Call for Papers : International Conference on Media Futures Florence, Italy - 8-9 May 2001 www.aei.it/mediafutures.htm Organised by AEI - Associazione Elettrotecnica ed Elettronica Italiana On behalf of Eurel - Convention of National Societies of Electrical Engineers of Europe Aims and Scope The last few years have seen the technologies of media digitisation, inexpensive processing power, standard forms of programmatic content and delivery of information in digital form, particularly digital television and IP networks, taking hold. The spreading like wild fire of such phenomena like digital television, personal recording, MP3, the World Wide Web and end-user file sharing has triggered the further development of technologies to search for content. Furthermore, it has highlighted the importance of such technologies as content management and protection; triggered the long-awaited rush to provide interactive broadband to the end user; provided the first cases of e-commerce; and, created the precursor of a future digital television. The interaction of the individual technologies enhance their innovation potential and more changes are bound to happen because of the many unexpected ways the different technologies will interact. Technology is an important enabling force but true progress stems from novel business models that are beginning to be tested. This conference will provide a forum where different propositions of Media Futures enabled by the evolution of existing technologies and the proliferation of new technologies can be assessed. Papers are solicited that discuss the nature of such technologies, the interaction potential with other technologies and their impact, particularly as far as the synergistic or antagonistic nature with existing business models or the potential to create opportunities for new such models is concerned. Topics 1. Content production · Data and image capture · Multimedia authoring tools · Studio quality technologies · Content re-use · Content creation for broadcasting and the net · Virtual Reality · Interactive material 2. Content management and protection · Content identification · Watermarking · Indexing · Metadata · Rights management 3. Access technologies · High speed access technologies · Integrated access devices · Field experience with new applications · Perceived broadband interactivity 4. Distribution technologies · Streaming technologies · Netcasting · Multicasting · Digital broadcast · Satellites · In-home and personal networks · Mobile multimedia · Broadcast vs streaming and simulcast · Audio-video services via 3G systems · New wireless distribution technologies · We talk about thousand channels... while actually we may see millions... · World survey: which programs via which transmission media and where 5. Protocols · Protocols for real-time media delivery · Network programming interfaces · Internet II · Network scalability · Content sharing protocols · Distributed intelligence 6. Digital economy · Automatic negotiation technologies · Towards novel media value chains · Models for commerce and industry · End-to-end solution · Vertical vs. horizontal solutions 7. Consumer terminals and appliances · Personalisation technologies · DVB and Internet for audiovisual content delivery · Multimedia home platform applications · Wearable technologies and media · Multimedia car platform · Ubiquitous storage & access · Consumer display technology · Wall screen · Secure distribution in the home · Transmission to things besides receivers 8. Content consumption modes · Intelligence in signals · Integration of different forms of media consumption · Media on-the-fly · 3D and shared virtual reality · TV anytime · Enhanced and linked content · Technologies for content search 9. Social aspects · Social aspects of media · Regulatory issues · Distribution in the third world Conference committees Steering Committee Paul Spruyt, Alcatel Werner Lauff, Bertelsmann Sharon Springel, Cambridge University Stephen Casner, Cisco Leonardo Chiariglione, CSELT Charles Sandbank, DTI David Wood, European Broadcasting Union Augusto de Albuquerque, European Commission DG Information Society Ulrich Reimers, Technische Universitδt Braunschweig Jacques Guichard, France Telecom Ebrahim Mamdani, Imperial College David Maher, InterTrust Yoshiaki Kushiki, Matsushita Andrew Lippman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Kazumasa Enami, Nippon Hoso Kyokai Fred Boekhorst, Philips Cary Sherman, RIAA John Gage, Sun Microsystems Hans-Georg Musmann, Universitδt Hannover Hiroshi Yasuda, University of Tokyo Program Committee Georgi Agoston, Hungarian Broadcasting Corporation Kiyoharu Aizawa, University of Tokyo Gillian Cramton-Smith, Royal Academy of Arts Bob Ely, BBC Gerard de Haan, Philips Christoph Dosch, IRT Gerard Fernando, Sun Wilfried Geuen, Panasonic European Labs Renι Geys, Alcatel Bell Takuyo Kogure, Matsushita Franc Kozamernik, EBU Daniel Lecomte, Alcatel Bernard Marti, CNET Yasumasa Nakata, Fuji Television Network Ivan Negro Isola, Fundaηγo Padre Anchieta Fernando Pereira, IST Patrick Purcell, Imperial College Ralf Schaefer, HHI Takanori Senoh, Matsushita Greg Thagard, TimeWarner/AOL Toshiro Yoshimura, NHK Paper submission Those wishing to offer a contribution should submit a synopsis in English of up to 2 pages (without figures, font 10) to be received by Email (Word, pdf or ps formats) by the Secretariat at the address: conferencesaei@aei.it on or before 31 October 2000. The first page should include the title, author(s),affiliations, contact address, and topic from this call addressed. Important dates and further information 31 October 2000 Abstracts received 15 January 2001 Notification of acceptance issued 01 March 2001 Camera ready copy received Working Language The working language of the Conference is English which will be used for all printed material, presentations and discussions Venue The Conference will be held at the Centro Affari, Piazza Adua 1, Florence (Italy) in the heart of the city, only five minutes walking distance from Santa Maria Novella Train Station. 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