[Note that there is another, older, cfp for this conference on the wikicfp site, but it is locked against modification]



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* The authors of selected long talks will be invited to have their
papers published in a special issue of the International Journal of
Human-Computer Interaction (indexed by SCI) or a special issue of
the International Journal of Innovative Computing, Information and
Control (indexed by SCI) after further revision.
* Authors of selected short talks will be invited to have their papers
published at a special issue of ICIC Express Letters (indexed by EI)
or a special issue of HCD-Net journal (ISSN: 1882-9635).
* APCHI 2012 has three categories of conference awards.
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APCHI 2012: The 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Computer Human Interaction August 28-31, 2012, Matsue, Japan

Reflect, Discover and Innovate

The 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Computer Human Interaction (APCHI
2012) will be held in Matsue, Japan, August 28-31, 2012. The conference brings researchers together from academia and industry and provides an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas and information on human-computer interaction and related areas in computer and communication technologies and human and social sciences.

APCHI 2012 is sponsored by Human Centered Design Organization
(HCD-Net) and ACM SIGCHI.

Keynote Speakers
Prof. Yuichiro Anzai (Keio University)
Dr. Shumin Zhai (Google Research)
Prof. Dr. Marc Hassenzahl (Folkwang University) Prof. Asako Kimura (Ritsumeikan University)

Submission Categories

Paper
All submitted papers will be subject to a double-blind review process. Accepted papers will be categorized into two types: long talk and short talk. Papers may be 4, 6, 8 or 10 pages long in the ACM SIGCHI format. Papers accepted as long talks will be archived in the ACM Digital Library (indexed by ISTP and ACM) and included in a conference proceedings DVD. The authors of selected long talks will be invited to have their papers published in a special issue of the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (indexed by SCI) or a special issue of the International Journal of Innovative Computing, Information and Control (indexed by SCI) after further revision. Papers accepted as short talks will be included in a conference proceedings DVD. The long talks are assigned 25 minutes presentation time (including questions) at the conference. Authors of selected short talks will be invited to have their papers published at a special issue of ICIC Express Letters (indexed by EI) or a special issue of HCD-Net journal (ISSN: 1882-9635). The short talks are assigned 15 minutes presentation time (including questions).

Poster
All submitted posters will be reviewed by members of the program committee. Accepted posters will be included in a conference proceedings DVD. Posters should be 1 or 2 pages long in ACM SIGCHI format.

Templates and Submission
Submissions must be lodged as a single PDF file in the ACM SIGCHI format through the submission system. APCHI 2012 will use a double-blind reviewing process. Submissions should be anonymized.

Important Dates
Papers submission due: February 29th, 2012 (23:59 UTC/GMT +09) (-- EXTENDED!!
Author notification of papers: April 30th, 2012 Camera-ready papers due: June 15th, 2012 Posters submission due: May 1st, 2012 Author notification of posters: June 30th, 2012

Topics of Interest
Topics and area of interest include, but are not limited to:
Human
Ergonomics
The elderly and disabilities
Digital native
Healthcare/medicine
Health and safety
Human performance
Cognitive engineering
Human error
Physiological and psychological aspects in computing
Working environment

Technology
Information architecture
Service engineering
Human interface devices
Novel interaction design
Data and information visualization
Brain-machine interfaces
Vision-based system
Virtual/augmented environment
Mobile computing
Affective computing
Intelligent system design
Games and entertainment

Social/organizational issue
Computer-supported cooperative work
Groupware
Ubiquitous computing
Sustainability
Accessibility
Universal design
Knowledge management
Medical information system/e-health

Method/approach
Human-centered design
Usability
User experience
User evaluation
Design methods
Ethnographic approach

Interface/interaction
Interaction techniques
Interfaces for communication
Interfaces for cloud computing
Multimedia and multimodal interfaces
Tactile and haptic interaction
Tangible interfaces
Human-robot interaction

Award
APCHI 2012 has the following three categories of conference awards:
1) Best Paper Award
2) Best Student Paper Award
3) Best Poster/Demonstration Award
The winner of the Award will receive a certificate.

For more information, visit http://www.apchi2012.org or contact the Program Chairs:
Shin’ichi Fukuzumi, Program Co-Chair, s-fukuzumi@aj.jp.nec.com Xiangshi Ren, Program Co-Chair, ren.xiangshi@kochi-tech.ac.jp

APCHI2012 General Chairs:
Kentaro Go (University of Yamanashi)
Mitsuhiko Karashima (Tokai University)
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