NRCGSH@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Professor Norm Coombs) (09/04/90)
Index Number: 10049
[Note from Bill McGarry: Anyone out there have any ideas for Professor
Coombs?]
Bill:
I am taking a long shot in writing to you. I submitted a paper
proposal for a conference on computers and the blind in Zurich
Switzerland this coming December. I got accepted. My college will
only put up about $500 towards the trip. If I cannot find another
$500 or more, I don't think I can afford to go. I would be
interested in learning what's happening in Europe realted to
computers and the blind. I also suspect I could make contacts
there to reach Russia and Eastern Europe. I think this is an ideal
time to influence those countries to begin including the blind in
their computer developments.
I don't expect you have access to funds, but I wonder if you can
suggest places for me to contact? I am enclosiong the original
call for papers for your info.
Subject: 2nd International Conference on
Computers for Handicapped Persons
(Zurich, Switzerland, December 3-5, 1990)
Organized by:
Schweizer Gesellschaft fuer Informatik (SGI)
in cooperation with:
Austrian Computer Society
and
Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Informatik
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INVITATION and CALL FOR PAPERS
==============================
BACKGROUND
No two factors have more significantly promoted progress in rehabilita-
tion and integration of handicapped persons during this past decade than
the rapid evolution of computer hardware and software together with the
increasing availability of computers, even for personal and private
applications.
AIM
The First Conference on Computers for Handicapped Persons, held in Vienna
in 1989, was dedicated to the presentation and discussion of the state of
the art. It will be the aim of this second conference to update the
information about R&D in the area of computer and microelectronic
applications and to offer prognosis for future trends.
TOPICS OF INTEREST INCLUDE
(but are not restricted to)
- State of the art of computer use for handicapped persons
- Future outlook for computer applications in rehabilitation and integra-
tion
- Hardware and software for handicapped persons
- Microelectronic aids in rehabilitation
- Computers in special education of handicapped persons
- Impact of computer technology on the vocational situation of handi-
capped
- Computers, databases and telenetworks for information retrieval, commu-
nication and telecommunication used by (or for) handicapped persons
- Social impact
EXHIBITION
The exhibition will be held at the University of Z rich on December 3-5
and will be open to delegates during the conference.
Those companies wishing to register stands should contact the exhibition
organizer:
Austrian Computer Society
Wollzeile 1
A-1010 VIENNA
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43/1/512 02 35
Fax: +43/1/513 77 35
Stands are available at various prices (4 m2 at cost of AS 15.000,--
excl. VAT, 10 m2 at cost of AS 25.000,--approx.). There are several
attractive further possibilities to participate at the exhibition e.g.
advertisement in the final proceedings. The Austrian Computer Society
will provide you with an extra exhibition booking package.
INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS
All papers should be written in English and not exceed 10 double spaced,
type-written pages. Four copies of the paper should be sent to the
Program Committee Chair:
Dr. W. L. ZAGLER Tel: +43/1/58 8 01-3887
Technical University of Vienna Fax: +43/1/505 26 66
Institute for Electronics Telex: +47/75 31 18 98 ART A
Gusshausstrasse 27/359/lB Cumpuserve Information Service:
A-1040 VIENNA User ID 73457, 1435
UUCP: Internet:
73457.1435@COMPUSERVE.COM
Bitnet:
E359002@AWITUW01.BITNET
Papers will be judged with respect to their scientific quality and
originality, clarity and practical soundness and to their relevance to
the conference topics. Accepted papers will be published in the con-
ference proceedings.
In order to meet the needs of our print handicapped conference partici-
pants, we urgently request that, if at all possible, an ASCII version of
your paper be made available to the Program Committee Chair on IBM/MS-
DOS diskette, together with the camera ready copy.
DEADLINES Submission deadline: June 1st, 1990
(2 page abstract or draft paper, 4 copies)
Notification of authors: July 15th, 1990
Camera ready copies: Sept. 30th, 1990
(+ MS-DOS diskettes)
For blind and visually impaired readers a diskette version of the
conference proceedings containing 34 papers presented at the Vienna
meeting is available.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
CHAIR: Dr. Wolfgang L. Zagler (Technical Univ. Vienna)
CO CHAIR: Prof. Dr. R. Wagner (University Linz)
MEMBERS: A. Arator, T. Vaspori, Ungarische Akademie der Wissenschaften
F. Destombes, IBM France, Centre Scientifique
J. Ekberg Technical Research Centre of Finland
P.L. Emiliani, Ist. di Ricerca s. Onde Elettromagnetiche, Italy
K. Fellbaum University of Berlin, Germany
R. Gunzenh user, University of Stuttgart, Germany
J. Halousek, Meta, CSFR
K.M. Helle, Research Institute, Norway
V. Henn, University of Zurich, Switzerland
J. Klaus, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
A. Lebizay, IBM European Support Center, Belgium
J.I. Lindstrom, Handikappinstitutet, Vallingby, Sweden
M. Martin, Royal National Institute for the Deaf, UK
J. Muehlbacher, University of Linz, Austria
H. J. Murphy, State University of California, USA
H. Ohzu, Waseda, University Tokyo, Japan
R. D. Owens, British Telecom Centre, Great Britain
H. Rampacher, GI Bonn, Germany
A. Schneider, Swiss Federation of the Blind, Switzerland
M. Soede, Institute for Rehabilitation Research, Netherlands
M. Somalvico, Dip. di Elettronica Politecnico di Milano, Italy
M. Spaepen, University of Leuven, Belgium
T.V. Steinbach, Tel Aviv, Israel
A. Tjoa, University of Vienna, Austria
A. Trugdeon, IBM UK, Great Britain
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Dr. W. Grafendorfer
Mag. B. Hainschink
W. Kremser
Prof. H. Schauer
Prof. A Min Tjoa
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Zurich
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