From R.Hollands@sheffield.ac.uk Mon Jun 19 05:59:54 1995 Return-Path: Received: from mx5.u.washington.edu by saul5.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW95.05/UW-NDC Revision: 2.33 ) id AA09456; Mon, 19 Jun 95 05:59:54 -0700 Received: from hitl-new.hitl.washington.edu by mx5.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW95.05/UW-NDC Revision: 2.31 ) id AA14108; Mon, 19 Jun 95 05:59:53 -0700 Received: from pp2.shef.ac.uk (pp2.shef.ac.uk [143.167.1.32]) by hitl.hitl.washington.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id FAA04482 for ; Mon, 19 Jun 1995 05:57:16 -0700 Received: from eros.shef.ac.uk by pp2.shef.ac.uk with SMTP (PP); Mon, 19 Jun 1995 13:55:19 +0100 Received: From LADYBOWER/EROS_WORKQ by eros.shef.ac.uk via Charon-4.0A-VROOM with IPX id 100.950619135505.864; 19 Jun 95 13:56:47 +0000 Message-Id: From: ROBIN HOLLANDS To: e.a.trowbridge@sheffield.ac.uk, ukvrsig@mailbase.ac.uk, scivw@hitl.washington.edu Date: Mon, 19 Jun 1995 14:07:25 +0100 Subject: VR-SIG call for papers.... X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail v3.22 Priority: A Status: OR CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS The 3rd UK VR-SIG Conference University of Hull July 27th 1995 The 3rd UK VR-SIG conference will be hosted by Hull University on Thursday, July 27th, 1995. The conference is a one day event with presentations and a display/demonstration room. Dedicated to VR in the UK, this conference will provide an opportunity for members of UK VR-SIG to publicly present and exhibit their work to a wide audience. CONFERENCE PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS - Submissions of papers for presentation are welcome on subjects directly related to virtual reality and virtual environments. Selection of presentations will be made on the basis of extended abstracts of three to four pages, which must arrive no later than June 30th, along with a notification of audio-visual requirements related to the presentation of the paper. Successful contributors will be notified by July 10th, and must submit a full paper (between 5 to 8 pages) either via electronic mail or on 3.5" disk by 27th July, the day of the conference. We actively encourage new researchers to contribute their work. At least one of the paper's authors *must* be a full member of UK VR-SIG (ie quote their membership number - for details of how to join, see below). POSTER PRESENTATION - There will be a limited amount of space available to present posters of VR work from UK VR-SIG members. This is an ideal space to present details of on-going projects. Please send details to the organiser by June 30th. DEMONSTRATION ROOM - Space will also be available for the display of VR projects, as well as trade displays. If you have a system you would like to demonstrate then please get in touch with the organiser by June 30th. VR companies who have joined UK VR-SIG are also invited to come and exhibit. There is no cost, but space may be limited, so please make contact soon. There will be breaks in the conference programme for refreshments and to allow delegates to view the demonstrations. DELEGATES - The conference is FREE to attend. Space is limited, so please register your intention to attend as soon as possible. Full UK VR-SIG members will have priority for places. PROCEEDINGS - Proceedings will be produced electronically. Copies will be sent free to all UK VR-SIG members providing a disk and postage. Hard copies will be available after the conference for the cost of printing and postage. JOINING THE UK VR-SIG - Membership forms are available from: r.hollands@sheffield.ac.uk on request. VR companies, who are not yet members may join UK VR-SIG at no cost by getting in touch. CONTACT - For further details on the conference or on UK VR-SIG, contact: Robin Hollands (UK VR-SIG Chairman) -- R.Hollands@sheffield.ac.uk Conference Info -- vrsig@dcs.hull.ac.uk SUBMISSIONS - Electronic submissions should be sent to vrsig@dcs.hull.ac.uk, disks should be mailed to: UK VR-SIG Conference, Dept. Computer Science, University of Hull, Hull, U.K. HU6 7RX