Euler diagrams 2005

       CALL FOR PAPER

      2nd International workshop on Euler diagrams

      September 29-30, 2005

      PARIS - FRANCE

      http://www-rocq.inria.fr/imedia/euler2005/

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IMPORTANT DATES :

  Deadline for extended abstract submission:   July  7, 2005
  Notification of acceptance:                July  21, 2005
  Conference days:                             September 29-30, 2005
  Deadline for full paper:                     November  30, 2005


CONTACT : euler2005@inria.fr


WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS:
Anne Verroust-Blondet, INRIA France
Marie-Luce Viaud, INA France
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The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers and users
working with Euler diagrams.
A web search on Venn or Euler diagrams gives around 200000 results. If
the pertinence of this representation is now commonly recognized, we
remark that it is mainly used to represent the intersections of 2 or 3
sets. However, recent works has introduced interesting developments,
which should broaden the use of such diagrams:

   * introduction of interesting visual properties such as area
     proportionality
   * creation of extended graphical system to allow logic reasoning
   * simplification of Venn diagrams in Euler diagrams when some
     intersection sets are empty

A quick study of these web answers shows that these diagram
representations are used broadly in education. Moreover, new domains
of applications, such as bioinformatic, diagrammatic reasoning and
information visualization are emerging, with challenging theoretical
and perceptive constraints: more sets should be represented, drawing
and graphic properties should be studied to enhance perception and
the aesthetic of such representations has to be evaluated. 
This is the second workshop in this field.  The first one was held at
the University of Brighton (see
http://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/events/conf/2004/euler/).

During the workshop, a significant amount of time will be devoted for
structured discussions about the current state of the art in Euler
diagrams research and to debate future research directions.

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WORKSHOP TOPICS:

The areas covered include (but are not limited to):

   * Theoretical Aspects
         o Existence of Euler diagrams
         o Drawability and control of the layout
         o Integration of graphical constraints
         o Logical aspects
   * Application aspects
         o Biocomputing
         o Reasoning
         o Information visualization
         o Education
         o Use of Euler diagrams in heterogeneous systems
   * HCI aspects
         o Readability and perception
         o Aesthetic of the drawing
         o Evaluation, comparison with other representations


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SUBMISSION OF PAPERS :

Original submissions, in the form of an extended abstract of no more
than four (4) pages including results, figures and references, can be
of the following types:

   * Surveys of previous research in Euler diagrams
   * Outlines of current research projects
   * Position statements
   * Descriptions of new research
   * Suggestions for future research directions
   * Open research questions
   * Software demonstrations

The papers will be selected w.r.t. the topics by the program committee
(the list of the program committee's members will be announced soon).
Full papers, of up to 12 pages, will be required shortly after the
workshop and will undergo peer review before final papers are
collected to form the workshop proceedings.

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Full details can be found on our web site at:
http://www-rocq.inria.fr/imedia/euler2005/

Please pass on this email to any colleagues who may be interested.

We look forward to welcoming you to Paris for Euler diagrams 2005.