCE TOPICS The topics for ISWC may include:

o Applications, including affective computing, augmented reality, computer-supported collaborative work, computer-supported cooperative living, ubiquitous computing, personal imaging, consumer applications, industrial applications, medical applications, military applications, and software agents o Ergonomics o Future of wearable computing o Hardware, including head-mounted display technologies, batteries, power management, heat dissipation techniques, industrial design techniques, and manufacturing packaging issues o Human interface issues, including hands-free user speech recognition, mobility-challenged users, user modeling, user evaluations, and health issues o Networks, including wireless networks, on-body networks, the World Wide Web, and networked vs. standalone computers o Operating system issues o Social implications o Software architectures o Training, including performance support systems ---------- International Symposium on Wearable Computers Advance Program Monday, October 13, 1997 8:00 - 8:30 Coffee, Put Up Posters I 8:30 - 8:40 Opening Remarks 8:40 - 10:10 Evaluation Studies Evaluation of three input mechanisms for wearable computers by B. Thomas, S. Tyerman, and K. Grimmer Wearable computers for performance support by J. Ockerman, L. Najjar, and C. Thompson A field usability evaluation of a wearable system by J. Siegel and M. Bauer 10:10 - 10:30 View Posters I, Demos, Coffee 10:30 - 12:00 Industrial and Business Applications Mobile approach support system for future machine tools by R. Daude and M. Weck Factory Automation Support Technology (FAST): A new paradigm of continuous learning and support using a wearable by C. Thompson, L. Najjar, and J. Ockerman Wearable computers for three-dimensional CSCW by M. Billinghurst, S. Weghorst, and T. Furness III 12:00 - 1:30 Lunch 1:30 - 3:00 New Hardware, Software Technology Eyeglass-mounted displays for wearable computing by M. B. Spitzer, N. M. Rensing, R. McClelland, and P. Aquilino Intrabody buses for data and power by R. Post, M. Reynolds, M. Gray, J. Paradiso, and N. Gershenfeld Software organization for dynamic and adaptable wearable systems by S. Fickas, G. Kortuem, and Z. Segall 3:00 - 4:00 View Posters, Demos, Coffee 4:00 - 6:00 Invited Talks Dick Urban, DARPA Rick Satava, DARPA Jerry Bowskill, BT David Mizell, Boeing 6:00 - 6:30 Take Down Posters I, Demos ---- Tuesday, October 14, 1997 8:30 - 9:00 Coffee, Put Up Posters II 9:00 -10:00 Personal Applications An historical account of wearable computing by S. Mann A touring machine: Prototyping 3D mobile augmented reality systems for exploring the urban environment by S. Feiner, B. MacIntyre, T. Hollerer, and A. Webster 10:00 - 10:30 View Posters II, Demos, Coffee 10:30 - 12:00 New Sensors, Displays Tactual displays for wearable computing by H. Tan and A. Pentland Affective wearables by R. W. Picard and J. Healey A sensate liner for personnel monitoring applications by E. Lind, S. Jayaraman, R. Rajamanickam, R. Eisler, and T. McKee 12:00 - 1:30 Lunch 1:30 - 3:00 Communications Canard: A framework for community messaging by P. Chesnais Metronaut: A wearable computer with sensing and global communication capabilities by A. Smailagic The wearable remembrance agent: A system for augmented memory by B. Rhodes 3:00 - 4:00 View Posters II, Demos, Coffee 4:00 - 5:30 Using Wearable Sensors A wearable computer based American Sign Language recognizer by T. Starner, J. Weaver, and A. Pentland Stochasticks: Augmenting the billiards experience with probabilistic vision and wearable computers by T. Jebara, Cyrus Eyster, J. Weaver, T. Starner, and A. Pentland Towards situated computing by R. Hull, P. Neaves, and J. Bedford-Roberts 5:30 - 6:00 Take Down Posters II, Demos --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah@shipwright.com), Philodox e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' The e$ Home Page: http://www.shipwright.com/