SALENTO AVR 2014 1st International Conference on Augmented and Virtual Reality September 17 - 20, 2014 Lecce, Italy The 1st International Conference on Augmented and Virtual Reality (SALENTO AVR 2014) will take place in Lecce (Italy) on September 17-20, 2014 with the aim to bring a community of researchers from academia and industry, computer scientists, engineers, physicians together in order to share points of views, knowledge, experiences and scientific and technical results, related to state-of-the-art solutions and technologies on virtual and augmented reality applications for medicine, cultural heritage, education, industrial sectors, as well as the demonstration of advanced products and technologies. Presentations and discussions will span topics from virtual environments and augmented reality to 3D user interfaces and the technology needed to enable these environments to a wide range of applications. SALENTO AVR 2014 seeks original and high-quality papers related to virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality and 3D user interfaces in the following areas: medicine and surgery cultural heritage education arts entertainment military and space industry We invite electronic submissions of papers for oral or poster presentation. Paper can be submitted presenting research results or reviews existing results including empirical or theoretical studies, comprehensive case studies, presentation of project results in their conclusive phase. Posters are welcome about work-in-progress, achievements of initial research, projects in early stages of development, case studies, etc. Poster presentations will be published in the conference proceedings. SALENTO AVR 2014 provides exhibitors to showcase VR-related products as hardware, software, integrated systems, peripherals, innovative solutions and anything else of interest to our conference participants. Important dates Special session proposal deadline April 15, 2014 Special session notification April 30, 2014 Paper and poster submission deadline June 15, 2014 Paper and poster notification July 15, 2014 Camera-ready submission deadline July 31, 2014 Conference contact: salento-avr@unisalento.it Details for the submission can be found at the conference website: http://www.salentoavr.it We are waiting for you for fascinating 4 days of presentations and special sessions in the fantastic picture frame of the town of Lecce and the Salento area.