ICDVRAT 2000

The Third International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies

23^rd to 25^th September 2000 - Alghero, Sardinia, Italy

Conference Organisation

Conference Co-Chairs

• Antonio Cesarani, Universidà di Sassari, Sassari, Sardinia, Italy
• Luigi Pugnetti, Fondazione Don Gnocchi, Milan, Italy
• Albert Rizzo, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA

Programme Chair

• Paul Sharkey, Department of Cybernetics, University of Reading, UK

International Programme Committee

• Norman Alm, Applied Computer Studies Division, University of Dundee, UK
• Dario Alpini, Fondazione Don Gnocchi, Milan, Italy
• Richard Blade, Editor-in-Chief, International Journal on Virtual Reality
• David Brown, Dept. of Computing, Nottingham Trent University, UK
• Antonio Cesarani, Univ. Sassari, Sassari, Sardinia, Italy
• Sue Cobb, VIRART, University of Nottingham, UK
• Sylvie Collins, Dept. Psychology, University of Leeds, UK
• Martyn Cooper, Open University, UK
• Roy Davies, Avd. för Ergonomi och Aerosolteknologi, Lund Tekniska Högskola, Sweden
• Paolo Dario, Scuola Superiore D. Anna, Pisa, Italy
• Alistair Edwards, Dept. Computer Science, University of York, UK
• Jim Elkind, Clinical Director, Services for People with Disabilities, Jewish Family & Children's Service, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• Toshio Fukuda, Dept. Mechano-Informatics & Systems, Nagoya University, Japan
• Ephraim Glinert, Computer Science Dept., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
• Francisco Garcia-Ugalde, Depto. De Ing. Electrica-DEP, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
• William Harwin, Dept. Cybernetics, University of Reading, UK
• Jim Hewit, Dept. Appl. Physics and Electronic & Manuf. Eng., University of Dundee, UK
• Javier Ibañez-Guzmán, ESA IGELEC, Saint-Nazaire, France
• Gunnar Jansson, Uppsala Universitet, Sweden
• Gerd Johansson, Avd. för Ergonomi och Aerosolteknologi, Lund Tekniska Högskola, Sweden
• Jan-Ingvar Lindström, Telia, Sweden
• Mauricio Lumbreras, Departmento de Ciencias de la Computación, Universidad de Chile, Chile
• Magnus Magnusson, University Karlstad, Sweden
• Laura Mendozzi, Fondazione Don Gnocchi, Milan, Italy
• Helen Petrie, Director, Sensory Disabilities Research Unit and Director, National Centre for Tactile Diagrams, University of Hertfordshire, UK
• Luigi Pugnetti, Fondazione Don Gnocchi, Milan, Italy
• Albert Rizzo, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
• Giuseppe Riva, Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab., Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Verbania, Italy
• David Rose, University of East London, UK
• David Roberts, Dept. Computer Science, University of Reading, UK
• Simon Rushton, Cambridge Basic Research, Nissan R&D Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
• Jaime Sanchez, Departmento de Ciencias de la Computación, Universidad de Chile, Chile
• Penny Standen, Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing, University of Nottingham, UK
• John Wann, Dept. Psychology, University of Reading, UK
• Brenda Wiederhold, Center for Advanced Multimedia Psychotherapy, California School of Professional Psychology, USA
• Mark Wiederhold, Editor-in-Chief, CyberPsychology and Behavior
• John Wilson, VIRART, University of Nottingham, UK
• Paul Wilson, Dept. Psychology, University of Leicester, UK
• Cheryl van der Zaag, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
• Ali Zalzala, Department of Computing & Electrical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, UK

Organising Committee

• Antonio Cesarani, Universidà di Sassari, Sassari, Sardinia, Italy (Chair)
• Luigi Pugnetti, Fondazione Don Gnocchi, Milan, Italy
• Dario Alpini, Fondazione Don Gnocchi, Milan, Italy
• Laura Mendozzi, Fondazione Don Gnocchi, Milan, Italy