<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Tahoma;white-space:pre-wrap">Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this call for papers...</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">--------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Pervasive</span></span> <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Health</span></span> Conference will be held in Trento, Italy, May 20 - 23, 2019.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://pervasivehealth.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://<span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">pervasivehealth</span></span>.org</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The overall goal of the <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Pervasive</span></span> <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Health</span></span> Conference is to take a multidisciplinary approach to <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Pervasive</span></span> Healthcare Technology research and development.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Pervasive</span></span> Healthcare Conference aims to gather technology experts, practitioners, industry and international authorities contributing towards the assessment, development and deployment of <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">pervasive</span></span> medical based technologies, standards and procedures.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We welcome contributions from the following fields:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Sensing/Actuating Technologies and <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Pervasive</span></span> Computing</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Medicine, Nursing, and Allied <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Health</span></span> Professions</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Hardware and Software Infrastructures</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We seek novel, innovative, and exciting work in areas including but not limited to:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Understanding Users</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Identifying and addressing stakeholder needs</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Usability and acceptability</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Barriers and enablers to adoption</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Social implications of <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">pervasive</span></span> <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">health</span></span> technology, and social inclusion</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Coverage and delivery of <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">pervasive</span></span> healthcare services</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Patient and caregiver empowerment</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Diversity: population and condition-specific requirements</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Inclusive research and design: engaging underrepresented populations</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Digital interventions and <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">health</span></span> behavior change</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Applications</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Autonomous systems to support independent living</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Clinical applications, validation and evaluation studies</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Telemedicine and mHealth solutions</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Chronic disease and <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">health</span></span> risk management applications</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-<span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Health</span></span>/Wellbeing promotion and disease prevention</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Home based <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">health</span></span> and wellness measurement and monitoring</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Continuous vs event-driven monitoring of patients</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Smart homes and hospitals</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Using mobile devices in the storage, update, and transmission of patient data</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Wellbeing and lifestyle support</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Systems to support individuals with auditory, cognitive, or vision impairments</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Systems to support caregivers</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Knowledge Representation and Reasoning</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Physiological models for interpreting medical sensor data</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Activity recognition and fall detection</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-User modeling and personalization</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Modeling of <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Pervasive</span></span> Healthcare environments</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Sensor-based decision support systems</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Design and evaluation of patient and ambient-related sensors</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Wearable and implantable sensor integration</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Data fusion in <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">pervasive</span></span> healthcare environments</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Data mining of medical patient records</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Software architectures</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Electronic <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Health</span></span> Records</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Pervasive</span></span> Healthcare Management</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Challenges surrounding data quality</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Standards and interoperability in <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">pervasive</span></span> healthcare</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Business cases and cost issues</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Security and privacy issues</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Training of healthcare professional for <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">pervasive</span></span> healthcare</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Legal and regulatory issues</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-Staffing and resource management</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><h3 dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.872;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FULL PAPERS (up to 10 pages)</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Full papers are submissions describing results and original research work not submitted or published elsewhere in one of the four main categories listed above. Full papers should place the work within the field, cite related work, and clearly indicate the innovative aspects of the work and its contribution to the field. The page limit for full papers is 10 pages including references, but can also be shorter.  They should follow the ACM formatting guidelines (see</span><a href="http://createnet.mailmta.com/nl/link?c=1afj3&d=3lo&h=1dk53rtqri4kfge81mtctufaif&i=2s7&iw=1&p=H164428709&s=lp&sn=2bp&z=1bao" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,128);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Initial Submission</span></a><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">).</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.872;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">New for 2019! No short papers</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">There is no separate short paper submission type. Rather authors are encouraged to choose the length according to the scope of the paper. Shorter papers do not have lower chances of acceptance. The scope of the paper in relation to its length will be part of the reviewing criteria.</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.872;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">New for 2019! Rising Stars</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">PervasiveHealth</span></span> is committed to serving as a forum for dissemination of important work in technologies for <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">health</span></span> and to promoting insightful discussions and exchange of ideas. To create more opportunities for early dissemination and feedback, we introduce a new category, Rising Stars. We will select 10-12 high quality submissions that fell just below acceptance bar for publication and invite them to present their work as posters.</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">These submissions will also have a chance to present their work during rapid-fire oral presentations. Participation in this will be entirely voluntary and at the discretion of the authors. For submissions that elected to participate in the Rising Stars category, 2-page abstracts will be included in the printed proceedings to avoid interference with future publications.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">============================================</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">IMPORTANT DATES</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Full Paper Submission Deadline: 15 January 2019</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Notification Deadline: 8 March 2019</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Camera Ready Deadline: 25 March 2019</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Conference Dates: May 20 - 23, 2019</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">============================================</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">***IMPORTANT NOTE***</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Tahoma"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Please consider that this year, the deadline will not be extended. The reviewing model changed, and the reviewing process will require the scheduled time. </span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Pervasive</span></span> <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Health</span></span> 2019</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> will accept submissions in the following categories:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-<a href="http://pervasivehealth.org/call-for-papers/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,0,128);font-weight:700;text-decoration-line:none">Full papers</a></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (up to 10 pages including references)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-<a href="http://pervasivehealth.org/call-for-posters/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,0,128);font-weight:700;text-decoration-line:none">Posters</a></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (up to 4 pages)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-<a href="http://pervasivehealth.org/call-for-demos/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,0,128);font-weight:700;text-decoration-line:none">Demos</a></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Abstract 2000 character limit)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-<a href="http://pervasivehealth.org/call-for-dc/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,0,128);font-weight:700;text-decoration-line:none">Doctoral Colloquium</a></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (4 pages)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please check the submission page for all submission details and templates:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://pervasivehealth.org/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,128);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://<span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">pervasivehealth</span></span>.org/</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">===============================================</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PUBLICATION</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(TBC) All accepted and presented papers will be published by ACM and made available through ACM Digital Library.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">PervasiveHealth</span></span> proceedings are </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">indexed in</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> leading indexing services, including Ei Compendex, ISI Web of Science, Scopus, CrossRef, Google Scholar, DBLP, as well as EAI’s own EU Digital Library (EUDL).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All accepted authors are eligible to submit an extended version in a fast track of: </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,128);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="http://createnet.mailmta.com/nl/link?c=1afj3&d=3lo&h=186m8ahhqg1e79tk4aepl4tiok&i=2s7&iw=1&p=H573252935&s=lp&sn=2bp&z=1bau" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,128);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">EAI Endorsed Transactions on <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Pervasive</span></span> <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Health</span></span> and Technology</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PAPER SUBMISSION</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A thorough reviewing process will ensure that authors receive high-quality feedback on their submissions. Submissions must be anonymized. Each paper will be double-blind, peer-reviewed by members of the <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Pervasive</span></span> <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Health</span></span> 2019 program committee with additional expert reviewers drawn from relevant research domains. Submissions will be evaluated based on their originality, significance of the contribution to the field, technical correctness, appropriateness of length for the paper’s scope, and presentation. The paper should make explicit how the work offers unique and substantial contribution beyond what has already been published or submitted. Authors will be invited to submit their camera-ready papers in ACM format, to be published in ACM Digital Library.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Papers should be submitted through</span><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pervasivehealth2019" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">EasyChair</span></a><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and have to comply with the ACM format (see</span><a href="http://pervasivehealth.org/authors-kit/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,128);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Author’s kit section</span></a><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">). Find more information about Initial submission</span><a href="http://pervasivehealth.org/initial-submission-easychair/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,128);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> here</span></a><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:15pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In the previous years, the acceptance rate of the <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Pervasive</span></span> <span class="gmail-m_2375676040925877831gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Health</span></span> Conference was below 30%, being 24% in 2018.</span></p></div><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(153,153,153);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b style="background-color:transparent;font-size:x-small">Publicity and Social Media Chair</b><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(153,153,153);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="1">Karina Caro, PhD</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="1"> </font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(153,153,153);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="1">Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas y Sociales</font></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(153,153,153);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="1">Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC)</font></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(153,153,153);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="1">Ensenada, México</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="1"> </font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="1"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="1"><font color="#999999">e: </font><u><font color="#0000ff"><a href="mailto:karina.caro@uabc.edu.mx" target="_blank">karina.caro@uabc.edu.mx</a></font></u></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="1"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(153,153,153);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">e: </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:karina.caro.co@gmail.com" target="_blank">karina.caro.co@gmail.com</a></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="1"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(153,153,153);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">w: </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.karinacaro.com/" target="_blank">www.karinacaro.com</a></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:small;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p></span></div></div></div></div></div>