General Information

Conference Reception

The Conference Reception will take place at 19:30 (right after the Opening Plenary Session) on Tuesday, 23 July 2013.

All Conference participants and accompanying persons, who carry an HCI International 2013 badge, will be permitted entrance.

Extra Conference Reception Tickets will be available from the Conference Secretariat until Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 17:00 hrs.

Important note: You must be of legal drinking age to drink alcohol. Please be ready to provide you ID upon request.

Internet Park

PCs with Internet connectivity will be provided in the Internet Park. Participants carrying their own portable equipment can connect their equipment through the available WiFi network.

Information about the Internet Park opening hours will become available in due course.

Coffee and Lunch Breaks

Day/Time	Sunday, 21 July	Monday, 22 July	Tuesday, 23 July	Wednesday, 24 July	Thursday, 25 July	Friday, 26 July
Coffee Breaks
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00
15:00 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:00

Lunch
A wide range of options are available within the Mirage Hotel for Casual and Fine dining. Participants are kindly asked to make their own arrangements for lunch, during the following lunch breaks:
Sunday, 21 July	12:30 - 14:00	Wednesday, 24 July	12:30 - 13:30
Monday, 22 July	12:30 - 14:00	Thursday, 25 July	12:30 - 13:30
Tuesday, 23 July	12:00 - 13:30	Friday, 26 July	12:30 - 13:30

Information for Presenters

Paper Presentations

Papers will be allocated approximately 15 minutes for presentation, with an additional 2-3 minutes for questions and answers following each talk. Session Chairs will introduce the speakers and will moderate the discussion.

Each presentation room will be equipped with a laptop computer and a projector for PowerPoint presentations. The available software may also allow for other types of presentations, such as embedded videos.

Detailed information about the hardware specifications of the laptops and the software that will be available (all in English language) will become available in due course.

Presenters who wish to run specialized software need to bring their own laptop. Prior to their session, they should inform the session chair and test that their computer works with the projector in the room.

MAC computers are also acceptable. MAC users must bring their own adapter to connect to the VGA cable or their own cable.
Poster Presentations

The posters will be mounted on poster boards (one poster per board - with landscape orientation) with push pins which will be available on site.
The poster boards size is:
- Width: 48 inches (1,22 meters)
- Length: 96 inches (2,43 meters)
- Height: 78 inches (1,98 meters)
While the usable area size is:
- Length: 94 inches (2,38 meters)
- Height: 46 inches (1,17 meters)
Presenters can mount multiple single sheets of paper, larger posters, pictures, or any printed materials on the boards.

Authors of posters are kindly asked to make themselves available during the days of the Conference to present their work and answer questions about their poster to Conference participants. It is up to the presenters to arrange the date(s) and time(s) they will be available. They may wish to indicate on the poster board when they will be available to provide brief presentations and answer questions about their poster to Conference participants.

Detailed program about the opening times of the Poster area, as well as the program for the poster set-up and poster removal will become available in due course.

Call for Participation leaflet downloads (PDF files) :

A4 size Full color Printer friendly Single page
Letter size Full color Printer friendly Single page

Poster (PDF files): A4 size Letter size