Japan Hosts International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing

The Seventh International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, UbiComp 2005, was held September 11-14 in Tokyo, Japan. This annual conference provides the premier forum in which to present research results in all areas relating to the design, implementation, application and evaluation of ubiquitous computing technologies, bringing together leading researchers from a variety of disciplines and geographical areas who are exploring the frontiers of computing as it moves beyond the desktop and becomes increasingly interwoven into our mobile lives.

Organized to provide a productive forum in which international researchers and members of the industry can discuss key issues and future uses of ubiquitous computing that create compelling, and socially beneficial experiences, and to facilitate an exchange of ideas that will allow ubiquitous applications to break out of their current “niche” and into the mainstream.

Feel free to browse the WorkShops Section for presentations on your area of interest, we found a few

(posted below) to get you started!

Smart Objects
http://ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk/workshops/sobs05/programme.html

Entertainment & Games
http://ubicomp.techkwondo.com/index.php/Main_Page

Metapolis and Urban Life
http://www.urban-atmospheres.net/UbiComp2005/

The opening keynote speech with Mario Tokoro, President of Sony Computer Sicence Laboratories, is

available here and the closing keynote by Naoto Fukasawa, Visiting lecturer at the University of Tokyo, is here.