From: Andrew Woods Subject: CONF: The Engineering Reality of Virtual Reality 1997 Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 16:28:24 +0800 Organization: Curtin University - Centre for Marine Science and Technology Call For Papers: The Engineering Reality of Virtual Reality 1997 ----------------------------------------------- Part of IS&T/SPIE's 1997 Symposium on Electronic Imaging: Science & Technology 8-14 February 1997 San Jose Convention Center San Jose, California, USA Conference Mark T. Bolas, Fakespace, Inc.; Chairs: Scott S. Fisher, Telepresence Research, Inc. Conference Jim Humphries, Hanna/Humphries; Committee: Linda Jacobson, Silicon Graphics; Henry Sowizral, Sun Microsystems As virtual and augmented reality systems become more accepted and accessible, they are evolving to provide utility in addition to promise. In order to continue this trend, practitioners find that a number of often disparate technologies and disciplines must be tailored and integrated for specific visualization and interaction applications. This conference serves as a forum where advances and practical advice toward this end can be presented and discussed. Demonstrations of technologies and applications are *highly* encouraged and facilities for stereoscopic still and video projection will be provided. Papers with a systems and application-specific point of view that discuss findings or advances in any of the following areas are solicited: * graphics generation hardware and software * interface devices and paradigms * display and optics configurations and technologies * tracking and sensing technologies * communications and networking hardware and software * novel simulation systems and devices * ergonomics and human factors. Work-in-progress papers are especially encouraged. --- This conference is just one of nearly 30 conferences to be held at the EI'97 symposium. And EI'97 is one of 4 collocated symposia (Electronic Imaging, Biomedical Optics, Lasers and Applications, and Optoelectronics). Watch SPIE's web site for the entire Photonics West Call for Papers (mid-May): http://www.spie.org/web/meetings/calls/pw97/pw97call_home.html For a printed call for papers or other information: E-mail: pw97@spie.org Fax: 360/647-1445 Phone: 360/676-3290 DEADLINES Paper Abstracts (for review) Due from Authors: 15 July 1996 Camera-Ready Abstracts Due: 18 November 1996 Camera-Ready Manuscripts Due: 13 January 1997 GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING AN ABSTRACT Send a 500 word abstract of your paper, by 15 July, in ONE of the following ways: >>electronic mail in ASCII format (NOT encoded) to abstracts@spie.org The SUBJECT line must include: EI97 (Bolas/Fisher) (Send one submission per email message.) Note: There will also be available an interactive abstract submission form on the web site. >>mail (please mail 4 hard copies) to: IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging '97 SPIE, P.O. Box 10, Bellingham, WA 98227-0010 Shipping Address: 1000 20th Street, Bellingham, WA 98225 Telephone: 360/676-3290 >>fax to SPIE at 360/647-1445 (Please send one submission per fax.) Be sure each abstract includes the following: 1. CONFERENCE CHAIR and CONFERENCE TITLE (submit to ONLY ONE conference) to which the abstract is submitted 2. AUTHOR LISTING (List principal author first) for each author: full name [first(given) last(family] and affiliation, mailing address, phone/fax numbers, email 3. ABSTRACT/PAPER TITLE 4. ABSTRACT TEXT: 500 words typed on white paper 5. KEYWORDS: maximum of 5 keywords 6. BRIEF BIOGRAPHY of the principal author: 50-100 words Please contact SPIE if you have any questions or require further information. +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Andrew Woods | Centre for Marine Science and Technology, | | | Curtin University of Technology, | | _--_|\ | GPO Box U1987, Perth W.A. 6001, AUSTRALIA. | | / \ | Email: WOODS_AJ@cc.curtin.edu.au | | -->\_.--._/ | or Andrew@liberty.curtin.edu.au | | Perth v | WWW: http://info.curtin.edu.au/~iwoodsa | | | Phone: +61 9 351 7920 Fax: +61 9 351 2377 | +------------------------------------------------------------------+