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From: Tanja Nölle [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 09 October 2001 10:48
Subject: Conference



WWDU 2002 - World Wide Work

Dear colleagues,
you are cordially invited to participate in the 6th International Scientific
Conference on Work With Display Units. WWDU 2002 will be the first with the
focus on a specific theme: World Wide Work with information and
communication technology. The conference intends to pioneer a new approach
in international cooperation while continuing the WWDU tradition which began
in the year 1986 in Stockholm.
In the third millennium, visual display units will be the major stage for
all activities aiming at the production of wealth. Human work with VDUs will
not be limited to monetary activities such as industrial work, but cover
many areas of our life. The majority of potential users is likely to act
outside the organized working world, e.g. students, children, elderly
people. Cooperative work will benefit from the independence of space and
time. WWDU 2002 is the reflection of the impact of global technology on
human work with its local and regional differences in political, cultural
and social aspects.
The abundance of new resources suitable to reorganize human work does not
mean a horn of plenty which will pour new wealth on the planet, the future
has to be won. WWDU 2002 - World Wide Work intends to pave the path to new
worlds of work in the light of the experiences of five decades of computer
use.
Since 1986, the WWDU Conference has gone around the world stepwise from
Stockholm (1986) to Montreal (1989), Berlin (1992), Milan (1994) and Tokyo
(1997). WWDU 2002 will allow global communication between the conference
center and leading research institutions.
The conference objective is to provide an international forum for discussing
future concepts for computer supported work occurring in a global context.
It will include plenary presentations, panel discussions and posters as well
as teleconferences.


Topics
So far the following conference topics have been proposed:

Humankind in global work with information and communication technologies

Networks, platforms & systems
 Social and technical networks
 Teleservice
 Non-profit e-work
 Implementation of multimedia-systems in organizations
 Transfer of knowledge
 Web-based diagnostics

Types of workforms
 The magic fabric of worldwide interaction
 Universal accessibility
 Global thinking - Local acting
 Computer-supported collaborative work
 Virtual organizations in a real world
 Dynamic environments in the office
 Office at home

Development, usability & design
 History / historical aspects
 Usability aspects of globally used applications
 Assistive technology - "Design for all"
 User-centered design
 International standardization
 Certification of IT-products
 Emotions and computers

Education
 Impacts of the web on education
 Educational systems
 e-Learning / IT at school
 Children and computers

Cultural Diversity
 Cultural diversity - Bridge the gap
 Diversity concepts
 Cross-cultural items
 Icons and symbols - The advent of a global graphic language

Safety & Health
 Public work - public health
 Networks supporting safety and health
 IT in health care
 Social impact of the Internet
 Musculoskeletal disorders
 Visual hazards
 International legislative regulations on safety and health
 Prevention strategies

Nature - Ecological Aspects of Computer Work
 Healthy buildings - Healthy environment
 Lighting and other environmental factors
 "Green computers" at workplaces
 Sustainable technologies
 Saving natural resources
 International regulations

Technology for World Wide WWDU

Interfaces & Devices
 User-network interfaces
 Ubiquitous computing
 Mobile IT-equipment
 Portable devices
 Wearable computing
 Vehicle guidance systems

e-Systems
 e-Business
 e-Logistics
 e-Commerce

The "Intelligent Company"
 Act here - Impact there
 Nets of networks
 Intelligent buildings

Support Systems for Company Management Processes
 From hotmetal to multimedial - high-tech means to present knowledge
 Communication and shared knowledge
 Knowledge management
 Technologies for distance learning
 Telework systems
 Virtual tools for virtual work
 Augmented reality
 Multimodal 2D / 3D interactions
 Assistance systems for product development processes
 PPS- and ERP-systems
 Service management and maintenance planning systems
 Supply chain management systems
 Association of SCM-software, ERP-software and Internet market places


Ways of participating

Proposals for participation may include
 papers,
 posters incl. software and demonstrations,
 tutorials,
 special sessions,
 interactive sessions.

Sending abstracts
All abstracts should be sent by e-mail to the following address:
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Dates and deadlines
According to the dates and deadlines concerning abstracts for papers,
posters, etc. the following has been set::
November 30th, 2001

For more details refer to:
http://www.iaw.rwth-aachen.de/~wwdu/2002/dates.html


Further information on the types of presentation can be found at:
http://www.iaw.rwth-aachen.de/~wwdu/2002/submit.html


General Information

Conference venue
The Conference will be located at the Kongresshaus in Berchtesgaden, one of
the most wonderful places in Germany. You may get a first impression on the
website
http://www.berchtesgadener-land.com/veranstaltungen/kongresshaus

The Berchtesgadener Land invites you to visit its grandiose Alpine landscape
with the majestic Watzmann and to enjoy the old houses with its fresco works
and paintings as well as the Royal Palace with its cloisters. Further
highlights are:
 the National Park of Berchtesgaden,
 the Historical Saltmines,
 Lake Knigssee with its impressive echo,
 Jenner Mountain with an breathtaking panorama view,
 The Ice Cave - a natural ice wonder.

The short distance to Salzburg will allow you to get an impression of one of
the most beautiful cities in the world (UNESCO world cultural heritage).
Take the chance to get a first impression in the internet with a virtual
walk through Salzburg and the Berchtesgadener Land:
www.berchtesgadener-land.com
http://www.salzburg.com/city/desk/frame_home_e.htm

We hope you will enjoy that first visit in the www.

Travel information can be found at:
http://www.iaw.rwth-aachen.de/~wwdu/2002/location.html


Registration
Please, use the registration form (pdf-file and web-based registration)
available at
www.wwdu.org/2002

Registration fees

refer to: http://www.iaw.rwth-aachen.de/~wwdu/2002/invitation.html


CONTACT

WWDU 2002 Secretary
c/o ERGONOMIC Institute for Occupational and Social Sciences, Research
Company Ltd.
Soldauer Platz 3
D - 14055 Berlin
GERMANY

Phone ++49-(0)30-302 10 50
Fax ++49-(0)30-301 13 086 PC or +49-(0)30-301 98 40
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IAW
Chair and Institute of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics
Aachen University of Technology
Dipl.-Psych. Tanja Noelle
Bergdriesch 27
D - 52062 Aachen
GERMANY
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