The Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations (CRITO), University of California, Irvine is pleased to announce a three-day international conference on the Networked Home and the Home of the Future. The conference is co-sponsored with International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). The conference dates are April 6-8, 2003.  

The purpose of the conference is to present papers, exchange ideas between and among researchers from different disciplines relating to the impact of new technologies on family/work life and the developments concerning the future of the networked home. The participants will include researchers and specialists from Universities, Research Organizations, Industry and Government.

To access more information on the conference, please click on the following links:

• Conference Information
• Conference Program
• Registration
• Abstracts
• Program Committee
• Hotel Information
• Directions

HOIT Papers (Available only for Conference Registrants)

Conference Topics:

1. Technology Related:

• New Technologies of Communication, Information and Entertainment
• Mobile Technologies
• Smart Homes and Appliances

2. Community Related Issues

• Wired Communities
• Community Networking

3. User Environments

• Scenarios of the Home of the Future
• New Communication Patterns
• Gender Issues
• Children and Socialization
• Human Computer Interaction Issues
• Social Networks (Family/Household Context)
• Cultural Aspects of Technology Adoption and Consumption
• Designing New Technologies
• Work and Family Issues
• Global Diffusion of Technologies
• Family Shopping Consumption

It is expected that approximately 25 to 30 papers will be presented at the conference. The total attendance for the conference will be limited to 75 to 100 participants. Conference papers will be made available at the time of the conference.

Paper Submission

Abstracts must be received by September 30, 2002. Please send electronic submissions by clicking here.

Notifications of acceptances will be made before November 1, 2002.

Completed papers are due by December 31, 2002.

All papers will be reviewed by the International Program Committee
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Organizers:

Alladi Venkatesh, Ph.D. (Project Director)

Project NOAH: National Outlook for Automation in the Home

CRITO

University of California

401 E. Peltason

Suite 3200 Berkeley Place N.

Irvine, CA 92697 USA

Telephone: 1- 949 824-1134

Web Page: http://www.crito.uci.edu/noah

E- mail: avenkate@uci.edu

and

Dr Andy Sloane

Reader in Telematics

University of Wolverhampton    

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WOLVERHAMPTON    WV1 1EQ, United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 1902 321445

Fax: +44 1902 321453

web page: http://pers-www.wlv.ac.uk/~cm1950

email: A.Sloane@wlv.ac.uk