Call for Papers
“Meeting Diversity in Cyber/Online Ergonomics”
Invitation to Participate
You are cordially invited to participate in the 4th International Cyberspace Conference on Ergonomics, CybErg 2005 held in conjunction with Cibergo 2005 (the Spanish-speaking ergonomics conference). This conference, CybErg 2005, is an online (virtual) conference on Ergonomics and Human Computer Interaction.
Conference Dates: 15 September to 15 October 2005.
Call for Abstracts
Full Papers: Extended abstracts of approximately 800 words are due by 15 December 2004.
Short Papers: Extended abstracts of approximately 400 words are due by 21 January 2005.
Symposia: Proposals of 800 words are due by 15 December 2004. Symposia proposals should include approximately 3 position papers and the names of the relevant authors.
Abstracts will be peer-reviewed by a panel of International reviewers, and successful presenters will be notified by 25 February 2005. Papers are invited in the following areas:
-
Physical Ergonomics (including repetitive strain injuries, work-rest schedules, anthropometry, work-related musculoskeletal disorders, workplace layout, manual materials handling, etc.)
- Cognitive Ergonomics (including human error, mental workload, naturalistic decision making, situation awareness, augmented cognition, adaptive interfaces, etc.)
- Human Computer Interaction (including computer-mediated communication, augmented reality, ubiquitous computing, online communities, cross-cultural interfaces, accessibility, etc.)
- Health & Safety (including occupational health and hygiene, shiftwork, vibration, epidemiological studies, etc.)
- Ergonomic Methods (including ethnography, participatory design, organisational design, low-cost interventions, usability testing, etc.)
- Community Ergonomics Development (including diverse user communities, mobile communities, macroergonomics, communication and education, etc.)
Costs
Early-bird registration (before 1 July 2005): US$100
Later registration (after 1 July 2005): US$130
Registration includes a CD-Rom copy of the proceedings and participation in all online sessions (and of course all your travel “expenses”)
Registration discounts (US$60) are available for participants from Industrially Developing Countries and for full time registered students.
How to find out more and register
http://cyberg.wits.ac.za/
or e-mail Dr Andrew Thatcher:
cyberg2005@...
-- Dr Andrew Thatcher
Email: cyberg2005@...
Tel: +27 11 717 4533
Fax: +27 11 717 4559
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
Offline 
Send Email