Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 15:26:07 +0200 To: general@eg.org From: Ivan Herman Subject: Call for Papers: Non Photorealistic Animation and Rendering Call for Papers: Non Photorealistic Animation and Rendering NPAR '2000 First International Symposium on Non Photorealistic Animation and Rendering June 5-7, 2000 Annecy, France Sponsored by the International Animation Festival of Annecy In Cooperation with ACM/SIGGRAPH and Eurographics NPAR 2000 is the first international symposium dedicated to non-photorealistic animation and rendering, including cartoon animation systems and techniques. Held in conjunction with the International Animated Film Festival of Annecy, France, the symposium will bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry, showcase cutting-edge research in non-photorealistic animation and rendering systems and techniques, and present examples of these techniques in original computer-animated films. (All registrants will also receive a pass to the International Animated Film Festival, which will be held during the same week, July 5-9.) Conference themes Non-photorealistic animation and rendering (NPAR) refers loosely to a set of techniques for creating imagery in which "artistic expression" is the ultimate goal, rather than "adherence to reality," or "photorealism." Techniques for NPAR are extremely important for communicating information effectively -- or for telling stories. With this symposium, we plan to bring together artists, animators, and researchers from academia and industry to present and discuss cutting-edge work in the field, view examples of NPAR in animated productions, and, together, attempt to identify the most interesting and challenging areas for new research and applications in the field. Specific themes of the conference include: Topics in non-photorealistic animation Animation of traditional graphical styles Animation of new graphical styles Animation systems Computer-aided cartoon animation 2D/3D integration Live-action integration Pencil scanning, cleaning, and filtering Computer-aided in-betweening Special effects Lip-synch Computer-aided layout Interoperability/standards Production management Topics in non-photorealistic rendering Simulation of traditional graphical styles New graphical styles Interaction techniques for sketching, drawing, and painting Automatic painting Color registration and correction Matting and compositing Image-based rendering Rendering languages and systems Submission categories --------------------- We invite researcher and practitioners of all areas connected to non-photorealistic animation and rendering to submit in any of the following categories: Papers Animations Student Posters Papers ------ Full-length papers (10 pages or 5000 words) are the primary medium for conveying new research results at the NPAR symposium. Submissions are sought that describe original, unpublished work on all themes listed above. Paper submissions should be at most 5000 words or 10 ACM conference pages in length. The title page should include an abstract (fewer than 200 words) and keywords. The submission is electronic in one the following formats: PostScript, PDF, or HTML. It should contain a cover letter indicating the primary author's name, affiliation, address, phone number and e-mail address. Please see General Information for further details on submissions. Paper submissions must be sent to "npar2000@emn.fr" no later than Monday, November 15, 1999. Animations ---------- Animations must be computer generated, or have required significant computer involvement in their creation. Content should demonstrate new advances in NPAR, either technically or artistically. The animations should not exceed 5 minutes in length. The submission should preferably be electronic in one of the following formats: MPEG1, MPEG2, Apple QuickTime or Microsoft AVI. Tapes in VHS/NTSC format will also be accepted. The animation should be accompanied by a short description of the animation, at most two pages long. The description should be submitted electronically in one the following formats: PostScript, PDF or HTML. It should contain a cover letter indicating the primary author's name, affiliation, address, phone number and e-mail address. Please see General Information for further details on submissions. Animation submissions must be sent to "npar2000@emn.fr" no later than Monday, November 15, 1999. Student posters --------------- The Student Posters program offers a unique opportunity for students to present their work at NPAR 2000 and to receive encouragement in their development. Student poster submissions should focus on work that has produced new or exciting ideas or findings. Student posters will be displayed during the conference and provide an excellent opportunity to discuss late-breaking work in an informal setting. A two-page summary of each accepted poster will be distributed to the audience. Students interested in presenting a poster should send an extended abstract of at most two pages, in electronic form (PostScript, PDF, or HTML), to "npar2000@emn.fr" no later than Wednesday, March 15, 2000. Program committee ----------------- Conference co-chairs Jean-Daniel Fekete École des Mines de Nantes, France Jean-Daniel.Fekete@emn.fr David Salesin Microsoft Research, USA University of Washington, USA salesin@cs.washington.edu Program Committee Ammar Attoui University of Savoie, FR Edwin Catmull Pixar, USA Cassidy Curtis Pacific Data Images, USA Michel Gangnet Softimage, CA Henri Gouraud GlobeID software, FR John F. Hughes Brown University, USA Peter Litwinowicz RE:Vision Effects, Inc., USA Barbara J. Meier Brown University, USA Victor Ostromoukhov École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH John W Patterson University of Glasgow, UK Claude Puech Univestité de Grenoble, FR Bill Reeves Pixar, USA Susan Thayer Pacific Data Images, USA Lance Williams Dreamworks, USA Phil Willis University of Bath, UK The setting ----------- The conference will be held in Annecy, France, during the International Animation Film Festival. Annecy is located in the French Alps, 20 minutes from the Geneva International Airport. Annecy is a beautiful town on the Lac d'Annecy, with sweeping views across the lake of the majestic French Alps. The Old Town is filled with a labyrinth of small windy streets, a myriad of bridges over canals that wind through the town, beautiful medieval buildings, and lots of "chocolatiers" and "patisseries"! Each year, Annecy organizes the International Animation Film Festival in which thousands of professional animators and amateurs gather to share their impressions during the screenings of the best animated productions of the year, which take place all day long in some dozen theaters throughout the town. Participants to NPAR 2000 will receive free access to the animation festival. General Information ------------------- Accepted papers will be published in the NPAR 2000 Conference Proceedings. The primary author of each accepted paper will receive an Author Kit with detailed instructions on how to submit both the camera-ready copy version and the electronic copy of the paper. We recommend that prospective authors consult the SIGGRAPH publications page. This document contains information on the page format for paper submissions. Prior to submitting, authors should send an email to npar2000@emn.fr to receive the ftp location to upload the animation file if it exceeds email sizes. Paper authors will be notified of the acceptance of their submission by December 31, 1999. Camera-ready papers will be due by February 15, 2000.