From: dns@cs.nott.ac.uk (Dave Snowdon) Subject: CFP: Collaborative Virtual Environments 1998 Date: 9 Jul 1997 10:07:48 GMT Message-ID: <5pvntk$2f4@paperboy.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk> Organization: Cripps Computing Centre, The University of Nottingham Collaborative Virtual Environments 1998 (CVE'98) ------------------------------------------------ 17th - 19th June 1998, Manchester, UK Further, up to date, information available at: http://www.crg.cs.nott.ac.uk/~dns/conf/vr/cve98/ Aims and Scope -------------- A Collaborative Virtual Environment (CVE) is one that actively supports human-human communication in addition to human-machine communication and which uses a Virtual Environment (including textually based environments such as MUDs/MOOs) as the user interface. This is an exciting field with much potential for inter-disciplinary collaboration particularly in the fields of computer science, psychology, sociology, architecture & urban planning, cultural & media studies and Artificial Intelligence. Following on from the highly sucessful CVE'96, CVE'98 aims to present the current state of the art in Collaborative Virtual Environments and foster inter-disciplinary links between researchers in this field. Compared to CVE'96, CVE'98 will have a larger and more varied programme committe to ensure high quality and varied content and full papers (rather than extended abstracts) will be published in the proceedings. The main topics of the conference include (but are not limited to): - Techniques for supporting communication and collaboration in virtual environments. - Models and metaphors for collaboration - Experiences and evaluation of collaborative environments and applications. - Systems architectures for collaborative environments. - Applications of Collaborative Virtual Environments - Collaborative DIS and VRML applications - Studies of social action and interaction in Collaborative Virtual Environments - User centred development of Collaborative Virtual Environments Demonstrations of systems and applications are also welcome. Submissions ----------- PAPERS Authors are invited to submit papers (between 4-8 A4 pages in length) containing previously unpublished work (see below for accepted formats). POSTERS Poster submissions are invited to present work in progress and postgraduate research topics. Successful posters will be on show for the duration of the workshop. Authors wishing to present a poster at CVE'98 should submit an extended abstract of no more than 2 A4 pages in length (see below for accepted formats). Successful authors will be sent guidelines for the actual poster. PANEL SESSIONS The aim of panels is to stimulate thought and discussion about ideas and issues relevant to collaboration in virtual environments. Ideally panels focus on controversial or emerging issues and bring out a range of viewpoints on the topic through the medium of informed debate. Panel proposals should contain a title, list of all panel members, including affiliation and address, description, format of the panel, and a compilation of the position statements (see below for accepted formats). SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS All submissions should be written in English and clearly state the title, author and a contact address (e-mail and/or snail mail). Submission may be either by sending hardcopy (four copies) or electronic mail; however electronic submissions are preferred. Electronic submissions may be in either Microsoft Word or RTF (Rich Text Format). The following formatting guidelines should be adhered to: - Papers should be formatted for A4 (2lcm x 29.7cm) paper and should be no more than 8 A4 pages in length. Poster abstracts should be no more than 2 A4 pages in length. - Times Roman should be used throughout, 10pt text should be used for body text. - The first page of each manuscript should include its title, the names and affiliations of the authors, and the full contact details of one author who will be responsible for the paper. - Margins should be 3cm, and text should appear 2.5 cm from the top and bottom. - Abstracts to full papers should be around 200 words, with up to 5 keywords. - Headers, footers and page numbers should be avoided. - Footnotes should be avoided if possible. If necessary they should be placed at the bottom of the appropriate page and numbered consecutively. - Sections should be numbered (1, 2, 3, etc), with one level of numbered sub-sections (1.1, 1.2, etc). Further subdivisions should be identified by an italic heading only. - Citations should be in alphabetical order by first authors' name with letter suffixes for papers written in the same year. - Platform specific image formats (i.e. Mac images) should be avoided if possible. Submissions should be received by Friday 31st October 1997. Send electronic submissions (preferred) to: Dr. Dave Snowdon Please send hardcopy submissions to: Dr. Dave Snowdon Dept of Computer Science, The University of Nottingham, University park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK Important Dates --------------- 31st October 1997 Deadline for paper submissions 13th February 1998 Notification of acceptance 27th February 1998 Provisional Programme 17th April 1998 Deadline for receipt of revised submissions. 29th May 1998 Deadline for registration 17-19th June 1998 Conference in Manchester, UK Venue ----- CVE'98 will be held in Manchester, UK in conjunction with the 50th anniversary celebrations of the invention of the stored program digital computer at Manchester University. Manchester is a city of contrasting images, from imposing Victorian buildings, like the Town Hall to the post-modernism of the new waterfront development at Salford Quays. As Britain's second largest city it offers a wide choice of activities. In the daytime you can visit the renowned Manchester Museum and Whitworth Art Gallery; at night there are theatres, such as the Opera House, cinemas, excellent restaurants, in particular a wide choice of ethnic cuisine in Rusholme and Chinatown, and a vibrant club scene. The Peak District is but a short journey from Manchester, and there are many parks and greenbelt areas closer to the city (for example Trafford Water Sports Centre or Styal Country Park with its water-powered cotton mill. More information about Manchester is available on on the web at: http://www.manchester.com/ There are several collections of photos of Manchester at: http://www.manchester.com/photos/home.html CVE'98 Organisers ----------------- Dave Snowdon (Nottingham University, UK) Elizabeth Churchill (FX Palo Alto Laboratory Inc., USA) Local Organisation ------------------ Helping with the local organisation are: Adrian West (Manchester University, UK) Steve Pettifer (Manchester University, UK) Program Committee ----------------- Lia Adams (FX Palo Alto Laboratory Inc., USA) Steve Benford (Nottingham University, UK) Frank Biocca (Director M.I.N.D. Lab, Michigan State University, USA) John Bowers (Manchester University, UK) Jerry Bowskill (BT labs, UK) Elizabeth Churchill (FX Palo Alto Laboratory Inc., USA) Anna Cicognani (University of Sydney, Australia) Mike Daily (Hughes Research Labs, USA) David England (University of Liverpool, UK) Lennart Fahlén (Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Sweden) Steve Ghee (Division, UK) Chris Hand (De Montfort University, UK) Bob Jacobson (SRI Consulting, USA) Mike Robinson (University of Jyvaskyla, Finland) Gurminder Singh (National University of Singapore, Singapore) Mel Slater (University College London, UK) Dave Snowdon (Nottingham University, UK) Jolanda Tromp (Nottingham University, UK) Adrian West (Manchester University, UK)