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Program Overview

  • Sunday, March 25
Time Schedule
7:30 - 8:45 a.m. Registration
Mezzanine Level by the Elevators
Coffee will be served from 7:45 - 8:45 a.m.
8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Welcome to the Haptics Symposium and Cross-Cutting Challenges
California West
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Cross-cutting Challenges - Theme 1: Keynote Talks
California West
11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Cross-cutting Challenge - Theme 1: Interactive Discussion Speaker Introductions
California West
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Cross-cutting Challenges - Theme 1: Interactive Discussions
California East
Coffee and snacks 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: Keynote Talks
California West
4:00 - 4:15 p.m Cross-cutting Challenges - Theme 2: Interactive Discussion Speaker Introductions
California West
4:15 - 5:30 p.m. Cross-cutting Challenges: - Theme 2 Interactive Discussions
California East
Coffee and snacks 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
Colonial Ballroom
Drinks and snacks will be served
7:00 - 11:00 p.m. Demonstrations and Exhibits Setup
Grand Ballroom

 

  • Monday, March 26
Time Schedule
7:30 - 8:45 a.m. Registration
Mezzanine Level by the Elevators
Coffee will be served from 7:45 - 8:45 a.m.
8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Introduction to the Technical Program
Colonial Ballroom
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Oral Session 1: Cutaneous Contact
Colonial Ballroom
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Coffee and Snack Break
Sponsored by Disney Research
Italian Room
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Oral Session 2A: Control of Haptic Devices
Colonial Ballroom
Oral Session 2B: Actuation and Sensing
Georgian Room
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch Break (on your own)
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Greetings from Sponsors and Poster Teasers
Colonial Ballroom
2:45 - 4:30 p.m. Odd-numbered Demonstrations and Exhibits
Grand Ballroom
Coffee and snacks, sponsored by ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, will be served from 3:15 - 3:45 p.m. 
4:30 - 6:00 p.m. IEEE Transactions on Haptics Poster Session 
Colonial Ballroom
Open office hours on accessible technology with the Members of LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired will be held in the Borgia Room
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Dinner Break (on your own)
8:00 - 9:30 p.m. WIP Poster Session 
Colonial Ballroom
Drinks will be served

 

  • Tuesday, March 27
Time Schedule
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Registration
Mezzanine Level by the Elevators
Coffee will be served from 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Oral Session 3: Perception and Action
Colonial Ballroom
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Coffee and Snack Break
Italian Room
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Oral Session 4A: Electroadhesive Surfaces
Colonial Ballroom
Oral Session 4B: Wearable Haptics
Georgian Room
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break (on your own)
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Oral Session 5A: Ultrasonic Surfaces
Colonial Ballroom
Oral Session 5B: Medicine and Neuroscience
Georgian Room
2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Even-numbered Demonstrations and Exhibits
Grand Ballroom
Coffee and snacks will be served from 2:30 - 3:00 p.m.
4:30 - 5:45 p.m. Oral Session 6: Modeling and Rendering
Colonial Ballroom
5:45 - 7:00 p.m. Break (on your own)
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Banquet
Sponsored by Oculus Research
Grand Ballroom
Dinner and drinks will be served

 

  • Wednesday, March 28
Time Schedule
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Ask a surgeon: an open Q&A exploring haptics in surgery
Sponsored by Intuitive Surgical
Colonial Ballroom
Breakfast and coffee will be served at 7:30 a.m. and the panel will begin at 7:45 a.m.
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Registration
Italian Room
Coffee will be served from 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Oral Session 7A: Tactile Perception
Colonial Ballroom
Oral Session 7B: Designing Interactions
Georgian Room
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Coffee and Snack Break
Italian Room
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Future Conferences, Awards, and Closing
Colonial Ballroom
12:00 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch Break (on your own)
1:15  - 2:30 p.m. Travel to Technical Tour (requires separate registration)
Buses will load at the Westin St. Francis hotel entrance at 335 Powell Street, San Francisco at 1:15pm and will depart at 1:30pm. 
2:30  - 5:30 p.m. Technical Tour (requires separate registration)
Stanford University
5:30  - 7:00 p.m. Return from Technical Tour (requires separate registration)
Buses will load at the front of the Stanford University Faculty Club at 439 Lagunita Drive, Stanford at 5:30pm and will depart at 5:45pm.