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        *          FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS         *
        * The Second International Conference on *
        *       VISION, VIDEO AND GRAPHICS       *
        *   Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh    *
        *              7-8 July 2005             *
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Sponsored by IMA and run under the auspices of Eurographics, BMVA
and EPSRC Network of Excellence on Video, Vision and Graphics.

INVITED SPEAKERS: Andre Gagalowicz, INRIA
                  Joern Ostermann, University of Hannover
                  Hans-Peter Seidel, Max Planck  Saarbr|cken
                  Demetri Terzopoulos, New York University

TOPICS AND PAPER FORMAT
High-quality papers reporting recent and original developments are
solicited in, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Image-based rendering, hybrid models and image-based methods
- Automatic generation of 3-D models from multiple views
- Augmented- and virtual-reality collaborative environments
- Representation and analysis of complex 3-D dynamic scenes
- Modelling, tracking, and animating moving humans
- Content-based retrieval of images and video
- Automatic generation of caricatures, paintings, and video effects
- Immersive communications, e.g., videoconferencing
- Imaging techniques in scientific and information visualization
- Media and video production, virtual studios, and film applications
- Visual data mining in image/video retrieval

SUBMITTING A PAPER
Submit 8-page, double-column papers in pdf format by email to
e.trucco@hw.ac.uk by Friday 4 March 2005. Papers should be anonymous and
corresponding authors' details given in the accompanying email. The
conference language is English.

IMPORTANT DATES
4 March 2005        Paper submission deadline
15 April        Notification of acceptance to authors
6 May            Submission of camera-ready copies
7-8 July        VVG'05

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STUDENT TRAVEL SPONSORSHIPS, please visit:
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