ISMAR 2014 will have Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) sessions. BOFs provide the opportunity for groups of people who share common interests, goals, technologies, environments, or backgrounds to meet and conduct informal presentations, discussions and/or demonstrations at ISMAR2014.

Birds-of-a-Feathers sessions can be proposed and must be chaired by a registered ISMAR2014 attendee. All BOF sessions are open to all registered ISMAR2014 attendees (free of charge). A BOF event topics and discussion must relate to augmented and mixed reality, with the focus on research, development and technology rather on a commercial product or for-profit company’s goals.

BOF sessions will take place only during the designated time slots. The available time slots for BOF sessions can be selected in the form. It is the responsibility of the BOF session proposer to examine the main conference session schedule and to select a time that minimizes potential for overlapping interests. There are limited number of rooms in the conference venue assigned for BOF sessions that can be alloted based on a first-come first-served basis. ISMAR2014 attendees are free to join all BOF sessions on a first-come first-served basis, subject to the maximum capacity of the room.

All Birds of a Feather session requests are subject to a review and approval process.

Procedure

There will be a message board near the registration desk displaying the list of proposed BOF sessions with the room number and timing details. Do check it frequently to keep track of planned and ongoing sessions.

You can propose further sessions on-site by filling out a form available at the registration desk. Your proposal will be promptly reviewed and you will be notified of the decision ASAP by the ISMAR BOF chairs based on the time slots and room availablility. Once approved, the session will be added to the message board. The chair of a BOF session grants ISMAR2014 permission to provide their e-mail address on the BOF schedule such that interested parties can be directed to the BOF session chair for all inquiries.

For further queries, please contact the Birds-of-Feather Chairs: bof_chairs[at]ismar14.org.