| Sumario: | It is our great pleasure to welcome you to the 2019 ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces (ISS), held from November 10-13, 2019 in Daejeon, South Korea. As the 14th event in an annual series that started in 2006, ACM ISS (formerly known as ACM ITS) is the premier venue for research addressing the design, development, evaluation, and use of new and emerging digital surfaces, interactive spaces, and multi-surface technologies. Interactive surfaces and spaces have become increasingly prevalent in our everyday life, appearing in various shapes and sizes, as well as in diverse application contexts, offering a rich variety of ways to interact.Daejeon, one of the major cities in Korea and the hub in the southwestern region, boasts itself as the science and research capital of the country. As a science town, it is surrounded by government research institutes, government-invested corporate research institutes, corporate research centers, and venture companies. In addition, Daejeon is in the heart of the ancient "Baekjae" Kingdom (18 BC to 660 AD) whose distinctive cultural heritage still resonates to this day. Daejeon will be the ideal location for bringing together researchers and innovators from a variety of backgrounds from all over the world, giving them a unique opportunity to share their research and innovation with others while enjoying unique cultural experiences.Sponsored by ACM SIGCHI and generously supported by Microsoft, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), KAIST's College of Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), LOUNGE'LAB, and Daejeon International Marketing Enterprise (DIME), the conference brings together researchers and innovators from a variety of backgrounds from all over the world. This year's conference continues its main goal of providing an engaging, inspiring, and highquality program. The program features a strong selection of papers devoted both to research and to concrete applications. The conference received 85 paper submissions, of which 26 were selected, leading to an acceptance rate of 30.6%. Each submission underwent a rigorous peer review. They were assessed by a program committee consisting of 36 experts and by 148 external reviewers. The accepted papers reflect the variety of topics and perspectives that comprise the ISS community, ranging from multi-touch surfaces and interactive 3D spaces to interactive mid-air displays and novel interaction modalities. The conference includes an exciting demo session, comprising 10 interactive demonstrations. The program further includes 11 posters that provide an opportunity for the ISS community to discuss late-breaking work. Finally, three pre-conference tutorials on surface haptics, navigation in virtual reality, and an open source visualization toolkit for immersive data analytics will enable attendees to learn new skills and knowledge about interactive surfaces and spaces.
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