From: Sabine Coquillart Subject: CFP: EUROGRAPHICS'96 Date: Mon, 2 Oct 1995 09:29:12 -0700 From: Sabine Coquillart Dear Colleague, This is an announcement for the Eurographics'96 International Conference to be organized next year in France. We would appreciate if you could forward this announcement in your environ- ment to make this event as successful as possible. I thank you in advance for your cooperation. Sabine Coquillart ============================================================================ Call for Participation The EUROGRAPHICS '96 International Conference GRAPHICS - VIRTUAL REALITY - GRAPHICS HIGHWAYS Futuroscope Poitiers - France - August 26-30, 1996 Organized by INRIA http://www.inria.fr/eg96 ============================================================================ PRESENTATION OF THE CONFERENCE ****************************** The Eurographics Association is continuing to make exciting changes to the format of its annual event, which has now been further developed. In addition to including the traditional European Computer Graphics conference, the event now further emphasizes two rapidly evolving, hot topics related to Computer Graphics, giving in effect three independent, but related, conferences run in parallel. In 1996, the additional conferences will be dedicated to Virtual Reality and to Graphics Highways (i.e. Computer Graphics and Information Highways). The EUROGRAPHICS'96 event should therefore be considered as three conferences, but with an unified organisation allowing participation at selected parts of three independent streams of presentation: "Computer Graphics", "Virtual Reality", "Graphics Highways". Each conference includes tutorials, research papers, state of the art reports, panels, research laboratory presentations, industrial seminars, and demonstrations. Special care will also be given to the connections among these topics. Highlighting research and industry during the same conference is the main purpose of this unique event, offering various presentations, more research, more development, and more application oriented. The scope of the conference will meet the requirements of a large public, thus stimulating discussions and exchanges between all the actors of these exciting topics. Submitted presentations: research papers, STARs, panels, tutorials, lab. presentations , industrial seminars, demonstrations, slide, video, www are invited. Any application, exhibiting novelty and interest, is welcome. The following list of suggested topics is given as a guide and should not be viewed as restrictive: Computer Graphics: ----------------- Fundamental graphics algorithms Mathematical foundations, computational geometry, discrete geometry Graphics software and standards Geometric modelling Curve and surface modelling Animation, physical modelling High-quality rendering, ray tracing, radiosity Illumination and optical modelling Colour, texture and antialiasing Interactive systems and graphical user interfaces Hardware and parallel architectures Application case studies Scientific visualisation Object-oriented technology Multi-modal interaction techniques Virtual Reality: --------------- Virtual environments VR interaction and navigation techniques Software architectures for VR Realtime simulation, interaction and visualisation VR input and output devices Augmented reality Graphics Highways: ----------------- Distributed graphics, distributed VR systems Distributed media services Computer supported communication and cooperative working (CSCW) Graphics and WWW Telepresence and -working TUTORIALS ********* The first two days will be devoted to Tutorials given by renowned experts. The tutorials will be targeted at both introductory and advanced levels, offering cost-effective training in areas of Computer Graphics, Virtual Reality and Graphics Highways. Proposals for tutorials in the fields of each stream or in joined streams are welcome. Prospective tutorial speakers should be prepared to lecture for 5 hours, and to provide notes for the tutorial attendees. Please contact the Tutorials Chairs or the conference secretariat before October 6, 1995. The Tutorials Chairs will make their selection, based on any proposals received and personal approaches. RESEARCH PAPERS *************** Research and Application Papers will form the heart of the programme of the conference. Researchers, developers and users of advanced graphics technology will identify the most challenging issues in Computer Graphics, Virtual Reality and Graphics Highways, and will propose innovative solutions. All accepted papers will be presented at the conference, and published in the conference proceedings as a special issue of the international journal "Computer Graphics Forum". We encourage you to submit original, unpublished work in any of the conference themes listed above. Keep in mind that the quality of the technical programme and the distribution of the various themes directly reflect those of the submitted papers. Therefore if you want a particular topic to be well represented at Eurographics'96, submitting a paper is your best option! Detailed instructions are available on http://www.inria.fr/eg96 . For additional information, please contact the Programme Committee chairs or the conference secretariat. STATE OF THE ART REPORTS AND PANELS *********************************** State of the Art (STAR) reports and Panels will be presented in each of the three streams in addition to the paper sessions. The STAR reports will describe the current state of affairs in contemporary research and application areas and will be presented by leading specialists of the field. Panels will provide forums for discussions on emerging technologies or, sharing viewpoints on any topic related to one of the three streams. We welcome detailed proposals for STAR reports and panels in the fields of each stream, as well as additional topics. Please contact the Stream Coordinators or the conference secretariat before January 17, 1996. RESEARCH LABORATORY PRESENTATIONS ********************************* Lab presentations are intended to highlight the main research activities of the lab. In particular, the presentations should outline significant recent results, accomplishments, collaborations, and applications as well as perspectives of the lab The goal of these presentations is to improve the dissemination of the research activities of each lab, both in the research and in the industrial communities, consequently boosting collaborations. Lab presentations are intended to highlight the main research activities of the lab In particular, the presentations should outline significant recent results, accomplishments, collaborations, and applications as well as perspectives of the lab. Participation in the Lab Presentations will be restricted to European laboratories. Labs that focus on one or several themes of the conference are invited to highlight their recent work. Please, contact the Lab. Presentations Chairs or the conference secretariat before April 19, 1996 (free format, 10 pages maximum). INDUSTRIAL SEMINARS ******************* Industrial Seminars presenting products, developments strategies or open problems from a technical point of view will also be part of the technical programme. In a domain where research and development are working more closely with the marketplace, these industrial seminars are intended to improve dissemination of SME's activities and stimulate collaborations. Proposals for industrial seminars are welcome. Please contact the Streams Coordinators or the conference secretariat before January 17, 1996. DEMONSTRATIONS ************** Demonstrations will present both invited existing professional applications as well as experimental systems proposed by developers. If you would like to demonstrate your work in one of the three conference streams, you can submit a two page abstract to the Stream Coordinators or the conference secretariat by April 19, 1996. EXHIBITION ********** An Exhibition will be organised for industrial companies to exhibit their products and services in the areas of Computer Graphics, Virtual Reality and Graphics Highways. Local, national and international companies and organisations will be represented and will be demonstrating state of the art products and techniques. The exhibition will also contain an extensive display of books and journals from international publishers.This will be open to the public as well as being fully integrated with the conference. The exhibition, the only event of this kind in Europe, fosters a close accord between the research and development community and the world's leading suppliers of products and services. Display space is strictly limited and potential exhibitors should secure their place in advance by contacting the Exhibition Chairs or the conference secretariat . SLIDES, VIDEOS AND WWW COMPETITIONS *********************************** Eurographics'96 will host Slides, Videos and WWW competitions to reward the most innovative use of computer graphics technology in three media: Slides, Video and World Wide Web. The best submissions will be selected by an international jury. Detailed instructions are available on http://www.inria.fr/eg96 . For additional information, please contact the Slides, Videos and WWW Competitions Chair or the conference secretariat. ORGANISING COMMITTEE ******************** Conference Chairs (eg96@inria.fr) Sabine Coquillart, INRIA-Rocquencourt, France Martii Mantyla, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland International Programme Committee Chairs (eg96-paper@inria.fr) Jarek Rossignac, IBM research, N.Y., USA Francois Sillion, CNRS, iMAGIS/IMAG, Grenoble, France Tutorials Chairs (eg96-tut@inria.fr) Bernard Peroche, Ecole des Mines, St Etienne, France Werner Purgathofer, Technische Univ. Wien, Austria Lab. presentations Chairs (eg96-lab@inria.fr) Claude Puech, Universite Joseph Fourier - iMAGIS, Grenoble, France Hans-Peter Seidel, Universitat Erlangen, Germany Graphics Stream Coordinators (eg96-gra@inria.fr) Gerard Hegron, Ecole des Mines, Nantes, France Xavier Pueyo, Universita de Girona, Spain Virtual Reality Stream Coordinators (eg96-vr@inria.fr) Jacques David, CEA, Villeneuve St Georges, France Martin Goebel, FhG-IGD, Darmstadt, Germany Graphics Highways Stream Coordinators (eg96-gh@inria.fr) Ken Brodlie, University of Leeds, UK Michel Grave, ONERA, Chatillon Ss Bagneux, France Exhibition Chair (eg96-exh@inria.fr) Bruno Arnaldi, IRISA, Rennes, France Book exhibition Chair (eg96-exh@inria.fr) Pascal Guitton, Universite de Bordeaux I, France Local exhibition Chair (eg96-exh@inria.fr) Pascal Lienhardt, Universite de Poitiers, France EU Relationships Coordinators Andre Ducrot, INRIA-Rocquencourt, France Klaus Kansy, GMD, Germany Slides, Videos and WWW Competitions Committee Chair (eg96-comp@inria.fr) Alain Chesnais, Wavefront, France Video Coordinator Bernard Hidoine, INRIA-Ucis, France Gunter Enderle Award Committee Chair Michel Gangnet, Microsoft Corporation, France Scientific Coordination Philippe Decaudin, INRIA-Rocquencourt, France Xavier Provot, INRIA-Rocquencourt, France Organisation (eg96@inria.fr) Francois Tapissier, INRIA-Rocquencourt, France Annick Theis-Viemont, INRIA-Rocquencourt, France Promotion Francois Tapissier, INRIA-Rocquencourt, France Workshops (eg96-ws@inria.fr) Michel Meriaux, Universite de Poitiers, France Xavier Pueyo, Universita de Girona, Spain PROGRAMME COMMITTEE ******************* Chairs: Jarek Rossignac IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, USA Francois Sillion CNRS, iMAGIS/IMAG, France Members: Didier Arques Universite de Marne-la-Vallee, France Jim Arvo California Institute of Technology, USA David Baraff Carnegie Mellon University, USA Jean-Daniel Boissonnat INRIA, France Peter Bono Fraunhofer Center for Research in Computer Graphics, Inc., USA Pere Brunet Technical University of Catalonia, Spain Michael Cohen Microsoft Corporation, USA Umberto Cugini CNR, Italy Bianca Falcidieno CNR, Italy Steven Fortune ATT Bell Laboratories, USA Michel Gangnet Microsoft Corporation, France Marie-Paule Gascuel iMAGIS/IMAG, France Martin Gobel Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics, Germany Paul ten Hagen CWI, The Netherlands Gerard Hegron Ecole des Mines de Nantes, France Ivan Herman CWI, The Netherlands Christoph Hoffmann Purdue University, USA Christoph Hornung Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics, Germany Roger Hubbold University of Manchester, UK Arie Kaufman State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA Fumihiko Kimura University of Tokyo, Japan Stanislav Klimenko Institute for High Energy Physics, Russia Tosiyasu Kunii University of Aizu, Japan Jean-Claude Latombe Stanford University, USA Martti Mantyla Helsinki University of Technology, Finland Don Mitchell Microsoft Corporation, USA Nicholas Patrikalakis Massachusetts Institue of Technology, USA Bernard Peroche Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne, France Frits Post Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Claude Puech Universite Joseph Fourier - iMAGIS, France Ari Rappoport The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Holly Rushmeier National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA David Salesin University of Washington, USA Francis Schmitt ENST, France Hans-Peter Seidel University of Erlangen, Germany Wolfgang Strasser University of Tubingen, Germany Demetri Terzopoulos University of Toronto, Canada Jean-Philippe Thirion INRIA, France Tomas Varady Hungarian Academy of Science, Hungary Philip Willis University of Bath, UK John Woodwark Information Geometers, UK LOCATION ******** As exciting as the conference themes is the choice of the venue of the conference: "The European Park of the Moving Image" of Futuroscope in Poitiers. Entirely devoted to moving images, advanced film projection techniques, and new technologies, the park will allow you to experiment new ways of looking at the world. (cf. http://www.inria.fr/eg96) IMPORTANT DATES *************** October 6, 1995 Tutorial proposals December 11, 1995 Full research paper abstracts (optional but recommended) January 17, 1996 Research papers, industrial seminars, state of the art reports and panels March 18, 1996 Notification of acceptance or rejection of contributions April 19, 1996 Final version of accepted papers Proposals for demonstrations Proposals for lab presentations April 26, 1996 Slides, videos, WWW competitions entries May 31, 1996 Notification of acceptance or rejection of demonstrations and lab presentations June 14, 1996 Notification of acceptance or rejection of slides, video and WWW entries July 12, 1996 Final version of accepted videos August 26 - 30, 1996 Conference CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT ********************** EG'96 INRIA Rocquencourt - Relations Exterieures B.P. 105 - 78153 Le Chesnay Cedex, France Tel.: +33 1 39 63 56 00 - Fax: +33 1 39 63 56 38 (from June 15, 1996: Tel.: +33 01 39 63 56 00 - Fax: +33 01 39 63 56 38) Email: eg96@inria.fr URL: http://www.inria.fr/eg96