Hello All,
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Registration for the Fifth International Conference on Creating, Connecting and Collaborating through Computing (C5 2007), which will be held in Kyoto, Japan on January 24 - 26, 2007, is now OPEN.
This year we have reserved a block of rooms of two hotels in Kyoto. Information for reservation is also included below.
We are going to update the program information, so please check the web site regularly.
I'm looking forward to seeing you all at the conference.
Hideyuki Takada
----- CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
The Fifth International Conference on Creating, Connecting and Collaborating through Computing (C5 2007)
January 24-26, 2007, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan http://www.cm.is.ritsumei.ac.jp/c5-07/
Organized by Hewlett-Packard Company Kyoto University 21st Century COE Program for Knowledge Society Infrastructure Viewpoints Research Institute
SCOPE Computers, networks, and other forms of technology are now pervasive in our information-based society. However, most users still function as passive consumers of technology. To evolve into a true knowledge society, it is critical that we transform computer-based human activities to engage users in the active process of creating, connecting, and collaborating together.
The C5 conference is for researchers, technology developers, educators, and technology users who are concerned about developing and enabling human-oriented creation, connection, and collaboration processes. C5 is an international forum for presenting ongoing work as well as new work currently under development and for discussing future needs and directions in creative computing and multimedia authoring environments. We welcome equally the submission of technical papers and practitioner/experience reports for paper presentations. In addition, we are adding a workshop track for the third day of the conference and are soliciting proposals for half-day and full-day interactive workshops.
REGISTRATION FEE Early Registration Rate (on or before Jan. 10): 10,000 JPY Standard Registration Rate (after Jan. 11 and on-site): 12,000 JPY Student Rate (Banquet excluded): 3,000 JPY Extra Banquet (per one person): 5,000 JPY Extra Preliminary Proceedings: 2,000 JPY
Early and standard registration rates include a copy of preliminary proceedings (on CD) and banquet. Student rate includes a copy of preliminary proceedings (on CD). Student registrants who want to attend the banquet need to pay for the extra banquet fee. Authors also have to register based on their status (regular or student). Authors whose papers are included in the proceedings will receive a copy of the formal proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society after the conference. Reprints of papers and additional copies of the formal proceedings can be purchased from the IEEE Computer Society.
REGISTRATION FORM Registration should be made by E-mail or FAX. Registration Form is available below. (E-mail address and FAX number is included in the form.)
http://www.cm.is.ritsumei.ac.jp/c5-07/c5reg.doc (MS-WORD) http://www.cm.is.ritsumei.ac.jp/c5-07/c5reg.pdf (PDF) http://www.cm.is.ritsumei.ac.jp/c5-07/c5reg.txt (Plain Text)
Please note that credit card payment is only accepted through fax registration to protect your personal information. If you prefer to register by E-mail, please pay on-site by Japanese cash.
HOTEL RESERVATION FORM A group block of rooms at the following 2 hotels has been reserved for this conference with special rates. For reservation, please send the following form by E-mail or Fax by December 20, 2006. Rooms are assigned by the first-come-first-served basis. (E-mail address and FAX number is included in the form.)
http://www.cm.is.ritsumei.ac.jp/c5-07/c5hotel.doc (MS-WORD) http://www.cm.is.ritsumei.ac.jp/c5-07/c5hotel.pdf (PDF) http://www.cm.is.ritsumei.ac.jp/c5-07/c5hotel.txt (Plain Text)
*Holiday Inn Kyoto (http://www.hi-kyoto.co.jp/) Single Room - 8,000 JPY (+500 JPY for breakfast) Double Room - 11,000 JPY (+1,000 JPY for breakfast)
Shuttle Bus available between Kyoto Station and Hotel. Wireless LAN available at Lobby. Major credit cards acceptable. About 10 minutes to Kyoto University by Kyoto City Bus (#206).
*Co-op Inn Kyoto (http://www.coopinn.jp/) Single Room - 5,000 JPY (+800 JPY for breakfast) Double Room - 9,200 JPY (+1,600 JPY for breakfast)
In-room Internet available for free. Major credit cards acceptable. About 15 minutes to Kyoto University by Kyoto City Bus (#201).
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Honorary Co-Chairs Alan Kay, Viewpoints Research Institute, USA Makoto Nagao, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan
Conference Co-Chairs Kim Rose, Viewpoints Research Institute, USA Katsumi Tanaka , Kyoto University, Japan
Program Co-Chairs Benay Dara-Abrams, DALaboratories, USA Rieko Kadobayashi, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan Rick McGeer, Hewlett-Packard Company, USA Kazuyuki Moriya, Kyoto University, Japan
Workshop Track Chair Benay Dara-Abrams, DALaboratories, USA
Local Arrangement Chair Hajime Kita, Kyoto University, Japan
Publicity and Publication Chair Hideyuki Takada, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
Program Committee Michael Bischoff, University of Applied Sciences Luebeck, Germany Masahiro Fujita, University of Tokyo, Japan Mark Guzdial, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Masaki Hayashi, Sega Sammy Media, Inc., Japan Tsuneo Jozen, Osaka Electro-Communication University, Japan Shinichi Konomi, University of Tokyo, Japan Julian Lombardi, Duke University, USA Maic Masuch, Otto-von-Guericke-University of Magdeburg, Germany Mark McCahill, University of Minnesota, USA Maggie McPherson, University of Leeds, UK John David Miller, Intel Corporation, USA Shinya Nakagawa, HP Labs, Japan Haruhiko Okumura, Mie University, Japan Zhiyong Peng, Wuhan University, China Ian Piumarta, Viewpoints Research Institute, USA Andreas Raab, Qwaq, Inc., USA David Reed, MIT Media Lab/HP Labs, USA Nathanael Scharli, Google, Switzerland David Smith, Qwaq, Inc., USA Kazutoshi Sumiya, University of Hyogo, Japan Toshiyuki Takeda, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan Shin'ichi Ueshima, Kansai University, Japan