Call for Paper Conference

Kyoto, Japan
November 18-20, 2009

http://www.vrst.org/vrst2009

We invite you to participate in the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST) 2009 in Kyoto, Japan.

The ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST) is an international forum for the exchange of experience and knowledge among researchers and developers concerned with virtual reality software and technology. This year, VRST 2009 is co-sponsored by ACM and the Virtual Reality Society of Japan (VRSJ). VRST 2009 will provide an opportunity for VR researchers to interact, share new results, show live demonstrations of their work, and discuss emerging directions for the field.

Important Dates:

Papers due: June 10, 2009
Short papers due: June 17, 2009
Notification of acceptance: July 22, 2009
Demos and posters due: July 29, 2009
Conference dates: November 18-20, 2009

Call for Papers

ACM VRST 2009 seeks original, unpublished papers documenting original research contributions, practice and experience, or novel applications, from all areas of virtual, mixed and augmented reality.

Authors are required to submit fully formatted papers, with graphs, images, and other special areas arranged as intended for final publication. The ACM SIGGRAPH paper preparation guidelines are described at http://www.siggraph.org/publications/instructions. The maximum length for a regular paper submission is 8 pages. The maximum length for a short paper submission is 4 pages. Reviewers will be instructed to weigh the contribution of a paper relative to its length.

Submissions may be optionally accompanied by additional materials such as images, videos, or electronic documents. These materials do not form a part of the official submission and will be viewed only at the discretion of the reviewers.

For more information on the online submission process visit
http://www.vrst.org/vrst2009/submission.html

Conference Location
VRST 2009 will be held in Kyoto, Japan. Kyoto is a world-renowned city for being the ancient capital of Japan with numerous cultural heritages. Located just two-minute walk distance from JR Kyoto station, the conference venue, Mielparque Kyoto, is convenient for business trips and tourism.

Organization

General Co-Chairs:
Yoshifumi Kitamura, Osaka University, Japan
Haruo Takemura, Osaka University, Japan

Program Co-Chairs:
Kiyoshi Kiyokawa, Osaka University, Japan
Daniel Thalmann, EPFL, Switzerland
Benjamin Lok, University of Florida, USA

Publicity Co-Chairs:
Yuichi Itoh, Osaka University, Japan
Christian Sandor, University of South Australia, Australia