PRESENCE 2009 is right around the corner and it looks to be a particularly rich and rewarding conference. In addition to a diverse group of interesting paper presentations, we'll have several demonstrations of telepresence technologies including telepresence conferencing systems from BrightCom and Digital Video Enterprises, true knowledge-building discussion sessions, various social events, and three outstanding keynote speakers:

Barbara Hayes-Roth, an internationally recognized expert in intelligent agents and interactive
characters. She is the former Director of the Adaptive Agents Project and the Virtual Theater Project at Stanford University.  She is the founder and President of Extempo Systems which is developing life-like coach-bots to provide personalized one-to-one coaching.





 
Howard S. Lichtman, founder and President of the Human Productivity Lab, an independent research consultancy that advises organizations looking to invest in telepresence technologies. Mr. Lichtman is the Publisher of Telepresence Options and the editor of the Telepresence Telegraph, the most widely read newsletter following telepresence conferencing, the author of numerous papers and publications on telepresence and  telepresence conferencing, and his writings and analysis have been featured in over a dozen national and international publications. 



Albert "Skip" Rizzo, Research Scientist and Research Professor at the Institute for Creative
Technologies and Department of Psychiatry/School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California.  Dr. Rizzo is the Co-Director of the VRPSYCH Lab at USC which conducts research on the design, development, and evaluation of Virtual Reality systems for clinical assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation.





The full schedule and all the conference details are on the conference website, http://ispr.info/conference.

Telepresence Conferencing Demonstrations include:











The Digital Video Enterprises Telepresence Podium and the BrightCom Lumina L37

PRESENCE 2009 / Telepresence Industry Professionals Dinner - Wednesday, Nov 11th  6:30 PM - 9:00 PM - Marina Del Ray, CA

Academia meets industry at a dinner for PRESENCE 2009 researchers interested in telepresence technologies and Telepresence Industry Professionals.  The dinner is open to academics, researchers, and members of the telepresence, videoconferencing, and visual collaboration industries interested in the next generation of telepresence technologies.

Details:

Wednesday Evening, 6:30 PM
Dress: Casual
Economics: Dutch Treat
Hosts: Howard S. Lichtman, Publisher - Telepresence Options
          Matthew Lombard, President - International Society of Presence Research 

Tony P's Dockside Grill
4445 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey, CA
(310) 823-4534
http://www.tonyps.com

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