（重複してお受け取りの場合はご容赦ください） 先般ご案内しておりますIUCS2009の論文募集について， Extended Abstractの提出期限を 7月1日（水）まで延期する ことになりました．皆様からのご投稿をお待ち申しあげます． Important Dates Papers: Extended abstract due July 1, 2009 Notification of acceptance August 13, 2009 Camera-ready papers due September 10, 2009 Demos: Submission of description due August 7, 2009 Notification of acceptance August 31, 2009 ****PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE WAS EXTENDED TO JULY 1ST. **** =============== IUCS 2009 Call for Papers/Demos =============== Call for Papers/Demos 3rd International Universal Communication Symposium (IUCS 2009) http://www.i-uc-s.org/2009/ December 3 - 4, 2009 National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Tokyo, Japan In today’s world, ICT infrastructure capable of distributing massive amounts of information anytime, anywhere is becoming more abundant. However, from the viewpoint of the potential to exchange “any kind of information with anyone” as we like, we have come to recognize various barriers such as those of language, mistrust and distance. In order to discuss how to overcome these barriers and create a more human-centered communication environment, we have held two International Symposia in Kyoto and Osaka in 2007 and 2008 respectively, under the basic concept of “Universal Communication”. This year, we will have the 3rd International Universal Communication Symposium (IUCS 2009) in Tokyo, Japan, aiming to further promote productive discussion and research exchange. Following distinguished speakers will kindly provide keynote addresses at the IUCS 2009. Keynote Speakers: - Dr. Joseph Mariani, Director, Institute for Multilingual and Multimedia Information, France - Dr. Mario Tokoro, President and CEO, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc., Japan - Prof. Randy H. Katz, Professor, University of California, Berkeley, USA Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research papers. Topics of interest are as follows, but not limited to: Track 1: <Speech and Language Processing> - Information retrieval and information analysis - Information credibility - Knowledge processing - Language resources - Speech recognition and synthesis - Machine translation and speech translation - Natural language processing - Spoken language processing - Multilingual information processing Track 2: <Ultra Realistic Communications> - Super high-resolution image technology - 3D visualization, imaging and display technologies - 3D sound processing - Virtual reality, mixed reality and augmented reality - Multisensory (visual, acoustic, haptic, olfactory, etc) interaction - Human factors Track 3: <Sensor and Human-interaction> - Human interface and interaction technologies - Real-world sensing technologies - Human behavior detection and analysis - User support technologies - Sensor data mining Submission Information All papers must be submitted through the IUCS 2009 homepage at http://www.i-uc-s.org/2009/