Dear Colleagues,

The 19th Annual CyberPsychology, CyberTherapy & Social Networking Conference (CYPSY19) will take place on June 17-19, 2014 in Washington, D.C.. We would like to invite you to join us!

About the Conference

Jointly organised by the Interactive Media Institute, in collaboration with the Virtual Reality Medical Institute, is organizing the International Association of CyberPsychology, Training, & Rehabilitation’s (iACToR), the conference is an international networking and sharing platform for researchers, clinicians, policy makers and funding agencies to share and discuss advancements in the growing disciplines of CyberTherapy & CyberPsychology.

Who Should Attend

The 2014 conference will receive input from a wider segment of the scientific community, and attract experts in a variety of fields who are interested in the meeting's core topic, connecting the virtual and the real.

CYPSY19 welcomes participants from a wide range of disciplines, including:

• Healthcare providers
• Researchers
• Military medicine specialists
• Policymakers
• Funding Agencies

Encouraged Topics

• The Impact of Technologies as Tools
• The Influence of New Technologies
• The Imprint of Social Networking
• The Introduction of New Technologies and New Terms
• Virtual Environments
• Advanced Interaction Training
• Biofeedback
• Telepresence
• Telemedicine/Telehealth (battlefield, rural areas, etc.)
• Phantom Limb Syndrome
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Video-conferencing
• Robotics
• Brain Computer Interfaces
• Cognitive Rehabilitation & Therapy
• Wearable computing
• Non-invasive physiological monitoring devices
• Positive Technology
• Social Networking in Healthcare
• Information Technologies
• Social implications of Facebook, Twitter.
• Neurorehabilitation
• Mobile healthcare
• Cyberbullying
• Health Applications
• Healthy Ageing
• Games for Health
• Serious Games

Highlights and Dates

• June 17: Preconference Workshops


• June 18: Cyberarium: We always dedicate some time for academic researchers to present their prototypes at our Cyberarium. This is a great opportunity for participants to experience their colleagues’ research first hand and to generate valuable feedback.


• June 18: Poster Session


• June 18: Keynote Speaker: We are thrilled to have U.S. Congresswoman Grace Napolitano as our Keynote Speaker. Congresswoman Napolitano revitalized the Congressional Mental Health Caucus and has hosted congressional briefings on children’s mental health, veterans’ mental health, and suicide prevention.


• June 19: Gala Dinner

Sincerely,