5th International Symposium on Wearable Computers
October 7-9, 2001 - ETH Zurich

Welcome to Zurich !

Dear Reader:
Wearable Computing, are you really sure what it stands for ?
Miniaturized laptops, handhelds, displays, sensing, communication, also clothing, textiles, fashion, perception, life style, ..., none or all of them ?

The ISWC2001 in Zurich will present the whole colours spectrum and their refractions characterizing wearable technologies today and in the future, with

• the excellent scientific program with 17 regular papers and 13 posters, organized in 5 regular sessions
• complementary views on wearable computers fashion, aesthetics, ecology - in the Inside/Outside sessions
• tutorials guided by international experts illuminating crucial aspects of wearable computing
• the legendary gadgets and demonstrator show
• the exhibition as the meeting point of science, product and services
• the dinner party over the roofs of Zurich
• the mysterious performance show
• the students contest

All these in the impressive historical Main Hall of the ETH at down-town Zurich!

Enough good reasons, to visit the ISWC2001 !

Looking forward to meeting you in Zurich !
Gerhard Tröster
Chairman
troester@ife.ee.ethz.ch
http://www.ife.ee.ethz.ch/~troester/