4th IET International Conference on Intelligent Environments 2008 http://conferences.theiet.org/ie08/ Call for Papers: It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the 4th IET International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE’08), which will be held at the University of Washington in Seattle from July 21 to July 22, 2008. The conference will provide a forum for the presentation of research and applications and for lively discussions among researchers as well as industrialists contributing to the area on Intelligent Environments. The conference is supported by The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the German Institute of Computer Science, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). As the fourth in a successful series, this conference will provide a leading edge forum for researchers and engineers from across the world to present their latest research and to discuss future directions in the area of Intelligent Environments. The conference will bring together researchers from both industry and academia from the various disciplines contributing to the area on Intelligent Environments. Such disciplines include, but are not limited to: • Ambient Intelligence • Ubiquitous Computing • Pervasive Computing • Intelligent Agents and Agent Technologies • Middleware • Context aware Systems • Networking and Communications • Human-Computer Interaction • Multimodal Spoken Language Dialogue Systems • Knowledge Management • Domestic and Rehabilitation Robotic systems • Smart sensors and actuators • Microelectronics and Hardware • Smart Material • Architectural Aspects • Art and Design • Social Aspects • Legal and Ethical Aspects • Smart Environments Applications • Virtual Environments The conference will also feature a number of special sessions. Papers may discuss theories, applications, evaluation, limitations, general tools and techniques. Discussion papers that critically evaluate approaches or processing strategies and prototype demonstrations are especially welcome. Paper submissions will be allowed under the following categories for IE08: • Full Papers: The length of full papers should not exceed 8 pages. Full papers should report on original and previously unpublished work that currently is not under review in any conference or journal. Both basic and applied research papers are welcome. • Short Papers: The length of short papers should not exceed 4 pages. Short papers should report on smaller case studies or ongoing but interesting and original research efforts. • Demo Papers: The length of Demo papers should not exceed 4 pages. Demo papers are targeted towards authors who may wish to demonstrate their system during IE08. Demo papers should provide a description of the proposed system, installation or demo. Deadlines Potential authors should note the following deadline dates: Paper Submission Extended to the 15th of February 2008 Notification of acceptance/rejection Monday, 17 March 2008 Submission of Final Camera Ready Papers Thursday, 17 April 2008 Early bird registration Deadline Friday, 16 May 2008 Final programme available on web Thursday, 17 April 2008 Conference 21-22 July 2008 General Chairs Diane Cook, Washington State University, USA Sumi Helal, University of Florida , USA Programme Chair Hani Hagras, University of Essex, UK Programme Co-Chair Vic Callaghan, University of Essex, UK