[BlindMath] [Call for Participation] EMPOWER 2019: An Assistive Technology Conference

[Akashdeep Bansal]

Call for Participation
EMPOWER 2019: An Assistive Technology Conference
14 – 17 Oct 2019
I-Tec Techno Park, IIT Delhi, Rajiv Gandhi Educational City
Sonipat, Haryana, 131029

EMPOWER 2019 follows on the success of EMPOWER 2018 that was held in Oct
2018 http://assistech.iitd.ac.in/empower2018/. It is being organized to
bring together all stakeholders in the assistive technology sector. This
includes AT researchers,  AT industries, users and user organizations,
special educators, inclusive designers,  entrepreneurs as well as policy
makers engaged in different ways with the issues involved in creation,
production and dissemination of assistive technology solutions. This four
day event should see active participation of all stakeholders not only to
discuss current solutions but also to seed ideas to work on future
solutions. The event would consist of key note talks, reviewed and invited
papers, posters, user forums, panel discussion as well as an exhibition.
The venue is a large conference and incubation centre of IIT Delhi
(accommodation available at the centre) located in the Rajiv Gandhi
Education City in Sonipat http://www.iitdsonipat.com

The exhibition would feature a number of latest Assistive Technology (AT)
products with an experience zone for users and others to try out these
devices. It is an opportunity for AT researchers/experts from all over
India to come together on one platform. There is also a proposal for
organizing an innovation and design show for addressing user challenges.
Like the last conference it would feature a number of International key
note speakers as well as user sessions on AT tools.

All the stakeholders of Assistive Technology are invited to participate in
the event and this is a call for everyone to plan and book their calendar.
All conference related information including online registration is
available at the conference website http://assistech.iitd.ac.in/empower2019/

Contact: Pulkit Sapra  pulkitsapra.iitd at gmail.com or
Himanshu Garg Himanshu.Garg at cse.iitd.ac.in

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Thanks and Regards
Akashdeep Bansal
Research Scholar (PhD)
Amar Nath and Shashi Khosla School of Information Technology
IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi INDIA 110016
web: http://www.cse.iitd.ernet.in/~akashdeep/