[BlindMath] [EMPOWER 2019] Paper submission deadline extended to August 31st

[Akashdeep Bansal]

Hi,



We are pleased to announce the *extension of Paper Submission deadline to
31st August* for EMPOWER 2019 (*14th – 17th October*,
http://assistech.iitd.ac.in/empower2019/)



The conference follows on the success of EMPOWER 2018 (
http://assistech.iitd.ac.in/empower2018/) and is being organized to bring
together all stakeholders in the Assistive Technology sector. This includes
researchers, industries, users and user organizations, special educators,
inclusive designers, entrepreneurs as well as policymakers engaged in
different ways with the issues involved in the creation, production and
dissemination of assistive technology solutions. This four-day the event
would 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 keynote talks, reviewed and invited papers,
posters, user forums, panel discussions as well as an exhibition. The
exhibition would feature a number of latest Assistive Technology products
with an experience zone for users and others to try out these devices. It
is an opportunity for researchers/experts from all over India to come
together on one platform. Like the last conference, it would feature a
number of International keynote speakers as well as user sessions on
Assistive Technology tools.



The venue is I-TEC Technopark <http://www.iitdsonipat.com/>, a large
conference and incubation centre of IIT Delhi (accommodation available at
the centre) located in the Rajiv Gandhi Education City in Sonipat, Haryana.



*KEY HIGHLIGHTS*

·       Keynote Sessions

·       Workshops

·       Experience Zone

·       Technology Showcase

·       Thematic Session

·       Panel Discussions



*IMPORTANT DATES*

·       July 7th, 2019 - Paper Submission starts

·       August 31st, 2019 - Paper Submission deadline

·       September 1st, 2019 - Registration and Room Bookings open

·       September 9th, 2019 - Paper Acceptance notification

·       September 15th, 2019 – Early Bird Registration closes

·       October 14th to 17th – EMPOWER 2019



Please check the conference website (
http://assistech.iitd.ac.in/empower2019/) for latest updates and feel free
to contact us for any questions.



Looking forward to your participation.



For more details, please contact

Pulkit Sapra, pulkitsapra.iitd at gmail.com

Himanshu Garg, himanshu.garg at cse.iitd.ac.in, 9650175105



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Thanks and Regards
Akashdeep Bansal
Research Scholar (PhD)
Amar Nath and Shashi Khosla School of Information Technology
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 INDIA
web: http://www.cse.iitd.ac.in/~akashdeep/
<http://web.iitd.ernet.in/~anz168049/>