[General] Call for Papers for Cyberworlds (CW 2008)

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