------------------- INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT  -----------------

        New technologies in the education and rehabilitation
                of the young visually handicapped

                benefits, limitations and prospects

                        Paris, 10-11 June 1996

                   on the occasion of Autonomic96


Objectives

1- analysing and discussing innovative teaching methods relying on the use of
   technology ;

2- encouraging the development of new devices ;

3- encouraging exchanges between individuals, professionnals, associations
   and organizations.  

Themes

1- Adapted edition : texts, scientific documents, music,...
2- Raised line drawings : standardization and production
3- Multimodal interfaces
4- Integration : social and professionnal insertion
5- Rehabilitation and diagnosis tools

Local organization

ANCE Association Nationale des Comunautes Educatives
ANPEA Association Nationale des Parents d'Enfants Aveugles ou gravement
deficients visuels
Association Paul GUINOT
CNEFEI Centre National d'Etudes et de Formation pour l'Enfance Inadaptee
(Ministere de l'Education Nationale)
INSERM Institut National de la Sante Et de la Recherche Medicale

Secretariat

SAUMONT Nel     
BREX-CNEFEI - 58-60, avenue des Landes - F92150 Suresnes - France
tel. +33(1) 45 06 21 56 fax +33(1) 45 06 39 93

Deadlines
- submission of papers (using the attached form)             15 November 1995
- notification of acceptance (after discussion with authors) 15 January  1996
- reception and review of papers                             15 April    1996
(8-10 pages in English or French)


Proceedings are planned to be published in French and in English

Registration fees

                before 15 March 1996    after 15 March 1996
normal fees     1000,00 FF              1300, 00 FF
reduced fees*   500,00 FF               650,00 FF

*members of organizing associations only (ANCE, ANPEA, Ass. P. GUINOT)

Local committee

BACHON Franck, ANCE              DUCHATEAU Monique, ANPEA
BURGER Dominique INSERM          RIQUIER Joelle, Association Paul GUINOT
SAGOT Jack, CNEFEI

Scientific committee

BACH-Y-RITA Paul Univ. of Wisconsin, USA     FARDEAU Michel, INSERM, F
Burnod Yves, INSERM, F                       TOBIN Michael, Univ.
Birmingham, GB

BECKER Stig, Swedish Handicap Institute, S   PORTALIER Serge, Univ. Lyon, F
Charlier Jacques, INSERM, F                  Sampaio Eliana , Univ.
Strasbourg, F
EDWARDS Alistair, Univ. York, GB             SCHEPENS Claude, Univ. Mons, B
HATWELL Yvette, Univ. Grenoble II, F         SPERANDIO Jean-Claude Univ.
Paris V, F
HINTON Ron, Univ. Technol. Loughborough, GB  VITAL-DURAND Francois, INSERM, F
MARIANI Joseph, LIMSI-CNRS, F                WEBER Gerhard Univ. Stuttgart, D
Picard Alain, HTpital de Garches, F     

Programme committee

BURGER Dominique INSERM, F              PLACENCIA PORRERO Immaculada TIDE
Office - UE

ASSIMACOPOULOS Andre, ABA, CH           JACQUIN Michel, AVH, F
BOE Francis, ICEVH, GPEAA, F            Leplumey Ivan, ANPEA, F
CHAMBET Claude, APAM, F                 ROUSSEAU Alain, Microson/CNRS, F
Corvest Hoelle, Cite des Sciences, F    SEILER Franz Peter, Univ. Technol.
Vienna, A
Courbier Gilles, LATRA, F               SEJEAN Pierre, EREADV de Lille, F
FASSER Christina, IRPA., CH             SORIANO Victoria, Helios, UE
FINLAYSON Carolyn, Europeam - Look, GB  SVENSSON Harry, TRC, S
GIAKOUMAKIS Amalia, INJA, F             VILEYN Monique, Univ. 
Nanterre-Paris X, F
JABALOT Georges-Ray, CNFLRH, F         FILLEMAERTS Beatrice, Europeam-APAM, B

------------------ Call for papers -------------------------------------------

        New Technologies in the Education and Rehabilitation 
                of the Young Visually Handicapped :
                benefits, limitations and prospects

                        Paris, June 10-11, 1996

Proposal should be send by November 15th, 1995 to the contact committee
member or to: 

   Dominique Burger
   INSERM - UPMC B23
   9, quai Saint Bernard
   F-75252 Paris cedex 05
   France

   fax +33 (1) 44 07 15 85
   E-mail : Dominique.Burger@snv.jussieu.fr

Title
        
First author
First name :                    Last name :

Organization :                  Department :
Street :
City :                          Postal code :               Country :
phone :                         fax :
E-mail :

Type of project
        1- New technical development
        2- Innovative use of existing technologies
        3- Prospective study on the role of new technologies 
           in education and rehabilitation

Theme
        1- Adapted edition : texts, scientific documents, music,...
        2- Raised line drawings : standardization and production
        3- Multimodal interfaces
        4- Integration : social and professionnal insertion
        5- Rehabilitation tools and diagnosis tools
        6- Other :

Partners (if any)

Short description (no more than 500 words, with emphasis on possible impact)
        
Project advancement
        1- Project currently under evaluation
        2- Project currently in its application phase
        3- Results beeing distributed
        if yes,  distributed by an association
                 distributed by an industrial company
                 distributed by a state organization
                 national distribution
                 international distribution
                 industrial protection

Envisaged support for a 20 minutes maximum presentation
        1- Transparencies, slides
        2- Video
        3- Software demo
        4- Device demo
        5- Other :

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*  Dominique BURGER                                                   *
*  INSERM-Creare                                                      *
*  Universite Pierre et Marie Curie  B23                              *
*  9, quai Saint-Bernard                                              *
*  75252 Paris cedex 05                                               *
*  tel. +33 (1) 44 27 34 35     fax. +33 (1) 44 07 15 85              *
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