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ISPR News: ISPR 2016 Conference Event: ICA Preconference in Kyoto, Japan

[Lots of people are working hard to create a rich and rewarding conference experience for us in Kyoto, Japan next June! Please join us! More details coming here soon. Note the Kyoto Travel Guide tag line: “The Experience Here Will Change You”!  -Matthew]

ISPR is very pleased to announce…

ISPR 2016 conference event graphic

The Power of Presence: Using Telepresence Theory, Research and Applications to Enhance Mediated Communication Experiences in the 21st Century

An ICA preconference co-sponsored by the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR)
June 8, 2016 (with demonstrations and guided sightseeing events June 7)

Join us in Kyoto, Japan for an ISPR conference event two days before the 66th annual conference of the International Communication Association in Fukuoka, 9-13 June (note: ICA submissions deadline is November 2, 2015).

The ISPR event will include a full day of keynote and other invited presentations, peer reviewed state-of-the-art papers/posters/demos (call for submissions coming soon), discussion, networking, socializing and fun.… read more. “ISPR News: ISPR 2016 Conference Event: ICA Preconference in Kyoto, Japan”

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ISPR News: A milestone

IPSR Presence News WordPress screen at 2,999 posts

As managing editor I want to note a milestone: This is the 3,000th post of ISPR Presence News. Combined with the 2,719 posts in its predecessor, the Presence-L listserv, I’ve posted over 5,700 informational items related to (tele)presence since July 1999. See the FAQ for a short explanation of why I’ve done it, but I remain as intrigued with the topic as ever and see amazing things ahead for presence (though maybe not as quickly as some), and for ISPR – watch this space later this week for an announcement about our 2016 conference event and more. Thanks for being part of the ‘presence community’!

Best regards from Philadelphia,

–Matthew Lombard… read more. “ISPR News: A milestone”

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Regarding technical snafus (from managing editor Matthew Lombard)

Apologies for yesterday’s (and occasional other) technical failures that have resulted in the inconsistent distribution of ISPR Presence News posts.

I’ll spare you the always frustrating and usually mysterious explanations and just remind you that you can now access posts via individual, daily and weekly digest emails, Facebook, Twitter, RSS feed and/or the ISPR web site. More details are on the subscription page of the ISPR web site and in this FAQ post.

If you have questions, concerns, suggestions, etc., please contact me directly at lombard@temple.edu.

Best regards from Philadelphia,

Matthew Lombard
Managing editor, ISPR Presence News… read more. “Regarding technical snafus (from managing editor Matthew Lombard)”

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ISPR News: New informal discussion venue for ISPR members

ISPR has established a new benefit for our members, a forum for informal posts and discussion about all things related to (tele)presence. The closed Facebook group is called “ISPR Members” and we hope it will replace the more interactive functions of the old Presence-L listserv (the predecessor of ISPR Presence News).

We’re opening the group to both past and current members of ISPR, including anyone who has attended one of the 15 ISPR (and pre-ISPR) Presence conferences. Of course unfortunately there’s no perfect or universal venue for this, but if you use (or have been thinking of using) Facebook and you are or have been an ISPR member, please join the over 50 people who have already joined the group. If you’re interested but not a past or current member, please consider joining ISPR.

The ISPR Members Facebook group is here: http://www.facebook.com/groups/ISPR.Members/read more. “ISPR News: New informal discussion venue for ISPR members”

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ISPR News: 2014 conference thank yous and award winners

ISPR 2014

[Image © M/G Felnhofer]

Great thanks to the many people who made the ISPR 2014 conference in Vienna such a success, especially the Conference Chairs Anna Felnhofer and Oswald D. Kothgassner. It was another wonderfully productive, interesting and very enjoyable Presence conference (watch ISPR Presence News for announcements about the next conference as well as other ISPR developments).

The official conference Proceedings are available now in book form from Amazon and Facultas and will be available via links to Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) files containing each paper on the ISPR web site beginning this September (they’re listed there now).

We had three categories of awards at the conference: Best Presentation and Best Poster award winners were determined by secret ballot votes by those who attended the conference. Best Paper award winners were determined by the Program Committee members via a two-step process prior to the conference: The review form included the option to recommend the submission be considered for a top paper award; the Committee members then voted on the rank of all the nominated submissions.… read more. “ISPR News: 2014 conference thank yous and award winners”

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ISPR 2014 Presence Conference coming soon!

ISPR 2014

Join us at the ISPR 2014 Presence Conference in Vienna, Austria from 17th to 19th of March 2014!

Following a series of 14 successful Presence conferences, this year’s conference will retain the single-track format and pleasant social environment of previous conferences while featuring expanded oral presentations, poster presentations, panels, keynote presentations and hands-on demonstrations of presence applications, services and projects. We expect a wide range of international experts with both academic and practical backgrounds.

All the important details are on the conference web site (and on Facebook).

Registration fees for the ISPR 2014 Presence Conference at Vienna University are a low € 229 for academics and € 179 for students including a renewal of your annual ISPR membership. Use our online registration system to register for the conference and the social dinner and to purchase extra copies of our hard-cover proceedings.… read more. “ISPR 2014 Presence Conference coming soon!”

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Call: ISPR 2014 submission deadline is next Wednesday (September 25)

[The September 25 deadline for submitting work for presentation at ISPR 2014 in Vienna next March approaches!

All the important details can be found on the conference web site and via the conference Facebook group.

If you haven’t already, please take a minute right now and help spread the word by distributing this post to your academic and/or professional social networks…

–Matthew Lombard]

ISPR 2014

Call for Papers

ISPR 2014: The 15th International Conference on Presence
International Society for Presence Research

Vienna, AUSTRIA
March 17th – 19th 2014

Web site: http://presence2014.univie.ac.at
Facebook group: … read more. “Call: ISPR 2014 submission deadline is next Wednesday (September 25)”

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Call: ISPR 2014 – Deadline extended to September 25

[By popular demand, the deadline for submitting our work for presentation at ISPR 2014 in Vienna next March has been extended until September 25. If you’ve already submitted or are about to, congratulations – you can move on to other things and wait for your reviews. If not, now you have a little more time.

All kinds of important information, including the registration fees, can be found on the conference web site and via the conference Facebook group.

If you haven’t already, please take a minute right now and help spread the word by distributing this post to your social networks…

–Matthew Lombard]

ISPR 2014

Call for Papers

ISPR 2014: The 15th International Conference on Presence
International Society for Presence Research

Vienna, AUSTRIA
March 17th – 19th 2014

Web site: http://presence2014.univie.ac.at
Facebook group: … read more. “Call: ISPR 2014 – Deadline extended to September 25”

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Call: ISPR 2014 in Vienna – August 30 deadline approaching

[The August 30 deadline for submitting work for our next exciting and fulfilling conference adventure, ISPR 2014 in Vienna next March, is near.

For the latest information see the conference web site and Facebook group.

And please help spread the word by distributing this post to your social networks…

–Matthew Lombard]

ISPR 2014

Call for Papers

ISPR 2014: The 15th International Conference on Presence
International Society for Presence Research

Vienna, AUSTRIA
March 17th – 19th 2014

Web site: http://presence2014.univie.ac.at
Facebook group: … read more. “Call: ISPR 2014 in Vienna – August 30 deadline approaching”

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Call: ISPR 2014 in Vienna – August 30 deadline approaching (too) fast

[Uh-0h, just under a month until the August 30 deadline for submitting work for the next wonderful, productive and fun ISPR conference, ISPR 2014 next spring in Vienna.

For the latest information see the conference web site and Facebook group.

And please help spread the word by distributing this post to your social networks…

–Matthew Lombard]

ISPR 2014

Call for Papers

ISPR 2014: The 15th International Conference on Presence
International Society for Presence Research

Vienna, AUSTRIA
March 17th – 19th 2014

Web site: http://presence2014.univie.ac.at
Facebook group: … read more. “Call: ISPR 2014 in Vienna – August 30 deadline approaching (too) fast”

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