CybErg 2008 ---- 15 Sept - 15 Oct 2008
Go to: http://www.cyberg2008.org/ <--- Free registration
The CybErg (triennial) conference series is based on the principle of internationalizing ergonomics knowledge and increasing the quality of ergonomics discussion by making conference attendance easier, quicker and far cheaper than face-to-face conferences. It is quite easy to see how an International conference based on the World Wide Web can drastically reduce travel-related costs. Such a virtual conference also enables discussions and knowledge to be immediately accessible all around the world at the click of a mouse.
The four previous conferences were held in 1996, 1999, 2002 and 2005. The online proceedings of the previous four conferences can (or were) be found at:
CybErg'96 - The First International Cyberspace Conference on Ergonomics:
http://pandora.nla.gov.au/nph-arch/2000/S2000-Aug-15/http://www.curtin.e...
CybErg'99 - The Second International Cyberspace Conference on Ergonomics:
http://pandora.nla.gov.au/parchive/2000/S2000-Aug-16/cyberg.curtin.edu.a...
CybErg'2002 - The Third International Cyberspace Conference on Ergonomics:
http://web.wits.ac.za/NewsRoom/Conferences/CybErg/CybErg2002/
CybErg 2005 - The Fourth International Cyberspace Conference on Ergonomics:
http://web.wits.ac.za/NewsRoom/Conferences/CybErg/CybErg2005/home.htm
Objectives of CybErg:
To increase the quality of academic papers and the quality of academic discussion by allowing more time to read papers and more time for the discussion of these papers. Hence, the conference discussions are open for a month. Paper authors are able to write longer papers in a style and quality that is publishable in an international journal.
The eradication of travel costs (transport costs, accommodation costs, subsistence costs, etc.) and the reduction of the conference registration fee (no conference venue hire costs, no refreshment costs, no guest speaker travel costs, etc.). This is particularly beneficial to participants from developing countries, where there is a poor rate of currency exchange and where travel to foreign countries is expensive.
Using a widely available medium (the WWW) to access a wider range of participants (through the reduction of travel expenses) and therefore reduce the bias towards predominantly west European and North American delegates found at most international face-to-face conferences.
To establish a smart partnership between practitioners and those in related fields.
