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Wednesday 11 December : Tutorials 08.00 Registration opens   09.00 Tutorial #1: Mobile computing Dr. Tapio Frantti, VTT Electronics, Finland   11.00 Lunch   11.30 Tutorial #2: Introduction to mobile 3D graphics Dr. Kari Pulli and Jani Vaarala, Nokia, Finland   13.30 Coffee   13.45 Tutorial #3: Ubicomp systems in use - history, issues and challenges Prof. Minna Isomursu and Prof. Kari Kuutti, University of Oulu, Finland   15.45 Coffee   16.00 Tutorial #4: Research directions in augmented reality Prof. Steven Feiner, Columbia University, USA   18.00 Closing of the day   19.00 Gettogether Party   Thursday 12 December : Conference Day #1 08.00 Registration opens   08.45 Opening of the Conference   09.00 Keynote #1: Entertainment and media in an environment of ubiquitous digital distribution: Issues and challenges Peter Marx, Binary Protocol LLC, USA   10.00 Coffee   10.30 Session #1: Networking (Chair: Martin Rantzer) Effects of prediction inaccuracy on the performance of channel-state-aware link layer schedulers Ana C. C. Aguiar, Holger Karl and Adam Wolisz Technical University Berlin, Germany Presentation Consequences of using MIPv6 to achieve mobile ubiquitous multimedia Douglas Howie University of Oulu, Finland and University of Gävle, Sweden Presentation SHADOW: Smart and highly adaptive data-sharing over weak connections Mika Hongisto VTT Electronics, Finland Presentation   12.00 Introduction of Demonstrations   13.00 Lunch   14.00 Keynote #2: Mobile augmented reality systems Prof. Steven Feiner, Columbia University, USA   15.00 Coffee   15.30 Session #2: Applications (Chair: Timo Ojala) Video analysis applications for pervasive environments Arvind Karunanidhi1, David Doermann1, Niketu Parekh1 and Ville Rautio2 1University of Maryland, USA 2University of Oulu, Finland Symshop: a mobile shopping mall application Lai-Tee Cheok1, Jacob Sharony2 and Alexandros Eleftheriadis1 1Columbia University, USA 2Symbol Technologies Inc. Presentation Application mobility in active spaces Manuel Roman, Herbert Ho and Roy H. Campbell University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Presentation   17.00 Closing of the day   19.00 Conference Banquet   Friday 13 December : Conference Day #2 08.30 Registration opens   09.00 Keynote #3: Context-awareness, augmented reality and proximity networking: new directions for mobile applications Dr. Pertti J. Huuskonen, Nokia Research Center, Finland   10.00 Coffee   10.30 Session #3: Case studies (Chair: Eila Niemelä) Platform services for wireless multimedia applications: case studies Aki Tikkala and Mari Matinlassi VTT Electronics, Finland Presentation The potential for mobile multimedia in a virtual community Kaisa Still1, Minna Isomursu1, Pekka Isomursu2 and Kirsi Koskinen1 1University of Oulu, Finland 2Nokia Mobile Phones, Finland Presentation The Hocman prototype - fast motor bikers and ad hoc networking Mattias Esbjörnsson, Oskar Juhlin and Mattias Östergren Interactive Institute, Sweden Presentation   12.00 Lunch   14.00 Keynote #4: Octopus - Open innovation, development and testing environment for mobile applications and services Dr. Kari Kaarela, Nokia Mobile Software, Finland   15.00 Coffee   15.30 Session #4: HCI (Chair: David Doermann) Requirements for distributed user-interfaces in ubiquitous computing networks Erik Berglund1 and Magnus Bång2 1Linköping University, Sweden 2Proxigo Ab, Sweden Presentation Recognizing movements of a handheld device using symbolic representation and coding of sensor signals John A. Flanagan1, Jani Mäntyjärvi1, Kalle Korpiaho2 and Johanna Tikanmäki2 1Nokia Research Center, Finland 2Helsinki University of Technology, Finland Presentation   16.30 Break   16.45 Award Ceremony   17.00 Closing of the Conference