Workshop on Social Adaptive User Interfaces (SoAUI'07)
September 11, 2007 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
jointly with INTERACT 2007

Goals and Topics
Submission
Organization
Program
Location

Important Dates

July 15th, 07: Papers submission (Extended )
July 29th, 07: Notification of acceptance.
August 12th, 07: Camera-ready of accepted papers.
Sep. 11th, 07: Workshop
Adaptive User Interfaces (AUI) should automatically and dynamically customize themselves to the needs of individual human users and the application environment. An AUI adjusts dynamically to fit the user profile and usage context. Considering current technological advancements, direct physical contact is no longer necessary for the interaction and communication among users. It is being increasingly replaced by applications like voice mail, instant messaging, email etc. All these interactions take place through the user interface. The UI is therefore a virtual dialog partner in a global village.
AUIs play an important role in this scenario, for instance, in applications like Assisted Living where old people have to interact with multiple UIs in their homes, making UI their sole communication partner! Therefore, there are very important social and cultural challenges in the design of AUIs. Questions arise like: To what extent should the UI be adaptive? Which social issues should be considered? How does adaptation affect society? It is therefore necessary to include cultural, social and even cognitive aspects into the adaptation facilities provided to the users.
This workshop focuses on discussing the effective inclusion of these aspects along with their impact and benefits.

Location

The Workshop will take palce jointly with INTERACT 2007 at Rio Othon Palace hotel, at Copacabana beach, in the marvelous city of Rio de Janeiro.
Many of Rio's famous landmarks are close by, such as the Sugar Loaf and the Christ Redeemer Statue atop the Corcovado peak. The Rio Othon Palace hotel is also close to Ipanema, a famous beach known for its white sand and eye-catching fashions.
As in all major cities, it is very important to pay attention to the luggage and personal belongings.
For more information about Rio de Janeiro, please visit the RIOTUR website, the city's official tourist organization.

Reservations

To obtain the special rates for INTERACT 2007, we strongly recommend that you make your reservations via crEAct.eve, the official conference agency.

Address

Hotel Rio Othon Palace
Av. Atlântica, 3264 Copacabana
Rio de Janeiro, 22070-001

Phone: +55 (21) 2522 0262

Hotel Photos for the Conference and Workshop
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