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May=A020, 2008, Number 10410
Communication Research and Theory Network a service of the National Commu=
nication Association www.natcom.org/CRTNET=20
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Call for Papers: PRESENCE 2008, Matthew Lombard
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Matthew Lombard, lombard@temple.edu
The deadline for submission of papers, posters and demonstrations to Pres=
ence 2008, the main venue to present your projects and results on mediate=
d presence and social presence, is approaching (May 23rd). Proposals are =
invited from any disciplinary field. Accepted works will be published on =
the conference proceedings, and authors may be invited to publish extende=
d versions on regular or special issues of 'Virtual Reality', 'PsychNolog=
y Journal' and 'Journal of Cybertherapy and rehabilitation'.=20
Submission to the parallel events will continue till July 30th, via e-mai=
l.=20
The on-line registration is open; early registration fees will be availab=
le till 5th September 2008, with further discounts to members of the Prog=
ram Committee, students and ISPR members. One-day registration is also po=
ssible.=20
For inquiries on submission or other issues, please write to info.presenc=
e08 (at) gmail.com.=20
We're looking forward to meeting you in Padova.=20
Luciano Gamberini, Anna Spagnolli=20
Presence 2008 co-chairs=20
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PRESENCE 2008=20
11th Annual International Workshop on Presence=20
Padova, Italy=20
October 16-18, 2008=20
Last Call for Papers=20
Submission deadline: May 23, 2008=20
OVERVIEW=20
Academics and practitioners with an interest in the concept of (tele)pres=
ence are invited to submit their work for presentation at the 11th Annual=
International Workshop on Presence, to be held in Padova, Italy, on Octo=
ber 16-18, 2008.=20
Often described as a sense of "being there" in a mediated environment, te=
lepresence is broadly defined as a psychological state or subjective perc=
eption in which a person fails to accurately and completely acknowledge t=
he role of technology in an experience. It is a rich, fascinating subject=
of scientific investigation, artistic exploration and diverse applicatio=
n, with increasingly important implications for the ways in which people =
interact and technologies are developed. Designing technologies and imagi=
ning practices to modify, prolong and reconfigure the possibilities of be=
ing present has been a continuous endeavor of the human species, from ear=
ly attempts at constructing communication and transportation devices, to =
the many current technologies we continue to develop to reach other place=
s and people. Originally focused on bringing "presence" from the real wor=
ld to a simulated one, the phenomenon is today analyzed and investigated =
in the context of diverse environments and involves questioning simple di=
stinctions between "'real" and "artificial". This opening to a wide range=
of mediated environments is accompanied by a growing involvement of diff=
erent research fields that are continuously updating and modifying the co=
ntours of presence scholarship. The phenomenon of presence is challenging=
from a scientific point of view as much as it is viable in everyday life=
, where people participate in simultaneous mediated experiences, feeling =
present or co- present in digital locations without any need for explicit=
instructions and orchestrating technical and cognitive resources to cont=
rol and enhance presence. What it means to be present in mediated environ=
ments is then an extremely relevant and enticing question, bearing all so=
rts of implications for the design and application of diverse technologie=
s.=20
TOPICS=20
Continuing with the series of annual workshops, PRESENCE 2008 will provid=
e an open discussion forum to share ideas regarding concepts, measurement=
techniques, technologies, and applications related to presence. Issues o=
f prominent interest include (but are not limited to):=20
* Presence in shared virtual environments and online communities=20
* Presence in social interactions with virtual agents and digital counter=
parts=20
* Real bodies, avatars and cyborgs=20
* Presence and ubiquity with mobile and geo-location technologies=20
* Presence as a socio-cultural achievement; practices, preferences and ma=
terial resources to manifest presence=20
* Realistic action in virtual environments=20
* Parasocial interaction and relationships=20
* Cognitive processes and the sense of presence=20
* Linguistic and non-verbal strategies to create, negotiate and challenge=
presence in mediated environments=20
* Neuropsychology of presence=20
* Presence affordances in digital technologies=20
* 3D sound, acoustic environments and presence=20
* Advanced broadcast and cinematic displays (stereoscopic TV, HDTV, IMAX)=
=20
* Haptic and tactile displays=20
* Holography=20
* Affective and socio-affective interfaces=20
* Presence analysis, evaluation, and measurement techniques=20
* Causes and consequences (effects) of presence=20
* Presence augmentation through social, physical, and contextual cues=20
* Presence, involvement and digital addiction=20
* Presence applications (education and training; medicine; e-health and c=
ybertherapy; entertainment; communication and collaboration; teleoperatio=
n; usability and design; art and performance, etc.)=20
* Presence theory; historical investigation of presence concepts; fiction=
s, constructions and realism; transportation, flow, absorption, awareness=
; philosophical perspectives on presence=20
* Ethical and societal implications of presence technologies=20
* The future of presence experiences=20
Original, high quality papers are sought which make substantial contribut=
ions to the field. All accepted papers will be collected in the printed v=
olume (with ISBN) of the official conference Proceedings, and will also b=
e permanently available for download on the ISPR conference archive (http=
://ispr.info). Authors may also be invited to revise their paper for publ=
ication in a special issue of PsychNology Journal (ISSN: 1720-7525), or a=
special issue of Virtual Reality (ISSN: 1359-4338/1434-9957)=20
For submission guidelines please check the conference website (URLs are r=
eported below).=20
IMPORTANT DATES (CHANGED)=20
* May 23, 2008 - Submissions due (via ISPR online submission and review s=
ystem)=20
* May 15, 2008 - Early registration opens=20
* July 7, 2008 - Acceptance/Rejection notifications=20
* September 1, 2008 - Finished, camera-ready papers due (via ISPR online =
submission and review system)=20
* September 5, 2008 - Early registration closes=20
* October 1, 2008 - Late registration closes (onsite registration only)=20
PRE-CONFERENCE PARALLEL EVENTS=20
The conference will be preceded by two half-day events:=20
* Ethics with presence and social presence technologies=20
(organized by the PASION and HTLab)=20
* E-Mental Health. Second European Workshop on Cybertherapy, rehabilitati=
on and e-mental health=20
(organized by HTLab and Interactive Media Institute-Europe)=20
VENUE=20
The conference will take place in Padua (Italy), offering a chance to vis=
it its 8 centuries old university and middle-age city center, as well as =
the close city of Venice.=20
ORGANIZATION=20
PRESENCE 2008 is co-organized by the International Society for Presence R=
esearch (ISPR) and the Human Technology Lab (HTLab) at the University of =
Padua.=20
Conference Co-Chairs=20
Luciano Gamberini, Anna Spagnolli (HTLab, University of Padova, Italy)=20
Program Committee=20
Mariano Alcaniz, Universidad Polit=E9cnica de Valencia, Spain=20
Ilkka Arminen, University of Tampere, Finland=20
Carlo Alberto Avizzano, Scuola Superiore S. Anna, Italy=20
Ann-Sofie Axelsson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden=20
Jeremy N. Bailenson, Stanford University, USA=20
Rosa Ba=F1os, University of Valencia, Spain=20
Woody Barfield, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA=20
Gary Bente, University of Cologne, Germany=20
David Benyon, Napier University, UK=20
Frank Biocca, Michigan State University, USA=20
Edwin Blake, University of Cape Town, South Africa=20
Cristina Botella Arbona, Universitat Jaume I, Spain=20
Cheryl Campanella Bracken, Cleveland State University, USA=20
Wolfgang Broll, Fraunhofer Institute, Germany=20
Yvonne de Kort, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands=20
Jonathan Freeman, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK=20
Doron Friedman, Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC Herzliya, Isreae=
l=20
Andrea Gaggioli, Universit=E0 Cattolica di Milano, Italy=20
Luciano Gamberini, University of Padua, Italy=20
Marco Gillies, University College London, UK=20
Ilona Heldal, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden=20
Wijnand Ijsselsteijn, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands=20
Giulio Jacucci, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology, Finland=20
Matthew T. Jones, Temple University, USA=20
Nicole Kraemer, University of Cologne, Germany=20
Rita Lauria, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, =
USA=20
Kwan Min Lee, University of Southern California, USA=20
Jane Lessiter, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK=20
Christian Licoppe, Ecole Nationale Superieure des T=E9lecommunications, F=
rance=20
Matthew Lombard, Temple University, USA=20
Katerina Mania, University of Sussex, UK=20
Fabrizia Mantovani, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Italy=20
Panos Markopoulos, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands=20
Francesco Martino, University of Padova, Italy=20
Rod McCall, Fraunhofer FIT, Germany=20
Caroline Neveyan, Performing Arts Labs, UK=20
Miriam Reiner, Technion: Israel Institute of Technology, Israel=20
Giuseppe Riva, Universit=E0 Cattolica di Milano, Italy=20
Albert Skip Rizzo, University of Southern California, USA=20
Daniela Romano, University of Sheffield, UK=20
Maria Victoria Sanchez-Vives, ICREA Research Professor, IDIBA, Spain=20
Fabiola Scarpetta, University of Padova, Italy=20
Ralph Schroeder, Oxford Internet Institute, UK=20
Melissa E. Selverian, Temple University, USA=20
Mel Slater, University College London, UK=20
Michael Smyth, Napier University, UK=20
Anna Spagnolli, University of Padua, Italy=20
Phil Turner, Napier University, UK=20
Susan Turner, Napier University, UK=20
Aleksander V=E4ljam=E4e, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden=20
Paul F.M.J. Verschure, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain=20
Vinoba Vinayagamoorthy, BBC Research & Innovation, UK=20
John Waterworth, Ume=E5 University, Sweden=20
CONTACTS=20
For information on the conference: info.presence08 ( at ) gmail.com=20
For information on ISPR: help ( at ) ispr.info=20
For information on the 'Ethics with presence technologies' pre-conference=
event: ethicspresence ( at ) gmail.com=20
For information on 'e-Mental Health' pre-conference event: emh08.info ( =
at ) gmail.com=20
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Conference website: www.presence2008.org (also visible from http://ispr=
.info )=20
ISPR association website: http://ispr.info =20
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Matthew Lombard, Ph.D.=20
Temple University=20
President=20
International Society for Presence Research (ISPR)=20
(215) 204-7182=20
lombard@temple.edu=20
http://matthewlombard.com=20
http://ispr.info
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