Third TIDE Congress - Technology for Inclusive Design and Equality
23 June 1998 - 23 June 1998
Finland
The Third TIDE Congress, "Improving the quality of life for the European citizen - Technology for Inclusive Design and Equality", will be held in Helsinki, Finland, on 23-25 June 1998.
The Congress, organized within the framework of the Community's Technology Initiative for the Integration of Disabled and Elderly People (TIDE), will present the results of seven years of TIDE projects and prepare the future of the initiative in the context of the Fifth Framework Programme. The specific focus this year will be on technology systems and services for inclusive design and equality.
The two main aims of TIDE, part of the Telematics Applications programme, are:
- To contribute, through applications of innovative technology systems and services, to the autonomy and integration of people with disabilities and older people in daily life;
- To improve the European industry and market in products and services that meet the needs of these target groups.
This is achieved through cooperation in research and development projects, the promotion of products and services "designed for all", involvement of users and promotion of industrial awareness, standardization and convergence of regulations and service policies.
The three-day Congress will consist of plenary and parallel sessions with presentations of papers and posters. An exhibition presenting the results of selected TIDE projects will be organized in parallel with the Congress.
Abstracts are presently being invited for submission on the following (indicative) topics:
- Access and accessibilities in the Information Society;
- Design for all;
- User training and empowerment;
- Realization of the potentials of older people and people with disabilities;
- Older adults, products and services;
-Assistive technology research and technological development;
- Challenges and factors for the progress of assistive technology.
For further information, please contact:
European Commission
DG XIII - Telecommunications, information market and exploitation of research
Ms. Inmaculada Placencia Porrero
TIDE Office
200 rue de la Loi (BU29 3/75)
B-1049 Brussels
Tel. +32-2-2990232; Fax +32-2-2990248
E-mail: tide@bxl.dg13.cec.be
or
STAKES
Ms. Pirkko Kuorehjarvi
PO Box 220
SF-00531 Helsinki
Tel. +358-9-39672073; Fax +358-9-39672030
E-mail: pirkko.kuorehjarvi@stakes.fi
Information will also be available on the World Wide Web at:
http://www.stakes.fi/tidecong(opens in new window)
The Congress, organized within the framework of the Community's Technology Initiative for the Integration of Disabled and Elderly People (TIDE), will present the results of seven years of TIDE projects and prepare the future of the initiative in the context of the Fifth Framework Programme. The specific focus this year will be on technology systems and services for inclusive design and equality.
The two main aims of TIDE, part of the Telematics Applications programme, are:
- To contribute, through applications of innovative technology systems and services, to the autonomy and integration of people with disabilities and older people in daily life;
- To improve the European industry and market in products and services that meet the needs of these target groups.
This is achieved through cooperation in research and development projects, the promotion of products and services "designed for all", involvement of users and promotion of industrial awareness, standardization and convergence of regulations and service policies.
The three-day Congress will consist of plenary and parallel sessions with presentations of papers and posters. An exhibition presenting the results of selected TIDE projects will be organized in parallel with the Congress.
Abstracts are presently being invited for submission on the following (indicative) topics:
- Access and accessibilities in the Information Society;
- Design for all;
- User training and empowerment;
- Realization of the potentials of older people and people with disabilities;
- Older adults, products and services;
-Assistive technology research and technological development;
- Challenges and factors for the progress of assistive technology.
For further information, please contact:
European Commission
DG XIII - Telecommunications, information market and exploitation of research
Ms. Inmaculada Placencia Porrero
TIDE Office
200 rue de la Loi (BU29 3/75)
B-1049 Brussels
Tel. +32-2-2990232; Fax +32-2-2990248
E-mail: tide@bxl.dg13.cec.be
or
STAKES
Ms. Pirkko Kuorehjarvi
PO Box 220
SF-00531 Helsinki
Tel. +358-9-39672073; Fax +358-9-39672030
E-mail: pirkko.kuorehjarvi@stakes.fi
Information will also be available on the World Wide Web at:
http://www.stakes.fi/tidecong(opens in new window)