[Ieee_vis] Deadline extension: Jan. 14th: IEEE VR 2014 Doctoral Consortium Call for Participation

[Jian Chen]

*The deadline for IEEE VR 2014 Doctoral Consortium submission has been
extended to Jan. 14th. *
*Please note this deadline is firm and no further extension will be
granted. *



***** IEEE VR 2014 Doctoral Consortium Call for Participation ****

***** Minneapolis, MN, USA. *****

***** March 30-April 1, 2014 *****




*Important Dates Submissions due: January 14, 2014 Notification: January
28, 2014 For more information, please see: http://ieeevr.org/2014/dc
<http://ieeevr.org/2014/dc>*


The second annual Virtual Reality Doctoral Consortium (VRDC) will take
place in conjunction with IEEE VR 2014 and the IEEE Symposium on 3D User
Interfaces. The VRDC will provide a valuable mentoring and
community-building opportunity for the next generation of VR researchers at
a formative time in their development. The VRDC will help prepare
participants to succeed in their research careers and strengthen their
ability to help effectively lead the VR community in the future.

*Format*. On Sunday March 30th there will be morning and afternoon sessions
during which participants will present their research plans and have
feedback discussions with VRDC participants and mentors. On March 31st
and/or Tuesday April 1st participants will engage in small group
mentoring/networking lunches with VIP researchers.  Participants can also
present their work in the VR 2014 poster program.

*Who should apply? *The VRDC is designed to offer the most value to PhD
students who are still formulating their research plans—either before or
soon after having their proposals accepted. It is during this time that
work is well enough defined so mentors can make specific suggestions, but
not so well defined that it is difficult to modify.  The VRDC welcomes
applications from students pursuing research in a broad range of
disciplines that contribute to the field of VR, including augmented
reality, wearable computing, HCI, social informatics, information
technology, cognitive science, and related fields. International students
and members of underrepresented populations are encouraged to apply. Contingent
upon pending requests for external sponsorship of the VRDC, the organizers
anticipate offering accepted students a free full-week registration to the
VR and 3DUI conferences along with support for travel and lodging.

*Submissions. *Applicants must submit a document that is much like a PhD
proposal:  It must clearly motivate and summarize the proposed PhD research
and describe how the research fits into and advances research in VR and/or
related fields. The maximum length is four pages and formatting guidelines
are described at http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~vis/Track/vr-menu.html.  Applicants
must also include the following information in their submission email:
name, college or university, department/program, year/status in the
program, advisor’s name, committee members (if known), and proposal status
(when approved/when planned). Submission materials should be e-mailed to:
doctoralconsortium at ieeevr.org. All submissions will be acknowledged by
email.

*Review and Selection. *The VRDC co-chairs will review submissions and
select participants. Written feedback will be provided to all applicants.
Applicants who are selected to participate in the VRDC will be invited to
submit a 2-page poster abstract for publication in the IEEE Digital Library
and to participate in the VR poster session if they wish. Participants will
be chosen based upon where they are in their program, the quality of their
research, and their potential to contribute to the long-term advancement of
the field of VR. The review committee will also select participants so as
to achieve a diversity of topics, backgrounds, and approaches.
Best regards,

- Jian Chen, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Bret Jackson, University of Minnesota
- Mary Whitton: University of North Carolina
2014 VRDC Co-Chairs (doctoralconsortium at ieeevr.org)


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Jian Chen, Asst. Prof.
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250
Office: (410) 455.8937 Fax: (410) 455.3969
Email: jichen at umbc.edu
Web: http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~jichen
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