[Ieee_vis] DEADLINE EXTENDED: CFP IEEE VIS 2013 Doctoral Colloquium

[VIS 2013]

***Call for Participation IEEE VIS 2013 Doctoral Colloquium***
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***DEADLINE EXTENSION***
The submission deadline has been extended until July 5, 2013 due to
an initially low number of submissions!

We solicit submissions to the doctoral colloquium (DC) for IEEE VIS
2013.  The DC is a single-day invitation-only event taking place the
day before IEEE VIS where Ph.D. students in any visualization
field---preferably those at the proposal defense stage or
equivalent---present their proposed dissertation work and receive
feedback from leading senior visualization researchers.  We invite
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.

The DC is open to Ph.D. students in all stages of their studies,
regardless of whether they are presenting research work at the main
conference or not. Only selected applicants will be allowed to
participate in the colloquium, and will be expected to attend the
full day of events. Preference will be given to students that have
formulated a dissertation topic but is still a year or more away
from graduating. In North American terms, this corresponds to
students that will or have recently defended their thesis proposal.
Students who are in the process of formulating their research topic
are particularly encouraged to apply, as this is the time where
external feedback can have most impact. It is our experience that
students who participate in the DC too early in their studies will
not be able to get focused and useful feedback, whereas
participating too late means that any significant feedback received
will not be possible to incorporate in the student's dissertation
due to time constraints.

All research topics suitable for the IEEE SciVis, IEEE InfoVis, and
IEEE VAST main programs as well as associated workshops and symposia
are appropriate for the Doctoral Colloquium. 

**Format**
The colloquium will likely consist of both parallel sessions of
student presentations as well as common discussions with the expert
panelists. A lunch is also planned that will give student
participants the opportunity to interact more informally with
panelists.

**Funding**
We will be able to partially fund the travel, conference
registration, and lodging for all accepted DC student participants.

**Submissions**
The deadline for DC submissions is June 21, 2013. Now EXTENDED until
July 5, 2013!

Applicants 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 supporting the student's
  attendance at the colloquium and confirming that the student is in
  a good position to benefit from participating. Note that this
  should NOT be a letter of recommendation; a brief statement of
  support is sufficient. The e-mail should be sent directly to
  doctoral_coll(at)ieeevis.org.

* (Optional) A draft poster if PDF format (see below.)

Student submissions should be emailed to
doctoral_coll(at)ieeevis.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 Presentations**
Accepted participants of the Doctoral Colloquium will also be
allowed to present their work as a poster that will be displayed
together with the regular poster program.  Please consider including
a draft poster with your DC submission.  Participants may be asked
to refine their posters and summaries based upon reviewer feedback.
The poster session chairs will have a final say in accepting all
poster submissions, even for DC participants.  Also note that DC
posters will NOT appear in the official IEEE VIS poster proceedings.

The posters themselves have no predefined formatting, but dimensions
may not exceed A0 paper size (841mm x 1189mm / 33.1" x 46.8").
Participants are responsible for bringing a hardcopy poster for
display during VisWeek.  They should be available at the poster to
discuss their work during the scheduled evening poster session(s).

**Doctoral Colloquium Chairs**
Remco Chang, Tufts University
Jian Chen, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Niklas Elmqvist, Purdue University

Contact: doctoral_coll at ieeevis.org