Many listserves will provide multiple symposia on telepresence and virtual reality. Here's one that looks interesting.

International Conference on Artificial Reality and Tele-Existence '95

Conference on Virtual Reality Software and Technology '95

November 20 - 22, 1995

Makuhari, Chiba, JAPAN

SPONSORED BY:

ACM/SIGCHI

The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE)

Japan Technology Transfer Association (JTTAS)

Nihon Keizai Shimbun,Inc. (NIKKEI)

Topics

+ Artificial Reality/Virtual Reality

+ Tele-Existence/Telepresence

+ Communication with Realistic Sensations

+ Real Time Computer Simulation

+ Intelligent CAD and IMS

(Intelligent Manufacturing System)

+ 3-D Visual and Auditory Displays

+ Tactile and Force Displays

+ Software Architectures for VR

+ VR Interaction and Navigation Techniques

+ Tools and Techniques for Modeling VR Systems

+ Distributed VR Systems

+ Motion Tracking

+ VR Input and Output Devices

+ Innovative Applications of VR

+ Human Factors of VR

+ Evaluation of VR Techniques and Systems

+ Anthropomorphic Intelligent Robots

+ Sensor Integration/Fusion

+ Interactive Art and Entertainment

+ Artificial Life