============================================================= CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ============================================================= VSMM09: 15th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia endorsed by IAPR Vision or Reality? Computer Technology and Science in Art, Cultural Heritage, Entertainment and Education Vienna, Austria, September 9-12, 2009 General Chair: Robert Sablatnig General Co-chair: Martin Kampel Abstracts due: June 30, 2009 ============================================================= SCOPE VSMM09 - IAPR International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia aims at bringing together researchers in the fields of Computer Vision, Multimedia Technologies, Cultural Heritage, Image Processing, Image Analysis and Pattern Recognition and the Digital Documentation/Preservation in Cultural Heritage. The conference addresses recent advances in theory, methodologies and applications. VSMM09 focuses on interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research concerning both Cultural Heritage and Computer Science and the use of new technologies for representation, documentation, preservation, archiving and communication of CH knowledge. The scope includes every phase of CH information technology: Initial Data Capture/Digitization, Information/Data Processing, Reconstruction, Visualization and Documentation. The scientific program includes workshops, invited speakers and fully refereed contributions that are published in the IEEE conference proceedings. Furthermore there is a book of abstracts for innovative fields including movies, interactive or immersive designs and simulations, theater, and installations. The VSMM series is organized annually, details can be found at http://www.vsmm.net/ ============================================================= MAIN TOPICS * Computer Vision & Virtual Reality * Art and Entertainment * Cultural Heritage Applications * Education in Cultural Heritage For a detailed list of topics please refer to the web site http://www.vsmm2009.org/. ============================================================= ABSTRACT SUBMISSION Authors are invited to submit one page abstracts as innovative submissions including movies, interactive or immersive designs and simulations, theater, and installations. The abstracts will be peer reviewed and published upon acceptance in a book of abstracts. Please see the conference web site for details. The paper submission system can be reached by http://vsmm2009.confmaster.net/ ============================================================= IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission deadline: passed Workshop proposals deadline: passed FP Author Notification: June 3, 2009 Camera-ready version: June 17, 2009 Abstract, Installations etc.: June 30, 2009 Abstract Author Notification: July 15, 2009 ============================================================= CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT vsmm-vienna@prip.tuwien.ac.at Pattern Recognition & Image Processing Group Institute of Computer Aided Automation Vienna University of Technology Favoritenstr. 9 - 183/2 A-1040 Vienna-Austria Phone: ++43-1-58801-18351 Fax: ++43-1-58801-18392