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ACM Collaborative Virtual Environments 2002 Gustav-Stresemann-Institut Bonn, Germany September 30-October 2, 2002 http://www.cve2002.org/ CVE 2000 is an international conference dedicated to the design, development and use of collaborative virtual environments (CVEs). It is the fourth international conference in this bi-annual series, (the second supported by the ACM) and attracts delegates from a wide range of fields. A CVE is a computer-based, distributed, virtual space or set of places. In such places, people can meet and interact with others, with agents, or with virtual objects. CVEs might vary in their representational richness from 3D graphical spaces, 2.5D and 2D environments, to text-based environments. The instantiation of the CVE is by no means limited to desktop devices, and might well include mobile or wearable devices, public kiosks, immersive virtual reality interfaces, or any combination of diverse, networked devices that facilitate inhabiting a hybrid (physical/virtual) place, etc. As we move increasingly to a networked world, and with the promise of increased and improved data-flow through broadband networks, we believe that collaborative virtual environments will be of increasing importance in distributed collaboration. The aim of the CVE conferences is to inspire fruitful discussion and encourage information flow between practitioners of different disciplines. Previous CVE conferences (CVE'96, CVE'98 and CVE'2000) have attracted delegates from computer science, psychology, artificial intelligence, communication, sociology, education, architecture & urban planning, and cultural & media studies. RESEARCH TOPICS CVE2002 invites submissions on the full range of CVE-related topics, including, but not limited to:- o the design and development of CVE systems and architectures o applications of Collaborative Virtual Environments o the design of interaction techniques, including non-verbal communication and conversation support o models and metaphors for collaboration o input/output methods, user-environment interactions o the design and deployment of autonomous agents within the environments o issues in the design of cross-cultural collaborative virtual environments o experiences and evaluations of collaborative environments and their applications DEADLINES May 1st 2002: Submission deadline for Papers, Posters, Workshops, and Tutorials. General Chair: Wolfgang Broll (Fraunhofer FIT, Germany) Program Chairs: Chris Greenhalgh (University of Nottingham, UK) Elizabeth Churchill (FX PAL, USA) Publicity Chair: Elaine Raybourn (Sandia National Laboratories, USA) Workshop / Tutorial Chair: Michael Capps (Naval Postgraduate School, USA) Conference Program Monday, 30 Sept 2002: Full day and half day workshops and tutorials Tuesday, 1 Oct 2002: Main session, panels, posters Wednesday, 2 Oct 2002: Main session, panels For past program topics visit http://www.ai.sri.com/cve2000/program.html/. For further information visit the conference website above or contact the organizing committee at [log in to unmask] Please direct your queries to the relevant chair(s). The General Chair may be reached at [log in to unmask]