Note: the deadline has be postponed to *** July 29th *** !!!

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CALL FOR PAPERS
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VAST2005 is the 6th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and
Cultural Heritage and incorporates the Third Eurographics Symposium on Graphics
and Cultural Heritage (EGSGH 2005). Additional symposium information can be
found at:

http://vcg.isti.cnr.it/vast05/

The symposium will take place in Pisa, Italy, during November 8-11, 2005.

Important Dates are:

   - Paper submission (full/short)         - July 29th
   - Review assignments sent to reviewers  - Aug. 3rd
   - Reviews deadline                      - Sept. 1st
   - Notification of refereeing results    - Sept. 16th
   - Camera ready papers to printer        - Oct. 3rd
   - Conference                            - Nov.8th

Vast2005 continues the discussions of previous VAST and Eurographics on
Graphics and Cultural Heritage (CH) Symposia. The 2005 VAST Symposium will
focus on interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary research concerning both
innovative CH informatics and use of technology for the representation and
communication of CH knowledge. The scope includes every phase of CH
informatics: initial data capture, information processing, dissemination of
results to the scientific community and the general public, and the wider legal
and ethical responsibilities of Cultural Informatics.

Research subjects parallel the interests of the EPOCH EU Network
(http://www.epoch-net.org/), including culturally significant artifacts and
sites as well as the activities of museums, libraries, archives, and
organizations involved with their care.

Those researchers who wish to participate in the VAST2005 Symposium are invited
to submit papers on original work addressing the following subjects or related
themes:

* Multimedia Data Acquisition, Management and Archiving
* 3D Data Capture and Processing
* CAD-based Digital Reconstructions
* Visualization (desktop, VR, AR)
* Computer Animation for CH Applications
* Non-Photorealistic Rendering of CH Data
* Novel Internet-based CH Applications
* Usability, Effectiveness and Interface Design for
   CH Applications

* Innovative Graphics Applications and Techniques
* Interactive Environments and Applications
* Virtual Museum Applications
* Story-telling and Design of Heritage Communications
* Archaeological Analysis and Interpretive Design
* Tools for Education and Training in CH

* Standards and Documentation
* The Economics of Cultural Informatics and Tourism
* Professional and Ethical Guidelines


We are soliciting three types of contributions:

- Full research papers presenting new innovative results. These papers will be
published by Eurographics in a high-quality proceedings volume.

- 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.

- Short papers presenting preliminary ideas and works-in-progress. These papers
will have a short oral presentation and be available as posters in conference
breaks. They will be published in the "Projects & Short Papers" proceedings
volume.

All types of submissions will be reviewed and feedback given to the authors.

In addition, space will be available for "Live Showcases". If you have a system
you wish included in the showcase area, please contact the organizers.


International Program Committee Co-chairs are:

Mark Mudge, Cultural Heritage Imaging, San Francisco, CA, USA

Nick Ryan, Computer Science Dept., Univ. of Kent, Canterbury, UK

Roberto Scopigno, CNR-ISTI, Pisa, Italy

The IPC Member list is available on the VAST2005 website,
http://vcg.isti.cnr.it/vast05/committee.php

The Conference Organizing Chair is Fabio Ganovelli, CNR-ISTI.

The Venue is ISTI (Institute for Information Science and Technology), an
Institute of the Italian C.N.R. (National Research Council) located at v.
Moruzzi 1, 56126 Pisa, Italy.


Submissions of full, short and project papers should be made via the VAST2005
website, http://vcg.isti.cnr.it/vast05/submissions.php

EG proceedings style guides are available on the site. To avoid difficulties
during the production cycle, authors are strongly recommended to use them when
preparing their submissions.

Looking forward to see you in Pisa!


Roberto Scopigno



Roberto Scopigno

Visual Computing Laboratory
Istituto Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione (ISTI) -
National Research Council (CNR)
Area della Ricerca CNR di Pisa
Via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa ITALY
phone: +39 050 315 2929     cell: +39 348 396 6819
fax:   +39 050 313 8091 (G3)   +39 050 313 8092 (G4)
email: roberto.scopigno@isti.cnr.it
web: http://vcg.isti.cnr.it