CYBER17

CYBER17 brings together researchers, clinicians, funders and policy makers to share and discuss trends in healthcare and technology. Because of the international nature of CYBER17 and the expanded focus of its theme, we recognize the importance of extending our invitation to professionals around the world interested and dedicated to enhancing public awareness of how technology can overcome obstacles and increase access to top quality healthcare for all citizens. CYBER17’s focus areas include:

1.	The Impact of Technologies as Tools CYBER17 will continue its examination of the exciting applications of advanced technologies being used in training, therapy, rehabilitation, and education for the improvement of the quality and availability of healthcare for people around the globe.
2.	The Influence of New Technologies CYBER17 will further its investigation into how new technologies are influencing behavior and society through the use of positive technology, healthy ageing and well-being.
3.	The Imprint of Social Networking CYBER17 will embrace, as it did in 2011, the exploration of social networking tools on individual behavior and societal relations.
4.	The Introduction of New Technologies and New Terms CYBER17 will study the psychological aspects of new areas influenced by technology such as cyberfashion, cyberadvertising and cyberstalking.

Encouraged Topics
Encouraged topics include but are not limited to:

• Virtual environments
• Advanced Interaction Training
• Videogames
• Telehealth & Telepresence
• Video-conferencing
• Robotics
• Brain Computer Interfaces
• Cognitive Rehabilitation & Therapy
• Wearable computing
• Non-invasive physiological monitoring devices
• Positive Technology

• Social Networking in Healthcare
• Information Technologies
• Social implications of Facebook, Twitter, etc.
• Neurorehabilitation
• Mobile healthcare
• Cyberbullying
• Health Applications
• Healthy Ageing
• Games for Health
• Serious Games
• Apps for Kids

Abstract and Presentation Types
You can submit an abstract to one of the following three “types” of communications:
• Poster
• Oral
• Symposium

The difference between an oral presentation and a symposium is that independent oral presentations will be regrouped together by the Organizing Committee according to keywords provided by the authors, while a symposium consists of a group of four or five oral presentations selected and submitted together by one symposium chair.

Submission of Abstracts and Papers
If you would like to present a poster, an oral presentation or a symposium at CYBER17, please submit an abstract for the Scientific Committee to review based off of the guidelines below. Workshops submissions are by invitation only.

Review Procedure: Each submission is peer-reviewed and will be selected based on scientific merit. Abstracts should clearly outline results from scientific studies. All presentations must contain original and scientifically valid information. Reports on completed research are clearly favored over descriptions of planned research. Commercial promotion and funding requests are not appropriate. The Scientific Committee will blindly review all abstracts and may invite author(s) to make a poster presentation at the conference even if they requested an oral presentation. The oral/poster/reject decision is at the discretion of the Scientific Committee.

Abstract Preparation:

•	Required structure: Title, Author/s, Affiliation/s, Short Abstracts (250 words), Keywords, Introduction/Problem, Method/Tools, Results, Conclusion. You must adhere to the document format requirements of IOS Press.
•	Novelty/Discussion: Please cover what makes this research different from prior work by yourself or by others. Please focus on the most unique aspect of your research, instead of broad implications.
•	References: Optional but appreciated. Please use ONLY the IOS Press standard bibliographic format (see instructions and below).
•	File formats: Acceptable formats are Word 97, Word 2000, or Word XP format (.doc). No .docx files, please.
•	The conference is in English and all abstracts will need to be in English. Please check spelling and grammar as your abstract will be printed in the conference syllabus.
•	Please visit http://bit.ly/xnGghP to download the instructions. Abstracts that do not meet the required criteria will be sent back to the author to be re-formatted.

Abstract and Full Paper Publication:

•	Oral presenters are required to submit a short abstract (250 words).
•	Oral presenters are required to submit a 2-page extended abstract. The short abstract must be included in the 2-page extended abstract so it can be published in a regular issue of the Journal of CyberTherapy & Rehabilitation (JCR), indexed in PsycINFO, Gale, EBSCO, Cabell and SCOPUS and is currently under review with Medline. Once accepted, the 2-page extended abstracts may be published in an IOS Press book as a part of its Studies in Health Technology and Informatics series, which is indexed in MEDLINE.
•	Oral presenters are required to submit a full paper up to 5 pages in length. Authors of accepted oral submissions may be invited to submit a 5-page paper to be included in the book. In addition, for those who present their abstract in person, their full paper will be published in the Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine, indexed in PsycINFO.

Online Submission:
When you are ready to submit your extended abstract, please visit the “On-Line Abstract Submission” page. More information will be asked during submission of your abstract, such as name of the author, affiliation and if your study is completed. After submitting your abstract, please review the instructions for presenters by visiting the “instructions for presenters” page on the website.

Review Procedure:
Each submission is peer-reviewed and will be selected based on scientific merit. Abstracts should clearly outline results from scientific studies. All presentations must contain original and scientifically valid information. Reports on completed research are clearly favored over descriptions of planned research. Commercial promotion and funding requests are not appropriate. The Scientific Committee will blindly review all abstracts and may invite author(s) to make a poster presentation at the conference even if they requested an oral presentation. The oral/poster/reject decision is at the discretion of the Committee.