2 ^nd international Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology

Date : 13 - 15 May 2008.
Venue : The Imperial Queen's Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

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The conference addresses current and future developments in the areas of Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology. Topic areas include, but not limited to:

• New rehabilitation techniques & studies, novel assistive technology products
• Assistive robotics, rehabilitative & therapeutic robotics, robotic environments and companions
• Biomedical devices and instruments
• Orthoses, exoskeletons, innovative mobility aids
• User interfaces, brain-computer interface, bio-signal control interface
• AAC products, studies & evaluations, translations
• Universal design, inclusive housing & work place, transportation, accessibility issues
• Smart home technology, environment control technology
• Computer access products, software, studies & evaluations
• Product development, commercialization, start- ps, and business related topics
• Social issues, policies, political issues related disability and aging population
• Gerontology and Geriatric Healthcare
• Community Services and Social Works

PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

• Papers should be original and not published in other conferences, journals, magazines, etc.
• Man scripts should be no longer Four (4) pages, in a double column format.
• Only electronic submission would be accepted.

All paper submissions will be peer reviewed by the technical programme committee. Accepted work must be presented by one of the authors. The full conference papers will be published and indexed in ACM Digital Library and EI. Selected papers will be included in the Special Issue of Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Journal published by Taylor & Francis
(www.tandf.co. uk/jo rnals/titles/17483107.asp).

WORKSHOPS:

The workshops are in-depth, interactive, hands-on sessions in the above listed topic areas. Proposals for workshops are evaluated by the technical committee.

SPECIAL SESSIONS:

Proposals for organized sessions that address specialized or general topics on Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology are encouraged. Once accepted, organizer(s) of the special sessions are responsible for the soliciting of relevant papers, which will be subjected to the same review process

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNIT (CEU)

CEUs will be offered in partnership with the AAC Institute, for all workshops and paper presentation sessions attended. The AAC Institute has been reviewed and approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). RESNA and ASHA accept the AAC Institute IACET CEUs for maintenance of the ATP/ATS/RET credential. For additional information CEUs, please visit this website: http://www.aacinstit te.org/CEUs/home.html

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