Tenth International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
The ASSETS series of conferences is aimed at providing a technical forum for presenting and disseminating innovative research results that address the use of computing and information technologies to help persons with disabilities. We are pleased to announce that Halifax, Canada will be hosting the tenth ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility between 13th - 15th October 2008.
Register for ASSETS 2008: The online registration for ASSETS 2008 is now open. Please note that the deadline for Early Registration is 4th August 2008.
Join the ACTF Hands-on Session: IBM introduces a hands-on session for sets of accessibility components that researchers and engineers can use for their development work. 40 Places only!.
Full Programme
Below is the full programme for ASSETS 2008.
Sunday, 12th October 2008
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| 08:00 - 17:00 |
Doctoral Consortium Papers (Invitation Only Sessions) (Closed Session) Chair: John Black and Giorgio Brajnik This is a closed session. You can see the work and speak to the students in the Tuesday Poster Sessions at the coffee and lunch breaks.
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| 20:00 - 22:00 |
Welcome to Halifax (Out On The Town) Chair: Simon Harper We'll be having an informal gathering on Sunday night drinks / food and conversation - not included in the registration fee. Details will be posted on the site and sent to each registered member by email before the conference.
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Monday, 13th October 2008
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| 08:00 - 09:00 |
Conference Registration (Foyer) Chair: Yeliz Yesilada Registration will be nominally open until 12:30 pm on Monday. In the event of the desk being unattended or closed please email rc-assets08-at-sigaccess.org.
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| 09:00 - 09:30 |
Conference Opening address (Main Conference Room) Chair: Simon Harper |
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| 09:30 - 10:30 |
Opening Keynote (Main Conference Room) Chair: Armando Barreto |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break (Foyer) |
Microsoft Student Research Competition Posters (Foyer) Chair: Matt Huenerfauth See the work in contention for the ACM Microsoft Student Research Competition.
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| 11:30 - 12:30 |
Cognition and Memory (I) (Main Conference Room)
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| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch (Dining Room) |
Microsoft Student Research Competition Posters (Foyer) Chair: Matt Huenerfauth See the work in contention for the ACM Microsoft Student Research Competition.
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| 14:00 - 15:30 |
Cognition and Memory (II) (Main Conference Room)
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| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break (Foyer) |
Microsoft Student Research Competition Posters (Foyer) Chair: Matt Huenerfauth See the work in contention for the ACM Microsoft Student Research Competition.
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| 16:00 - 17:30 |
Older Adults (Main Conference Room)
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| 19:00 - 21:00 | Welcome Drinks Reception (Foyer) |
Posters and System Demonstrations (Foyer) Chair: Chieko Asakawa and Hironobu Takagi Posters and system demonstrations will run in concert with the drinks reception.
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Tuesday, 14th October 2008
| Time | Programme | |
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| 08:30 - 09:00 |
Conference Registration (Foyer) Chair: Yeliz Yesilada Registration will be nominally open until 12:30 pm on Monday. In the event of the desk being unattended or closed please email rc-assets08-at-sigaccess.org.
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| 09:00 - 10:30 |
Vision (Main Conference Room)
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break (Foyer) |
Doctoral Consortium Posters (Foyer) Chair: John Black A chance to see the work of our Doctoral Consortium students.
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| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Audio Interaction (Main Conference Room)
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| 12:00 - 13:00 |
Microsoft Student Research Competition (Finalists Presentations) (Main Conference Room) Chair: Matt Huenerfauth Sponsored by Microsoft Research, the ACM Student Research Competition is an internationally recognised venue for graduate student research.
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| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch (Dining Room) |
Doctoral Consortium Posters (Foyer) Chair: John Black A chance to see the work of our Doctoral Consortium students.
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| 14:00 - 15:30 |
Accessibility Studies (Main Conference Room)
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| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break (Foyer) |
Doctoral Consortium Posters (Foyer) Chair: Giorgio Brajnik A chance to see the work of our Doctoral Consortium students.
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| 16:00 - 17:30 |
Web Accessibility (Main Conference Room)
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| 18:00 - 19:00 |
SIGACCESS Business Meeting (Main Conference Room) Chair: Vicki Hanson Open Meeting all attendees are invited.
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| 19:30 - 21:30 |
Conference Dinner (Dining Room) Chair: Vicki Hanson Dinner and presentation of the ACM SIGACCESS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computing and Accessibility: The award recognises individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to the development of computing technologies which improve the accessibility of media and services to people with disabilities.
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Wednesday, 15th October 2008
| Time | Programme |
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| 08:30 - 09:00 |
Conference Registration (Foyer) Chair: Yeliz Yesilada Registration will be nominally open until 12:30 pm on Monday. In the event of the desk being unattended or closed please email rc-assets08-at-sigaccess.org.
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| 09:00 - 10:30 |
Games and Gaming (Main Conference Room)
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break (Foyer) |
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
Collaborative Accessibility (Main Conference Room)
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| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch (Dining Room) |
| 13:30 - 15:00 |
Motor Function (Main Conference Room) Please Note the Early Start for This Session
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| 15:00 - 15:15 |
ASSETS 2008 Awards (Main Conference Room) Chair: Armando Barreto
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| 15:15 - 15:30 |
Closing Announcements (Main Conference Room) Chair: Simon Harper 2008 Close and Thanks. Looking forward to 2009.
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| 19:00 - 22:00 |
Staying Over Drinks Chair: Simon Harper Staying over in Halifax? Flight not until Thursday? Staying for Sightseeing? We'll be having an informal gathering on Wednesday night drinks / food and conversation - not included in the registration fee.
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