6th International Conference on Information Technology : New Generations ITNG 2009 April 27-29, 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA http://www.itng.info/ Special Session Proceedings to be published by the IEEE Computer Society
Track Chairs Sergiu Dascalu University of Nevada, Reno, USA dascalus@cse.unr.edu Frederick C. Harris, Jr. University of Nevada, Reno, USA fredh@cse.unr.edu Program Committee Amit Banerjee Penn State University, USA Kostas Bekris University of Nevada, Reno, USA Stuart Cunningham Glyndwr University, Wales, UK Dragos Datcu Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Philippe Dugerdil University of Applied Sciences, Geneva, Switzerland Eelke Folmer University of Nevada, Reno, USA Vic Grout Glyndwr University, Wales, UK Marcel Karam American University of Beirut, Lebanon Mircea Nicolescu University of Nevada, Reno, USA Richard Picking Glyndwr University, Wales, UK Anil Shankar Starkey Research Center, USA Waleed Smari Dayton University, USA Pierre Tiako Langston University, USA George Tsihrintzis University of Piraeus, Athens, Greece Maria Virvou University of Piraeus, Athens, Greece Alf Inge Wang Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology, Trodheim, Norway		Human-Computer Interaction in Critical Systems This special session focuses on various aspects of creating, evaluating, and using interactive interfaces for critical systems. TOPICS include (but are not limited to) the following areas and activities of building, assessing, and operating critical systems: Requirements Collection, Analysis and Specification Task Analysis, Use Cases and Scenarios User Interface Design Interaction Design Prototyping Evaluation Usability Studies Collaborative Work Tool Support Specialized Hardware Simulation and Training Case Studies Applications PAPER SUBMISSION Papers should be original and contain contributions of theoretical or experimental nature, or be unique experience reports. Interested authors should submit a 6-page description of their original and unpublished work including 5 keywords in the IEEE format. Include a separate cover letter with the paper's title, every author(s) name, address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail, and full affiliation. Names of author(s) should appear only on the cover letter. Authors should not identify themselves or their institution anywhere in the paper. All correspondence will be sent to the first author unless otherwise specified. Submissions are accepted electronically via ITNG-2009 submission page. Please select session "Human-Computer Interaction in Critical Systems". To submit a paper, please click here. EVALUATION PROCESS Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and soundness. Per ITNG policy, except for invited papers, all papers will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings with an ISBN. BEST STUDENT PAPER The Best Student Paper will be awarded at the conference. To be eligible, the student must be the sole author of the paper, or the first author and primary contributor. (The winner of the award will present the paper in a plenary session at the conference). A cover letter to the General Chair/Track Chair must identify the paper as a candidate for this competition at the time of submission. IMPORTANT DATES Submission: December 9, 2008 (extended) - contact one of the co-chairs Author Notification: December 19, 2008 Early Registration: January 30, 2009 CLICK HERE FOR ITNG 2009 HOMEPAGE