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University of Hawai'i |
(808) 956-8856 Telephone |
For Immediate Release: |
August 25, 1999 |
Contact: Donnë Florence, PIO, 808-956-7522, donne@hawaii.edu David Lassner, Director, UH Information Technology Services, david@hawaii.edu Ingrid Hoffman, Assn. for the Advancement of Computing in Education, ingrid@aace.org |
WebNet 99 Conference: Program Details The conference will feature international leaders in their respective fields who will share their insights in plenary sessions. Pre-Conference Mini-Course: "Using Metadata to Facilitate Educational Resource Discovery and Reuse" will feature updates from metadata specifications developers and from those working on implementations and supporting theory. Cross-pollination and the formation of inter-organizational collaborative groups will be encouraged in this working session. Post-Conference Tutorials and Workshops: Tutorials and Workshops will provide in-depth professional development opportunities in current interest areas, targeted toward specific audiences with unique needs. These sessions will provide demonstrations and discussions, and will emphasize developing new skills and professional understanding. Workshops will provide hands-on technical instruction. Papers: Papers reporting on significant work in research, development, and applications related to all aspects of the WWW will be presented and published in the conference proceedings, which will be available in printed and CD-ROM form. Panels: Panels will present and discuss different aspects of a relevant issue and interact with the audience to widen the discussion. Poster/Demonstrations: Poster and Demonstration sessions will enable researchers, developers, and practitioners to demonstrate and discuss recent results and work-in-progress in a less formal, one-on-one context. Special Interest Group Discussions: To encourage informal interaction among individuals with common interests, discussions will be held on specific topics based upon on-site sign-up. Corporate Showcases and Corporate Demonstrations: Opportunities are available for companies to present research-oriented papers, or to showcase and market their products and services. For information contact David Lassner, david@hawaii.edu, or Ingrid Hoffman, ingrid@aace.org. WebNet 99 Conference: A Partial List of Topics Commercial, Business, Professional, and Community Applications including Application Development Tools, Business/Corporate Evolving Web Uses, Collaborative Work and Environments, Electronic Commerce, Financial Services, Web-Based, Industrial Products and Services Support, Integration of Web Applications and Web Services, Marketing and Sales on the Web, Medical Applications, New Web Applications and Teleworking. Educational Applications including Authoring Tools, Collaborative Learning and Environments, Courseware Development, Didactic Issues for Web Presentation, Distance Education, Educational Multimedia, Network-Based Learning and Environments, Teaching, Learning, Pedagogical Issues and Web Based Training. Electronic Publishing and Digital Libraries including Digital Libraries, Digital Museums and Electronic Publishing Tools, Design and Issues. Ergonomic, Interface, and Cognitive Issues including Adaptive Systems, Computer-Human Interface, Interaction and Feedback, Psychology of Web Use, Overcoming Human Disabilities and Sensory-Effectory Technology. General Web Tools and Facilities including Browsing and Navigation Tools, Java Technology and Applications , Search Engines , Web Page Design Tools and Web Site Tools. Personal Applications and Environments including Browsing and Navigation Issues, Customizing and Personalizing the Web, Indexing Techniques and Personal Information Organization, Software Agents and The Web as Discussion Forum. Societal Issues, Including Legal, Standards, and International Issues including Country Specific Developments, Ethical Aspects, International Issues and Developments, Legal Issues, Multilinguality Provisions, Public Service Networks, Security and Privacy and Social and Cultural Issues. Web Technical Facilities including Advances in Networked Multimedia, Data and Link Management, Databases and the Web, Extranets, Future Issues in Web Technology, Hardware and Software Technologies, Net-Based Multi/Hypermedia, Statistical Tools and User Tracking, Virtual Reality and Web Servers. |
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