[Ieee_vis] Vis'11 Doctoral Colloquium CFP (due June 27th)

[Liz Marai]

Dear friends and colleagues,

We would like to invite visualization doctoral students to submit their work
to the upcoming IEEE VisWeek Doctoral Colloquium in Providence, RI, Oct. 23
2011.  The deadline is June 27.  There are more details below and also on
the conference website:
http://visweek.org/visweek/2011/info/call-participation/doctoral-colloquium

One of our goals in organizing the colloquium at the main IEEE VisWeek
conference is to support the next generation of visualization researchers by
helping connect beginning and advanced researchers from the scientific
visualization, information visualization and visual analytics communities.
We will be able to co-sponsor the conference trip for colloquium
participants, thanks to support from NSF and IBM.

As usual, we seek submissions from students who are close to their thesis
proposal stage. Students just starting out or close their thesis defense
will have other opportunities to network this year (keep an eye on the
Compass activities!).

We hope you will join us in Providence this Fall!

Cheers,

Robert Kosara, Liz Marai
TJ Jankun-Kelly, Eugene Zhang
(The VisWeek Doctoral Colloquium Chairs)

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Doctoral ColloquiumIEEE VisWeek 2011 will host a Doctoral Colloquium to
support the next generation of visualization researchers. Ph.D. students who
will be completing their thesis proposal near the time of the colloquium are
particularly encouraged to apply. The colloquium will be run as a single day
invitation-only event at the beginning of IEEE VisWeek. It will incorporate
contributions from the scientific visualization, information visualization,
and visual analytics student communities.The colloquium will allow students
to discuss their research directions in a supportive atmosphere with a panel
of distinguished leaders and with their peers. Students can expect helpful
feedback and fresh perspectives on their research topics and possible career
paths, and will have the opportunity to interact closely with expert
researchers in their field. The colloquium will support community-building
by connecting beginning and advanced researchers.All Ph.D. students are
welcome to apply, regardless of whether they are presenting research work at
the main conference. Only selected applicants will be allowed to participate
in the colloquium. Students selected to participate in the colloquium will
be expected to attend the full day of events. Colloquium participation will
offer students insight and support for the framing of their research and
will help them create important relationships.Research topics for the IEEE
Vis, IEEE InfoVis, and IEEE VAST main programs are appropriate for the Doctoral
Colloquium. Lists of these topics of interest are available at:

   - IEEE Visualization<http://visweek.org/visweek/2011/info/call-participation/vis-papers>
   - IEEE InfoVis<http://visweek.org/visweek/2011/info/call-participation/infovis-papers>
   - IEEE VAST<http://visweek.org/visweek/2011/info/call-participation/vast-papers>


FORMATThe colloquium will likely consist of 4 sessions of student
presentations including in-depth discussion with the expert panelists and
the audience. A lunch is also planned that will give student participants
the opportunity to interact one-on-one with panelists.IMPORTANT
DATESApplication
Submissions due: June 27, 2011 Posters Submissions due: June 27,
2011Notifications
of Acceptance: TBADoctoral Colloquium: October 23, 2011 (first Sunday of
VisWeek)APPLICATION PROCESSApplicants to the Doctoral Colloquium should
submit:A four-page summary of their thesis research, including the problem
being addressed, methodology and plan of research, and a description of the
progress to date. Please distinguish between work that has been accomplished
and that which remains to be completed. An email from the student's advisor
recommending the student for participation in the colloquium, including an
assessment of the student's research, its current status, and the expected
date of thesis submission. The advisor's letter should be emailed directly
to doctoral_coll at visweek.org.Student submissions should be sent via email to
doctoral_coll at visweek.org. Formatting guidelines and LaTeX/Word templates
can be found at http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~vis/Tasks/camera.html.Student
submissions will be peer-reviewed and selections will be made on the basis
of their contribution to the colloquium's goals, strength of research
direction, and the advisor's assessment. Accepted submissions will be
printed for colloquium participants.POSTER PRESENTATIONSParticipants
of the Doctoral
Colloquium will have an opportunity to submit a poster to one of the regular
poster sessions. Two-page poster submissions can be uploaded to PCS (
https://precisionconference.com/~vgtc/) as a Poster. Please use the same
LaTeX or Word templates as for your Submission, which can be found at
http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~vis/Tasks/camera.html.FURTHER INFORMATIONInquiries may
be directed to doctoral_coll at visweek.org.
-- Liz
--
G. Elisabeta Marai
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
University of Pittsburgh
http://www.cs.pitt.edu/~marai
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