The 1st Equator Workshop on Ubiquitous Computing in Domestic Environments The School of Computer Science and Information Technology The University of Nottingham 13th - 14th September 2001 The central goal of The 1st Equator Workshop on Ubiquitous Computing in Domestic Environments was to explore the integration of the physical with the digital in the context of the home in order to improve the quality of everyday life. Meeting this objective requires that designers address fundamental and long-term research challenges, particularly how ubiquitous computing technologies and concepts relate to everyday domestic environments. The digital world is increasingly present in our everyday lives and the spread of ubiquitous and mobile computing and communication devices means that home, work and leisure activities are interwoven in ever more complex ways. The workshop investigated ways in which the merging of physical and digital worlds may enhance home life. Researchers, designers and developers attending the workshop were especially concerned to understand the relationship between technologies and domestic environments, the use of ubiquitous computing to support activities within domestic environments, and the development of new forms of information appliance. The workshop brought researchers from a range of academic and industrial backgrounds together, who in various multidisciplinary ways share an interest in developing technologies for home. The multidisciplinary character of the workshop has fostered an ongoing dialogue between technology developers, designers, social scientists, artists and other researchers who seek to develop new technologies and new forms of application to support and enhance the quality of everyday life in the home. Editors: Andy Crabtree, Terry Hemmings and Mark Rouncefield. ISBN 0853581002 Alan Dowdall and Mark Perry, Department of Information Systems and Computing, Brunel University, The Millennium Home: Domestic Technology to Support Independent-living Older People (pp. 1 – 15). Lynne Baillie and David Benyon, School of Computing, Napier University, Investigating Ubiquitous Computing in the Home (pp. 16 – 33). Mark Rouncefield, Keith Cheverst, Adrian Friday, Stewart Kember, Kieth Mitchell and Peter Phillips, Computing Department, Lancaster University, Design and Digital Care (pp. 34 – 45) Rob Hague, Alan F. Blackwell and Peter Robinson, University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, End-User Programming in the Networked Home (pp. 46 – 67). Bo Westerlund, Sinna Lindquist and Yngve Sundblad, Centre for User-Oriented IT Design, The Royal Institute of Technology, Cooperative Design of Communication Support With Families (pp. 68 – 85). Peter Tolmie, James Pycock, Tim Diggins, Allan Maclean and Alain Karsenty, Xerox Research Centre Europe, Routines and the Design of 'Invisible in Use' (pp. 86 – 109). Vic Callaghan, Graham Clarke, Martin Colley and Hani Hagras, Department of Computer Science, University of Essex, Embedding Intelligence (pp. 110 – 130). Guy Dewsbury, Bruce Taylor and Martin Edge, Scottish Centre for Environmental Design Research, Robert Gordon University, The Process of Designing Appropriate Smart Homes (pp. 131 – 146).