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International Workshop on Cross-cultural and Culture-specific Aspects of Conversational Backchannels and Feedback December 5-7, 2006 13274 Fiji Way Marina del Rey, California 90292 Preliminary Agenda Tuesday, December 5 08:30    Breakfast  [1^st floor] 09:00    Introduction, schedule, agenda: David Traum, Bilyana Martinovski 10:00 Jens Allwood 10:45    Break 11:00    John Heritage 11:30 Nigel Ward 12:00    Lunch 13:00 Justine Cassell 13:30 Mikael Lind 14:00 David Novick 14:20 David Herrera 14:40    Dusan Jan 15:00 Break 15:15 Dirk Heylen 15:45 Mel Shakun 16:15 Yasuhiro Katagiri 16:45 Collective discussion 17:30 Demos [VR room, 1^st floor] This is ICT SASO 18:00    Dinner [ICT 1st floor] (possibly other demos) Wednesday, December 6 08:30    Breakfast 09:00    Yasuhiro Katagiri 10:00   Dirk Heylen 10:30 Breakout into subgroups for analysis 11:00    Break: DEMO: THIS IS CCT 11:15    Parallel analysis sessions 1 13:00    Lunch and continued discussion    13:40    Breakout Sessions 2 14:00 Parallel analysis sessions 2 15:00    Break 15:15    Rory Crooks 15:45 Dusan Jan, David Novick, David Herrera, Bilyana 16:15 Breakout Sessions 3 16:30 Parallel analysis sessions 3 18:15    wrap up day 2, plans for day 3 18:30     Leave for dinner (Ballona Fish Market - 13455 Maxella Avenue, Villa Marina Marketplace, Carpool or Walk 3/4 mile from ICT (east of Lincoln two blocks north of Bali, on the left side of street, ground level) Thursday, December 7 08:30    Breakfast 09:00    Review schedule 09:30    Collective discussion 10:30    Break 10:45    Collective discussion 11:30 SASO 2 avatars 12:30    Lunch 13:30 Analysis sessions 15:30 Next steps - what are the urgent research questions how do we find funding to support this work - other ways to maintain community and progress - publications - future meetings - take home assignments Final Thoughts??