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EUROGRAPHICS 2000
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Global Challenges of the Information Society: A Web of Opportunity
First Announcement and Call for Contributions
Interlaken, Switzerland, 20-25 August, 2000
http://www.eg.org/eg2000/
IMPORTANT: In view of the Millennium holiday period at the end of the
year, the deadline for submitted papers is 10 DECEMBER 1999.
CONFERENCE THEMES
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As we enter a new Millennium, we are becoming increasingly aware of
the global nature of our profession, our industry and our very
existence. Advances in telecommunications and computer technology
such as the World Wide Web combine to blur and render obsolete at
least some of the traditional boundaries of the one world in which we
live. Computer graphics and related technologies have key roles to
play as we try to understand and harness the opportunities of this
new chapter of human history. It is against this background that the
theme chosen for Eurographics 2000 is 'Global Challenges of the
Information Society: A Web of Opportunity'.
Within this theme, there are three sub-themes: Visualization,
Modelling and Collaboration. All present challenges and opportunities
for researchers and practitioners in our field.
Conference Topics
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The Eurographics conference accepts papers from all areas related to
the discipline of computer graphics, from hardware, through novel
applications and algorithms, to human aspects of interaction with
graphics. In support of the overall conference theme, three sub-
themes have been selected as being of particular interest.
- Visualization: information, scientific, engineering, medical
- Modelling: humans, built-environments, natural phenomena, capture
methods
- Collaboration: behaviour, education, training, lifelong learning,
global workplace
Visualization methods help us see new opportunities in our knowledge
of the world. Modelling allows new worlds to be built and explored.
And collaboration is the means to share our insight, and in turn to
benefit from the knowledge of others.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
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Full Papers
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Authors are invited to submit original papers reporting research
contributions, practice and experience, or novel applications.
Paper submission deadline is 10 December 1999.
Papers should not exceed 10 A4 pages in length.
Authors are requested to include a declaration that their paper has
not been submitted to any other conference or journal and that they
are prepared to present their paper at the conference. Papers must be
written and presented in English.
Papers will be reviewed by independent referees and the final
selection will be made by the International Programme Committee in
February 2000. Conference proceedings will be published as the third
issue of Computer Graphics Forum, volume 19, both on paper and
electronically, and will be available to all the Conference
participants.
Short Presentations
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Authors are invited to submit proposals for short presentation (ca.
10 minutes is allowed per selected submission) of late results, work-
in-progress, and new ideas. Submissions should be 5 to 10 pages in
length.
Submission deadline is 14 April 2000.
Papers accepted as short presentations will be printed in a separate
volume, available to all conference participants.
State of the Art Reports (STARs)
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State of the Art Reports (STARs) covering topics in research,
practice, and applications, will be included in the conference
programme. STARs are typically of 90 minutes duration and will be
printed in a separate volume given to all conference participants.
Proposals for STARs are invited by 10th December 1999.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
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Full details of the electronic submission procedure are available at
the conference web site http://www.eg.org/eg2000/
In case of difficulty, please contact the
conference secretariat.
AWARDS
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The John Lansdown Award Competition
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John Lansdown was an inspirational figure in European Computer
Graphics. Following his death in 1999, Eurographics is awarding a
multi-media prize in his honour. The panel will judge multimedia
products and projects submitted on CD-ROM for their originality and
flair in the use of graphics, sound and interaction. For further
details of this award, see the conference web page.
The Guenther Enderle Award
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An international jury will select the three best papers accepted and
presented at the conference. The best of the three will receive the
G=FCnther Enderle Award, including a cash prize of 1,000 CHF.
Best Student Paper Award
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An award will be given to the best paper authored and presented at
the conference by a full time student.
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
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Conference Co-chairmen: Carlo Vandoni (CH), David Duce (UK)
International Programme Committee Co-chairmen: Markus Gross (CH), Bob
Hopgood (UK)
Short Presentations: Augusto de Sousa (P), Juan Carlos Torres (E)
Tutorials: Werner Hansmann (D), Oliver Staadt (CH)
STARS: David Duke (UK)
Guenther Enderle Award Chairman: Pere Brunet (E)
John Lansdown Award Co-chairmen: Huw Jones (UK), Phil Willis (UK)
Industrial Seminars: Markus Meier (CH), Christoph Busch (D)
International Liaison Officer: Steve Cunningham (USA)
International Programme Committee
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Co-chairs: M Gross (CH), F R A Hopgood (UK)
D Arnold (UK)
D Bergeron USA)
H-P Bieri (CH)
K Brodlie (UK)
P Brunet (E)
Chr Busch (D)
A Chalmers (UK)
D Cohen-Or (IL)
S Coquillart (F)
U Cugini (I)
A Day (UK)
D A Duce (UK)
D J Duke (UK)
J Encarnacao (D)
G Faconti (IT)
D Fellner (D)
F N Ferreira (P)
A Fournier (CAN)
M Gervautz (A)
W Hansmann (D)
I Herman (NL)
W T Hewitt (UK)
H Hoppe (USA)
R Hubbold (UK)
H Jones (UK)
L Kjelldahl (S)
L Kobbelt (D)
D Lischinski (IL)
N Magnenat-Thalmann (CH)
M Mantyla (SF)
H Mueller (D)
G Nielson (USA)
H-P Pfister (USA)
F Post (NL)
C Puech (F)
X Pueyo (E)
W Purgathofer (A)
J Rossignac (USA)
R Scopigno (I)
H-P Seidel (D)
F Sillion (F)
V Skala (CZ)
A Sousa (P)
O Staadt (CH)
A Steinmetz (D)
W Strasser (D)
P ten Hagen (NL)
D Thalmann (CH)
J C Torres (E)
C Vandoni (CH)
E Welzl (D)
P J Willis (UK)
F E Wolter (D)
C Wuethrich (D)
B Wyvill (CAN)
VENUE
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Interlaken lies at the heart of Switzerland, between the lakes of
Brienz and Thun, near the base of the famous mountain trio Eiger,
M=F6nch and Jungfrau (hence three themes for the conference!). The
nearest airport is Berne, though Interlaken is within easy reach of
the major international airports in Geneva and Z=FCrich. Rail travel
from anywhere in Switzerland will be included in the conference
package. There is a direct service from Z=FCrich airport, with a
journey time of just over 2 hours, in modern, comfortable trains.
Interlaken is also well connected to the motorway network in
Switzerland.
The conference will be held at the Casino Kursaal, located in the
centre of Interlaken, just 10 minutes walk from the railway stations
and 5 minutes from the conference hotel, Hotel Interlaken. Other
hotels are situated very close to the Casino Kursaal. The Casino was
built at the turn of the century and has a distinctive Art Nouveau
style. The Casino has been extended in recent years to provide
additional conference rooms in a modern Swiss style, which blends
well with the Art Nouveau style of the main conference rooms which we
will also be using.
For more information about Interlaken and the Casino Kursaal, see
http://www.interlakentourism.ch.
IMPORTANT DATES
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10th December 1999 Submission of papers
Submission of STAR proposals
11th February 2000 IPC Meeting
18th February 2000 Notification of acceptance or rejection
31st March 2000 Final versions of papers due
Advance Programme and Registration
information
14th April 2000 Submission of short presentations
Submission of entries for John Lansdown Prize
12th May 2000 Notification of acceptance or rejection of short
presentations
16th June 2000 Early-bird registration closes
CONTACT
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EG 2000 Conference Secretariat
PO Box 16
1288 Aire-la-Ville
SWITZERLAND
fax: +41 22 757 0318
tel: +41 22 767 3355
email: [log in to unmask]
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