CALL FOR PAPERS - Web3D 2006

  ---  NEW: Invitation to submit short papers (deadline: December 18, 
2005)  ---

---  UPDATE: Deadline for full papers extended to December 18, 2005 ----


             The 11th International Symposium on 3D Web Technology
                                April 18-21, 2006
                             Columbia, Maryland, USA

                             http://www.web3d2006.org

                            Sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH
           In cooperation with the Web3D Consortium and Eurographics

Eleventh in the series, the 2006 International Web3D Symposium will 
address a
wide range of 3D technologies on the Internet, ranging from 
languages, tools
and high performance 3D graphics to human-computer interaction issues 
and the
latest mobile applications. The annual Web3D Symposium is a major 
event which
unites researchers, developers, experimenters, and content creators in a
dynamic learning environment. Attendees share and explore methods of 
using,
enhancing, or creating new 3D Web technology, such as X3D, VRML, MPEG4,
OpenHSF, and Java3D. Authors are invited to submit their work for 
review by
the international Program Committee. Both research and applications 
papers are
of interest to Web3D 2006. The papers must be innovative and 
contribute to the
advancement of 3D technologies on the Web. Topics of interest include 
but are
not limited to:

* 3D graphics for wireless PDAs and cellular phones.
* Animated humanoids and complex reactive characters.
* Computer Aided Design (CAD) technology and methods for lossless
   cross-application data exchange.
* Geometry/object behaviors in Web3D settings.
* High-performance 3D graphics for distributed environments and tele-
operation
   systems.
* Innovative user-interface paradigms for navigating real-time 3D 
graphics
   environments and Web3D worlds.
* Interaction methods for Web-based 3D graphics systems.
* Methods for designing, representing, interacting with, and visualizing
   complex geometry, structure and behaviors.
* Multimodal user interaction in Web3D worlds.
* Web3D content for medical education, training and simulation.
* Innovative applications using 3D graphics on the Web and on mobile 
devices.
* Integration and interoperation with other XML-based Web standards.

Authors are invited to submit short papers of up to 4 pages 
(including figures and references) in PDF
format via the Symposium Web Page. Regular papers of up to 9 pages 
will continue to be accepted until
the short paper submission deadline. Papers must be formatted using 
the document templates for
conferences sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH. Accepted papers will appear in 
the Symposium Proceedings,
published by ACM Press.

Short/Regular Paper submission deadline:      December 18, 2005
Decision notification:          January 15, 2006
Final manuscript due:            February 5, 2006

General Chair:
* Denis Gracanin, Virginia Tech, USA

Program Co-Chairs:
* Julian Gómez, Polished Pixels, USA
* Roberto Ranon, University of Udine, Italy

Publicity Co-Chairs:
* Alan Hudson, Yumetech, USA
* Pablo Figueroa, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia

Local Arrangements Chair:
* Ben Benokraitis, Loyola College in Maryland, USA

Registration Chair:
* Mohamed Eltoweissy, Virginia Tech, USA

Tutorials Chair:
* Nicholas Polys, Virginia Tech, USA