The 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction HCI Inter- tional 2009 was
held in San Diego California USA July 19-24 2009 jointly with the Symposium on Human
Interface (Japan) 2009 the 8th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and
Cognitive Ergonomics the 5th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer
Interaction the Third International Conf- ence on Virtual and Mixed Reality the Third
International Conference on Internati- alization Design and Global Development the Third
International Conference on Online Communities and Social Computing the 5th International
Conference on Augmented Cognition the Second International Conference on Digital Human Mod-
ing and the First International Conference on Human Centered Design. A total of 4 348
individuals from academia research institutes industry and gove- mental agencies from 73
countries submitted contributions and 1 397 papers that were judged to be of high scientific
quality were included in the program. These papers - dress the latest research and development
efforts and highlight the human aspects of the design and use of computing systems. The papers
accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the entire field of human-computer interaction
addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of
application areas.
