Hi, folks -
We're announcing the fourth "C5" Conference, previously held in Kyoto, Japan. Viewpoints is a sponsor and partner. We'd love your participation. Please see the website (url below) and share with colleagues, etc. See proceedings from past conferences (on the site) to get a feel for past papers and participants. cheers, -- Kim
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS "C5-06" THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CREATING, CONNECTING, AND COLLABORATING THROUGH COMPUTING
JANUARY 26-27, 2006 BERKELEY, CA
http://www.db.soc.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/c5-06/
Scope Computers and networks now touch the lives of us all, from the youngest to the eldest members of the information society. The way we use them today, as passive consumers of human-based computer activities, must undergo radical improvement if we are to evolve into a true knowledge society. Effectively supporting active creation, connection and collaboration among all members of the knowledge society will be essential for future computer-based human activities. The C5 conference is for researchers, developers and computer users who are concerned about these issues. It is an international forum for presenting ongoing work and discussing future needs and directions in the areas of creative and collaborative computing and multimedia authoring environments -- for work, play and learning. We welcome equally the submission of technical papers and practitioner/experience reports.
Topics of Interest Topics of interest include but not limited to:
Development and applications of wide area collaboration enviroment
User collaboration utilizing 3D, multimedia, and animation objects
Technologies for creating educational environments
Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), virtual teaming, distributed work, and e-collaboration
Hybrid technology activities, such as scientific experiments, instrumentation, robots, and game playing