ECDVRAT 1996

The First European Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies

8^th to 10^th July 1996 - Maidenhead, UK

Conference Organisation

Conference Chair

• Dr. Paul Sharkey, Department of Cybernetics, University of Reading, UK

International Programme Committee

• Dr. David Brown, VIRART, Dept. of Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK.
• Mr. Riadh Cammoun, Commisariat a Energie Atomique, Cedex, France.
• Dr. Sylvie Collins, Dept. of Psychology, University of Leeds, UK.
• Mr. Martyn Cooper, Technology & Disability Research Group, Dept. of Cybernetics, University of Reading, UK.
• Prof. Paolo Dario, Scuola Superiore D. Anna, Pisa, Italy.
• Dr. Alistair Edwards, Dept. Computer Science, University of York, UK.
• Prof. Toshio Fukuda, Dept. of Mechano-Informatics and Systems, Nagoya University, Japan.
• Prof. Ephraim Glinert, Computer Science Dept., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.
• Prof. Jim Hewit, Dept. of Appl. Physics and Electronic & Manuf. Eng., University of Dundee, UK.
• Dr. Javier Ibañez-Guzmán, ESA IGELEC, Saint-Nazaire, France.
• Dr. Harry Murphy, Centre on Disabilities, California State University, Northridge, USA.
• Dr. Stuart Neilson, Centre for Health and Disability Studies, Brunel University, London, UK.
• Prof. Alan Newell, Applied Computer Studies Division, University of Dundee, UK.
• Dr. Helen Petrie, Dept. of Health and Human Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, UK.
• Mr. Chris Ramsden, Clinical Engineering and Design Systems, Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability, London, UK.
• Dr. David Roberts, Dept. of Cybernetics, University of Reading, UK.
• Prof. David Rose, Dept. of Psychology, University of East London, UK.
• Mr. Simon Rushton, Dept. of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, UK.
• Dr. Paul Sharkey, Dept. of Cybernetics, University of Reading, UK.
• Mr. Phil Smythe, BT, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK.
• Prof. Kevin Warwick, Dept. of Cybernetics, University of Reading, UK.
• Dr. Paul Wilson, Virtual Reality Research Group, Dept. of Psychology, University of Leicester, UK.
• Dr. Ali Zalzala, Dept. of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK.

Organisation Committee

• Mr. Martyn Cooper, Technology & Disability Research Group, Dept. of Cybernetics, University of Reading, UK.
• Dr. Stuart Neilson, Centre for Health and Disability Studies, Brunel University, London, UK.
• Dr. David Roberts, Conference Technical Director, Dept. of Cybernetics, University of Reading, UK.
• Dr. Paul Sharkey, Dept. of Cybernetics, University of Reading, UK.
• Mr. Phil Smythe, BT, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK.