Re: Call for Papers: Accessible Way-Finding Using Web Technologies - Online Symposium

Hello all,

As you may have noticed the CfP for our next sympoium is out. We have
already started our publicity efforts to attract submissions but we also
need people who are willing to serve as the scientific committee.

Knowing that members of the group have always shown increased interest for
our symposiums we are inviting whoever wants to join the scientific
committee for the symposium. So, whoever wants to join email me, Vivenne or
Annika (or all three of us) and we'll note them down on the list.

Also, feel free to suggest and forward this invitation (copyig us in the
email) to coalleugues and people that you feel they might be appropriate
for that role.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Regards,
Christos.

PS. Klaus and Yeliz, since you have successfully distributed calls for past
symposiums... could you help us with the distribution to the lists? The
wiki page / table for the symposium is here...
http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/wiki/Accessible_Way_Finding_Distribution_Lists
Feel free to delete lists that are irrelevant and insert new...

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Dr. Christos Kouroupetroglou
Web Accessibility Research & Engineering
Website: http://aetos.it.teithe.gr/~kourou/
Blog: http://a11y2020.wordpress.com/

2014-09-17 19:44 GMT+03:00 Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org>:

> Dear WAI Interest Group Participants,
>
> The W3C WAI Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) invites you to
> contribute to the online symposium on Accessible Way-Finding Using Web
> Technologies, described at:
>       http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/2014/way-finding/
> Submission date: *20 October 2014*
> Symposium date: *3 December 2014*
>
> This online symposium invites researchers, practitioners, and users with
> disabilities, to explore new and on-going research and development on
> accessible way-finding using web technologies. It examines different
> technologies, applications, concepts, and solutions that help people with
> disabilities orient themselves, explore, and navigate through the physical
> world. The goal of this symposium is to:
> - explore current state-of-the-art in accessible way-finding
> - better understand the accessibility needs and preferences of people with
> disabilities
> - explore promising web technologies and developments to provide
> accessible way-finding
>
> We invite research and position papers of about 1,000 words. Submissions
> will be peer-reviewed.
>
> Accepted papers will be published online in an attributable form as part
> of the symposium proceedings. Authors of accepted papers will be invited to
> participate in the symposium panel.
>
> *For more information about the symposium and submissions, please see*:
>  - Accessible Way-Finding Using Web Technologies main page: <
> http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/2014/way-finding/>
>  - Call for Papers: <http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/2014/way-finding/cfp.html>
>
> If you are interested in contributing to this Symposium, please submit
> your paper by:
>         *20 October 2013*
>
> Feel free to circulate this message to other lists; please avoid
> cross-postings where possible.
>
> ---------
> RDWG Background:
>
> The Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) helps:
>  - increase accessibility considerations in research on web technologies,
> including mainstream research,
>  - suggest research questions that may contribute to web accessibility
> research projects,
>  - inform development of web accessibility solutions,
>  - decrease the number of potential barriers in future web-related
> technologies.
>
> RDWG Symposia bring together researchers, practitioners, and users with
> disabilities interested in a particular aspect of web accessibility to
> advance research and development in that area. The online Symposia include
> a panel with the authors of accepted papers, and provide an opportunity for
> participants to ask questions. Symposia proceedings, transcript, and a
> report are available publicly online afterward.
>
> For more information, see the RDWG FAQ: <http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/process>
>
> We welcome your ideas on this topic and your ideas for future RDWG work.
> Please send comments to the publicly-archived mailing list: <
> public-wai-rd@w3.org>
>
> This Symposium is developed with support of the EC-funded WAI-ACT Project
> (IST 287725) described at: <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ACT/>
>
> If you have any questions, contact Shadi Abou-Zahra: shadi@w3.org
>
> Regards,
> Shawn Henry, WAI Outreach
> Simon Harper, RDWG Chair
> Shadi Abou-Zahra, RDWG W3C Staff Contact
>
>
>
>
> -----
> Shawn Lawton Henry
> W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
> e-mail: shawn@w3.org
> phone: +1.617.395.7664
> about: http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/
>
>