EMPOWER 2020: EMPOWER Assistive Technology Conference 2020 International Institute of Information Technology - Bangalore Bengaluru, India, October 14-17, 2020 |
Conference website | http://empower2020.iiitb.ac.in/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=empower2020 |
Abstract registration deadline | June 30, 2020 |
Submission deadline | June 30, 2020 |
Call for Participation
The 3rd EMPOWER Assistive Technology Conference will be held during 14-17 October 2020 at the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIITB), India.
EMPOWER 2020 will bring together all stakeholders in the Assistive Technology (AT) sector, including researchers, practitioners in the government and industry, people with disabilities, disabled persons organizations, special educators, inclusive designers, entrepreneurs, impact investors as well as policymakers engaged in different ways with issues involved in the creation, production and dissemination of AT solutions.
Continuing on the success of the previous two editions, EMPOWER 2020 is expected to see an active participation of the aforesaid stakeholders, not only to discuss existing solutions but also to brainstorm and seed ideas for future solutions in the AT space, especially from the perspective of the emerging challenges in the Global South. The conference will consist of the following tracks covering keynote talks, presentation of research and invited papers, posters, user and discussion forums, panel discussions and product demonstrations:
- Keynotes: Talks by distinguished scholars in the area of AT
- Plenary/Panel Discussions: Interactive discussions with an expert panel on the dais
- Research Papers: (a) Papers accepted for oral presentation: peer reviewed, non-archived paper submission with talks of about 15 minutes duration; (b) Papers accepted for poster presentation: peer reviewed, non-archived poster presentation with talks of 5 minutes duration and poster display
(a) Product Expo: Stalls for ongoing product display; (b) Experience Zone: for different stakeholders to see, touch, try and experience some of the ATs meant for them
- Birds of a Feather/Discussion Forum (BoF/DF): Participant driven, informal, deep-dive discussion sessions during evening/snack time. Minutes/summary of these sessions to be presented on the final day of the conference after the morning keynote.
- Workshop/Tutorial: Long instructional sessions by experts on relevant topics, e.g. creating inclusive educational/corporate spaces, designing accessible courses, contents and pedagogy etc.
Important dates:
- Release of submission guidelines: 7 May 2020 (for research track)
- Submissions open for research papers and posters: 15 May 2020
- Submissions close for extended abstracts: 30 June 2020
- Submissions close for panels: 15 July 2020
- Notification of acceptance: 31 July 2020
- Registration opens: 1 August 2020
- Early-bird registrations close: 31 August 20