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VCBM 2008: Early Registration

by Stefanie Behnke

Until today (September 10) there is an early registration discount for the first Eurographics workshop on Visual Computing for Biomedicine ( EG VCBM) 2008 that will be held in Delft, The Netherlands. The reduced prices are shown on [1]. Could you possibly remind interested parties in your research group / network of this fact? The VCBM 2008 program is available at [2]. Kindest regards, VCBM 2008 chairs [1] http://vcbm.org/2008/registration/ [2] http://vcbm.org/2008/program/

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EUROGRAPHICS 2009 - Call for Tutorials and STARs

by Stefanie Behnke

EUROGRAPHICS 2009 - Call for Tutorials and STARs =============================== EUROGRAPHICS 2009: 30th Annual Conference of the European Association for Computer Graphics March 30 - April 4, 2009 Munich, Germany Conference Chairs: Rüdiger Westermann, TU Munich, Germany David Kirk, NVIDIA, US Information: http://www.eurographics2009.de Tutorials Chairs: Ken Museth, Digital Domain Inc., US Daniel Weiskopf, University Stuttgart, Germany STARs chairs: Marc Pauly, ETH, Switzerland Günther Greiner, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany Deadlines (http://www.eurographics2009.de/calls/): Tutorials: October 3, 2008 STARs: October 3, 2008 Eurographics 2009, the 30th Annual Conference of the European Association for Computer Graphics, will take place from March 30 to April 3, 2009, in Munich, Germany. It will be organized on the Research Campus Garching of the Technische Universität München. Eurographics 2009 will provide a unique platform for the computer graphics community to showcase latest techniques and educational work, and to explore new trends and ideas, and it will also offer the opportunity to demonstrate products and services to this community.

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WSCG2009 - Call for Papers - Deadline October 15, 2008 - Graphics, Visualization, Computer vision etc.

by Vaclav Skala

To: general(a)eg.org WSCG 2009 CALL for PAPERS W S C G ' 2009 http://wscg.zcu.cz (formerly the Winter School of Computer Graphics) 17-th International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision 2009 in co-operation with EUROGRAPHICS to be held at University of West Bohemia, Pilsen [Plzen], Czech Republic, close to Prague - the Golden European City February 2-5, 2009 Program Co-chairs ============== Min Chen, Swansea University, U.K Vaclav Skala, University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic Keynote speakers ============= Min Chen: Visualization in Flatland, Swansea University, U.K. Eduard Groeller: Visualization with Knowledge and Style, Technische Universitat Wien, Austria Information for authors ================= Paper and files uploads: October 15, 2008 13:00 GMT (London time) Up to 8 pages of A4 format, additional material (video as MPEG, AVI, color plates etc.) up to 5 MB Topics included ============ Computer graphics and visualization, computer vision, image processing and pattern recognition, fundamental algorithms, GPU computation, graphical human computer interfaces, geometric modeling, computer aided geometric design, computational geometry, rendering and virtual reality, animation and multimedia, medical imaging, graphical interaction, object oriented graphics, parallel and distributed graphics, WWW technologies, CAD and GIS systems and others. Accepted and presented papers and posters will be published in the WSCG proceedings with ISBN and all papers will be available on-line on WSCG WEB site. Selected papers will be published in the >>> Journal of WSCG, Vol.17. ISSN 1213 6972 <<< (http://wscg.zcu.cz/jwscg) Organizer and conference office ======================= Vaclav Skala, c/o University of West Bohemia, Computer Science Department Univerzitni 8, Box 314, CZ 306 14 Plzen, Czech Republic e-mail: skala(a)kiv.zcu.cz Subject: INFO WSCG 2009 http://wscg.zcu.cz Fax: +420-37 78 22 578 Tel./Fax: +420-37-763-2457 Feel free to visit http://wscg.zcu.cz all papers are available on-line since 1992 (no access restriction)

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Pre-Ordering: Pacific Graphics 2008 and Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biomedicine 2008

by Stefanie Behnke

The Eurographics Association is pleased to announce: Pre-Ordering of -- Pacific Graphics 2008 -- Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biomedicine 2008 Eurographics Members and their colleagues, who will not be able to attend the conferences, as well as all professionals interested in these fields are invited to pre-order these books via the EG ePayment System: https://www.eg.org/egshop/jsf/user/conferencelist.jsp -->Pre-Ordering CGF The price will be 40 Eur, incl surface mail (+ 11 Euro mailing costs for Non-European countries) This is the only possibility to get a printed copy of the Proceedings. They will not be available through any bookshop. With kind regards Eurographics Association --------------------------------------------------------------- Pacific Graphics 2008 for the first time being published as Special Issue 7 of Volume 27 of Computer Graphics Forum EG is proud to offer a new and special service in pre-ordering CGF Special Issue proceedings in printed form. Since there will be no other possibility in getting a printed copy in future - use the offer in ordering your personal copy well in advance. Furthermore, this service will enable all those who cannot attend the conference to have a printed copy forwarded right after the event. This book contains the papers to be presented at the Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications (Pacific Graphics) which will take place from October 8 - 10, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Topics: Geometric Modeling Computational Photography Physically Based Modeling Point Based Graphics Geometry Processing Animation Interaction Techniques and HCI Visualization Volume Rendering Rendering and Illumination Image Based Rendering and Modeling Image and Video Processing Virtual and Augmented Reality Web Graphics and Computer Games Graphics Systems and Hardware Graphics Applications --------------------------------------------------------------- Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biomedicine 2008 This book contains the papers to be presented at the first Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biomedicine 2008, organized by the Eurographics Association, which will take place from October 6 - 7, 2008 in Delft, The Netherlands. Topics: Interactive segmentation and registration Computer-aided diagnosis and detection Facilitating medical research with visual computing Intervention and therapy planning (e.g. pre-operative surgical planning and radiation therapy planning) Intra-operative guidance for surgery Ultra-sound based planning and intra-operative guidance Visualization and Simulation for Surgical Training Coupled simulation and visualization Multi-field medical visualization and processing (multimodality, structural + functional) Processing and visualization of advanced modalities Molecular imaging Perception-based studies for medical visualization Anatomical reconstruction from microscopy data Creation and visualization of biological atlases Ontology-based visualization Visualization methods for neurobiology, plant biology and developmental biology --------------------------------------------------------------- Some single copies are still available of (see https://www.eg.org/egshop/jsf/user/conferencelist.jsp for the actual listing and ordering information): -- EGPGV 2008: 8th Eurographics Symposium on Parallel Graphics and Visualization -- Eurographics 2008 Workshop on 3D Object Retrieval -- Eurographics/IEEE-VGTC Symposium on Visualization 2008 -- Eurographics Virtual Environments (EGVE) 2008 (together with the Poster Proceedings) -- Eurographics Workshop on Sketch-Based Interfaces and Modeling 2008 -- Computational Aesthetics 2008 -- Graphics Hardware 2008 -- Eurographics Symposium on Rendering 2008 -- Eurographics/ACM SIGGRAPH 6th Symposium on Geometry Processing 2008 -- SIGGRAPH/Eurographics Symposium on Computer Animation 2008

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Early registration of PACIFIC GRAPHICS 2008 ends 4th of September, 2008

by Stefanie Behnke

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ********* PACIFIC GRAPHICS 2008 CONFERENCE ******** October 8-10, 2008, Tokyo, Japan http://www.pg08.com The Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications (Pacific Graphics) is an annual international conference on computer graphics and applications. As the 16th in the highly successful series, Pacific Graphics 2008 will continue to provide a premium forum for researchers, developers, practitioners in the Pacific Rim and around the world to present and discuss new problems, solutions, and technologies in computer graphics and related areas. This year, we will have four distinguished invited speakers from around the world: Marc Alexa, Ken Anjyo, and Henrik Wann Jensen. Invited talks; Marc Alexa: Over-sketching as human video out. Henrik Wann Jensen: Simulating the Appearance of Nature. Ken Anjyo : Exploring Directability, Regular papers will be presented in oral sessions and published as journal papers in *** Computer Graphics Forum ***. Poster papers will be printed in a separate poster proceedings. Topics * Geometric Modeling * Computational Photography * Physically Based Modeling * Point Based Graphics * Geometry Processing * Animation * Interaction Techniques and HCI * Visualization * Volume Rendering * Rendering and Illumination * Image Based Rendering and Modeling * Image and Video Processing * Virtual and Augmented Reality * Web Graphics and Computer Games * Graphics Systems and Hardware * Graphics Applications For further details about PG'08 in Tokyo, see http://www.pg08.com and for registration, see https://act.jtbgmt.com/gmt/ssl/pg2008.asp Conference Co-chairs: Tomoyuki Nishita, The University of Tokyo, Japan Masayuki Nakajima, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Organization Co-Chairs: Yasushi Yamaguchi ,The University of Tokyo, Japan IsseiFujishiro ,Tohoku University Takafumi Saito ,Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Program Co-chairs Takeo Igarashi, The University of Tokyo, Japan Nelson Max, University of California, Davis, USA Francois Sillion, INRIA, France -------------------------------------

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EUROGRAPHICS 2009 - Call for Papers

by Stefanie Behnke

EUROGRAPHICS 2009: 30th Annual Conference of the European Association for Computer Graphics March 30 - April 4, 2009 Munich, Germany Conference Chairs: Rüdiger Westermann, TU Munich, Germany David Kirk, NVIDIA, US Information: http://www.eurographics2009.de Papers Chairs: Marc Stamminger, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany Philip Dutre, K.U.Leuven, Belgium News: Papers program starts Tuesday and ends Friday at noon Deadlines (http://www.eurographics2009.de/calls/): Full papers abstract: September 25, 2008 Full papers: September 30, 2008 Eurographics 2009, the 30th Annual Conference of the European Association for Computer Graphics, will take place from March 30 to April 3, 2009, in Munich, Germany. It will be organized on the Research Campus Garching of the Technische Universität München. Eurographics 2009 will provide a unique platform for the computer graphics community to showcase latest techniques and educational work, and to explore new trends and ideas, and it will also offer the opportunity to demonstrate products and services to this community. Authors are invited to submit original work presenting fundamental research, practice and experience, or novel applications in all areas of computer graphics, and related topics thereof.

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W S C G ' 2009: CFP

by Stefanie Behnke

Call for Papers W S C G ' 2009 =========== http://wscg.zcu.cz (formerly the Winter School of Computer Graphics) 17-th International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision 2009 in co-operation with EUROGRAPHICS to be held at University of West Bohemia, Plzen, Czech Republic close to Prague - the Golden European City February 2-5, 2009 Program Co-chairs ------------------- Min Chen, Swansea University, U.K Vaclav Skala, University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic Keynote speakers ------------------ Min Chen: Visualization in Flatland, Swansea University, U.K. Eduard Groeller: Visualization with Knowledge and Style, Technische Universitat Wien, Austria Information for authors =============== Paper and files uploads: October 15, 2008 13:00 GMT (London time) ================================================= Up to 8 pages of A4 format PDF, additional material (video as MPEG, AVI, color plates etc.) can be submitted up to 5 MB Topics included ---------------- Computer graphics and visualization, computer vision, image processing and pattern recognition, fundamental algorithms, GPU computation, graphical human computer interfaces, geometric modeling, computer aided geometric design, computational geometry, rendering and virtual reality, animation and multimedia, medical imaging, graphical interaction, object-oriented graphics, parallel and distributed graphics, WWW technologies, CAD and GIS systems and others. Selected papers will be published in the Journal of WSCG, Vol.17. ISSN 1213-6972 Accepted and presented papers and posters will be published in the WSCG proceedings with ISBN and all papers will be available on-line on WSCG WEB site Organizer and conference office Prof. Vaclav Skala, c/o University of West Bohemia, Computer Science Department Univerzitni 8, Box 314, CZ 306 14 Plzen, Czech Republic e-mail: skala(a)kiv.zcu.cz Subject: INFO WSCG 2009 http://wscg.zcu.cz Fax: +420-37 78 22 578 Tel./Fax: +420-37-763-2457 Feel free to visit http://wscg.zcu.cz all papers are available on-line since 1992 (no access restriction)

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AFRIGRAPH 2009: Call for Participation

by Stefanie Behnke

Call for Participation: AFRIGRAPH 2009 The 6th International Conference on Computer Graphics, Virtual Reality, Visualisation and Interaction in Africa Sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH and in cooperation with EUROGRAPHICS. 4-6 February 2009 Centurion Lake Hotel, Pretoria, South Africa. Keynote speaker: Roberto Scopigno AFRIGRAPH 2009 (AG2009) is the 6th International Conference on Virtual Reality, Computer Graphics, Visualization and Interaction in Africa. AG2009 is organized by the African Graphics Association (AFRIGRAPH) and is sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH and in cooperation with EUROGRAPHICS. The conference will be held near Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa. The keynote address will be given by Roberto Scopigno. Roberto is a Research Director at CNR-ISTI, Italy, and is a well known figure in the European graphics community. He is currently playing a leading role in CG for cultural heritage and was recently nominated as the coordinator of a national programme on Cultural Heritage and ICT in Italy. Academic Papers AG2009 welcomes contributions in the form of full papers or short papers. The conference particularly welcomes contributions that focus on Computer Graphics in the developing world; addressing the use of Computer Graphics in urban renewal, rural development, health, education, environment and the African arts and media. However, contributions will be accepted from all areas related to virtual reality, computer graphics, visualization and interaction. Topics include (but are not limited to): . Rendering . Parallel algorithms for graphics . Computer vision for graphics . Computational Geometry . Computer animation . Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality and Presence . Graphics in the Developing Country Context . Education and Computer Graphics . Interactive Application Development . Visualization and Simulation . Perceptually-based graphics techniques . Image analysis and processing . Multimedia . Medical Imaging . Computer Aided Design and Prototyping . 3D Modelling . Data Acquisition . Human Computer Interaction . Special and Visual Effects Submission Guidelines Papers are to be submitted electronically via the Afrigraph web-site (www.afrigraph.org/conference). All contributions must be written and presented in English. Papers will be reviewed by an International Programme Committee and the Conference proceedings will be published by ACM SIGGRAPH and also appear in the ACM Digital Library. The best two papers (as decided by the Programme Chairs in consultation with the Programme Committee) will be republished in the journal Computer Graphics Forum. There will also be an award for the best paper. Short Papers Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts of no more than 5 A4 pages in length. These should represent late breaking results, work in progress or novel results that are more appropriate to a shorter format. Full Papers Full papers should report research contributions, practice and experience, or novel applications. They must be no longer than 10 A4 pages in length. Tutorials There is one day devoted to tutorials in the conference program. Tutorials must be in either a half-day or full-day format and the proposal should include details of the presenters, tutorial content, expected level of required delegate expertise and educational outcomes. Important dates Paper and Tutorial submission deadline: 10 October 2008 Notification of acceptance: 12 November 2008 Final version due: 28 November 2008 International Programme Committee Programme committee chairs: James Gain and Wolfgang Strasser . Shaun Bangay, Rhodes University . Dominique Bechmann, Louis Pasteur University . Edwin Blake, University of Cape Town . Charl Botha, TU Delft . Judy Brown, California State University . Marcello Carrozzino, PERCRO . Alan Chalmers, Warwick Digital Laboratory . Sabine Coquillart, INRIA . Carsten Dachsbacher, TU Stuttgart . Neil Dodgson, University of Cambridge . Bernd Froehlich , Bauhaus-Universitaet Weimar . Alexandre Hardy, University of Johannesburg . Eric Jansen, TU Delft . Marcus Magnor, TU Braunschweig . Patrick Marais, University of Cape Town . Daniel Weiskopf, TU Stuttgart . Gary Marsden, University of Cape Town . Karol Myszkowski, Max-Planck-Institut fur Informatik . Marc Nienhaus, University of Potsdam . Shaun Nirenstein, NVIDIA . David Nunez, University of Cape Town . Werner Purgathofer, TU Wien . Eric Reinhard, University of Central Florida . Theresa-Marie Rhyne, North Carolina State University . Holly Rushmeier, Yale University . Mateu Sbert, University of Girona . Hannah Slay, Rhodes University . Oliver Staadt, University of Rostock . Jules Tapamo, University of KwaZulu-Natal . Alade Tokuta, North Carolina Central University . Michael Wand, Max-Planck-Insitut fur Informatik Art and Animation AG2009 will once again host an Art and Animation Gallery, featuring artistic works and animations produced using computer graphics. The gallery provides a unique opportunity for up and coming artists, animators and scientists to display their work using visually pleasing and stimulating techniques. The Gallery is a platform for artists in computer graphics to present their work to peers in the field, exchange ideas and network with potential employers. Categories of the Gallery are as follows: . Image Stills: Artwork is to be submitted as an image still, and may be of any topic provided the work is produced using techniques in the field of computer graphics and animation. Prints of the work are to be displayed in the Gallery, for the entire duration of the conference. . Animations: Animation clips may be submitted in this category, and a special viewing session will be held for the entries. Clips may contain storylines, or demonstrate techniques in computer graphics. All contributions (artwork and animations) must be accompanied by a one page description of the work, as well as an indication of the techniques used to achieve the final piece. Artwork and animations will be reviewed by the conference organisers and voluntary reviewers from academia and industry. Pieces will be judged using the following criteria: . Ingenuity of the techniques employed (specifically related to computer graphics); . Aesthetics; . Creativity; . Overall impression. All submitted works will be displayed in the Gallery, and awards will be made for the top entries in each category. In addition, the one page abstract of the winners will be published in the conference proceedings. Important Dates . Intention to submit an artwork (one page description of artwork): 3 October 2008 . Artwork submission deadline: 17 October 2008 . Notification of acceptance: 31 October 2008 (Note that the full sized piece must be provided by the artist before or at registration for display in the Gallery) . Animation submission deadline: 17 October 2008 . Notification of acceptance: 31 October 2008 Posters Candidates who have only just begun a research project in Computer Graphics or Computer-Human Interaction are encouraged to participate in the AG2009 Poster Session. Posters are encouraged to be a visual abstract of the research project, and participants are challenged to produce works that are not only colourful and attractive, but that also clearly convey the scientific meaning of the research. Important Dates . Submission deadline: 17 October 2008 . Notification of acceptance: 31 October 2008 (Note that the full sized poster must be provided by the participant at registration for display at the Gallery). Exhibition The exhibition provides an opportunity for institutions from industry and academia to advertise their potential, and provide an opportunity for networking and recruiting in the area of computer graphics. Academic Institutions with programs in computer graphics or animation, or film/advertising/marketing institutions that work with computer graphics are encouraged to participate in the exhibition. AG2009 offers a unique chance to review and recruit local talent, network, and offer advice to up and coming academics, scientists, artists and animators in the field of computer graphics in South Africa. Requests for stall space at the exhibition can be made directly through the Exhibition Chair. Stall sizes, availability and registration costs are available on request. Corporate Demo Reels Participating organisations will also have the opportunity to present a demo reel as part of the Animation gallery. Parties interested in providing sponsorship to AG2009 will automatically receive exhibit space (if required), and product/brand placement at the conference may be negotiated. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the Conference Chair. Contact Details Conference Chair: Alexandre Hardy (ahardy(a)uj.ac.za) Programme Chairs: James Gain (jgain(a)cs.uct.ac.za) Wolfgang Strasser (strasser(a)gris.uni-tuebinger.de) Web site: www.afrigraph.org/conference

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EUROGRAPHICS 2009 - Call for Papers

by Stefanie Behnke

EUROGRAPHICS 2009 - Call for Papers =============================== EUROGRAPHICS 2009: 30th Annual Conference of the European Association for Computer Graphics March 30 - April 4, 2009 Munich, Germany Conference Chairs: Rüdiger Westermann, TU Munich, Germany David Kirk, NVIDIA, US Information: http://www.eurographics2009.de Papers Chairs: Marc Stamminger, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany Philip Dutre, K.U.Leuven, Belgium News: Papers program starts Tuesday and ends Friday at noon Deadlines (http://www.eurographics2009.de/calls/): Full papers abstract: September 25, 2008 Full papers: September 30, 2008 STARS, Tutorials: October 3, 2008 Short papers, Education papers, Areas papers, Medical Prize: December 10, 2008 =============================== Eurographics 2009, the 30th Annual Conference of the European Association for Computer Graphics, will take place from March 30 to April 3, 2009, in Munich, Germany. It will be organized on the Research Campus Garching of the Technische Universität München. Eurographics 2009 will provide a unique platform for the computer graphics community to showcase latest techniques and educational work, and to explore new trends and ideas, and it will also offer the opportunity to demonstrate products and services to this community. Authors are invited to submit original work presenting fundamental research, practice and experience, or novel applications in all areas of computer graphics, and related topics thereof. Eurographics 2009 will have a special focus on computational graphics and explorative interaction, including new trends in rendering algorithms and systems, and interactive visual exploration of geospatial data. Co-located with Eurographics 2009 are the following Events: the Computer Graphics Education Workshop, the Eurographics Symposium on Parallel Graphics and Visualization (EGPGV), the Eurographics Workshop on 3D Object Retrieval, and the Eurographics Workshop on Natural Phenomena.

16 years, 9 months

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SAC GCR'09

by Stefanie Behnke

SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS Geometric Constraints and Reasoning a technical track of The International ACM Symposium on Applied Computing SAC2009 March 8-12, 2009 Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Geometric Constraints and Reasoning (GCR) is a technical track of the International Symposium on Applied Computing (see http://www.acm.org/conferences/sac/sac2009). For the past twenty years the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC) has been a primary forum for applied computer scientists, computer engineers and application developers to gather, interact, and present their work. SAC is sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group on Applied Computing (SIGAPP), its proceedings are published by ACM in both printed form and CD-ROM; they are also available on the web through ACM's Digital Library. More information about SIGAPP and past SACs can be found at URL: http://www.acm.org/sigapp. As a special track of SAC, the GCR is devoted to geometric reasoning taken in a broad sense. Initially, this track focused on geometric constraint solving but it appears that geometric computing and reasoning is closely related to this topic. Our aim is then to widen the audience and to make GCR a place where the communities of geometric constraint solving, computer aided deduction in geometry and related disciplines can meet and have fruitful exchanges. See http://www.lsi.upc.edu/~robert/gcr2009/gcr2009.html. SAC 2009 is also an opportunity to attend tracks related to GCR, about combinatorial optimization, constraint programming (non geometrical constraints), graph algorithms, numerical methods or interval analysis, etc. TOPICS Specific topics of interest for the GCR track include, but are not limited to, the following: * Resolution of geometric constraints, with computer algebra, numerical analysis, interval analysis, logical approaches (e.g. provers), or other methods. * Proving geometric theorems with logical approaches, deductive databases, Computer Algebra, etc. * Decomposition of systems of geometric constraints. * Mixing geometric and non geometric constraints (combinatorial or logical), white boxes, black boxes, geometric constraints and constraints programming. * Detection of dependences between constraints, debugging geometric constraints. * Constrained curves, surfaces, blends. * Exotic (eg non cartesian) formulations of constraints. * Comparison of resolution methods or constraints formulations for the same problems. * Mathematical background: combinatorial rigidity, graph theory, matroid theory, computer algebra (polynomial systems, dimension of ideals). * Applications in Computer Graphics, CAD-CAM, robotics, mechanism design, chemistry (eg molecule configurations), photogrammetry, virtual reality. * Sensitivity to parameters vales and other robustness issues, * Geometry of computations: using topological ad geometrical ideas in provers. * Dynamic geometry, pedagogical purposes, generating explanations, examples, counter examples. * Computer-human interfaces for geometric constraints. * Geometric constraints and data exchange. * Topological constraints, eg optimal curves or surfaces with prescribed, topology (homology, homotopy, isotopy). * Shape optimization. * Integration of geometric solvers into modelers, solvers architecture. * Geometric constraints and Human Computer interfaces. * Persistent naming problem and geometric modeling by constraints. Authors are invited to contribute original papers in the listed or other realted topics in the following categories of submissions: 1) Original and unpublished research work. 2) Reports of innovative applications to the arts, sciences, engineering, and business areas. 3) Reports of successful technology transfer to new problem domains. 4) Reports of industrial experience and demos of new innovative systems. All submissions will be peer reviewed. Papers will be selected based on their originality, timeliness, significance relevance and clarity of presentation. JOURNAL PUBLICATION Authors of selected papers of outstanding quality that have been presented at GCR'09 will be invited to submit a full length version to a special issue of Computational Geometry: Theory and Applications. IMPORTANT DATES * August 16, 2008: Paper submissions * October 11, 2008: Author notification of acceptance/rejection * October 25, 2008: Camera-ready copy of accepted papers SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS * Submissions will be in electronic format, via the website http://sac.cs.iupui.edu/SAC2009/ * Submissions must follow the template that can be downloaded from http:www.acm.org/conferences/sac/sac2009/downloads09.htm * To facilitate blind review, papers should include in the first page just the title. Author(s) name(s) and address(es) must NOT appear in the paper body and self-references should be in the third person. * Camera ready manuscripts can have up to 5 pages. Up to three extra pages are allowed at a cost of 80USD per extra page. * Papers submitted to more than one track will be rejected. TRACK CHAIRS * Xiao-Shan Gao: xgao(a)mmrc.iss.ac.cn * Robert Joan-Arinyo: robert(a)lsi.upc.edu * Dominique Michelucci: Dominique.Michelucci(a)u-bourgogne.fr PROGRAM COMMITTEE Francisco Botana Universidad de Vigo, Spain Wim Bronsvoort Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Jean-FranÃ§ois Dufourd University of Strasbourg, France Luiz H. de Figueiredo Instituto de Matematica Pura e Aplicada, Brazil Jacques Fleuriot University of Edinburgh, UK Ioannis Fudos University of Ioannina, Greece Chris Hoffmann Purdue University, USA Tetsuo Ida University of Tsukuba, Japan Ulrich Kortenkamp SchwÃ¤bisch GmÃ¼nd, Germany Hongbo Li Academy of Sciences, China John C. Owen D-Cubed Ltd, UK TomÃ¡s Recio Universidad de Cantabria, Spain Alain Riviere SUPMECA, France Pascal Schreck University of Strasbourg, France Meera Sitharam University of Florida, USA Toni Soto-Riera Universitat PolitÃ¨cnica de Catalunya, Catalonia Ileana Streinu Smith College, USA Jan Verschelde University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Lu Yang Chengdu Institute, China

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International Journal of Computer Vision: Special Issue On 3D Object Retrieval

by Stefanie Behnke

(Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message) ============================================== CALL FOR PAPERS International Journal of Computer Vision Special Issue On: 3D Object Retrieval Guest Editors: Theoharis Theoharis, University of Athens, ( theotheo AT di.uoa.gr ) Ioannis Pratikakis, NCSR Demokritos, ( ipratika AT iit.demokritos.gr ) Michela Spagnuolo, IMATI Genova, ( michela.spagnuolo AT ge.imati.cnr.it ) Aim and Scope: 3D object representations have become an integral part of modern computer graphics applications, such as computer-aided design, game development and film production. At the same time, 3D data have become very common in domains such as computer vision, computational geometry, molecular biology and medicine. The rapid evolution in graphics hardware and software development, in particular the availability of low cost 3D scanners, has greatly facilitated 3D model acquisition, creation and manipulation, giving the opportunity to experience applications using 3D models to a large user community. As the number of 3D models is rapidly growing, the main issue in the field has shifted from the creation of new 3D models to the retrieval of existing 3D models. Thereupon, the development of efficient search mechanisms is required for the effective retrieval of 3D objects from large repositories, both of a single class (such as human faces) and across classes. The aim of this special issue is to stimulate researchers from different fields (computer vision, computer graphics, machine learning and human-computer interaction) who work on the common goal of 3D object retrieval, to present high caliber state-of-the-art work in the field and thus provide a cross-fertilization ground that will stimulate discussions on the next steps in this important research area. A Workshop on 3D Object Retrieval has already been organized within Eurographics 2008 (3DOR'08 - http://www.iit.demokritos.gr/~egw3dor/ ). While authors from 3DOR'08 are invited to submit extended versions of their contribution, this does not guarantee acceptance to the special issue. All submissions to this special issue will be considered on equal grounds. Topics of interest include but are not limited to : a.. Invariant 2D / 3D feature extraction b.. Biologically inspired 3D representations c.. Mesh segmentation d.. Relevance feedback e.. Active learning f.. Ontology-driven search g.. Sketch-based search h.. Search of animated (3D+t) objects i.. Search of 3D scenes j.. Retrieval based on partial view of objects k.. Generative / Discriminative approaches in 3D object categorization l.. Indexing methodologies m.. Applications in Multimedia industry, CAD industry, Games industry, Biometrics, e-Science, e-Learning, Medicine, Culture. n.. Benchmarking issues Submission Procedure: Papers following the usual IJCV author guidelines should be submitted to the IJCV website http://visi.edmgr.com , choosing the Special Issue article type 3D Object Retrieval. Regular journal articles (up to 25 pages) are preferred, but short papers (up to 10 pages) and well-balanced surveys (up to 30 pages) will also be considered. All submissions will be subject to peer review. Submissions will be returned without review if we feel that they do not fall within the scope of the special issue. If you are unsure about this, send an abstract or a draft to the guest editors of the special issue at least one month before the submission deadline. Submission deadline: September 30, 2008. Preliminary decision for acceptance/rejection : January 2009

16 years, 10 months

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Web3D 2008 :: Infrastructure Evolution

by Stefanie Behnke

-------------------------------------------------- Web3D 2008 :: Infrastructure Evolution 13th International Symposium on 3D Web Technology August 9, 10 2008 -------------------------------------------------- The Early registration ends July 4!!! Sign up now! http://www.siggraph.org/s2008/attendees/registration/ --> SIGGRAPH 2008 --> Co-Located Events Come to Papers, Tutorials, Panels, and Showcases covering the latest developments in interactive, web-delivered virtual environments... come and immerse yourself! Topics include: content and software engineering, COLLADA, X3D, X3D Earth, Ajax3D, Industry insight, and more! The Preliminary Program is available online: http://www.web3d.org/conferences/web3d2008/ Registration Cost Includes: proceedings lunches morning and afternoon refreshments Sunday's banquet dinner and Web3D Showcase! We look forward to seeing you in LA for Web3D 2008!

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9th VAST International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

by Stefanie Behnke

VAST2008 | Braga, Portugal, 2-6 December 2008 The 9th VAST International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage www.vast2008.org Towards Sustainability | Integrated Technological Practices for Human Heritage and Cultural Memory Call for Participation VAST2008 continues the tradition of excellence in the VAST symposia for technologies in service of cultural heritage. This year's symposium emphasizes the ephemeral nature of the subject of our disciplines, namely the tangible/intangible cultural heritage artifacts - archaeological remains, buildings, finds, manuscripts, myths, life histories, songs, stories - and the new virtual heritage artifacts we are producing in order to document, analyze, visualize and share our pasts through digital means. Our community is acutely aware of the concerns and risks as well as the opportunities and innovations for managing cultural and digital heritage. The challenge we propose is to bring to bear the knowledge and expertise of the VAST network of researchers and professionals that will lead to sustainable practices of stewardship for the long term, for tangible, intangible and virtual heritage alike. We are at a unique point in history, where cultural heritage professionals must work to care for the physical past while assuring that there will be a digital record for the future. Peter Brantley, Executive Director of the Digital Library Foundation, thinks, "the problem of digital preservation is not one for future librarians, but for future archaeologists." If one imagines that the well-intentioned efforts of researchers and scholars in the modern era could be unreadable only fifty years from now, there is tremendous responsibility on individual cultural heritage professionals to insure a future for their digital work. We see this symposium as a dialogue on the present and future of archaeology in the 21st century. The sessions, papers, tutorials and workshops will explore the wealth of opinions and expertise on this vast topic, ranging from nuts-and-bolts practical information on geographical information systems to producing non-linear narratives and multi-vocal visualizations of the past. We are seeking contributions that advance the state of the art in the technologies available to support sustainability of human heritage. The following topics are particularly encouraged: · 2/3/4D Data Capture and Processing in CH · Augmentation of physical collections with digital presentations · Data Acquisition Technologies · Digital capture and annotation of intangible heritage (performance, audio, dance, oral) · Interactive Environments and Applications for CH · Long term preservation of digital artefacts · Metadata, classification schema, ontologies and semantic processing · Multilingual applications, tools and systems for CH · Multimedia Data Acquisition, Management and Archiving · On-site and remotely sensed data collection · Professional and Ethical Guidelines · Standards and Documentation · Storytelling and Design of Heritage Communications · Tools for Education and Training in CH · Usability, Effectiveness and Interface Design for CH Applications · Visualization Paper, tutorial and workshop submission We are soliciting four types of contributions: a.. Full research papers presenting new innovative results. These papers will be published by Eurographics in a high-quality proceedings volume. b.. Project papers focusing on the description of project organization, use of technology, and lesson learned -- not innovative technical content. These papers will have a full-length oral presentation and will be included in a "Projects & Short Papers" proceedings volume. c.. Short papers presenting preliminary ideas and works-in-progress. These papers will have a short oral presentation or will be available as posters in conference breaks. They will be published in the "Projects & Short Papers" proceedings volume. d.. Tutorials and Workshops. Half-day and full-day workings sessions that provide an opportunity to educate and share on key topics of interest face-to-face. Tutorial submissions will be published along with the full research papers. Workshops that provide supplemental materials in time for the CD-ROM printing will be included. All materials will be available on the VAST 2008 website. See detailed information on the VAST 2008 website under Submissions. All types of submissions will be reviewed and feedback given to the authors. Important Dates: Abstract for all papers (full/project/short/workshops/tutorials) 7 July 2008 Paper submission for full papers 21 July 2008 Paper submission for project and short papers 28 July 2008 Notification for refereeing feedback 15 September 2008 Camera-ready FULL papers and TUTORIALS to printer 6 October 2008 Camera-ready SHORT and PROJECT papers and WORKSHOP descriptions to printer 13 October 2008 Early registration - 29 September Symposium Dates: · Workshops, Meetings, Tutorials 2 December · Symposium 3-5 December · Excursion to Coa Valley (10th Anniversary UNESCO World Heritage) 5-6 December. Program Committee: Michael Ashley University of California at Berkeley (USA) Karina Rodriguez-Echavarria University of Brighton (UK) Alberto Proença Universidade do Minho (Portugal) Sorin Hermon The Cyprus Institute (Cyprus) Any enquiries, please forward to the Symposium Program Committee email address, at prog_committee(a)vast2008.org

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Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biomedicine (EG VCBM) 2008: CFP

by Stefanie Behnke

CALL FOR PAPERS: ================ Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biomedicine (EG VCBM) 2008 October 6-7, 2008 Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands http://vcbm.org/2008 Aims and Scope: =============== Visual Computing for Biomedicine addresses the integration of state-of-the-art visualization and image analysis for application to biomedical research. Integrating visualization and image analysis brings with it particular challenges, but also yields new possibilities, especially when extended for application to the wide gamut of biomedical research topics, such as molecular imaging, quantitative longitudinal studies, pre- and intra-operative surgical guidance, and computer-aided diagnosis. VCBM is unique in that it will bring together researchers and practitioners from visualization, image processing and (bio-)medicine. We expect to attract a number of attendees with (bio-)medical backgrounds, as well as from the surrounding academic medical centers. This will pose a unique opportunity to showcase the latest ideas from engineering and science, to get feedback from medical practitioners, and to explore new possibilities for cooperative research. VCBM solicits the submission of original application-oriented research papers that advance the fusion of visualization and image analysis with imaging-based medicine and biomedical science. All papers should focus on a well-defined biomedical context, and should demonstrate a significant innovation or improvement in visual computing that addresses ongoing problems in that context. Topics: ======= Suggested topics for papers include, but are not limited to: * Interactive segmentation and registration * Computer-aided diagnosis and detection * Facilitating medical research with visual computing * Intervention and therapy planning (e.g. pre-operative surgical planning and radiation therapy planning) * Intra-operative guidance for surgery * Ultra-sound based planning and intra-operative guidance * Visualization and Simulation for Surgical Training * Coupled simulation and visualization * Multi-field medical visualization and processing (multi-modality, structural + functional) * Processing and visualization of advanced modalities * Molecular imaging * Perception-based studies for medical visualization * Anatomical reconstruction from microscopy data * Creation and visualization of biological atlases * Ontology-based visualization * Visualization methods for neurobiology, plant biology and developmental biology Invited Speakers: ================= * Prof. dr. Heinz-Otto Peitgen, president of MeVis research, and * Prof. dr. Nicolas Ayache, research director at INRIA. Conference Location: ==================== VCBM 2008 will be held in Delft, The Netherlands. Picturesque Delft is ideally located in the Dutch "Randstad" (conurbation or megacity), close to the Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam and well-connected to the train network. The city is home to the Delft University of Technology, a world-famous technical research institute and also host to the VCBM workshop. In addition, there are three academic medical centers (Leiden, Rotterdam and Amsterdam) close by. Important Dates: ================ Paper submission: June 22, 2008 Author notification: August 8, 2008 Camera-ready papers: August 22, 2008 Conference: October 6 - 7, 2008 Workshop Co-chairs: =================== Charl Botha - Delft University of Technology Gordon Kindlmann - Harvard Medical School Wiro Niessen - Erasmus Medical Centre Bernhard Preim - University of Magdeburg International Program Committee: ================================ Dirk Bartz, Univ. Leipzig Katja Bühler, VRVis Wien Min Chen, University of Wales, Swansea Herve Delingette, INRIA Thomas Deserno (Lehmann), RWTH Aachen James Duncan, Yale University Thomas Ertl, University of Stuttgart Bernd Fischer, University of Lübeck Alejandro Frangi, Pompeu Fabra University James Gee, University of Pennsylvania Guido Gerig, University of Utah Polina Golland, MIT Eduard Gröller, Techn. Univ. Wien Horst Hahn, MeVis Research, Bremen Heinz Handels, University of Hamburg Peter Hastreiter, Univ. Erlangen Joachim Hornegger, University of Erlangen Arie Kaufmann, Stony Brook University, New York David Laidlaw, Brown University Boudewijn Lelieveldt, Leiden University Patric Ljung, Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton Lars Linsen, Jacobs-Univ. Bremen Bill Lorensen Torsten Möller, Simon Fraser University Vancouver Klaus Müller, Stony Brook University, New York Nassir Navab, Technical University of Munich Josien Pluim, University of Utrecht Felix Ritter, MeVis Research, Bremen Bart ter Haar Romeny TU Eindhoven Timo Ropinski, Univ. Münster Daniel Rueckert, Imperial College Paul Suetens, KU Leuven Gabor Székely, ETH Zürich Ulf Tiede, University Hamburg Ragini Verma, University of Pennsylvania Anna Vilanova, TU Eindhoven Frans Vos, TU Delft Carl-Fredrik Westin, Harvard Medical School Ross Whitaker, University of Utah Ivo Wolf, DKFZ Heidelberg Anders Ynnermann, Norrköping Terry Yoo, NIH/NLM Stefan Zachow, Zuse-Institut Berlin Publication Information: ======================== Accepted papers will be presented at the workshop and will appear in the EG-published conference proceedings. A small number of excellent papers will be recommended for publication in the EG Journal Computer Graphics Forum. Contact Information: ==================== For more information please visit http://vcbm.org/ or contact: Charl Botha - c.p.botha(a)tudelft.nl Bernhard Preim - bernhard(a)isg.cs.uni-magdeburg.de Sponsors: ========= * IRTG 1131 * MeVis * NWO * Eurographics

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6th Eurographics Italian Chapter (EG_It) Conference: Call for Participation

by Stefanie Behnke

-- CALL FOR PARTICIPATION -- 6th Eurographics Italian Chapter (EG_It) Conference Salerno, July 2nd - 4th, 2008 http://isis.dia.unisa.it/eg_it_08 Università degli Studi di Salerno, Fisciano (Salerno), Italy Facoltà di Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali Dipartimento di Informatica ed Applicazioni "R.M. Capocelli" Via Ponte Don Melillo - Fisciano (SA), Italy -- MOTIVATION AND DESCRIPTION -- EG_IT_08 will offer a panoramic view on the state of the art of research and its application in topics concerning computer graphics and on systems-oriented research and novel applications of computer graphics across domains such as medicine, industry, media and arts to name but a few. The final goal is to strengthen and to widen the Italian community of top practitioners, users and researchers working in the field. EG_IT_08 aims at easing communication within the scientific community and circulation of ideas and innovative methods, which will hopefully inspire further collaboration between participants particularly between academia and industry. This will be encouraged hosting international speakers, who will present overviews about recent results in relevant application areas, and by organizing technical tutorials. EG_IT_08 intends to provide a stimulating arena for young researchers and Ph.D. students. They will have the possibility to show research results, and to get feedbacks by the scientific community, in a friendly and constructive environment. -- INVITED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS -- Giovanni Caturano, SpinVector "Real-Life Augmented Reality" Roberto Scopigno, CNR-ISTI "3D Scanning: new advanced solutions and open issues" Carsten Dachsbacher, University of Stuttgart, Germany "GPU-Based Real-Time Global Illumination" -- ENQUIRY AND INFORMATION -- The program is available at http://isis.dia.unisa.it/eg_it_08 and the registration is open (VISA and Mastercard) via the EG site: https://www.eg.org/egshop/jsf/user/conferencelist.jsp Registration will be closed on day 27 June (please, notice that it will not be possible to register onsite, at the conference) -- SPONSORS -- Università degli Studi di Salerno Dipartimento di Informatica ed Applicazioni "R.M.Capocelli" ISISLab SpinVector New Media Dot Mind in Motion --

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Eurographics Symposium on Geometry Processing 2008: Call for Participation

by Stefanie Behnke

Call for Participation: Eurographics Symposium on Geometry Processing 2008 July 2-4 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark http://www.geometryprocessing.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Highlights: - The program is available: http://www2.imm.dtu.dk/SGP08/program.html - The keynote speakers are Chris Williams, University of Bath and Michael Floater, University of Oslo. There is also a session with invited speakers from related industries. http://www2.imm.dtu.dk/SGP08/invited.html - This year there is a two day course in geometry processing immediately before the conference on June 30 and July 1. The course is given by Leif Kobbelt, RWTH, and Mario Botsch, ETH. http://www2.imm.dtu.dk/SGP08/course.html - Registration is open http://www2.imm.dtu.dk/SGP08/registration.html - The social event is in the Danish Design Center. http://www2.imm.dtu.dk/SGP08/socialevent.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- We invite you to participate in the sixth SYMPOSIUM on GEOMETRY PROCESSING which will be held on July 2 to 4 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The goal of the meeting is to present and discuss new research ideas and results in geometry processing. This research field is geared towards the creation of mathematical foundations and practical algorithms for the processing of complex geometric data sets, ranging from acquisition and editing all the way to animation, transmission and display. As such it draws on many disciplines spanning pure and applied mathematics, computer science, and engineering. SGP brings together many of the best researchers in the field of geometry processing, and there will be ample opportunity for informal discussions during breaks and the social event. For students and professionals interested in an advanced introduction to the field, a two-day course in geometry processing will be offered immediately before the conference on Monday, June 30 and Tuesday, July 1. The course is taught by Leif Kobbelt and Mario Botsch. There will be lectures in the morning of each day and hands-on exercises in our lab facilities during the afternoon. Up to date information about SGP will be made available via the official homepage: www.geometryprocessing.org All questions regarding organization, please contact the local organizers at graphics(a)imm.dtu.dk -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking forward to seeing you at SGP 2008 Program co-chairs Pierre Alliez, INRIA Sophia-Antipolis Szymon Rusinkiewicz, Princeton University Organizing co-chairs J. Andreas Bærentzen and Francois Anton Technical University of Denmark

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Eurographics Symposium on Rendering 2008: Call for Participation

by Stefanie Behnke

*********************************************************************** Call for Participation: Eurographics Symposium on Rendering 2008 June 23-25, 2008 Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina http://egsr2008.ssst.edu.ba *********************************************************************** Highlights: The conference program is available on the website: http://egsr2008.ssst.edu.ba/program.htm Online registration is open: http://egsr2008.ssst.edu.ba/registration.htm Keynotes by David Salesin, Adobe Systems, and Heinrich Bülthoff, Max Planck Institute Bosnian Magical Mystery Tour (register till June 6!): 4 day tour after the conference gives you the opportunity to discover the beauty of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the heart shaped land: http://egsr2008.ssst.edu.ba/tour.htm *********************************************************************** We invite you to participate in the Eurographics Symposium on Rendering 2008, taking place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, June 23 to June 25, 2008. The symposium is the nineteenth annual event in the highly successful sequence of Eurographics Workshops and Symposia on Rendering. Over the years, this series has produced many remarkable papers that have introduced influential new ideas and important practical techniques. Each year, EGSR brings together the highest concentration of rendering talent you'll find anywhere, with plenty of time for extended informal discussion in between presentations of the latest research. Note that this year EGSR 2008 is co-located with Graphics Hardware 2008 (20-21 June 2008), which gives you the opportunity to visit two great conferences in one trip: http://www.graphicshardware.org/index.html *********************************************************************** All participants interested in the four day Bosnian Magical Mystery Tour, please contact us through email (contact(a)ssst.edu.ba) by the 6th of June so that we can book the hotels and make the necessary arrangements. In the case of fewer participants than planned for, we will create an equally appealing tour as an alternative. The participants will be informed soon after the 6th of June. Up-to-date information about the conference is available on the EGSR 2008 web site: http://egsr2008.ssst.edu.ba For all questions regarding the organization, please contact the local organizers, Jasminka Hasic and Selma Rizvic, at contact(a)ssst.edu.ba. Looking forward to seeing you at EGSR 2008, Michael Wimmer and Steve Marschner EGSR 2008 program co-chairs Jasminka Hasic and Selma Rizvic EGSR 2008 local organizers

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SBIM 2008: Call for participation

by Stefanie Behnke

SBIM 2008 Fifth Eurographics workshop on Sketch-Based Interfaces and Modeling June 11-13, Annecy, France http://www.eg.org/sbm co-located with NPAR 2008 and the Annecy Animation Film Festival Call for participation ---------------------------- Created in 2004, SBIM provides a unique venue for researchers and students interested in sketch-based techniques to interact with one another, share lessons learned, show new results and discuss open issues. This year, the workshop will be held in Annecy, France, a friendly little town surrounded by the beautiful French Alps. It will take place during the famous Annecy Animation Film Festival and be held back to back with NPAR'2008 (the premier conference for techniques in expressive rendering and animation), encouraging participation in both events. The two-days workshop will include paper presentations (single track), coffee breaks, a social event and invited talks. All are welcome to attend the workshop; submission of a paper is not required for attendance. The proceedings will be published in the EG Workshop series and made available online through the Eurographics Digital Library. The workshop is small and provides plenty of time for interaction. The detailled program, which includes key-note talks, research papers, and interactive demos, is online at: http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~karan/sbim/ We are looking forwards to see you in Annecy! General chair: Karan Singh Paper co-chairs: Christine Alvarado & Marie-Paule Cani EG SBIM working group chair: Joaquim Jorge

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Virtual Reality Interaction and Physical Simulation VRIPHYS 08

by Stefanie Behnke

We are pleased to announce the fifth Workshop on Virtual Reality Interaction and Physical Simulation VRIPHYS 08. The workshop is hosted by the Grenoble Universities, France. It is organized in cooperation with Eurographics. VRIPHYS is one of the well-established international conferences in the field of computer animation and virtual reality. The workshop provides an opportunity for researches in virtual reality and computer animation to present and discuss their latest results and to share ideas for potential directions of future research. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - animation, e. g. physically-based, vision-based, knowledge-based and geometric approaches - virtual and augmented reality - planning, learning, optimization for animation, - interfaces for creating and editing animations - perception in animation - autonomous characters, group and crowd behavior - natural phenomena - mathematical foundations of animation - haptics - sound interfaces - related techniques, e. g. collision detection and contact handling - applications, e. g. in robotics, medicine, entertainment =============================== Important Dates: July 4, paper submission Aug 22, notification Sep 5, camera-ready version Sep 12, early-bird registration Nov 13-14, conference =============================== More information on http://www.vriphys.org/workshops/vriphys08/

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First Call for Papers to the GCR'09 Track in SAC'09

by Stefanie Behnke

FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS Geometric Constraints and Reasoning a technical track of The International ACM Symposium on Applied Computing SAC2009 March 8-12, 2009 Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Geometric Constraints and Reasoning (GCR) is a technical track of the International Symposium on Applied Computing (see http://www.acm.org/conferences/sac/sac2009). For the past twenty years the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC) has been a primary forum for applied computer scientists, computer engineers and application developers to gather, interact, and present their work. SAC is sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group on Applied Computing (SIGAPP), its proceedings are published by ACM in both printed form and CD-ROM; they are also available on the web through ACM's Digital Library. More information about SIGAPP and past SACs can be found at URL: http://www.acm.org/sigapp. As a special track of SAC, the GCR is devoted to geometric reasoning taken in a broad sense. Initially, this track focused on geometric constraint solving but it appears that geometric computing and reasoning is closely related to this topic. Our aim is then to widen the audience and to make GCR a place where the communities of geometric constraint solving, computer aided deduction in geometry and related disciplines can meet and have fruitful exchanges. See http://www.lsi.upc.edu/~robert/gcr2009/gcr2009.html. SAC 2009 is also an opportunity to attend tracks related to GCR, about combinatorial optimization, constraint programming (non geometrical constraints), graph algorithms, numerical methods or interval analysis, etc. TOPICS Specific topics of interest for the GCR track include, but are not limited to, the following: * Resolution of geometric constraints, with computer algebra, numerical analysis, interval analysis, logical approaches (e.g. provers), or other methods. * Proving geometric theorems with logical approaches, deductive databases, Computer Algebra, etc. * Decomposition of systems of geometric constraints. * Mixing geometric and non geometric constraints (combinatorial or logical), white boxes, black boxes, geometric constraints and constraints programming. * Detection of dependences between constraints, debugging geometric constraints. * Constrained curves, surfaces, blends. * Exotic (eg non cartesian) formulations of constraints. * Comparison of resolution methods or constraints formulations for the same problems. * Mathematical background: combinatorial rigidity, graph theory, matroid theory, computer algebra (polynomial systems, dimension of ideals). * Applications in Computer Graphics, CAD-CAM, robotics, mechanism design, chemistry (eg molecule configurations), photogrammetry, virtual reality. * Sensitivity to parameters vales and other robustness issues, * Geometry of computations: using topological ad geometrical ideas in provers. * Dynamic geometry, pedagogical purposes, generating explanations, examples, counter examples. * Computer-human interfaces for geometric constraints. * Geometric constraints and data exchange. * Topological constraints, eg optimal curves or surfaces with prescribed, topology (homology, homotopy, isotopy). * Shape optimization. * Integration of geometric solvers into modelers, solvers architecture. * Geometric constraints and Human Computer interfaces. * Persistent naming problem and geometric modeling by constraints. Authors are invited to contribute original papers in the listed or other realted topics in the following categories of submissions: 1) Original and unpublished research work. 2) Reports of innovative applications to the arts, sciences, engineering, and business areas. 3) Reports of successful technology transfer to new problem domains. 4) Reports of industrial experience and demos of new innovative systems. All submissions will be peer reviewed. Papers will be selected based on their originality, timeliness, significance relevance and clarity of presentation. IMPORTANT DATES * August 16, 2008: Paper submissions * October 11, 2008: Author notification of acceptance/rejection * October 25, 2008: Camera-ready copy of accepted papers SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS * Submissions will be in electronic format, via the website http://sac.cs.iupui.edu/SAC2009/ * Submissions must follow the template that can be downloaded from http:www.acm.org/conferences/sac/sac2009/downloads09.htm * To facilitate blind review, papers should include in the first page just the title. Author(s) name(s) and address(es) must NOT appear in the paper body and self-references should be in the third person. * Camera ready manuscripts can have up to 5 pages. Up to three extra pages are allowed at a cost of 80USD per extra page. * Papers submitted to more than one track will be rejected. TRACK CHAIRS * Xiao-Shan Gao: xgao(a)mmrc.iss.ac.cn * Robert Joan-Arinyo: robert(a)lsi.upc.edu * Dominique Michelucci: Dominique.Michelucci(a)u-bourgogne.fr

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Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics (TPCG) 2008 - Eurographics UK

by John Collomosse

Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics 2008 University of Manchester, UK , 9-11th June 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Registration open ** Early bird registration deadline - May 26th 2008 ** http://www.eguk.org.uk/TPCG08/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- The 26th Conference organised by the UK chapter of the Eurographics Association will be the sixth Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics 2008 Conference (TP.CG.08). This conference focuses on theoretical and practical aspects of Computer Graphics and brings together top practitioners, users and researchers, thereby inspiring further collaboration between participants, particularly between academia and industry. Registration is open - the Early bird registration deadline for discounted registration is 26th May 2008. During this period there is also a heavily discounted 'buddy deal' package available for 1 delegate + 2 students. Event programme and registration details are available at the conference website: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Keynote Speakers * Dr Martin Preston (Framestore CFC) - R&D in Film Production * Dr Mary Whitton (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - The Illusion of Reality * Dr David Hodgetts (University of Manchester) - 3D Visualisation of Digital Outcrop Data and its Application in Earth Sciences ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.eguk.org.uk/TPCG08/

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Early Bird Deadline: May 23 -- Computational Aesthetics 2008

by Joaquim A. Jorge

Computational Aesthetics 2008 http://computational-aesthetics.org June 18-20, 2008, Lisbon, Portugal Keynote Speakers: Pat Hanrahan, Stanford, CA / Ernest Edmonds, UT Sydney Turner Whitted, Microsoft Research / David Salesin, Adobe Early Bird Registration Deadline: May 23, 2008 Provisional Program Available at: http://computational-aesthetics.org You are invited to participate in the fourth annual symposium on Computational Aesthetics that will take place at the Hotel Riviera in Lisbon, Portugal from 18-20 June 2008. Computational Aesthetics bridges the analytic and synthetic and integrates aspects of computer science, philosophy, psychology, and the fine & performing arts. In particular it focuses on the mathematical and information theoretic aspects of both connectionist and symbol processing methods by humans and computers. Computational Aesthetics seeks to facilitate both the analysis and the augmentation of creative behaviour. It investigates the creation of tools that can enhance the expressive power of the fine and applied arts and furthers our understanding of aesthetic evaluation, perception and meaning. Invited talks will be given by individuals involved in the technical, artistic and theoretical aspects of this young field to help participants to better understand what aesthetics is, what computer technology is currently capable of delivering, and to appreciate what is involved in the creative process. Conference Chairs: Joaquim Jorge, INESC-ID, Portugal / Bruce Gooch, Univ. Victoria, Canada Program Chairs: Technical Program: Douglas Cunningham, Univ. of Tübingen, Germany Victoria Interrante, Univ. of Minnesota, USA Arts Program: Paul Brown, Univ. Sussex, UK Jon McCormack, Monash Univ., Australia Local Arts Chair: Adérito Marcos, Univ Minho, Portugal Publicity Chair: Tobias Isenberg, Univ. of Groningen, The Netherlands -- -J. Jorge http://web.ist.utl.pt/jorgej Yahoo IM: joaquim_jorge _________________________________________________________________________ Joaquim A. Jorge (jorgej(a)acm.org, jorgej(a)ieee.org) | PHONE:+351 213100363 INESC, Rua Alves Redol,9, 1000-029 Lisboa, PORTUGAL| TAGUS:+351 214233238 ____________________Simplex Sigillum Veri__________|____jaj(a)inesc.pt_____ Submit your paper to Computers & Graphics at: http://ees.elsevier.com/cag

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3IA'2008 - Final Call for Participation

by Stefanie Behnke

S O R R Y F O R D U P L I C A T E S !!!!! ========================================================================= 3IA'2008 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Athens (GREECE), 30 - 31 of May, 2008 http://3ia.teiath.gr In cooperation with Eurographics General Chair: Dimitri PLEMENOS (plemenos(a)unilim.fr) Local Chair: George MIAOULIS (gmiaoul(a)teiath.gr) Invited speakers: Alla SAFONOVA (USA), Theoharis THEOHARIS (Greece), Herve LUGA (France) PLACE OF THE CONFERENCE: Athens Imperial Hotel Karaiskaki Square 104 37, Athens, Greece Tel: +30 210 5201600 Fax: +30 210 5225521 Email: ai(a)classicalhotels.com REGISTRATION FEES: 190 Euro (regular participants) 120 Euro (students) Payment by Bank transfer (see http://3ia.teiath.gr) Here is the program of the 3IA'2008 international conference. If you wish to attend the conference, please fill the registration form located on the web site of the conference (http://3ia.teiath.gr) and follow the instructions for the payment of registration fees. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Invited speakers: Alla SAFONOVA (USA), Theoharis THEOHARIS (Greece), Herve LUGA (France) CONFERENCE PROGRAM Friday, May 30, 2008, Morning 08:30 a.m: Reception 09:20 a.m: Opening of the Conference 09:45 a.m: Invited speaker (Alla Safonova) Synthetizing Human Motion from Intuitive Constraints. Alla Safonova, Jessica K. Hodgins (USA) 10:45 a.m: Coffee break 1st session: Virtual Reality - Motion modelling 11:15 a.m.: Motion synthesis with adaptation and path fitting. N. Lau, B. Iu, C. Chow, P. Lee (HONG KONG). SHORT PAPERS 11:45 a.m.: Modeling and animation of virtual humans - Advancing towards compatibility. A. Avila, F. Luengo (VENEZUELA), A. Iglesias (SPAIN). 12:05 a.m.: Pedestrian behavioral simulation in real 3D environments. Leonel Deusdado, Orlando Belo, Antonio Fernandes (PORTUGAL). 12:25 a.m.: Virtual humans in the IViHumans platform. R. Abreu, A. P. Claudio, M. B. Carmo, L. Moniz, G. Gaspar (PORTUGAL). 12:45 a.m.: Cellular automata with biological sequence analysis approach to robotic soccer. P. Kiran Sree, Dr. Inampudi Ramesh Babu, N.S.S.S.N Usha Devi (INDIA). 13:05 a.m. Lunch Friday, May 30, 2008, Afternoon 02:30 p.m.: Invited speaker (Theoharis Theoharis) 3D object retrieval: Inter-Class vs Intra-Class. Theoharis Theoharis (GREECE). 2nd session: Intelligent modelling and rendering 03:30 p.m.: Genetic algorithms for light sources positioning. Samuel Delepoule, Christophe Renaud, Michael Chelle (FRANCE). 04:00 p.m.: Constructive path planning for natural phenomena Modeling. Ling Xu, David Mould (CANADA). 04:30 p.m: Coffee break 3rd session: Image processing - Medical Imagery SHORT PAPERS 05:00 p.m.: Artificial ants for spatial image clustering. Salima Ouadfel, Mohamed Batouche (ALGERIA) 05:20 p.m.: An approach for registration using elastic model, finite element method and mutual information for 3D medical imagery. F. T. Andriamanampisoa, J. P. Jessel (FRANCE), S. Rakotondraompiana (MADAGASCAR). 05:40 p.m.: Neural networks in 3D medical scan visualization D. Zukic (BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA), A. Elsner (GERMANY), Z. Avdagic (BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA), G. Domik (GERMANY). 06:00 p.m.: Face detection from still and video images using cellular automata based decision tree classifier with trust-region method & parallel scan algorithm. P. Kiran Sree, Dr. Inampudi Ramesh Babu, N.S.S.S.N Usha Devi (INDIA). 06:20 p.m.: End of session Saturday, May 31, 2008, Morning 09:30 p.m.: Invited speaker (Herve Luga) Automatic generation of behaviors, morphologies and shapes of virtual entities. Herve Luga (FRANCE). 4th session: Declarative modelling 10:30 a.m.: Handling imbalanced datasets of user preferences in a declarative scene modelling environment. G. Bardis, G. Miaoulis (GREECE), D. Plemenos (FRANCE). 11:00 a.m.: Collaborative evaluation using multiple clusters in a declarative design environment. N. Doulamis, G. Bardis, J. Dragonas, G. Miaoulis (GREECE), D. Plemenos (FRANCE). 11:30 a.m.: Coffee break 5th session: Genetic algorithms 12:00 a.m.: A spherical omnidirectional vision system to track a robot in the AURAL environment. Sidney Cunha, Artemis Moroni (BRAZIL). 12:30 a.m.: Applying fuzzy logic and genetic algorithm for multi criteria land valorization. A. Karabegovic, Z. Avdagic, M. Ponjavic (BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA). 13:00 a.m.: Lunch Saturday, May 31, 2008, Afternoon 7th session: Scene modelling - Data visualisation 02:30 p.m.: Searching multimedia databases using tree-structures graphs. Anastasios Doulamis, George Miaoulis (GREECE). SHORT PAPERS 03:00 p.m.: Melnikov Grammar. Daniel Cardoso, Takehiko Nagakura (USA). 03:20 p.m.: Processes aspects of modeling, interactive digital visualization and multimedia representation of architectural and urban area. Stelios Kouzeleas (GREECE). 03:40 p.m.: Invariant problem understanding for structural engineers. M. Van De Ruittenbeek (The NETHERLANDS), Yeoh Ker-Wei (SINGAPORE), F. Leon (ROMANIA). 04:00 p.m.: Correcting for individual distortion of connected adjacent scanned raster-maps. Takaharu Miyoshi, Takayoshi Kido (JAPAN). 04:20 p.m.: 3D-model of ruled surface with three curvilinear guides. Alexander Kheyfets (RUSSIA). 04:40 p.m.: End of the conference ========================================================================= -- I------------------------------------------------------------------I I Dimitri PLEMENOS I PHONE: (+33) 5 55 43 69 74 I I Universite de LIMOGES I FAX: (+33) 5 55 43 69 77 I I Laboratoire XLIM I E-MAIL: plemenos(a)unilim.fr I I 83,rue d'Isle I http://www.msi.unilim.fr/~plemenos/ I I 87000 LIMOGES - FRANCE I I I------------------------------------------------------------------I

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SAMT 2008 - Call for Research Papers

by Stefanie Behnke

*************************************************************** * SAMT 2008 - Call for Research Papers * * 3rd International Conference on * * Semantics And digital Media Technologies * * Koblenz, Germany, 3-5 December 2008 * *************************************************************** In cooperation with ACM, IEEE, and Eurographics. --------------------- Objectives and Topics --------------------- Large amounts of multimedia material, such as images, audio, video and 3D/4D material, as well as computer generated 2D, 3D and 4D content, already exist and are growing at increasing rates. While these amounts are growing, managing distribution of and access to multimedia material is becoming ever harder, both for lay and professional users. The SAMT conference series tackles these problems by investigating the semantics and pragmatics of multimedia generation, management and user access. The conference targets scientifically valuable research tackling the semantic gap between the low-level signal data representation of multimedia material and the high-level meaning that providers, consumers and prosumers associate with the content. We welcome innovative solutions that consider some or all factors in the process of multimedia generation and consumption, including methods from low-level signal processing up to the mobile context in which a user operates. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: 1) SEMANTIC ANALYSIS AND MULTIMEDIA a) Knowledge assisted multimedia analysis b) Content-based multimedia analysis linked with natural language and speech processing 2) SEMANTIC RETRIEVAL AND MULTIMEDIA a) Semantic-driven multimedia indexing and retrieval b) Semantic retrieval of 3D objects c) Machine Learning and relevance feedback for finding semantics d) Semantic-driven multimedia content adaptation and summarization 3) SEMANTIC METADATA MANAGEMENT OF MULTIMEDIA a) Metadata management for multimedia b) Multimedia ontologies and infrastructures c) Standards bridging the multimedia and knowledge domains 4) SEMANTIC USER INTERFACES FOR MULTIMEDIA a) Interfaces and personalization for interaction with large multimedia repositories b) Semantic media annotation c) Inference and machine learning for semi-automatic annotation d) Browsing multimedia archives e) Device-specific access to and adaptation of multimedia 5) SEMANTIC VISUALIZATION AND GENERATION OF MULTIMEDIA, SEMANTIC COMPUTER GRAPHICS a) Semantics-driven multimedia presentation generation b) Semantics-enhanced virtual environments and content generation 6) APPLICATIONS OF SEMANTIC MULTIMEDIA a) Social multimedia tagging b) Context, user, network and semantics-aware media engineering c) Multimedia mash-ups d) Case studies with clear, innovative lessons learned ---------- Submission ---------- The conference proceedings will appear in the ACM digital library. Original contributions equivalent of 8 pages ACM style are supposed to be electronically submitted according to the instructions that will be posted to the conference web site. The papers should present original and previously unpublished results that are not simultaneously submitted elsewhere. ------------------- Conference Web Site ------------------- http://samt2008.uni-koblenz.de --------------- Important Dates --------------- Abstract Submission: June 6 Paper Submission: June 13 Notification: August 22 Camera Ready: September 15 Conference: December 3-5 -------------------- Organizing Committee -------------------- General & local chairs: Dietrich Paulus, Koblenz, DE Steffen Staab, Koblenz, DE samt-chairs(a)uni-koblenz.de Program chairs: Lynda Hardman, CWI, NL Alex Hauptmann, CMU, US David Duke, Leeds, UK samt-program-chairs(a)uni-koblenz.de Demo & poster chairs: Michela Spagnuolo, Genova, IT Siegfried Handschuh, DERI, IE samt-poster-demo-chairs(a)uni-koblenz.de Workshop & tutorial chair: Fabio Ciravegna, U. Sheffield, UK David Duce, Oxford Brookes, UK samt-workshop-chair(a)uni-koblenz.de Publicity chair: Marcin Grzegorzek, Koblenz, DE samt-publicity-chair(a)uni-koblenz.de Registration chair: Ruth Götten, Koblenz, DE samt2008(a)uni-koblenz.de

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Call for Papers for Cyberworlds (CW 2008)

by Stefanie Behnke

Call for Papers for Cyberworlds (CW 2008) URL: http://www.china-vr.com/cw08/index.htm Hangzhou, China(September 22-24, 2008) The conference Proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society Press. Manuscripts should be written in English conforming to the IEEE standard conference format (8.5" x 11", Two-Column) as shown in http://www.computer.org/portal/pages/cscps/cps/cps_forms.html. Manuscripts should be submitted through the conference online website. Each manuscript may not exceed 8 pages of IEEE format. Solicited papers of high-quality will be published in "The Visual Computer", "Transactions on Edutainment", "The International Journal of Virtual Reality". Cyberworlds are information worlds being formed on Internet either intentionally or spontaneously, with or without design. As information worlds, they are either virtual or real, and can be both. In terms of information modeling, the theoretical ground for the Cyberworlds is far above the level of integrating spatial database models and temporal database models. This conference will deal with large distributed information worlds on Internet and methods/tools used for creating such worlds. Conference Topics * Philosophy, evolution, and ethics of Cyberworlds * Cyberworlds and their impact on the real worlds * Telemedicine, healthcare in Cyberworlds * Mobile computing, mobile graphics, mobile game * E-learning, web-based learning and edutainment * Intelligent agents in Cyberworlds * Digital watermarking, Internet security, information hiding * Distributed virtual environments * Cyber fairs and digital museums * Game engine, game algorithm, and multi-user web games * VR/AR/MR for Industrial design, digital heritage * Shared virtual worlds, Collaborative work using Cyberworlds * Human animation in Cyberworlds * Virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed Reality * Computer vision for Cyberworlds * Cyberethics and cyberlaws * Communication in Cyberworlds * Data mining and warehousing in Cyberworlds * Bioinformatics for cyberlife and medicine * E-business in Cyberworlds * Cyberworlds for manufacturing, civil planning, and bioengineering * Multimedia information retrieval/indexing in Cyberworlds * Biometrics in Cyberworlds Invited Speakers Harold Thwaites, Concordia University , Canada Richard Blade, University of Colorado, USA Kun Zhou, Microsoft Reaerch Asia, China Bob Liang, Intel Corporation [to be confirmed] Workshops (1) VR for Safety and Security (2) DMAMH'2008 (Digital Media and Its Application in Museum and Heritage) (3) Robotics Simulation and VR [Deadline for submission is May 30, 2008] Important dates Submission: 15 May, 2008 Notification: 10 June 2008 Registration: 20 June, 2008 Camera Ready: 25 June, 2008 Conference: 22-24 September, 2008 Web Site: http://www.china-vr.com/cw08 E-mail: cw2008(a)cad.zju.edu.cn

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