<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-d2d1c2d7-7fff-a27b-a10a-00bb7d9b1fa4"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Colleagues,</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><i>(apologies for cross-posting)</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-weight:normal" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-9fe99e76-7fff-4032-8352-f05fa02d5a22"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This is a friendly reminder that the deadline for the journal track (full papers and surveys) at VCBM 2026 is approaching. All accepted full papers and surveys will be featured in a special issue of the </span><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/computers-and-graphics" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Computers & Graphics (C&G)</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> journal. Please visit the </span><a href="https://conferences.eg.org/vcbm2026/contribute/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">general VCBM call page</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for details on submission types and scope.</span></p><h4 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" style="">Important Dates (journal track)</font></span></h4><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:square;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Submission deadline: May 1, 2026</b></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:square;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Author notification (1st cycle): May 27, 2026</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:square;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Revision due (1st cycle): June 24, 2026</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:square;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Author notification (2nd cycle): July 20, 2026</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:square;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Minor Revision due (2nd cycle): August 3, 2026</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:square;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Final notification: August 10, 2026</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:square;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Camera-ready deadline: August 24, 2026</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:square;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Symposium: September 16 – 18, 2026

</li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All deadlines are at 23:59 AoE (<a href="https://dateful.com/convert/aoe-anywhere-on-earth" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Anywhere on Earth</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">).<h4 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Submission Instructions</h4><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Full and survey papers must be submitted using the <a href="https://www.editorialmanager.com/cag/default.aspx" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Editorial Manager for Computers & Graphics</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. This year, there will be<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> no separate abstract submission<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. The authors are required to submit directly the final paper. When submitting your paper, make sure that you select the correct <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Article Type<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (VSI: Special Section on VCBM 2026).<h5 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:4pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Formatting & Limits</h5><ul><li><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-d2d1c2d7-7fff-a27b-a10a-00bb7d9b1fa4"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">Full Papers:<span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"> We do not impose strict maximum lengths for the full papers track. However, it is unusual for papers to exceed <span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">10 pages<span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"> (in <a href="https://www.elsevier.com/__data/promis_misc/elsarticle-CAG-template.zip" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">C&G LaTeX style</a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">, including all images and references). Papers should only be as long as their content justifies. Reviewers may rate a submission lower if it is perceived as unnecessarily long or recommend it for the conference (short paper) track instead.</li><li><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-d2d1c2d7-7fff-a27b-a10a-00bb7d9b1fa4"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">Surveys:<span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"> We do not impose strict maximum lengths for the survey track. However, it is unusual for surveys to exceed <span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">20 pages<span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"> (in <a href="https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/elsarticle.zip" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">C&G LaTeX style</a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">, including all images and references).</li></ul><h5 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:4pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Anonymization & Media</h5><ul><li><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-d2d1c2d7-7fff-a27b-a10a-00bb7d9b1fa4"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">Review Process:<span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"> This track follows a <span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">double-blind<span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"> review process. Authors must anonymize their submissions (names, affiliations, and explicit self-citations must be removed). Please follow the <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/computers-and-graphics/publish/guide-for-authors#toc-21" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">instructions</a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"> in the guide for authors of Computers & Graphics.</li><li><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-d2d1c2d7-7fff-a27b-a10a-00bb7d9b1fa4"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">Supplementary Material:<span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"> Authors are strongly encouraged to use supplementary material, such as videos or executable programs, to provide extra content.</li><li><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-d2d1c2d7-7fff-a27b-a10a-00bb7d9b1fa4"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">Video Formats: <span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">Please use common video codecs, such as <span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">MP4 (H.264)<span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">, to maximize the chances that the reviewers can view them.</li><li><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-d2d1c2d7-7fff-a27b-a10a-00bb7d9b1fa4"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">Use of AI:<span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"> All submissions must adhere to the official Elsevier policies regarding the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in scientific writing. For detailed guidelines on disclosure and authorship requirements, please refer to the <a href="https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/generative-ai-policies-for-journals" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Elsevier Generative AI Policies for Journals</a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">.

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<span style="font-size:14.6667px">VCBM 2026 Journal-Track Papers Chairs</span>

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