-------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS and SPECIAL TRACKS 8th International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC'12) July 16-18, 2012 Aquila Rithymna Beach Hotel Rethymnon, Crete Island, Greece 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 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'12 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: January 20, 2012 Paper submissions: May 7, 2012 Notification of acceptance: June 4, 2012 Final camera ready paper: June 18, 2012 Advance Registration: June 18, 2012 ISVC'12 Symposium: July 16-18, 2012 Submission Procedure Papers submitted to ISVC'12 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 January 20, 2012. 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