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CFP: ISMAR 2012 - 11th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality

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                              ISMAR 2012

                       Call for Participation
    The 11th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality
                Nov 5 - 8, 2012, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, USA
                        http://ismar.vgtc.org/
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The fields of Mixed Reality (MR) and Augmented Reality (AR) seek to
interactively mix virtual media with a person's perception of the
physical world around them.  Whether interactively combining physical
and virtual objects and environments in 3D, or reacting to location or
other aspects of a users context, these paradigms enable fascinating new
types of user interfaces, and are beginning to show significant impact
on industry and society. The field is highly interdisciplinary, and
MR/AR concepts are applicable to a wide range of applications. Since
1998, ISMAR and its forerunner events, IWAR/ISAR and ISMR, have been the
premier forums in this vital field.

This year we are proud to present the 11th IEEE International Symposium
on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2012). The symposium will be held
on Nov. 5 - 8, 2012 at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, USA. We invite you all
to participate in this great event for the exchange of new ideas in this
exciting field!

    * ISMAR 2012 now invites contributions to a range of categories: *

    - Papers and Posters to the Science & Technology (S&T) program
    - Papers and Posters to the Arts, Media and Humanities (AMH) program
    - Innovation Workshops
    - Informative Tutorials
    - Demonstrations
    - Art Exhibits
    - Tracking Competition

                    * Science and Technology Program: *

In recent years, Mixed and Augmented Reality has been expanding from an
exciting research field into a commercially viable technology. The field
is highly interdisciplinary, combining work in diverse disciplines,
ranging from human centered research into user interfaces, interaction
techniques, education, design, human factors, wearable computing and
mobile computing, through more technology oriented research including
computer graphics, display technology, computer vision, sensors, signal
processing and computer networking. The growing interest in MR/AR
applications is creating new challenges for research in all of these
areas. We invite papers, posters, workshops, panels, tutorials
submissions in the general field of Mixed and Augmented Reality.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, MR/AR aspects of:

* Sensors
    - Acquisition of 3D scene descriptions
    - Calibration methods
    - Position and orientation tracking technology
    - Sensor fusion
    - Vision-based registration and tracking

* Information presentation
    - Aural, haptic and olfactory augmentation
    - Display and view management
    - Mediated and diminished reality
    - Object overlay and spatial layout techniques
    - Photo-realistic rendering
    - Real-time rendering

* User interaction
    - Collaborative MR/AR
    - Interaction techniques for MR/AR
    - Multi-modal input and output

* System architecture
    - Display hardware
    - Distributed and collaborative MR/AR
    - Performance issues [real-time approaches]
    - Wearable and mobile computing
    - Online services and MR/AR

* Human factors
    - Acceptance of MR/AR technology
    - Social implications
    - Usability studies and experiments

* MR/AR Applications
    - MR/AR for Architecture
    - MR/AR for art, cultural heritage, or education and training
    - MR/AR for entertainment
    - Industrial and military MR/AR applications
    - Medical MR/AR applications
    - Personal MR/AR information systems

                    * Arts, Media & Humanities Program: *

The 2012 ISMAR Arts, Media and Humanities (AMH) program invites artists,
designers, and scholars to explore the potential of Mixed and Augmented
Reality.  Artists and designers are invited to present and contextualize
creative work in MR or AR media forms and to reflect on the place of 
these technologies in various fields of art and design. Scholars are
invited to present work that analyzes or critiques AR/MR in the contexts
of current social forms or the history of art and media. We welcome
papers, posters, and demos, as well as proposals for panels and workshops.

Topics of interest include Mixed and Augmented Reality works in relation
to, but not limited to:

* Media art
    - Performing arts
    - Art History
    - Architecture
    - Urban design
    - Game and toys
    - Cultural Heritage
    - Social media

* Fields and approaches of interest include, but are not limited to:
    - Media Studies
    - Cultural Studies
    - Literary Studies
    - Game Studies
    - Practitioner Case Studies
    - Design research
    - Communications

                    * Submission Categories *

Submissions in the following categories are solicited. For detailed
information on topics, submission and formatting, visit the website at
http://ismar.vgtc.org/ .

* Papers and Posters (S&T and AMH)

Regular written papers and posters are solicited. All accepted papers
and posters will be published in the ISMAR 2012 Proceedings and included
in the IEEE Xplore digital library. Papers must have a minimum of four
pages and maximum of ten pages, while posters are limited to two pages.

Note, that there is only one category for papers - there is no
distinction between full and short papers. The acceptance for
publication will be partly based on the contribution per page of the
paper. For example, a paper in six pages will be expected to have more
contribution than one with four pages. Material simultaneously submitted
to ISMAR 2012 and another venue will be rejected without review. Please
see the web site at http://ismar.vgtc.org/ for full details.

* Workshops

ISMAR 2012 will have a series of workshops the day before the conference
to cover innovative applications and newly emerging areas of MR/AR.
ISMAR 2012 workshops are a complementary forum to the main conference.
We invite you to submit workshop proposals with pioneering research and
fresh application areas at themes from both Science & Technology as well
as Arts, Media, & Humanities tracks. Please visit http://ismar.vgtc.org/
for detailed information on workshop proposals.

* Panels

We welcome panel proposals that address current challenges and
opportunities in fields related to ISMAR, in a format that engages the
audience in ways not possible in standard presentation formats.

* Informative Tutorials

The purpose of the tutorials is to expand the knowledge of the AR/MR
community.  Topics can range from introductory for AR/MR novices to
highly technical for AR/MR researchers. We invite individuals or teams
interested in presenting a tutorial to submit proposals.

* Demonstrations and Exhibits

ISMAR 2012 will provide exhibition space for demonstrations of MR/AR to
the community. These demonstrations can take the shape of live,
interactive demos, lab/corporate exhibitions, interactive art
exploration, or combination of these.

* Tracking Competition

The first Tracking Competition at ISMAR'08 caught much attention. For
ISMAR 2012, we will continue this tradition in collaboration with
Georgia Tech's Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines.

                * Important Deadlines *

Paper and Poster Abstracts - ** Required **: May 18, 23:59 US Pacific Time
Paper and Poster Submission : May 25, 23:59 US Pacific Time
Notification for Papers and Posters: Aug 8
Camera-ready copy: Sept 7

Workshop Proposals : April 10
Tutorial & Panel Proposals : June 15
Demonstrations : August 10
Art Exhibits: August 10
Tracking Competition: TBA

                * Further Information *

Visit the website at http://ismar.vgtc.org/ for detailed information on
    - Submission guidelines for the different categories
    - Author guidelines and formatting instructions for S&T and AMH programs
    - Reviewing guidelines

                * Organization and Contact *

If you have further questions, feel free to email info at ismar12.org, or
contact the appropriate chairs at the email addresses given below.

General chairs: general_chairs at ismar12.org
    Blair MacIntyre, Georgia Tech
    Greg Welch, University of Central Florida

Science and Technology chairs: scitech_chairs at ismar12.org
    Maribeth Gandy, Georgia Tech
    Kiyoshi Kiyokawa, Osaka University
    Gerhard Reitmayr, TU Graz

Arts, Media and Humanities chairs: amh_chairs at ismar12.org
    Jay Bolter, Georgia Tech
    Henry Duh, NUS
    Sean White, Nokia

Workshop chairs: workshops_chairs at ismar12.org
    Denis Kalkofen, TU Graz
    Carson Reynolds, University of Tokyo
    Hartmut Seichter, TU Graz

Tutorials and Posters chairs: tutorials_chairs at ismar12.org
    Matt Adcock, CSIRO, Australia
    John Quarles, UTSA
    Andreas Simon, FHRW

Demonstration chairs: demos_chairs at ismar12.org
    Winyu Chinthammit, HIT Lab AU
    Iulian Radu, Georgia Tech

Tracking competition chairs: tracking_chairs at ismar12.org
    Changhyun Choi, Georgia Tech
    Henrick Christensen, Georgia Tech
    Manuel Huber, TU Munich

                * Venue *

ISMAR 2012 will be held November 5-8, 2012 at the Georgia Tech Hotel and
Conference Center, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The hotel is located on the
Georgia Tech campus in midtown Atlanta, providing a central location and
all facilities for the conference.

    http://www.gatechhotel.com/