Please kindly note that Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri
Sirindhorn
(http://kanchanapisek.or.th/biography/sirindhorn/index.en.html), will
grace the event as Keynote Speaker, and as Guest-of-Honor, for the
inaugural international Convention for Rehabilitation Engineering &
Assistive Technology (i-CREATe) 2007 (www.i-create2007.org), the
Assistive Technology & Rehabilitation Engineering Conference &
Exhibition, Singapore.


We hope that all of you will be able to submit papers and to attend
this exciting landmark event to network with all our colleagues in
Asia who are working in this meaningful industry.

Attached is the Call for Paper that I hope you will kindly
disseminate to encourage participations and paper submissions.

Once again, thank you for your strong supports. Thank you.

Best regards,
Zen KOH
Singapore




Call for Paper
The Inaugural
international Convention for Rehabilitation
Engineering & Assistive Technology (i-CREATe 2007)
23 - 26 April 2007, Singapore

Dear Distinguished Colleague,
The international Convention for Rehabilitation Engineering &
Assistive Technology (i-CREATe) is jointly organized by the
Thailand's National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre
(NECTEC) and the Singapore Therapeutic, Assistive & Rehabilitative
Technologies (START) Centre.
This conference addresses current and future developments in the
areas of Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology. Topic
areas include, but not limited to:
v        New rehabilitative techniques & studies, novel assistive
technology products
v        Assistive robotics, rehabilitative & therapeutic robotics,
robotic environments and companions
v        Biomedical devices and instruments
v        Orthoses, exoskeletons, innovative mobility aids
v        User interfaces, brain-computer interface, bio-signal
control interface
v        AAC products, studies & evaluations, translations
v        Universal design, inclusive housing & work place,
transportation, accessibility issues
v        Smart home technology, environment control technology
v        Computer access products, software, studies & evaluations
v        Product development, commercialization, start-ups, and
business related topics
v        Social issues, policies, political issues related disability
and aging population.
CALL FOR EXTENDED ABSTRACTS:
The deadline to submit an abstract is 15 Dec, 2006. If accepted, a
complete paper is required for inclusion in the conference
proceedings. For further information about extended abstract
submissions, please visit our website at <http://www.i-
create2007.org/>.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
v        Extended abstracts should be between about 500-1000 words,
OR no more than 2 single-column, double line spacing pages (including
all illustrations and pictures).
v        Only electronic submission would be accepted.
BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARDS:
Best Student Paper Awards will be selected at i-CREATe'07. Papers
that are based on the independent research of students who are
presenting the work are eligible for the Best Student Paper Award.
The abstract must be identified as a student paper at the time of
abstract submission. The award will be based on the quality of the
written abstract and the oral or poster presentation.
CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSIONS:
Proposals for organized sessions that address specialized or general
topics on Rehabilitative Engineering (RE) and Assistive Technology
(AT) are encouraged. Once accepted, organizer(s) of the special
sessions are responsible for the soliciting of relevant papers, which
will be subjected to the same review process.
CALL FOR WORKSHOPS:
The pre-conference workshops are in-depth, interactive, hands-on
sessions in focus topic areas. Proposals for the following topics
(non-exhaustive) are encouraged:
v        Research and Development in Assistive Technology and
Rehabilitative Engineering
v        BioMedical devices and its application for people with
special needs
v        Involving clients in selection of technologies
Once accepted, the organizer(s) are responsible for the invitation of
the speakers and instructors.
EXHIBITS:
An extensive exhibit hall will be displaying rehabilitation and
assistive equipment. Viewings of the exhibits are open to the public
for a nominal fee. Firms who wish to exhibit can contact the
conference organizers at the address below.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission of Extended Abstract 15 Dec 2006
Submission of Proposal 15 Dec 2006
Notification of Acceptance 19 Jan 2007
Submission of Full Paper 28 Feb 2007
International Advisory Committee Members:
     *  Bruce BAKER, Semantic Compaction Systems (USA)
     * Stephen M BAUER, University at Buffalo (USA)
     * Yong Tien CHEW, National University of Singapore (Singapore)
     * Sikne Lanyi CECILIA,University of Veszprem (Hungary)
     * Al CONDELUCI, United Cerebral Palsy of Pittsburg (USA)
     * Rory COOPER, RESNA (USA)
     * Philip GARNER, University of Northampton (UK)
     * James C H GOH, National University of Singapore (Singapore)
     * Martin HELANDER, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
     * Thaweesak KOANANTAKOOL, National Science & Technology
Development Agency (Thailand)
     * Morris MILNER, The Health Technology Exchange (Canada)
     * Bruce MILTHORPE, University of New South Wales (Australia)
     * Joseph MIZARAHI, Israel Institute of Technology (Israel)
     * Isao NARA, Kobe Gakuin University (Japan)
     * Alexander K. NISCHELWITZER, University of applied Sciences
Joanneum (Austria)
     * Andrew NEE, National University of Singapore (Singapore)
     * Zaliha OMAR, Malaysian Information Network on Disabilities
(Malaysia)
     * Chee Chung OW, Society for the Physically Disabled (Singapore)
     * Lorriane PETERSEN, The National Association of Special
Education Needs (USA)
     * Jim PRENTICE, SHOUT - Support Helps Others Use Technology (USA)
     * Graeme SMITH, Ability Technology (Australia)
     * Shegeru TANAKA, International University of Health & Welfare
(Japan)
     * Pairash THAJCHAYAPONG, National Science & Technology
Development Agency (Thailand)
     * Lloyd WALKER, NovitaTech (Australia)
     * Ying-Tai WU, National Taiwan University (Taiwan)
We from both START and NECTEC, with our utmost sincerity, wish to
invite you to participate in the inaugural i-CREATe 2007 in Singapore.
If you need any further clarification, please feel free to contact us
for more information. Thank you for your support and promotion of
worldwide technical exchanges in ART. We look forward to meeting with
you.
Contact Information:
i-CREATe 2007
Vera YANG
Singapore Therapeutic, Assistive & Rehabilitative Technologies
(START) Centre
Technopreneur Centre @ Ayer Rajah
20 Ayer Rajah Crescent, #08-09
Singapore 139964
Tel: (+65) 6464-0262
Fax: (+65) 6464-0291
vera_yang@start-centre.com
i-create2007@start-centre.com
www.start-centre.com