Newsgroups: comp.graphics.visualization,comp.programming.threads,comp.sys.sgi.misc,comp.sys.sgi.graphics,comp.graphics.misc,comp.graphics.algorithms,comp.graphics.animation,comp.parallel.pvm From: Silvester Czanner Subject: SCCG98 --> CALL for PAPERS Organization: Leibinger GmbH, Germany Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 16:42:37 +0100 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <34BA39ED.69D8@leibinger.freinet.de> ====================================================================== -- Appologies if you receive several copies of this call for paper -- ====================================================================== !!! CALL for PAPERS !!! SCCG98 The Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Comenius University Bratislava, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak Technical University Bratislava the Slovak Society of Computer Science, the International Exhibition COFAX, and the Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Comenius University Bratislava organize =========================================== SPRING CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS 1998 ======================================================================= The oldest annual CG conference in Central Europe became very popular in the CG community. The international conference attempts to communicate recent research projects in computer graphics and applications. The conference will be held from April 23 - 25, 1998 in Budmerice Castle (about 90 km near Vienna). The scientific program starts at 3 p.m. April 23, 1998 in Budmerice. For visiting the International Exhibition COFAX is recommended to arrive one day sooner: April 22 to Bratislava. The SCCG98 philosophy is to create opportunities when young researchers and students can meet outstanding experts! ======================================================================= INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE IPC chairman Szirmay-Kalos Laszlo, H Bekaert Philippe, B Groeller Eduard, A Purgathofer Werner, A Belcheva Olga, BG Gross Markus, CH Schilling Andreas, D Chalmers Alan, UK Jensen Henrik Wann, DK Schumann Heidrun, D Chesnais Alain, F Kaufman Arie, USA Shirley Peter, USA Elias Pavol, SK Klein Reinhard, D Sillion Francois, F Falcidieno Bianca, I Leberl Franz, A Skala Vaclav, CZ Fellner Dieter, D Neumann Laszlo, H Slavik Pavel, CZ Ferko Andrej, SK Niepel Ludo, SK Thalmann Daniel, CH Gervautz Michael, A Peroche Bernard, F Willis Phil, UK Glassner Andrew, USA Post Frits, NL Zara Jiri, CZ Pueyo Xavier, E ======================================================================= CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION The opening of the international fair COFAX will be on April 21. It is possible to visit the fair and to stay in Bratislava in student hotel Druzba near the Danube river. There are 20 reservations for the nights April 21/23, 1998. (Available upon e-mail request via sccg@fmph.uniba.sk.) There is a free of charge entry to the COFAX for SCCG98 participants. There will be bus free of charge to Budmerice from the Comenius University campus, near the hotel Druzba: April 23, 11 a.m. Another free bus will take participants to Bratislava: April 25, 2 p.m. BED PRICES IN DRUZBA The price of one bed is 425 Slovak crowns (about 21 DM or 140 ATS). All rooms are double. BED PRICES IN BUDMERICE The reservation in Budmerice Castle is done for You automatically. The rooms are for 2-4 persons. The lower price for one room is 300-600 Slovak crowns (about 15-30 DM or 100-200 ATS). HOW TO GET TO THE DRUZBA HOTEL ? Travel to Bratislava using train or bus. Visit the center of the city. Use any of tramway lines 1,4,5,9,12 along the Danube river and after (under)crossing the massive bridge step out. This tram stop has the staircase for walking persons. Now You will see two similar buildings with red & blue decorations. This is hotel Druzba. The Comenius University campus is at the hill in front of the hotel. The price of the tram ticket is 7 Slovak crowns. If you travel by car, cross the Austrian-Slovakian border, use the first bridge over the Danube river and turn again to the left, and find the tramline. HOW TO GET TO BUDMERICE ? Visit the conference homepage for some hints. If You have no car, then use the bus from the main bus station in Bratislava. There is no train connection to Budmerice. CONFERENCE LANGUAGE The official language will be English without translation. REGISTRATION FORM In the case of interest, please, complete at the homepage the registration form and return it to the organizing committee or confirm Your participation by phone (++421 7 65422263) or by fax (++421 7 65425882) or - preferrably - by e-mail: sccg@fmph.uniba.sk REGISTRATION FEE The registration fee for one participant (250,- DEM or 1750,- ATS) includes: registration, proceedings of presented papers, COFAX CD, coffee breaks with cakes, conference materials and the social program. Meals and accommodation will be paid separately. The costs will be in between 200,- to 600,- ATS per person and night. The account is with the VUB Bratislava, No. 7034-15821-012/0200, var. symbol 8496. Please write explicitly "SCCG98 conference fee - MFF UK", on the payment. The bank will accept all foreign currencies. The address of the bank is: VUB Bratislava-mesto nam. SNP 14 815 79 Bratislava SLOVAKIA In urgent cases it is possible to pay at the registration desk in cash, too. (April 23, 1997 in Budmerice Castle) It is welcome if You fax the payment document to SCCG98 organizers. STUDENT SUBSIDY For a restricted number of excellent computer graphics students there is the possibility to apply for a student subsidy in the form of a reduced conference fee. CONFERENCE TOPICS The conference attempts to communicate research results in the field of computer graphics and applications. Conference topics include: o graphics hardware o rendering algorithms o illumination and shading o geometric modeling o physical based modeling o user interfaces o animation techniques o volume visualization o virtual reality techniques o photo-realistic rendering o theoretical foundations o graphics applications o graphics systems ======================================================================= !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ======================================================================= PAPERS The submitted papers will be refereed by the IPC. The papers will be presented in conference sessions. The length of papers cannot exceed 10 pages. Papers are to be submitted electronically to the following ftp site: ftp.susan.fsz.bme.hu in gzipped Postscript format. Exceptionally, papers can be submitted in hardcopy form and mailed to Laszlo Szirmay-Kalos Dept. of Control Eng. and Information Tech. Technical University of Budapest Budapest, Muegyetem rkp. 9 H-1111 PROCEEDINGS Conference proceedings from the accepted papers will be printed before the conference and will be also available on the web. Publisher: Comenius University Press, ISBN 80-......... ======================================================================= !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ======================================================================= IMPORTANT DATES NOW indicate your interest by sending an email 10 March paper submissions deadline 3 April paper acceptance notification 14 April final camera ready papers in Bratislava complete the registration, reservation and payment forms 22 April travel to Bratislava and visit the COFAX Exhibition 23 April travel to Budmerice and enjoy the conference 25 April SCCG98 Conference Closing ======================================================================= !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ======================================================================= POSTERS Poster presentation will cover poster-presentable CG ideas. Selected poster abstracts will be included into the second part of conference proceedings. Poster presentations are organized by the organizing committee. HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PRESENTATIONS As usualy, leading companies will present their recent developments to the conference audience. This part of the conference is organized by local organizing committee. SOCIAL PROGRAM The Budmerice Castle beautiful neighbourhood offers the wonderful English park, two tennis courts, football and volleyball, table tennis and table football fun. There will be organized a welcome party, the COFAX exhibition trip, and in the case of interest a tour to the close historical museum in the castle Cerveny kamen (Red Stone). SPONSORS D&D Studio has been founded by akad. arch. Jozef Habodasz and creative photographer Daniel Zachar in 1989. The year of great success was 1991 when D&D Studio organized the first private exhibition in Slovakia. This was the first year of international exhibiton COFAX (hardware, software, telecommunications). Since 1993 D&D Studio has been the main sponsor of SCCG Conference. Other 1997 sponsors were CANON, DATALAN, Caligari Corp. (CA,USA), KVANT, TopSoft, Sfera s.r.o., TatraSoft, PC Revue. INFO Additional information will be sent to registered participants later. Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the organizing committee. Looking forward to meet You in Budmerice. With the best regards ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Pavel Chalmoviansky, Andrej Ferko, Tomas Plachetka, Jozef Martinka, Juraj Jankovic, Veronika Illesova, Zdenka Zlobodova, Silvester Czanner, Jiri Hladuvka, Miro Bartanus, Emil Rohac Department of Computer Graphics and Image Processing Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Comenius University, Mlynska dolina, 842 15 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA ======================================================================= !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ======================================================================= e-mail: sccg@fmph.uniba.sk (preferred, recommended) phone: ++421 7 65422263 fax: ++421 7 65425882 (write please FOR SCCG98) conference homepage: http://www.uniba.sk/~sccg ======================================================================= !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =======================================================================