FIRST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
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DIGITAL EARTH MOVING, 2001 (DEM2001)
1st International Symposium
September 5-7, 2001
Manno (Lugano), Switzerland,
http://www.cimsi.cim.ch/DEM2001
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The Organizing Committee of the First International
Symposium on Digital Earth Moving (DEM2001) cordially
invites full paper and poster submissions for proposed
presentation as part of the Symposium program. Commercial
venders interested to showcase relevant commercial
software and/or hardware are also encouraged to apply.
1. OVERVIEW
Changing the geometry of the earth's surface is a universally
specified need across disciplines and throughout history.
The technological era has seen rapid emergence of digital
tools for performing grading tasks virtually. All approaches
weigh the concerns:
o Geometric manipulation - editing 3D geometric surfaces,
o Visualization - seeing a 3D image or model, and
o Accuracy - correct and reliable quantive correct
information.
The Symposium seeks to gather key representatives from
commercial, academic, public and private sectors who are
driving the use and development of these new capabilities.
The latest commercial software, hardware, research
innovations, and user requirements will be prime topics
featured and open for discussion and scholarly debate.
2. THEMES
o Digital Terrain Modelling
o Dynamic Terrain
o Digital Surface Sculpting, Deformation, Editing,
Modification
o Algorithms and Visualization Techniques
o Computer Aided Surface Design (CAD)
o Rapid Prototyping (CAD/CAM)
o Modelling Techniques & Interfaces
o Precision Civil and Geophysical Modeling
o GPS-based Surface Grading Techniques
o Earth Deformation Modelling
o Waterway Dredging and Surface Grading
o Rail and Highway Surface Grading
o Earthworks and Embankments
o Design Construction in Industry
o Computational Geomophometry and Geomorphology
o Terrain Simulation and Virtual Reality Gaming
o Topographic Form Parametrization
o Digital Surface Representation Techniques and
Algorithms
o Verification, Validation and Certification of Terrain
Modeling Solutions
o Metadata and Directory Services
o Digital Topographic Representation and
Visualization
3. IMPORTANT DATES
January 31, 2001
o Full papers, posters, and product applications due.
April 16, 2001
o Notification of Acceptance.
May 28, 2001
o Final Papers (camera ready) due.
o Deadline for reduced cost pre-registration.
September 5-7, 2001
o Symposium Dates (Demos and Workshop).
4. SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS
o Inter-University Partnership for Earth Observation and
Geoinformatics (University of Zurich, Federal Institute
of Technology (ETH) Zurich)
o Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
o Swiss Organisation on Geo Information (SOGI)
5. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
(1) "Designed Landforms"
Dr. Stephen M. Ervin
Director of Computer Resources
Assistant Dean for Information Technology
Lecturer in Landscape Architecture
Harvard Design School (aka GSD)
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
(2) "Zürich Airport Extension Project: Digital Support
for Earthwork Construction"
Mr. Albert Brunner
Project Director
Zürich Airport Extension Project
(Zürich Flughafen Aufbau)
Unique Airport, Inc. (Flughafen Zürich AG)
Zürich International Airport, Switzerland
(3) To be announced
6. DEM2001 CHAIRS
o Dir. Bernardo Ferroni, Director ICIMSI, Switzerland;
General Co-Chair ([log in to unmask])
o Caroline Westort, ICIMSI, Switzerland,
Scientific Committee Chair, and General Co-Chair
([log in to unmask])
7. ADVISORY COMMITTEE
o Dr. Paolo Colombo, DCT-SUPSI, Switzerland
([log in to unmask])
o Dr. Stephen Ervin, Harvard University, USA
([log in to unmask])
o Mr. Alfredo Knecht, SUPSI-ICIMSI, Switzerland
([log in to unmask])
o Prof. Dr. Robert Weibel,
University of Zürich, Switzerland
([log in to unmask])
8. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
(as of October 10, 2000)
o Bilal M. Ayyub ([log in to unmask])
o Hansruedi Bär ([log in to unmask])
o Ian D. Bishop ([log in to unmask])
o Kurt Brassel ([log in to unmask])
o Jim X. Chen ([log in to unmask])
o Paolo Colombo ([log in to unmask])
o Leila De Floriani ([log in to unmask])
o Stephen Ervin ([log in to unmask])
o Bianca Falcidieno ([log in to unmask])
o Michael Goodchild ([log in to unmask])
o Alfredo Knecht ([log in to unmask])
o Eckart Lange ([log in to unmask])
o George Lukes ([log in to unmask])
o Dale D. Miller ([log in to unmask])
o William J. Mitchell([log in to unmask])
o J. Michael Moshell ([log in to unmask])
o James F. Palmer ([log in to unmask])
o Peter Petschek ([log in to unmask])
o Dave Pratt ([log in to unmask])
o Bernhard Schneider ([log in to unmask])
o Stephen Strom ([log in to unmask])
o Demetri Terzopoulos ([log in to unmask])
o Robert Weibel ([log in to unmask])
o Caroline Westort ([log in to unmask])
o Qiming Zhou ([log in to unmask])
9. LANGUAGE
The working language will be English.
10. FULL PAPER SUBMISSIONS
Publication of accepted full paper submissions is
planned with Springer Verlag AG as part of their,
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series
(http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/index.html).
Authors are requested to conform to the LNCS
instructions for authors
(http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html),
and to please note that LNCS is now also published,
in parallel to the printed books, in full-text
electronic version and therefore the electronic
files of all parts of the manuscript (including
front matter pages) must be submitted in digital
form as advised in the instructions.
Authors should submit original full manuscripts
(with abstracts) in English not to exceed 16 LNCS
pages in total length,including figures and
bibliography (less than 6000 words); or 4 LNCS
pages for poster contributions. E-mail submissions
must be in a standard format (MS Word, PDF or
postscript, RTF, TeX, LaTeX). The title page of
the paper should contain the title, author(s),
affiliation(s), the submitting author's mailing
address, e-mail address, fax number, telephone
number, a 100-200 word abstract, 5-7 keywords,
and a statement indicating that neither the paper
nor a close simile has been submitted elsewhere
for publication. If you are unable to submit
electronically, please contact the Symposium
organizers to request separate submission
arrangements.
Authors of accepted papers are expected to present
their papers in person and to attend the full
conference.
Manuscripts should be emailed to
mailto:[log in to unmask]
by January 31, 2001.
Notification of acceptance will be mailed out
by April 1, 2001, with final camera ready papers
due May 28, 2001. Further details for publication
of final papers will be included in the acceptance
notification.
11. SOFTWARE/HARDWARE SUBMISSIONS
Commercial vendors who wish to demonstrate
software or hardware as part of the Symposium
program are encouraged to apply. An application
packet submitted to the Scientific Committee should
include the following:
o a concise statement, not to exceed 2 pages
in length, detailing the relevance of the product
to one or more of the Symposium Themes.
o accompanying graphic material submitted on a
floppy disk or CD-Rom. Demo versions of software
are ok.
o the required facility and/or hardware support
necessary to showcase the product at the Symposium
venue or in the field.
o examples of any commercial marketing material to
be distributed during the Symposium or Workshop.
The same submission and registration deadlines apply
to commercial product submissions as to full papers
and posters!
12. WORKSHOP
A pre-Symposium field workshop is planned for September
4, 2001, a day before the formal DEM2001 begin.
Participants will visit a large, active earth
construction project in Switzerland. On-site
demonstration of digital tools used in its design
and construction will take place.
13. CONTACT INFORMATION & VENUE
DEM2001 will be hosted by the Institute for Applied
Computer Science in Manufacturing and Industry (CIMSI)
at the University of Applied Sciences of Switzerland
(SUPSI), in the scenic region of Ticino.
DEM2001
ICIMSI-SUPSI
Galleria 2
6928 Manno
Switzerland
Telephone: 41 91 610 8980
Fax: 41 91 610 8970
WWW: http://www.cimsi.cim.ch/dem2001 Update your bookmarks now!
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Contact Person: Caroline Westort ([log in to unmask])
Please forward and distribute this notice widely!
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