First Call for Submissions

Call for Papers, Posters, Tutorials, Workshops and Exhibits

Topics related to the use of Virtual Reality in the following areas are solicited:

* Motor Rehabilitation
* Brain Computer Interfaces
* Rehabilitation Robotics
* Haptic interfaces
* Psychological and Environmental Rehabilitation
* Vestibular and Balance Rehabilitation
* Cognitive Rehabilitation
* Telerehabilitation
* Sociological, demographic and legal aspects of Virtual Rehabilitation
* Regulatory, education and formative efforts to promote Virtual Rehabilitation
* Novel applications of game consoles

Paper Submission Guidelines

* Papers should describe original and unpublished work.
* Authors should submit manuscripts electronically as a DOC file on the conference web site: www.virtual-rehab.org
* CD Proceedings will be distributed at the conference - subsequently published papers will become part of the IEEE Online Library, carrying the IEEE © notice.
* Papers should not exceed 8 pages, double column, formatted according to IEEE
template provided on our website. The 8 page limit includes images, figures, tables and references. All papers must include the title, an abstract, keywords, author’s names, affiliations, postal addresses, e-mail addresses and the contact author for the paper.
* Paper submission deadline February 15, 2009
* Notification of the review decision: April 1, 2009
* Final camera-ready paper in IEEE format due: May 1, 2009
* Best Paper Award sponsored by Hocoma AG
* Best Student Paper Award sponsor by GestureTek Inc.
* Technical Sponsorship from IEEE EMBS
* Special Issue in a journal is being arranged.

Poster Submission Guidelines

* Posters may describe work in progress or late-breaking results.
* Submission this year will be via an online web site: www.virtual-rehab.org. Authors
should submit manuscripts electronically as a DOC file on the conference web site.
* Poster abstracts should be 1 page, double column, formatted according to IEEE poster template provided on our website. The 1 page limit includes images, figures, tables andreferences. All posters should also include the title, an abstract, author’s names, affiliations, postal addresses, e-mail addresses and the contact author for the paper.
* Poster submission deadline: April 15, 2009
* Final camera-ready poster abstract in IEEE format due: May 1, 2009
* Best Poster Award

Tutorial / Workshop Submission Guidelines

* We are soliciting technical and clinical tutorials and workshops.
* Interested instructors should submit 1-page proposals including Tutorial/Workshop title, instructors, contact information of organizer, objectives, intended audience and abstract.
* Submission this year will be via an online web site: www.virtual-rehab.org. Specific
formatting guidelines will be published on the web site.
* Workshop and Tutorial submissions deadline February 15, 2009
* Notification of the review decision: April 1, 2009

Exhibitor Invitation

* Virtual Rehabilitation 2009 provides a unique opportunity for your organization to reach the world's foremost researchers and application builders in this exciting new science area. We invite government, academic and commercial organizations to showcase Virtual Rehabilitation hardware, software, integrated systems, peripherals, innovations, literature or anything else of interest to our conference participants.
* Contact the Exhibits Chair for details: arizzo@usc.edu
* Additional sponsorship opportunities are available.