Abstract :
Summary form only given, as follows. The European Union has committed almost a quarter billion dollars to research in fields related to mobile and ubiquitous computing over the next few years. Countries in Asia are beginning to devote considerable resources as well. With the mobile phone now the dominant consumer computer platform in the world, wearable computing and augmented reality are becoming business domains as well as research fields. This panel of program managers, invited from various funding agencies, will discuss how wearable computing and augmented reality relates to their fields of interest. A mixture of scientific, military, government, and private agencies will be represented. Attendees are invited to ask questions and help explore how wearable computing and augmented reality research can be promoted in upcoming initiatives.
