XR-Metaverse Conference

The International XR-Metaverse Conference is an annual immersive tech

event of the International Association of Immersive Technology Innovation(IAITI).

It aims to bring industry and academia together in order to discuss, present,

showcase the latest trends and advance the immersive technology arena.

The 8th International XR-Metaverse Conference will be held at UNLV,

Las Vegas, USA, 28-30 June 2023. The 8th International XR-Metaverse

Conference will focus on the theme of XR meets the Metaverse.

Themes to be covered at the conference include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

· XR and the metaverse

· XR to overcome a health crisis

· XR for societal good

· AI, Big Data, IoT, 5G, Robot and Digital Twin powered XR innovation

· Digital transformation through XR

· XR adoption behaviour

· XR/metaverse business models

· Development and implementation of augmented and virtual reality applications

· Mobile and wearable technologies and

applications

· Impacts of XR on value co-creation

· XR/metaverse for customer engagement

· Legal, ethical, and regulatory issues

· New methodological approaches for XR/metaverse

· XR/metaverse applications in tourism, events, cultural heritage, architecture, education, retail, entertainment, health, manufacturing etc.

· Any other related topic

Instructions For Authors

We are inviting 3 types of abstract submissions for the 2023 conference:

1. Scientific Track

Extended abstract length: max. 3 pages (excl. references). Suggested structure is 1. Introduction, 2. Literature Review, 3. Methodology, 4. Findings, 5 Conclusion. 6. References.

2. Poster Track

This track will be suitable for work in progress and research students who would like to present their ideas. Max 3 pages (excl. references). Suggested structure is 1. Introduction, 2. Literature Review, 3. Methodology, 4. Findings, 5 Conclusion. 6. References.

3. Industry Track

Extended abstract length: max. 3 pages (excl. references). Suggested structure is 1. Company Description, 2. Project Summary, 3. Project Details, 4. Feedback from End Users, 5 Future Outlook, 6 Conclusion.

Guidelines

There are no strict formatting requirements. Please submit a blind copy for the review process. All abstract submissions must be in English and submitted as a PDF file. The document file should not contain information that unnecessarily identifies the authors, their institutions, or their places of work.

· Submission closes: ~~January 15, 2023~~

· Extended deadline: February 15, 2023

· Notification of acceptance/rejection: February 28, 2023

· Earlybird registration deadline: April 15 2023

· Conference: June 28-30, 2023

Conference Team

Conference Host and Local Conference Chair –

Prof. Yen-Soon Kim (yen-soon.kim@unlv.edu)

Prof. Si Jung Kim (sj.kim@unlv.edu)

Prof. Daniel Sahl (daniel.sahl@unlv.edu)

Conference Chair –

Prof. Timothy Jung (t.jung@mmu.ac.uk)

Academic Program Chair –

Dr. M. Claudia tom Dieck (c.tom-dieck@mmu.ac.uk)

Networking Chair – Prof. Dai-In Han (han.d@buas.nl)

Registration Chair– Lucy (Minjeong) Suh (lucymmu@naver.com)

Publicity Chairs

Europe – Prof. Philipp Rauschnabel (Philipp.Rauschnabel@unibw.de)

MENA – Dr. Ramy Hammady (r.hammady@essex.ac.uk)

ASIA – Prof. Seokchan Jeong (scjeong@deu.ac.kr)

North America/Canada – Dr Joachim Scholz (jscholz@brocku.ca)

USA – Prof. Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn (sjahn@uga.edu)

Social Media Strategist - Enice Cijntje (hello@eunicecijntje.com)

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