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<br><div style="line-height:17.27272605895996px"><b>#ARatICIS2012 -- Augmented Reality at ICIS2012</b></div><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Call for Participants, Ideas and Sponsors</b></span></span><br>
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See our <a href="http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/2011-06-12-18-46-09/11-events/42" target="_blank">full call</a> on the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research website <a href="http://www.jvwresearch.org/" target="_blank">(http://www.jvwresearch.org)</a><br>
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<tr><td>1. Google eyewear Glass</td><td> 2. Virtual Dinos - Japan 2009</td><td>3. BMW - AR Service Application</td></tr>
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<tr><td>4. AR Headset & Gloves</td><td>5. AR Immersive Cocoon</td><td>6. AR Business Card</td></tr>
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<strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:17.27272605895996px">About the Main Conference - ICIS 2012</strong><br><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">
ICIS (</span></font><a href="http://icis2012.aisnet.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:17.27272605895996px">http://icis2012.aisnet.org/</a><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">) is the major annual international meeting of the Association for Information Systems (AIS), which has over 4,000 members representing universities in over 95 countries worldwide. It is the most prestigious gathering of academics and practitioners in the IS discipline, and provides a forum for networking and sharing of latest ideas and highest caliber scientific work among the IS professions. Each year, over 1,000 IS academic professions from around the world participate in the conference program, which includes about 60 sessions and 180 presentations, in addition to keynotes, CIO panels, and research panels.</span></font><br>
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<strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:17.27272605895996px">About - #ARatICIS2012</strong><br><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">
The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research (</span></font><a href="http://jvwresearch.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:17.27272605895996px">http://jvwresearch.org</a><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">), following a successful workshop in Shanghai ICIS 2011, will host a special face-2-face workshop on Augmented Reality.</span></font><br>
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Augmented Reality (See for example: </span></font><a href="http://mashable.com/follow/topics/augmented-reality/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:17.27272605895996px">http://mashable.com/follow/<u></u><u></u>topics/augmented-reality/</a><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">) is one of the “hottest” topics in IT/IS. The rise of high-end mobile cameras, GPS, and on-device with cloud computation power allow for many new applications in this field. Theoretical research in the field (see for example: </span></font><a href="http://www.ismar11.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:17.27272605895996px">http://www.ismar11.org/</a><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">) is now moving forward to actual applications.</span></font><br>
<br><div><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:17.27272605895996px">----------------------------------------------------</strong></div><div><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:17.27272605895996px">Update 08-Aug-2012:</strong></div>
<div><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">We already </span><span style="line-height:17.266666412353516px">received several </span><span style="line-height:17.25px">proposals about </span><span style="line-height:17.266666412353516px"> technical / </span><span style="line-height:17.25px">business</span><span style="line-height:17.266666412353516px"> projects. We have </span></font><font color="#333333" style="background-color:white;line-height:18px"><span style="line-height:17.266666412353516px">confirmed two </span></font><span style="background-color:white;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:17.266666412353516px">Key speakers:</span></div>
<div><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">Prof. Dov Teeni:</span></font></div><div><span style="background-color:white;line-height:17.266666412353516px"><font color="#333333"><b>AR in IS: Setting a Research Agenda</b></font></span></div>
<div><span style="line-height:17.266666412353516px;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:white"><br></span></div><div><span style="line-height:17.266666412353516px;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:white">Prof. Yesha Sivan:</span></div>
<div><span style="line-height:17.266666412353516px;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:white"><b>Doing business with AR -- review of options.</b></span></div></div><div><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:17.27272605895996px">----------------------------------------------------</strong>
</div><div><span style="line-height:17.266666412353516px;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:white"><br></span></div><div><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">Augmented Reality (AR) Topics include, but are not limited to:</span></font><br>
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• Devices (See for example #1, #4)</span></font><br><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">
• AR definitions and technologies</span></font><br><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">
• Commercial uses of AR</span></font><br><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">
• Educational uses of AR (See #2)</span></font><br><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">
• Research methods for AR</span></font><br><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">
• Medical uses of AR (See #5)</span></font><br><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">
• Defense related AR</span></font><br><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">
• Standards and tools for AR. (See #3)</span></font><br><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">
• What should CIOs know about AR</span></font><br><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">
• The relation of Mobile and AR</span></font><br><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">
• Web and AR, WebGL, Edb3D, etc.</span></font><br><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">
• And more…</span></font><br>
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We will divide up the workshop into review talks and research talks, allowing for audience discussion.</span></font><br><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">
We are planning for 20-30 min presentations.</span></font><br>
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<strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:17.27272605895996px">Authors/Presenters</strong><br><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">
Send one-page description with your background and ideas for presentation to </span></font><a href="mailto:tzafnat.shpak@jvwresearch.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:17.27272605895996px">tzafnat.shpak@jvwresearch.org</a><br>
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We are foreseeing a special issue of the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research in 2014. (If you wish to participate in editing see info for editors).</span></font><br><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:17.266666412353516px"><b>Deadline</b></span><span style="line-height:17.27272605895996px">:</span></font><b style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:17.27272605895996px"> Aug-31-2012</b><br>
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Please book your place early. We expect this workshop to be filled quickly. We foresee a $100 fee. Please book early at
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We will have a table ready for you, with a logo; meet the top researchers worldwide. Send email to <a href="mailto:tzafnat.shpak@jvwresearch.org" target="_blank">tzafnat.shpak@jvwresearch.org</a>.<br>
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Thankfully,<br>
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Prof. Yesha Sivan<br>
Head of the Management Information System Program<br>
Tel Aviv Academic College<br>
Managing Editor, The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research<br>
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Dr. Shu Schiller<br>
Department of Information Systems & Operations Management<br>
Raj Soin College of Business<br>
Wright State University<br>
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Prof. Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah<br>
Professor of Management in Information Systems<br>
College of Business Administration<br>
University of Nebraska-Lincoln</div>
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