From: Sidney Fels [ssfels@ece.ubc.ca] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 7:58 PM To: 3d-ui@hitl.washington.edu Subject: Graphics Interface 2000 - Call for papers Hello 3DUIers, I'm writing to let you know about the call for papers for GI 2000. The topics covered in this mailing list would fit in well at GI2000 so please consider submitting papers/posters/video as well as attending this year. We have moved the deadline to Nov 19th this year (i.e. after CHI results are back) to encourage more interaction papers. As an added incentive, this year's conference is in Montreal which is a great city to visit. Here's the call for papers. Thanks, Sid -------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAPHICS INTERFACE 2000 Palais des Congres Montreal, Quebec, Canada 15-17 May 2000 Call for Papers GI 2000 is a unique event that presents the latest results in computer graphics and human-computer interaction. It offers three days of Invited Speakers, Posters, and Submitted Papers. A Banquet and Electronic Theatre provide additional opportunities to meet speakers and other attendees for informal discussion in a social setting. This conference is sponsored by Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society. This year will be the 26th annual Graphics Interface. It is the oldest regularly scheduled computer graphics and human-computer interface conference in the world. Graphics Interface has established a reputation for a high-quality technical program, and the excellence of its invited speakers. Full details are on the GI 2000 web site (http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/gi) GI 2000 will be held at the Palais des Congres, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in conjunction with four other conferences: AI 2000 (Artificial Intelligence), VI 2000 (Vision Interface), 10th annual PRECARN-IRIS (Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems), and ISR 2000 (31st International Symposium on Robotics). This special joint event offers a unique opportunity to broaden dissemination of the scientific results and to foster the exchange of expertise across adjacent research fields. To promote these exchanges, all attendees will have access to the presentations of these parallel conferences, as well as to the following exhibitions: Robotics of Tomorrow Exhibition, the Montreal Fabricating and Machine Tool Show, and the National Factory Automation Show. Montreal is a lively Canadian city located on an island in the St. Lawrence River. It is well connected by all major international airlines. Its four universities, several research institutes, world class technologies industry, theatres, and museums have contributed to its international reputation as a dynamic business, scientific, and cultural center. With a population representing 80 ethnic groups, Montreal is known for its "joie de vivre"! Conference and Program Chairs Sidney Fels, University of British Columbia Pierre Poulin, Universite de Montreal Posters Chair Wolfgang Stuerzlinger, York University Videos Chair Pierre Poulin, Universite de Montreal Program Committee Kadi Bouatouch, IRISA, Rennes Fredo Durand, MIT Deborah Fels, Ryerson Polytechnic University Mark Green, University of Alberta Carl Gutwin, University of Saskatchewan Christopher G. Healey, North Carolina State University Kori Inkpen, Simon Fraser University Paul Lalonde, Electronic Arts Michael McCool, University of Waterloo Chris Shaw, University of Regina Mikio Shinya, NTT, Japan James Stewart, University of Toronto Wolfgang Stuerzlinger, York University Ben Watson, University of Alberta Shuman Zhai, IBM Almaden Research Center Invited Speakers Hiroshi Ishii, MIT Media Lab Demitri Terzopolous, University of Toronto Third invited speaker to be confirmed. Important Dates Papers due: 19 November 1999 Decision for Papers: 1 February 2000 Posters due: 7 March 2000 Videos due: 7 March 2000 Camera-ready papers due: 3 April 2000 Decision for Posters: 10 April 2000 Decision for Videos: 10 April 2000 Submissions Contributions are solicited describing unpublished research results and applications experience in all areas of computer graphics and human-computer interaction, specifically including the following: - Image synthesis & realism - User interfaces & modeling - Image-based rendering techniques - Shading & rendering algorithms - Windowing systems - Hardware techniques - Geometric modeling & meshing - Computer cartography - Computer supported cooperative work - Computer animation - Image processing - Interaction techniques - Medical graphics - Graphics for CAD/CAM - Graphics in education - Computer-aided building design - Graphics & the arts - Industrial & robotics applications - Visualization - Graphics in business - Graphics in simulation - Mobile computing - Haptic interfaces - Human interface devices Papers (20 double-spaced pages or fewer) must be received by 19 November 1999. The submissions this year will be entirely electronic, please visit the Graphics Interface web site for the description of the submission process. In exceptional cases, traditional submissions will be accepted by first contacting one of the conference co-chairs. Refereeing will be double blind. Only the title, without any indication of authorship or author location, should appear on the manuscript body. A separate file (sheet) should contain the manuscript title, abstract, and the full names, postal addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, and email addresses for all authors. One author should be designated the contact author for subsequent correspondence regarding the paper. Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2000. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be mailed to the contact author by 1 February 2000. Camera ready copy of accepted papers is due 3 April 2000. Each paper will be allotted up to eight (8) pages in the proceedings. Extra charges will be made for papers exceeding the limit and for coloured photos. The GI 2000 proceedings will be available to SIGGRAPH Plus members. Exceptionally good papers will be considered for publication in journals. Arrangements exist for the best graphics papers to be considered by Computer Graphics Forum and for the best human-computer interface papers to be considered by Behaviour & Information Technology. Conference Co-Chair addresses: Sidney Fels Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of British Columbia Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1Z4 Phone: +1 604-822-5338 Fax: +1 604-822-5949 Email: ssfels@ece.ubc.ca Pierre Poulin Dep. I.R.O. Universite de Montreal C.P. 6128, succ. Centre-ville Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3J7 Phone: +1 514-343-6780 Fax: +1 514-343-5834 Email: poulin@iro.umontreal.ca For the latest information on the Call for Papers, the submission process, and the 2000 conference, visit the Graphics Interface web site at : http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/gi Important Dates Papers due: 19 November 1999 Decision for Papers: 1 February 2000 Posters due: 7 March 2000 Videos due: 7 March 2000 Camera-ready papers due: 3 April 2000 Decision for Posters: 10 April 2000 Decision for Videos: 10 April 2000