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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Visualization Applications and Design Studies for<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications’ January/February 2012 issue<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Submissions due: 1 May 2011<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=paragraphnoindent><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Visualization is an increasingly important research area owing to its wide range of cross-discipline applications, such as medicine, physics, biology, sociology, statistics, and intelligence. Progress in this area has led to impressive applications and validation methods to assess visualizations’ effectiveness.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraphnoindent><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>This special issue will focus on current tools and research in the challenging and important areas of applications and design studies. Possible topics include (but aren’t limited to)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>earth, space, and environmental sciences;</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#4D4D4D'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>geographic and geospatial visualization;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>molecular, biomedical, and medical visualization;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>bioinformatics visualization;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>business and finance visualization;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>collaboration and social visualization;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>visualization in social and information sciences;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>software visualization;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>visualization in education, in the humanities, and for the masses;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>multimedia visualization;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>security visualization;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>text visualization; and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>applications in public safety, intelligence, logistics, and so on.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:14.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Submission Guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=paragraphnoindent><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Articles should be no more than 8,000 words, with each </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>figure counting as 200 words. Cite only the 12</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> most relevant references, and consider providing technical background in sidebars for nonexpert readers. Color images are preferable and should be limited to 10. Visit CG&A style and length guidelines at www.computer.org/cga/author.html.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=paragraphnoindent><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Please submit your paper using the online manuscript submission service at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cs-ieee. When uploading your paper, please select the appropriate special-issue title under the category “Manuscript Type.” Also include complete contact information for all authors. If you have any questions about submitting your article, contact the peer review coordinator at <a href="mailto:cga-ma@computer.org">cga-ma@computer.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:14.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Questions?<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:14.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal'>Please direct any correspondence before submission to the guest editors:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=list1a style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=FR style='font-size:9.0pt'>Giuseppe Di Battista , </span><a href="mailto:gdb@dia.uniroma3.it"><span lang=FR style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>gdb@dia.uniroma3.it</span></a><span lang=FR style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>,</span><span lang=FR style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=list1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Jean-Daniel Fekete, </span><a href="mailto:Jean-Daniel.Fekete@inria.fr"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jean-Daniel.Fekete@inria.fr</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=list1z style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Huamin Qu, </span><a href="mailto:huamin@cs.ust.hk"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>huamin@cs.ust.hk</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>