<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">ASSETS 2015</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Call for Papers</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">26-28 October 2015</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://assets15.sigaccess.org">http://assets15.sigaccess.org</a></span></div><br><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">The ASSETS conference is the premier forum for presenting research on the design, evaluation, and use of computing and information technologies to benefit people with disabilities and older adults.</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">We invite high-quality, original submissions on topics relevant to computers and accessibility. This includes the use of technology by and in support of:</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">- Individuals with hearing, sight and other sensory impairments</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">- Individuals with motor impairments</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">- Individuals with memory, learning and cognitive impairments</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">- Individuals with multiple impairments</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">- Older adults and others with diverse or changing capabilities</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">- Professionals who work with or in support of these populations</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Submissions should present significant and innovative contributions to design, systems, tools, scientific understanding, methodology, social issues or policy related to:</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">- Technology that improves the accessibility of everyday life</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">- Technology that improves access to Computer and Information Technologies</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">- Accessibility and usability of mainstream technologies</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">- Exploration of novel barriers to technology access</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">- Using mainstream technologies to improve accessibility</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">- Technological innovations that could be used to improve access</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">For further information, please see <Information for Authors|<a href="http://assets15.sigaccess.org/authors.html">http://assets15.sigaccess.org/authors.html</a>></span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">======Important Dates======</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">-Requesting mentors: 5 March 2015, Thursday</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">-Technical paper submission: 7 May 2015, Thursday</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">-Notification of technical paper acceptance: 18 June 2015, Thursday</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">-Posters and demos submission: 25 June 2015, Thursday</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">-Doctoral consortium submission: 25 June 2015, Thursday</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">-Student research competition submission: 25 June 2015, Thursday</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">-Notification of posters and demos acceptance: 23 July 2015, Thursday</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">-Notification of doctoral consortium acceptance: 23 July 2015, Thursday</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">-Notification of student research competition acceptance: 23 July 2015, Thursday</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">======Venue======</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">The ASSETS 2015 conference will be held at the SANA LISBOA Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"><ASSETS 2015 Venue|<a href="http://assets15.sigaccess.org/venue.html">http://assets15.sigaccess.org/venue.html</a>></span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">======Organisation======</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">General Chair:</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Yeliz Yesilada, Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Program Chair:</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Jeffrey Bigham, Carnegie Mellon University, USA</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Treasurer and Registration Chair:</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Faustina Hwang, University of Reading, UK</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Posters and Demonstrations Chair:</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Shaun K. Kane, University of Colorado Boulder, USA</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Luis Carriço, University of Lisbon, Portugal</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Doctoral Consortium Chairs:</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Giorgio Brajnik, University of Udine, Italy</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Eelke Folmer, University of Nevada, Reno, USA</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Student Research Competition Chairs:</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Markel Vigo, University of Manchester, UK</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Amy Hurst, UMBC, USA</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Mentoring Chair:</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Kathleen Mccoy, University of Delaware, USA</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Local Arrangements Chair:</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Tiago Guerreiro, University of Lisboa, Portugal</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Web Chair:</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Aitor Apaolaza, University of Manchester, UK</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Publicity Chair:</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Luz Rello, Carnegie Mellon University, USA</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Yevgen Borodin, CharmTech Labs, USA</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Student Volunteers Chair:</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><a href="http://web.ist.utl.pt/joao.p.guerreiro/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;">João Guerreiro</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">, Technical University of Lisbon</span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Graphic Design Chair:</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Joshua Hailpern, HP ArcSight, USA</span></div><br><div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"><ASSETS 2015 Committee|<a href="http://assets15.sigaccess.org/committee.html">http://assets15.sigaccess.org/committee.html</a>></span></div></body></html>