------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CALL FOR PAPERS and SPECIAL TRACKS 6th International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC10) Monte Carlo Resort & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2010 http://www.isvc.net The purpose of the International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC) is to provide a common forum for researchers, scientists, engineers and practitioners throughout the world to present their latest research findings, ideas, developments and applications in the broader area of visual computing. ISCV seeks papers describing contributions to the state of the art and state of the practice in the four central areas of visual computing: (1) computer vision, (2) computer graphics, (3) virtual reality, and (4) visualization. For a list of specific topics, please visit the ISVC website. ISVC10 will consist of invited and contributed presentations dealing with all aspects of visual computing. In addition to the main technical program, the symposium will include several keynote speakers, posters sessions, and special tracks. *** Keynote Speakers *** Ioannis Kakadiaris, Univ of Houston, USA Marc Pollefeys, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Steve Seitz, Univ of Washington, USA John Stasko, Georgia Tech., USA Tobias Hollerer, Univ of California at Santa Barbara, USA Narendra Ahuja, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA (to be confirmed) (Area 1) Computer Vision Chairs Ronald Chung, The Univ of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Riad Hammoud, DynaVox Systems, USA (Area 2) Computer Graphics Chairs Muhammad Hussain, KSU, Saudi Arabia Kar-Han Tan, Hewlett Packard Labs, USA (Area 3) Virtual Reality Chairs Roger Crawfis, Ohio State University, USA Daniel Thalman, EPFL, Switzerland (Area 4) Visualization Chairs David Kao, NASA Ames, USA Lisa Avila, Kitware, USA *** Important Dates *** . Special track proposals: March 15, 2010 . Paper submissions July 12, 2010 . Notification of acceptance August 31, 2009 . Final camera ready paper September 15, 2010 . Advance Registration September 15, 2010 . ISVC10 Symposium Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2010 *** Submission Procedure *** Papers submitted to ISVC10 must not have been previously published and must not be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. A complete paper should be submitted in camera-ready format. The length should match that intended for final publication. The page limit is 12 pages. In submitting a paper the author(s) agree that, upon acceptance, they will prepare the final manuscript in time for inclusion into the proceedings and will present the paper at the symposium. *** Paper Publication *** This is a fully refereed symposium. Papers will be reviewed with an emphasis on potential to contribute to the state of the art in the field. Each paper will receive two-three blind reviews and should not contain names or other information revealing authors' identity. Selection criteria include accuracy and originality of ideas, clarity and significance of results, and presentation quality. All papers accepted will appear in the symposium proceedings which will be published by Springer-Verlag in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series (pending approval). *** Special Tracks *** Proposals are invited for special tracks on any topic relevant to the symposium. Special tracks are intended to stimulate in-depth discussions in special areas relevant to the symposium theme. A special track may span multiple sessions, depending on the quantity and quality of the papers submitted. All papers accepted in a special track will be published in the symposium proceedings. If you are interested in organizing a special track, please email a special track proposal to admin@isvc.net by March 15, 2010. Each special track proposal should include the following information: 1.Title 2. Scope and Topics 3. Names of organizers and contact information 4. Initial special track committee 5. Anticipated number of papers