The deadline for submission of full papers has expired. Thank you for your cooperation.
In the International Universal Design Declaration announced at the 1st International Conference for Universal Design in Yokohama, Japan 2002, it was proposed that designs that create social environments that respect and support the dignity of humans should be called Universal Design and that it was important to establish a user-centered system to be applicable to all aspects of society by redefining the relationships between the designers/producers and users.
We envision that people in different fields have been conducting various activities based on the Declaration since then.
At the International Conference to be held in Kyoto in 2006, we will convey the outcomes of the studies and practices developed during the past four years and the future outlook from Kyoto (Japan) to the world. We also aim to implement a universal design society of much higher quality through the increased sharing of information and human interaction.
Under the theme "Considerate and Decisive - Listen to the users and deliver!", we anticipate a lively exchange of views starting with the special lecture and keynote speeches in the symposium on the first day, and continuing to the plenary session and concurrent sessions that follow.
We welcome a broad range of experts from industry, academia and government as well as civil activities to give presentations on their achievements and on the agenda for developing universal design in the future. We therefore solicit papers (research papers, reports, articles, etc.) from educators, product developers, operation managers, consultants, those involved in NPO and other civil activities, and students as well as researchers. Please take this opportunity to make public the results of your research and commercialization as well as ingenuity in various practices at the 2nd International Conference for Universal Design.
Note: Only those who passed the abstract examination are requested to submit the full paper.
Anybody who is involved in research & development and hands-on activities of universal design can apply.
Applicants who passed the abstract examination are requested to complete registration to attend the Conference no later than June 15, 2006 and make a presentation at the 2nd International Conference for Universal Design in Kyoto 2006 to be held in October, 2006.
Please refer to the following schedule regarding the invitation for papers and the examination. Further details will be posted on the official website as soon as they are finalized.
Dec. | Start receiving abstracts for evaluation |
Mar. 31 | Deadline for the abstracts |
Apr. | Review and assessment of the abstracts |
May 1 | Notice of results are sent out and the submission of a full paper is to be requested (only to those who passed abstract examination) |
Jun. 23 | Deadline for the full paper |
Jul. | Review of the full paper |
Middle of Aug. | Notices of final results are sent out. Necessary correction of the full paper is to be requested. |
Sep. 8 | Deadline for all the papers |
Oct. 23 - 25 | Presentation at the International Conference |
Please have your paper correspond to any of the following viewpoint, topics/categories and keywords: