You are highly welcome. I look forward to meeting you personally in Kassel this coming September. Automatic and smart behaviors as well as knowledge access are embedded in human interfaces and in decision support systems. Technological developments will increasingly be successful, also economically, only if end-user participation and acceptance were guaranteed early on in the systems life cycle. Multi-modality and multimedia based interaction styles have to be more creative and flexible.
Cultural differences are to be considered.
Humans want to be in charge, mastering computers and machines in a task-oriented way, and be encouraged to use them in a friendly environment. Computer-supported collaborative work Management information systems, office systems, home systems 3.