This volume contains the proceedings of the Internet of Things (IOT) Conference
2008, the first international conference of its kind. The conference took place
in Zurich, Switzerland, March 26-28, 2008. The term "Internet of Things" has
come to describe a number of technologies and research disciplines that enable
the Internet to reach out into the real world of physical objects. Technologies
such as RFID, short-range wireless communications, real-time localization, and
sensor networks are becoming increasingly common, bringing the "Internet of
Things" into industrial, commercial, and domestic use.  Three major themes
pervade the technical discussions collected in this volume: novel sensing
technologies to capture real-world phenomena; the evaluation of novel
applications using both new and existing technologies; and the appropriate
infrastructure to facilitate communication with (and the localization of)
billions of networked real-world objects. While all these technological
developments are exciting, they also bear profound challenges from a social,
legal, and economic perspective. The research areas covered at IOT 2008 were
thus not only technical in nature, but reflected the diverse angles from which
to approach this emerging research field.