CALL FOR PAPERS and SPECIAL TRACKS 7th International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC'11) Monte Carlo Resort & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada September 26-28, 2011 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 to present their latest research findings, ideas, developments and applications in visual computing. ISCV'11 seeks papers describing contributions to the state of the art and 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 see http://www.isvc.net ISVC'11 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. Important Dates Special track proposals: March 14, 2011 Paper submissions May 20, 2011 Notification of acceptance June 27, 2011 Final camera ready paper July 15, 2011 Advance Registration July 15, 2011 ISVC'11 Symposium September 26-28, 2011 ***Keynote Speakers:*** Thomas Huang, Beckman Inst., UIUC, USA Klaus Mueller, SUNY-Stony Brook, USA Dorin Comaniciu, Siemens, USA Fei-Fei Li, Stanford University, USA Robert Geist, Clemson University, USA Sabine Coquillart, INRIA, France (pending) ***Computer Vision Chairs:*** Song Wang, Univ of South Carolina, USA Kyungnam (Ken) Kim, HRL Laboratories, USA ***Computer Graphics Chairs:*** Bedrich Benes, Purdue University, USA Kenneth Moreland, Sandia National Lab, USA ***Virtual Reality Chairs:*** Christof Borst, Univ of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA Stephen DiVerdi, Adobe, USA ***Visualization Chairs:*** Yi-Jen Chiang, Polytechnic Institute of NY, US Jiang Ming, Lawrence Livermore Nat Lab, USA ***Submission Procedure*** Papers submitted to ISVC.11 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. ***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 14, 2011. 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 For a list of special tracks organized in previous years, please visit http://www.isvc.net and click on "Special Tracks".