iACToR Weekly Newsletter #36

[James Cullen]

Opening Statement

Hello iACToR members,

Our newsletter is growing! To better promote international collaboration between the numerous members and partner organizations that make up our association, iACToR has added a new section to our newsletter.

The new section titled, Calls, Conferences and Capital, will inform newsletter readers each week of recently released call for papers, upcoming conferences and funding information. Please review this important section to take advantage of the many opportunities this new section will present.

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Calls, Conferences and Capital

Call for Papers – 2nd International Conference on Pervasive and Embedded Computing and Communication Systems (PECCS 2012)
Pervasive and embedded computing and communication is a paradigm that aims at providing trustworthy computing solutions and communication services all the time and everywhere. This entails the need for an interdisciplinary field of R&D that combines signal processing with computer hardware and software technologies, and utilizes and integrates pervasive, wireless, embedded, wearable and/or mobile systems. Applications range from ambient intelligence to ubiquitous multimedia, multidimensional signal processing, sensors, robotics, integrated communication systems and nanotechnologies. PECCS will bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the theory and applications in these areas. Papers describing original work are invited in any of the areas listed below. Accepted papers, presented at the conference by one of the authors, will be published in the proceedings of PECCS. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. There will be both oral and poster sessions. Special sessions, dedicated to case-studies and commercial presentations, as well as technical tutorials, dedicated to technical/scientific topics, are also envisaged: companies interested in presenting their products/methodologies or researchers interested in lecturing a tutorial are invited to contact the conference secretariat. To view this call for papers, please visit http://www.peccs.org/call_for_papers.asp.

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Top CyberPsychology News

Sony Toying with Virtual Reality Gaming Headgear
Gamespot Asia - Sony built its Consumer Electronics Show 2011 press conference around a massive push into the 3D space, going so far as to ask attendees to wear the medium's polarized glasses throughout its presentation. In addition to games, movies, and TVs that boast 3D compatibility, the studio trotted out a headset that resembled Cyclops' headgear and called up nascent virtual reality technology. To read more, please visit http://l.gamespot.com/ojZwg8

Wii U is pushing the Xbox 720 and PS4 to debut sooner, says Ubisoft CEO
Digital Trends - Ubisoft’s heavy presence on day 1 of the Wii in 2006 helped it become one of the console’s most successful publishers. Yves Guillemot hopes to repeat that success by heavily supporting the Wii U at launch, the CEO said in an interview with Gamasutra. More interesting, however, is Guillemot’s thoughts on the next generation. While it’s long been rumored that Sony and Microsoft hope to wait until 2014 to release new consoles, the Wii U may force their hand sooner. To read more, please visit http://bit.ly/oqiGjr. br />

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Create your own reality!

Brenda K. Wiederhold, PhD, MBA, BCIA
Secretary General
International Association of CyberPsychology, Training, & Rehabilitation (iACToR)