Date: Mon, 08 Jun 1998 11:08:48 +0200 To: helwig@cg.tuwien.ac.at From: "R. Bowen Loftin" (by way of Dieter Schmalstieg ) (by way of Dieter Schmalstieg ) Subject: CFP IEEE VR'98 (aka VRAIS'99) IEEE Virtual Reality '99 (VR '99) CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Computer Graphics March 13 - March 17, 1999 JW Marriott Hotel, Houston, Texas USA Tutorials and Workshops March 13 -14, 1999 General Sessions March 15-17, 1999 Exhibits March 14-17, 1999 You are invited to take part in the IEEE Virtual Reality '99 Conference. Under its former name, VRAIS (Virtual Reality International Symposium), this conference has established itself as the premiere venue for the presentation of research and development in virtual reality and related areas. This sixth meeting will take place in Houston, Texas, March 13-17, 1999. We solicit your submissions and welcome your participation in IEEE VR '99. For updated information on the conference visit: www.vetl.uh.edu/vr99/ PAPERS (due September 1, 1998) IEEE VR '99 seeks original, high-quality technical papers in all areas of virtual reality. Papers are solicited, and will be reviewed, in two categories: Research papers should present results that contribute to the advancement the state of the art in areas such as virtual reality software, VRML, hardware, PC-based VR, networked VR, augmented reality, three-dimensional human-computer interaction, teleimmersion, and systems development. Application papers should describe prototype or fielded virtual reality systems. Application papers should include a concise description of the application area, provide insight into the relevant virtual reality system implementation issues, and discuss the effectiveness of the system with respect to the application area. Papers that report benefits of VR technology compared to conventional approaches or open up new possibilities/markets/applications are encouraged. All papers must be accompanied by a cover letter that contains (1) paper title, (2) list of authors and affiliations, (3) the category in which the paper should be considered, (4) whether the paper is long or short, and (5) the author to whom correspondence should be sent along with that author's mailing address, telephone and facsimile numbers, and electronic mail address. Authors may also submit videotapes (0.5-inch, NTSC/VHS) to aid the program committee in the review of their submission. In this case the cover letter must also state that videotapes have been submitted. Papers must be in English. Facsimile (fax) or electronic mail submissions will NOT be accepted. Papers may be submitted as either LONG (maximum of eight, eleven-point, double-column, single-spaced pages with 2.5 cm margins on 21.6 cm by 27.9 cm paper) or SHORT (maximum of four, eleven-point, double-column, single-spaced pages with 2.5 cm margins on 21.6 cm by 27.9 cm paper) papers. Both formats will be peer-reviewed. The length of the paper should be appropriate to the results presented. Authors should send the cover letter and six (6) copies of their paper (along with videotapes, if appropriate), timed to arrive by 5 p.m. (CDT) on 1 September 1998, to: Mail: R. Bowen Loftin IEEE VR '99 Chair Virtual Environment Technology Laboratory Mail Stop VTL-0903 University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-0903 USA Courier: R. Bowen Loftin IEEE VR '99 Chair Virtual Environment Technology Laboratory 5000 Gulf Freeway, Building 3, Suite 270 Houston, TX 77023 USA Simultaneous with the paper submission, authors should electronically send their title, author list, author affiliations, contact author, type of paper (long or short), category (research or application), two-to-five keywords that best characterize the paper, and abstract as ASCII text, embedded in the body of the email, to vr99@uh.edu. The conference is pleased to announce that, beginning in 1999, VR NEWS will provide a $1,000 award for the best technical paper as determined by those in attendance at the conference. PANELS, TUTORIALS, WORKSHOPS, VIDEOS, DEMONSTRATIONS, and EXHIBITS (various due dates, see below) Panels are presentations that cover a specific area from several perspectives including lively discussions of controversial issues. Panel proposals should include: a title for the panel session; a brief description of the overall issues to be discussed (approximately 250 words); an abstract of each panelist's presentation (approximately 250 words each); and the names, contact information, and short (approximately 100 words) biographies for the organizer and panelists. Panel proposals should be submitted electronically (as ASCII text within the body of the electronic mail) by 1 September 1998 simultaneously to: Larry Rosenblum Peter Astheimer Naval Research Laboratory Siemens AG, Corporate Technology rosenblu@ait.nrl.navy.mil peter.astheimer@mchp.siemens.de Tutorials are half-day or full-day in length covering topics of interest to the virtual reality community. They may be introductory or advanced and address general or specialized topics. Proposals for tutorials should include: a title for the tutorial; a brief description of the topic(s) to be discussed and the intended audience (approximately 250 words); and the names, contact information, and short (approximately 100 words) biography(ies) for the instructor(s). Tutorial proposals should be submitted electronically (as ASCII text within the body of the electronic mail) by 1 September 1998 simultaneously to: Benjamin Watson Larry Hettinger University of Alberta Logicon, Inc. watsonb@cs.ualberta.ca lhettinger@al.wpafb.af.mil Workshops are full-day in length and should bring together researchers and developers interested in a targeted application or topic for lively discussion of issues and informal exchange of ideas and information. Proposals for workshops should include: a title for the workshop; a brief description of the topic(s) to be discussed and the intended audience (approximately 250 words) for the workshop; the anticipated size of the workshop audience; the technical requirements (space, audio-visual, computer, and communication needs); and the names, contact information, and short (approximately 100 words) biography(ies) for the workshop organizer(s). Workshop proposals should be submitted electronically (as ASCII text within the body of the electronic mail) by 1 September 1998 simultaneously to: Grigore Burdea Greg R. Luecke Rutgers University Iowa State University burdea@caip.rutgers.edu grluecke@iastate.edu Video submissions demonstrate hardware and software systems and applications. They may correlate with a submitted paper or be independent of any paper. The video should stand on its own with clear narration and/or informative captioning. Musical soundtracks should be avoided and, if used, appropriate permission to use must be obtained in advance. A submission consists of three tape copies of a video segment not to exceed 5 minutes in length in 0.5-inch NTSC/VHS format; a one-page information sheet containing a 200-word abstract plus references and acknowledgments; title, authors, affiliations, and contact information including an electronic mail address for the lead author. Label tapes with title and authors' names. Mail tapes, to arrive no later than 2 November 1998, to: Drew Kessler Computer and Information Science Department University of Pennsylvania 200 South 33rd St. Philadelphia, PA, USA 19104-6389 For additional information on video submissions, send electronic mail to drewk@central.cis.upenn.edu. Demonstrations from academic and government laboratories or research groups will be accommodated, if possible. Demonstration proposals should include: organization, abstract describing what is to be demonstrated (approximately 250 words), requirements (space, furniture, power, communications, computer hardware and software, displays, and interface devices-be certain to indicate what the demonstrator will provide and what the demonstrator is asking the conference to provide), length of demonstration, number of demonstration periods desired, number of personnel to support the demonstration, and complete contact information for the individual with whom the conference demonstration chairs should communicate. As soon as possible, but no later than 1 October 1998, demonstration proposals should be prepared and sent, via electronic mail (as ASCII text embedded in the body of the electronic mail) simultaneously to: Sankar Jayaram Sharon Stansfield Washington State University Sandia National Laboratories jayaram@mme.wsu.edu sastans@sandia.gov IEEE VR '99 is a unique opportunity to present commercial products to the world's foremost virtual reality researchers and application builders. Exhibits of commercial hardware, software, integrated systems, and peripherals as well as literature and videos are invited. For additional information on exhibiting at IEEE VR '99, send electronic mail to: Ioannis Kakadiaris ioannisk@uh.edu STUDENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! The VRAIS conference series depended upon student volunteers to make each conference a success, and IEEE VR '99 will be no different. For more information about volunteering, visit http://graphics.lcs.mit.edu/ieeevr or contact the Volunteer Chair: Michael Capps vrais-sv@graphics.lcs.mit.edu REGISTRATION AND LODGING Registration and hotel information will be posted to the conference webpage (www.vetl.uh.edu/vr99/). Interested individuals who are not yet on the conference electronic mailing list should send electronic mail to Majordomo@caip.rutgers.edu. Leave the subject line blank and place the following text as the first line in the body of the electronic mail: "subscribe ieee-vr your_email_address". Any questions not answered in this Call for Participation or on the conference webpage should be sent to: bowen@uh.edu.