Bruce Sterling Keynote Podcast Posted
Bruce Sterling's keynote has been editted and posted at the LUCI blog.
Network Usage at UBICOMP
On the first day of the main conference we found that our router was not sufficient to handle the load of the conference. This resulted in bad network connectivity. We replaced the router Tuesday night and from then on were able to collect statistics about network usage at the conference. Here is a graph of the throughput. We had ~425 registrants (don't quote this number). Hopefully future conference organizers can use this to provision their network. Thanks!
-Don
Lost and Found at UBICOMP
Lost:
Found:
Contact the local arrangements chair with comments, djp3@ics.uci.edu.
Welcome to UbiComp, September 17-21, 2006
Updates:
- Check out Ubicomp 2007 in Innsbruck, Austria. 16-19 September.
- UbiCal: Press passes available for members of the community who are not involved in academic or industrial research.
- The conference schedule has been posted.
- Registration is now open. Registration information, including visa issues, is also online. Early registration deadline was August 18.
- The conference will be held at the Newport Beach Marriot Hotel & Spa. More information about hotel and travel can be found here.
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
06/09/06 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