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Subject: CONF: Visualization '93 -> Call for Participation II
Date: 27 Jan 93 19:11:44 GMT
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        ***************   Call For Participation   *****************

                            Visualization '93

                           October 25-29, 1993
                             Red Lion Hotel
                          San Jose, California

                              Sponsored by: 

        IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Computer Graphics
                    In Cooperation with ACM SIGGRAPH

   Scientific visualization is an important research frontier shared by a
variety of computational science and engineering fields. Visualization work
is both interdisciplinary and a field in its own right.  This conference 
focuses on interdisciplinary methods and supports collaboration among the 
developers and users of visualization methods across all of science, 
engineering, and commerce.
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                  Paper Submissions (due March 31, 1993)

        Papers are solicited that present research results related to all 
        areas of visualization, including visualization tools and 
        methods, and discipline-specific applications. Original papers 
        should be limited to 5,000 words and may be accompanied by 
        NTSC video. Please submit 5 copies of all materials. For Paper 
        submission instructions, contact Papers Co-Chair:

                             Gregory M. Nielson 
                          Arizona State University
                         Rural Rd and University Ave
                            Tempe, AZ 85287-5406
                         nielson@enuxva.eas.asu.edu
                               602-965-2785    


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                     Panel Proposals (due March 31, 1993)

        Panels should address the most important issues in 
        visualization today, with emphasis on research, applications, 
        systems and results.  Panelists should be experts in their
        field who discuss the challenges of visualization.  Summaries
        of panelists' position statements will appear in the 
        proceedings.  For Panel proposal instructions, contact Panels 
        Co-Chair:

                               Lloyd Treinish 
                       IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
                          P.O. Box 704, Room SK-Y68
                         Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
                            lloyd@watson.ibm.com
                               914-784-5038


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                   Interdisciplinary Case Studies Proposals
                           (due March 31, 1993)

        Case studies is a forum for scientists from various disci-
        plines to discuss applications, experience, and challenges 
        of visualization, and to present potential topics of future 
        research. These sessions provide an interdisciplinary meeting 
        point between scientists from different areas. We encourage the
        discussion between visualization experts of the roles, benefits,
        and limitation of visualization in particular areas such as 
        astrophysics, atmospheric sciencies, computational fluid 
        dynamics, engineering, geology, medicine, anthropology, 
        chemistry, etc. For Case Study proposal instructions, we 
        encourage electronic submission; please contact Case Studies
        Co-Chair:

                               Deborah Silver   
                             Rutgers University
                               P.O. Box 1390
                          Piscataway NJ 08855-1390
                          silver@caip.rutgers.edu
                                908-932-5546


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                 Workshop Proposals (due March 31, 1993)

        Half-day, one or two day workshops on specific visualization 
        methods or application areas will be offered Monday and 
        Tuesday. They  should deal with state-of-the-art topics and 
        involve experts in the field. Discipline-focused workshop 
        proposals devoted to a particular discipline's methods and needs 
        are encouraged (e.g.molecular graphics). If appropriate, a 
        workshop may be co-sponsored by another professional 
        organization. For Workshop proposal instructions, contact 
        Workshop Co-Chair:

                               Chuck Hansen     
                     Los Alamos National Laboratory
                                 MS-B287
                              P.O. Box 1663
                           Los Alamos, NM 87545
                             hansen@lanl.gov
                              505-665-3663


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                   Tutorial Proposals (due March 31, 1993)

        Half-day and full-day course proposals are welcome for systems, 
        methods, and application areas. Tutorials will be  offered 
        Monday and Tuesday, preceeding the Wednesday through Friday 
        conference. Proposals should target visualization at a 
        beginning, intermediate, or advanced level. For Tutorial 
        proposal instructions, contact Tutorials Co-Chair:

                                Roni Yagel
                         The Ohio State University
                 Dept. of Computer and Information Science
                              2036 Neil Avenue
                          Columbus, OH 43120-1277
                         yagel@cis.ohio-state.edu
                               614-292-0060     



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                Demonstration Proposals (due May 30, 1993)

        Research groups from academia or industry, as well as vendors, 
        are invited to demonstrate their work interactively. Proposals 
        should summarize the work to be presented and identify the 
        hardware/software platform required. Demonstrations will be 
        held on Wednesday and  Thursday during the conference.  For 
        Demonstration proposal instructions, contact Demonstrations
        Co-Chair:

                               Bill Ribarsky    
                     Office of Information Technology
                      Georgia Institute of Technology
                          Atlanta, GA 30332-0710
                         bill.ribarsky@gatech.edu
                               404-894-6148



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                     2-Day Symposium on Virtual Reality
                            (due March 31, 1993)

        A 2-day Symposium on Virtual Reality applications for 
        visualization will be held Monday and Tuesday of the conference 
        week. The symposium will offer refereed papers, a panel 
        discussion, posters and extra time for discussion.  Papers and 
        posters are solicited  in Virtual Reality and visualization, 
        augmented reality, human factors, interaction techniques, and 
        application areas. For Virtual Reality Symposium submission 
        instructions, contact VR Symposium Co-Chairs:

                                Steve Bryson
                         NASA-Ames Research Center
                          Moffett Field, CA 94035
                            bryson@nas.nasa.gov
                                415-604-4524



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                   2-Day Symposium on Parallel Rendering
                           (due March 31, 1993)

        A 2-day Symposium on parallel rendering techniques 
        will be held Monday and Tuesday. The symposium will offer 
        refereed papers as well as informal discussions. Papers are 
        solicited on all aspects of parallel rendering, including: 
        polygon scan conversion, ray tracing, radiosity, volume 
        rendering, constructive solid geometry, surface generation, 
        scientific visualization, massively parallel computation, 
        performance analysis, I/O and display issues, and architectural 
        impact on algorithms. Papers are not limited to a visualization 
        context. For Parallel Rendering Symposium submission 
        instructions, contact PR Symposium Co-Chair:

                                Tom Crockett    
                        NASA Langley Research Center
                                 M.S. 132C
                          Hampton, VA 23681-0001
                                tom@icase.edu
                                804-864-2182


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                        VIS '93 Conference Committee

Conference Co-Chairs:
        Carol Hunter, Lawrence Livermore National Lab
        Georges Grinstein, University of Massachusetts at Lowell
Program Committee Co-Chairs:
        Nahum Gershon, The MITRE Corporation
        Arie Kaufman, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Papers Co-Chairs:
        Dan Bergeron, University of New Hampshire
        Greg Nielson, Arizona State University
Panels Co-Chairs:
        Lloyd Treinish, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
        Jeff Beddow, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Case Studies Co-Chairs:
        Deborah Silver, Rutgers University
        Frits Post, University of Delft, The Netherlands
Tutorials Co-Chairs:
        Roni Yagel, Ohio State University
        Haim Levkowitz, University of Massachusetts at Lowell
Workshop Co-Chairs:
        Mike Rhodes, Toshiba America Corporation
        Chuck Hansen, Los Alamos National Lab
Demonstrations Co-Chairs:
        Bill Ribarsky, Georgia Institute of Technology
        Theresa-Marie Rhyne, Martin Marietta/EPA
VR Symposium Co-Chairs:
        Steve Bryson, NASA-Ames Research Center
        Steven Feiner, Columbia University
Parallel Rendering Symposium Co-Chairs:
        Chuck Hansen, Los Alamos National Laboratory
        Scott Whitman, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
        Tom Crockett, NASA Langley Research Center
Videos Co-Chairs:
        Ed Council, Timberfield Systems
        Robert McDermott, University of Utah
Publicity Co-Chairs:
        Kay Howell, Naval Research Laboratory
        Carol Hunter, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
        J.P. Lee, University of Massachusetts at Lowell
Local Arrangements Co-Chairs:
        Stephen Watson, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Finance Co-Chairs:
        Bruce Brown, Oracle Corporation
        Michael Danchak, Hartford Graduate Center
Registration Co-Chairs:
        Ross Gaunt, Lawrence Livermore National Lab
        Shirley Stephan, Lawrence Livermore National Lab
International Liason:
        Larry Rosenblum, Office of Naval Research, European Office
        Phil Robertson, CSIRO Information Division, Australia
Student Volunteers Co-Chairs:
        J.P.Lee, University of Massachusetts at Lowell
        Stephen Watson, Jet Propulsion Laboratory