We invite experts from all over the world to submit their work to HRI 2014. HRI 2014, the 9th Annual Conference for basic and applied research in the field of human-robot interaction, offers the opportunity to present and discuss contemporary HRI-related theories, empirical studies, videos, and demonstrators developed by leading researchers in the field. This year’s conference features the theme of “(E)Merging Perspectives“. The theme “(E)Merging Perspectives“ seeks to combine both user and system perspectives to advance new and possibly unorthodox methodologies? To extend the current singular approaches, we strongly call for papers that demonstrate the usage of novel empirical methods, the integration of empirical findings into complex robot systems, and holistic approaches in system evaluation. HRI is a single-track, highly selective annual international conference that showcases outstanding interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research in human-robot interaction with roots in social psychology, cognitive science, HCI, human factors, artificial intelligence, robotics, organizational behavior, anthropology and many more. Thus, we invite broad participation from experts in these areas.