---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Third International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII 2009) September 10-12, 2009 Amsterdam, the Netherlands http://www.acii2009.nl Sponsored by HUMAINE Association and University of Twente Technically Co-Sponsored by IEEE *** SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED -- APRIL 6, 2009, 12.00 pm PST **** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SCOPE AND PAPERS The conference series on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction is the premier international forum for state of the art in research on affective and multimodal human-machine interaction and systems. Every other year the ACII conference plays an important role in shaping related scientific, academic, and higher-education programs. This year, we are especially soliciting papers discussing Enabling Behavioral and Socially-Aware Human-Machine Interfaces in areas including psychology and cognition of affective and social behaviour in HCI, affective and social behaviour analysis and synthesis, affective and social robotics. General conference topics will include: * Recognition & Synthesis of Human Affect (face/ body/ speech/ physiology/ text analysis & synthesis) * Affective & Behavioural Interfaces (adaptive/ human-centred/ collaborative/ proactive interfaces) * Affective & Social Robotics (robot's cognition & action, embodied emotion, bio-inspired architectures) * Affective Agents (emotion, personality, memory, reasoning, and architectures of ECA) * Psychology & Cognition of Affect in Affective Computing Systems (including cultural and ethical issues) * Affective Databases, Evaluation & Annotation Tools * Applications (virtual reality, entertainment, education, smart environments and biometric applications) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLICATIONS Accepted papers will be published by IEEE Xplorer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Paper submission will be handled electronically. Authors should prepare an Adobe Acrobat PDF version of their full paper. All submitted papers will be judged by at least three referees. Papers must be formatted using IEEE Authors' Kit (http://www.acii2009.nl/content/submission_instructions) . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES April 6, 2009: Deadline for submission of regular papers. April 27, 2009: Deadline for submission of extended abstracts for demos. June 1, 2009: Acceptance notification July 1, 2009: Final camera-ready papers due in electronic form. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CONFERENCE VENUE The 2009 conference will be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in De Rode Hoed, a former Remonstrant church built in 1616 and located in the heart of Amsterdam's historic district. One of the leading cultural centers of Europe, with one of the continent's largest historical inner cities, Amsterdam has breathtaking architecture, an extensive web of canals and side streets, and many world-renowned museums and cultural attractions. The city offers a wide range of accommodation, from luxury hotels to modest hostels, and is easily accessible from the Amsterdam International Airport. ----------------------------------------------------------------------