INTERSTRESS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact for interview:
Brenda K. Wiederhold, Ph.D., MBA, BCIA

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September2012
Brussels, Belgium

Brussels, Belgium ---- The Virtual Reality Medical Institute (VRMI) in collaboration with Interactive Media Institute (IMI) will host the 17th Annual CyberPsychology and CyberTherapy Conference (CYBER17) in Brussels, Belgium 25-28 September 2012. CYBER17 is the official conference of the International Association of CyberPsychology, Training, & Rehabilitation (iACToR).

This event attracts psychologists, scientists, technical experts, researchers, industry leaders, policymakers, and funding agents from around the globe.

CYBER17’s theme will focus on four areas:

1. The Impact of Technologies as Tools: technology's use in training, therapy, rehabilitation, and education to improve the quality

and availability of healthcare.

2. The Influence of New Technologies: technology's influence on behavior and society (e.g., positive technology for well-being,

healthy ageing, and inclusion).

3. The Imprint of Social Networking: the exploration of social networking tools on individual behavior and societal relations.

4. New Technologies/New Terms: studying the psychological aspects of new areas influenced by technology (e.g., cyberfashion, cyberadvertising, cyberstalking).

The quality and significance of the work presented at previous conferences affirms that advanced technologies are already playing a significant role in healthcare. With the goal of patient empowerment through personalized healthcare, the CYBER17 conference will further strengthen and advance efforts to improve healthcare through technology and take advantage of the remarkable transformation that is occurring. 

Pre-conference workshops will be presented on specific topics including Introduction to VR, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Stress Inoculation Training, Brain Computer Interface, Presence, and Cognitive and Physical Rehabilitation to name a few.

In this venue, researchers will have a unique opportunity to disseminate their FP6 and FP7 funded research technologies to a large audience. A special event called the “Cyberarium” allows show-and-tell presentations of new research, which are open to the press and feature demonstrations on how VR and other advanced technology products are being applied for health and well-being. Interested media representatives or institutions interested in participating in the Cyberarium should contact Andreea Rimbu at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

CYBER16, the official conference of the International Association of CyberPsychology, Training, & Rehabilitation (iACToR), attracted participants from industry, academia and government from 25 countries:   Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the U.S.

iACToR (http://iactor.eu) is an international non-profit association headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, designed to promote Virtual Reality and other advanced technologies as adjuncts to more traditional forms of therapy, education, training and rehabilitation. iACToR is addressing the urgent need to develop a “roadmap” for the future of this rapidly growing field. In addition to hosting the 17th Annual CyberPsychology and CyberTherapy Conference, iACToR has two official journals (CyberPsychology, Behavior, & Social Networking and the Journal of CyberTherapy & Rehabilitation) and a trade magazine (CyberTherapy & Rehabilitation) providing members and relevant stakeholders with a combined communications platform.