Now for something complegely different. I don’t know how common this is however, I was pleasantly surprised to see that Ubicomp 2006 is a blog and allows RSS feeds. It makes it quite easy to follow via my bloglines. It should be a good conference and it is not far. I expect that we will be sending people from our ubicomp group.

Announcing Ubicomp 2006

Ubicomp 2006, the Eighth International Conference of Ubiquitous Computing, will be held in Orange County, California, September 17-21, 2006, hosted by the University of California, Irvine. Ubicomp is the premier international forum for research in ubiquitous computing, bringing together designers, computer scientists, social scientists, and artists, to discuss recent developments and future advance. Orange County is located in coastal Southern California, south of Los Angeles and north of San Diego. Typical September weather is sunny and dry with temperatures around 25C.

We invite you to submit original, high-quality research contributions in all program categories, including full papers, demonstrations, posters, and videos.

Contributions on all topics related to ubiquitous computing are welcome, including:

* tools and techniques for designing, implementing, & evaluating ubiquitous computing systems
* mobile, wireless, and ad hoc networking infrastructures for ubiquitous computing
* laboratory and in situ studies of ubiquitous computing technologies in use
* location-aware and context-based systems for ubiquitous computing
* privacy, security, and trust in ubiquitous and pervasive systems.

The UbiComp conference has traditionally had a strong workshop program. Workshops allow small groups to gather for intensive discussion around focused topics of interest. The goal of workshops is to share understandings and experiences, to foster research communities, to learn from each other and to envision future directions. Ubicomp 2006 will have two days for workshops.

For more information contact:

Conference Chair
Cristina Lopes, University of California, Irvine, USA (lopes[at]ics.uci.edu)

Program Chairs
Paul Dourish, University of California, Irvine, USA (jpd[at]ics.uci.edu)
Adrian Friday, Lancaster University, UK (adrian[at]comp.lancs.ac.uk)

Important Dates

03/31/06 Papers and workshop proposals due
04/28/06 Workshop acceptance/rejection notifications
05/26/06 Paper acceptance/rejection notifications
06/16/06 Demos, videos, posters due
07/14/06 Demos, videos, posters acceptance/rejection notifications
08/18/06 Last day for early registration
09/17–21/06 Conference

Relevance: It is much easier to follow updates in this format and I prefer it to receiving multiple emails about due dates or that the website has been updated. I hope this becomes the norm.

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