Press release

International IT conference in Sweden

The theme of this year's i3 Annual Conference 13-15 September is

BUILDING TOMORROW TODAY


The conference takes place in the popular Elmia Conference Centre in Joenkoeping situated at the southern end of Lake Vaettern. The conference theme is how to best develop computing for communities of people for tomorrow¹s world.

More specifically, the purpose of the conference is to integrate key concepts and perspectives from the design of interactive and collaborative systems and research into systems which support communication and collaboration among communities.
See also the conference web site http://i3-ac2000.informatik.uni-duisburg.de

Local organizer is Joenkoeping University (www.hj.se/hlk/), and around 200 participants are expected, mainly IT researchers from all over Europe.

What is i3?

i3net - The European Network for Intelligent Information Interfaces was created in 1996 in order to take a human-centred approach to the exploration of new, visionary interactive systems for people in their everyday activities.
For more information see www.i3net.org

Conference Activities

The conference is structured around the following topics:

  • integrating physical and virtual information spaces;
  • tangible artefacts and embedded interactive objects;
  • ambient interactive computing (e.g. in "intelligent homes" or in environments for leisure and play);
  • connected communities (e.g. in neighbourhoods, around school and home, within professional communities);
  • innovative technologies supporting early learning.

    The conference programme features thematic sessions (with submitted and invited contributions), interactive performances, workshops, invited plenary talks and an exhibition, garnished with social events.

    Invitation to journalists

    If you would like to write about i3 or the conference, i3 may be interested in contributing to your travel costs. Please contact us for further information:

    Svend Kiilerich
    i3net manager

    Natural Interactive Systems Laboratory
    University of Southern Denmark
    Main Campus: Odense University
    Science Park 10
    5230 Odense M
    Denmark

    Tel: (+45) 6550 3543
    Fax: (+45) 6315 7224

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