Program Overview

Saturday, March 28

Time	Schedule
8:00 - 8:45 a.m.	Registration Front Desk and Skyview  Breakfast served from 8:00 - 8:45 a.m.
8:45 - 9:00 a.m.	Welcome to the Haptics Symposium & Cross-Cutting Challenges Grand Ballroom
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.	Cross-cutting Challenges Theme 1 Oh What a Feeling! Toward Haptic Deepening of Affective Connections - From Neuroscience To Design Keynote Speakers: Håkan Olausson (Linköping Univ.), Annett Schirmer (Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong), Carey Jewitt (Univ. College London), Karon MacLean (Univ. of British Columbia) Organizers: Greg Gerling (Univ. of Virginia), Karon MacLean (Univ. of British Columbia) Grand Ballroom
11:00 - 11:15 a.m.	Cross-cutting Challenge Theme 1 Interactive Discussions, Introductions Grand Ballroom
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Cross-cutting Challenges Theme 1: Interactive Discussions Grand Ballroom Coffee will be served from 11:15 - 11:45 a.m.
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.	Lunch Break (on your own)
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.	Cross-cutting Challenges Theme 2 Using the Skin as a Medium for Communication Keynote Speakers: Roger Cholewiak (Princeton Univ., retired), Charlotte Reed (MIT), Lori Holt (CMU), Granit Luzhnica (Graz Univ. Technology), Sile O’Modhrain (Univ. Michigan) Organizers: Lynette Jones (MIT), Hong Z. Tan (Purdue Univ.), Charlotte M. Reed (MIT) Grand Ballroom
4:00 - 4:15 p.m	Cross-cutting Challenges Theme 2 Interactive Discussions,  Introductions Grand Ballroom
4:15 - 5:30 p.m.	Cross-cutting Challenges Theme 2 Interactive Discussions Grand Ballroom Coffee will be served from 4:15 - 4:45 p.m.
5:30 - 6:00 p.m.	Break (on your own)
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.	Opening Reception and Greetings from Sponsors Skyview Appetizers will be served
7:30 - 11:00 p.m.	Demonstrations and Exhibits Setup Grand Ballroom, Salons C-H

 

Sunday, March 29

Time	Schedule
8:00 - 8:45 a.m.	Registration Front Desk and Skyview Breakfast will be served from 8:00 - 8:45 a.m.
8:45 - 9:00 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction to the Technical Program Grand Ballroom, Salons ABJK
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.	Oral Session 1 Softness and Soft Haptics Grand Ballroom, Salons ABJK
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.	Coffee Break   Skyview and Hallway
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Oral Session 2A Haptic Rendering Grand Ballroom, Salons JK	Oral Session 2B Teleoperation Grand Ballroom, Salons AB
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.	Lunch Break (on your own)
2:00 - 2:30 p.m.	Work-in-Progress Poster Teasers Grand Ballroom, Salons ABJK
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.	Demonstrations Session 1 and Exhibits Grand Ballroom, Salons C-H
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.	IEEE Transactions on Haptics Poster Session Grand Ballroom, Salons ABJK  Coffee will be served from 4:15 - 4:45 p.m.
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.	Dinner Break (on your own)
8:00 - 9:30 p.m.	Work in Progress Poster Session Grand Ballroom, Salons ABJK Drinks will be available (for purchase)

 

Monday, March 30

Time	Schedule
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.	Registration Front Desk and Skyview Breakfast will be served from 8:00 - 8:45 a.m.
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.	Oral Session 3 Affective Haptics Grand Ballroom, Salons ABJK
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.	Coffee Break Skyview and Hallway
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Oral Session 4A Force Feedback Grand Ballroom, Salons JK	Oral Session 4B Neuroscience and Biomechanics Grand Ballroom, Salons AB
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.	Lunch Break (on your own)
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.	Demonstrations Session 2 and Exhibits Grand Ballroom, Salons C-H Coffee will be served from 3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Oral Session 5 Haptic Displays Grand Ballroom, Salons ABJK
5:00 - 5:30 p.m.	Break (on your own)
5:30 - 10:00 p.m.	Board Buses for Banquet Banquet Cruise  Dinner will be served

 

Tuesday, March 31

Time	Schedule
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.	Registration Front Desk and Skyview Breakfast will be served from 8:00 - 8:45 a.m.
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.	Oral Session 6A Vibrotactile Feedback Grand Ballroom, Salons JK	Oral Session 6B Medical Haptics Grand Ballroom, Salons AB
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.	Coffee Break Skyview
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Oral Session 7 Haptic Cues and Guidance Grand Ballroom, Salons ABJK
12:15  - 1:30 p.m.	Closing Ceremony Awards Future Conferences Grand Ballroom, Salons ABJK Adjourn until 2022