Workshops for CW2008 (1) VR for Safety and Security (2) DMAMH'2008 (Digital Media and Its Application in Museum and Heritage) (3) Robotics Simulation and VR Web Site: http://www.china-vr.com/cw08 E-mail: cw2008@cad.zju.edu.cn ----------------- 3rd Workshop on Digital Media and its Application in Museum & Heritage (DMAMH 2008) Introduction Workshop on Digital Media and its Application in Museum & Heritage (DMAMH 2008) is an international forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange valuable information regarding advancements in the state of the art and practice of digital media, museum, and multimedia community, as well as to identify the emerging research topics and define the future of digital media, museum, and multimedia community. Following the two successful previous events of DMAMH (Kaifeng 2006, Chongqing 2007), DMAMH 2008 will be organized as a workshop of Cyberworlds 2008 [http://www.china-vr.com/cw08/]. The technical program of DMAMH 2008 will consist of paper presentations, invited talks, and panel discussions. Topics of Interests Submissions of high quality papers describing mature results or on-going work are invited. Particular topics for submission include, but are not limited to: Digital Media and Art Virtual Museum Design Computer graphics/image processing/animation System architecture Multimedia Media data storage/retrieval/copyright protection Digital art Distributed/networked design Digital exhibition Particular systems Interaction Technology and Virtual Reality Virtual Exhibition and User Experience Virtual reality/augmented reality Virtual exhibition Immersive display User experience evaluation Multimodal human computer interaction Ergonomics Interaction design in virtual museum Games and edutainment Workshop Co-Chairs Harold Thwaites, Multimedia University, Malaysia Ling Chen, Zhejiang University, China Important Dates Paper Submission Deadline: May 30, 2008 Notification of reviewing results: June 18, 2008 Registration and submission of camera-ready papers: June 26, 2008 Author Instruction and Publication All papers of the workshop will be included in the proceeding of Cyberworlds 2008, which will be published by the IEEE Computer Society Press (indexed by EI & ISTP). Manuscript_s should be written in English conforming to the IEEE standard conference format (8.5" x 11", Two-Column) as shown in [http://www.computer.org/portal/pages/cscps/cps/cps_forms.html]. Each manuscript_ may not exceed 8 pages of IEEE format, and all manuscript_s should be submitted through the workshop online website [http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cw08ws]. Contact: Dr. Ling Chen College of Computer Science, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027, China E-mail: lingchen@cs.zju.edu.cn Web Site: http://www.china-vr.com/cw08/ ----------------------------- Call for Papers for Cyberworlds (CW 2008) URL: http://www.china-vr.com/cw08/index.htm Hangzhou, China(September 22-24, 2008) The conference Proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society Press. Manuscript_s should be written in English conforming to the IEEE standard conference format (8.5" x 11", Two-Column) as shown in http://www.computer.org/portal/pages/cscps/cps/cps_forms.html. Manuscript_s should be submitted through the conference online website. Each manuscript_ may not exceed 8 pages of IEEE format. Solicited papers of high-quality will be published in "The Visual Computer", "Transactions on Edutainment", "The International Journal of Virtual Reality". Cyberworlds are information worlds being formed on Internet either intentionally or spontaneously, with or without design. As information worlds, they are either virtual or real, and can be both. In terms of information modeling, the theoretical ground for the Cyberworlds is far above the level of integrating spatial database models and temporal database models. This conference will deal with large distributed information worlds on Internet and methods/tools used for creating such worlds. Conference Topics ? Philosophy, evolution, and ethics of Cyberworlds ? Cyberworlds and their impact on the real worlds ? Telemedicine, healthcare in Cyberworlds ? Mobile computing, mobile graphics, mobile game ? E-learning, web-based learning and edutainment ? Intelligent agents in Cyberworlds ? Digital watermarking, Internet security, information hiding ? Distributed virtual environments ? Cyber fairs and digital museums ? Game engine, game algorithm, and multi-user web games ? VR/AR/MR for Industrial design, digital heritage ? Shared virtual worlds, Collaborative work using Cyberworlds ? Human animation in Cyberworlds ? Virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed Reality ? Computer vision for Cyberworlds ? Cyberethics and cyberlaws ? Communication in Cyberworlds ? Data mining and warehousing in Cyberworlds ? Bioinformatics for cyberlife and medicine ? E-business in Cyberworlds ? Cyberworlds for manufacturing, civil planning, and bioengineering ? Multimedia information retrieval/indexing in Cyberworlds ? Biometrics in Cyberworlds Invited Speakers Harold Thwaites, Concordia University , Canada Richard Blade, University of Colorado, USA Kun Zhou, Microsoft Reaerch Asia, China Bob Liang, Intel Corporation [to be confirmed] Important dates Submission: 30, May, 2008 (workshop) Notification: 10 June 2008 Registration: 20 June, 2008 Camera Ready: 25 June, 2008 Conference: 22-24 September, 2008 Web Site: http://www.china-vr.com/cw08 E-mail: cw2008@cad.zju.edu.cn