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On 10-11 December 2009, the First International Conference on Acoustic Computing for Ambient Intelligence Applications (ACAIA09) will be organised in Barcelona, Spain.
ACAIA09 is the first annual conference technically co-sponsored by the ACAAL and ACAIA communities with a focus on acoustic computing for Ambient Assisted Applications. It brings together researchers and practitioners of audio-sensing, audio-sensors, acoustic computing and sensing networks to present their on-going ideas, experiences, and outcomes of most recent research, and to exchange their best-of-breed practices for developing reliable, secure, trustworthy and world-wide innovative audio information systems in a more effective and efficient way. It not only allows the academic community to gain an increased awareness of the areas that are vital to the software industry, but it also grants practitioners an opportunity to express their needs and offer cooperation for business plans.
The conference will be held in Barcelona with two major pillars: scientific and technological papers and presentations in applications for sectoral domains and projects. Additional workshops with more focused topics will also be held concurrently.
More info at ACAIA.org.

The VAALID EU project would like to invite you to the workshop “VAALIDate your AAL experience!” in Florence, Italy, on the 3rd of November 2009, from 15h to 17h. The Workshop aims at presenting and discussing the work carried out in the framework of VAALID project to develop method and tools to help designers to create and evaluate Ambient Assisted Living solutions. The workshop will take place at the Palazzo degli Affari in Florence, as a side-event of the OASIS 1st International Conference held in Florence 4th and 5th of November.

Key Dates
Registration free, until 30th of October 2009

For more details and registration please email us at msalaso@itaca.upv.es.

VAALID project aims at creating new tools and methods that facilitate and streamline the process of creation, design, construction and deployment of technological solutions in the context of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) assuring that they are accessible and usable for senior citizens.

Services based on ICT technologies are already part of everyday life in Europe. However, the complexity and novelty of many new devices and services run the risk of rendering the majority of older people unable to use them. At the same time, research has shown that a large segment of older people in Europe can be offered Ambient Assisted Living services which radically improve their quality of life. This has been made possible by recent developments in ambient intelligence and new abilities of software systems to communicate with users in a similar way to “person-to-person” interaction.

The Conference is organised by the SOPRANO project consortium. It aims to explore Ambient Assisted Living concepts by bringing together experts from academia and industry to discuss AAL application design, user involvement, technologies and market potential. In addition, participants will be able to present their work through posters and will have the chance to visit the SOPRANO smart home, where technologies developed within the project are presented.

The conference will take place at the Evoluon Conference Centre in Eindhoven, Netherlands, as a side-event of the “Beurs Domotica & Slim Wonen” annual exhibition.

Key Dates
Early Registration: 6 November 2009
Poster submission: 23 October 2009
“Beurs Domotica & Slim Wonen” Exhibition: 18-19 November 2009
SOPRANO conference presentations: 19 November 2009
Visits to SOPRANO Smart Home: 20 November 2009

More information on the project website.