From: vg01@gris.uni-tuebingen.de Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 01:54:40 +0200 (MDT) Subject: Registration open for Volume Graphics 2001 CALL for PARTICIPATION Registration is now open (Advance Registration closes June 1, 2001) International Workshop on Volume Graphics http://www.cs.sunysb.edu/~vg01 June 21-22, 2001 Stony Brook, USA Co-sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society, Technical Committee on Visualization and Graphics, and the Eurographics Association. Objectives =========== The advances in volume visualization over the past decades, coupled with the rapid increase in computer power, suggest that volume visualization may be developed into volume graphics, as a general purpose graphics technology. In order to explore further the potential of volume-based techniques, especially beyond the scope of volume visualization, it is necessary to bring together researchers and applications developers from both the academic and industry sectors who are working, or wish to work, on volume-based graphics techniques. The objective of this workshop is to provide the international computer graphics community with a platform to: o assess and review the developments of techniques for volume-based modeling, rendering, manipulation applications. o develop a scientific framework for the research and development in volume graphics as an emerging sub-field of computer graphics, and compile a clear picture of existing knowledge and topics for further investigation. o challenge researchers in areas of volume visualization and other volume-based graphics work to develop their work further in order to impact on the mainstream computer graphics, and to explore a wider range of applications. The workshop is open to anyone interested in this emerging technology. Students are encouraged to attend, at a reduced rate. Workshop Themes ================ The program committee of the workshop is seeking research papers and proposals for panel discussions concerning all aspects of volume graphics. Contributions that review the existing techniques in certain aspects and provide forward looking into the future development are also welcome. Topics of interest for the workshop include (but are not limited to): Volume Based Modeling Volume Rendering Complex and multi-volume scenes Volume rendering hardware Image-based 3D modeling Direct volume rendering Frequency-domain modeling Voxel-based radiosity Physically based modeling Illumination Motion and Deformation Reflection and refraction Mathematical Foundations Shadowing Standards for volume-based Texture mapping representations Non-photorealistic rendering Parallel and distributed rendering Data Acquisition and Manipulation Applications and Case Studies Digitization Medical imaging and surgical planning Voxelization and surface reconstruction Forensic science Segmentation and feature extraction Scientific computation Compression Entertainment industry Distortion and morphing Internet-based applications Interaction and GUI design Collaborative visualization Workshop Venue =============== Volume Graphics 2001 will be held at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, located at the North shore of Long Island, NY. The venue offers the relaxing atmosphere of a weekend retreat, with the bustling life of New York City just below the horizon. Registration ============ The registration fees are as follows: Advance Late/on-site Registration registration (before June 1, 2001) Member $225 $280 Non-member $280 $350 Student member $105 $130 Student non-member $125 $150 The reduced member rate will be granted for members of IEEE and Eurographics. Check http://www.cs.sunysb.edu/~vg01/registration.html Important Dates ================ o Advance Registration Deadline May 31, 2001 o Workshop: June 21-22, 2001 Workshop Organization ====================== * General Conference Chair Arie Kaufman (SUNY Stony Brook, USA) * Program Committee Co-Chairs Bill Lorensen (General Electric, USA) Klaus Mueller (SUNY Stony Brook, USA) * Organization Committee Co-Chairs Min Chen (University of Wales, Swansea, UK) Manuel Oliveira (SUNY Stony Brook, USA) * Organization Committee Dirk Bartz (University of Tuebingen, Germany) Torsten Moeller (Simon Fraser University, Canada) Dimitris Samaras (SUNY Stony Brook, USA) Ruediger Westermann (RWTH Aachen, Germany) Craig Wittenbrink (HP Research Labs, USA) * Conference Office Stella Mannino Workshop Administrator Department of Computer Science SUNY Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY 11794-4400 USA * Contact Points Email: vg01@cs.sunysb.edu Phone: (+1) 631 632-8470 Fax: (+1) 631 632-8445 * International Program Committee Lisa Avila-Sobierajski (USA) Baoquan Chen (USA) Danny Cohen-Or (Israel) Roger Crawfis (USA) David Ebert (USA) Tom Ertl (Germany) Issei Fujishiro (Japan) Sarah Frisken (USA) Marcus Gross (Switzerland) Chuck Hansen (USA) Taosong He (USA) Chris Johnson (USA) Ron Kikinis (USA) Kwan-Liu Ma (USA) Raghu Machiraju (USA) Tom Malzbender (USA) Dimitris Metaxas (USA) Shigeru Muraki (Japan) Greg Nielson (USA) Alex Pang (USA) Hanspeter Pfister (USA) Edmund Prakash (Singapore) Frits Post (Netherlands) Hong Qin (USA) Larry Rosenblum (USA) Roberto Scopigno (Italy) Hans-Peter Seidel (Germany) Wolfgang Strasser (Germany) Han-Wei Shen (USA) Claudio Silva (USA) J. 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