[Infovis] CFP IEEE InfoVis 2007

Jean-Daniel Fekete Jean-Daniel.Fekete at inria.fr
Mon Feb 19 11:01:42 CET 2007


IEEE InfoVis 2007

Call for Participation
http://conferences.computer.org/infovis/infovis2007/

We solicit papers, posters, artistic works, and contest entries for
IEEE InfoVis 2007.  In addition, we encourage the submission of
proposals for InfoVis-related tutorials, workshops, interactive demos,
and panels to be held during the conference week (see Vis conference
web site for details).  InfoVis is the primary meeting in the field of
information visualization, and is held on October 28 through 30, in
conjunction with the IEEE Visualization 2007 (Vis07) conference and
the IEEE Visual Analytics Science and Technology Symposium (VAST 07)
in Sacramento, California, the week of October 28 through November 1,
2007.

Computer-based information visualization, or "InfoVis", centers
around helping people explore or explain data through interactive
software that exploits the capabilities of the human perceptual
system.  A key challenge in information visualization is designing a
cognitively useful spatial mapping of a dataset that is not inherently
spatial and accompanying the mapping by interaction techniques that
allow people to intuitively explore the dataset.  Information
visualization draws on the intellectual history of several traditions,
including computer graphics, human-computer interaction, cognitive
psychology, semiotics, graphic design, statistical graphics,
cartography, and art.  The synthesis of relevant ideas from these
fields with new methodologies and techniques made possible by
interactive computation are critical for helping people keep pace with
the torrents of data confronting them.  One of the few resources
increasing faster than the speed of computer hardware is the amount of
data to be processed.

** Important Deadlines **
March 21, 2007   Paper Abstracts (mandatory for paper submissions)
March 31, 2007   Full Papers
April 30, 2007   Tutorial Proposals
April 30, 2007   Workshop Proposals
May 31, 2007     Panel Proposals
June 30, 2007    Posters
June 30, 2007    Art Exhibit Submissions
July 13, 2007    Contest Entries
July 31, 2007    Interactive Demos
Sept 15, 2007    Birds of a Feather

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PAPERS
Abstracts due (mandatory): March 21, 2007
Full papers due: March 31, 2007

Papers can be up to a maximum of eight (8) pages in length, including
full-color figures throughout. We encourage the use of digital video to
support the submission, particularly if part or all of the work covers
interactive techniques. At least one author of an accepted paper must
attend the conference to present the work, and authors will also be
required to present a very brief one-minute summary of their talk at the
opening papers preview session.

All papers accepted at InfoVis will also appear in an issue of
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG).

For more information on paper categories (technique, system, design
study, valuation, and model) and the review process, see the InfoVis 07
site:
http://conferences.computer.org/infovis/infovis2007/papers.html

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INTERACTIVE POSTERS
Due: June 30, 2007

The InfoVis Poster Program provides a forum for researchers to present
work that is in progress and not yet sufficiently mature for a regular
paper submission. Posters are typically summaries of ongoing work that
authors present to gain feedback from the community.  In addition to
having a two-page article in the Conference Compendium, authors will
create a large poster summarizing their work and will be available to
discuss it during the scheduled evening conference reception and
poster session. Accepted poster summaries will be included
electronically on the IEEE Vis/InfoVis 2007 Conference DVD, placed
on the official InfoVis web site, and also distributed in a hardcopy
compendium to all symposium and conference attendees.

At least one author of an accepted poster must attend the conference
to present the work at the evening poster session, and authors will
also be required to present a one-minute summary of their
work at a posters preview session earlier in that day.

For details on format and electronic submission of posters and
optional accompanying digital video, see:
http://conferences.computer.org/infovis/infovis2007/posters.html

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ART EXHIBIT
Due: June 30, 2007

Traditionally the tool of the statistician and engineer, information
visualization has increasingly become a powerful new medium for artists
and designers as well. Owing in part to the mainstreaming of computer
graphics and the democratization of information sources on the Internet,
this new cadre of creative researchers has discovered the possibility of
visualization techniques to reveal thought-provoking but otherwise hidden
narratives. Often using little more than home computers and widely
available programming toolkits, artists and designers have taken material
evidence into their own hands and expanded the conceptual horizons of
information visualization as a mode of artistic practice and critical
inquiry.

The IEEE InfoVis Art Exhibit examines the merging of artistic intention
and visualization technique. We seek artworks that reveal information
patterns in aesthetic, provocative and innovative ways. The goal of the
exhibit is to prompt viewers towards greater introspection about what
information is worth visualizing and why.

The InfoVis Art Exhibit will consider the following types of work:
* Interactive CD/DVD-ROM work
* Interactive web-based work
* Printed artwork

Interactive pieces should run on a standard computer configuration
(Windows Operating System, 512 MB RAM, 20 GB hard drive, 1024 x 768 pixel
monitor resolution) as such systems will be available at the exhibit. If
both standalone and networked versions of interactive projects are
available, please send standalone versions.

Accepted art submissions will be included and/or documented
electronically on the IEEE Vis/InfoVis 2007 Conference DVD, exhibited
during InfoVis, and summarized in a hardcopy compendium distributed to
all conference attendees.

For instructions on how to submit your work, see the submission page at:
http://conferences.computer.org/infovis/infovis2007/art_exhibit.html

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CONTEST
Due: July 13, 2007

Contest Dataset and Tasks:
http://conferences.computer.org/infovis/infovis2007/contest.html

Following last year's U.S. Census 2000 data, the InfoVis Contest "goes
to the movies."  The goal of the contest is to promote the development
of benchmarks for information visualization, establish a forum to
promote evaluation methods, and encourage creativity and utility.

The data set consists of data about Hollywood movies, including
actors, actresses, awards, and similar. This years focus is on the
design aspects of the visualization in addition to its exploratory and
analytical aspects, and entrants are encouraged to augment the data
set with any publicly available data. Contest entries will be
submitted as a two (2) page summary, a video and accompanying
materials.

All accepted entry materials will be made available online after the
conference. At least one author of an accepted entry must attend the
conference to present the work. Authors of first place entries will
present their work during the main contest session. Authors of second
place entries will present their work during the poster session.
Duplicate submissions should *not* be made to both the poster and
contest categories.

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TUTORIALS, WORKSHOPS, PANELS, INTERACTIVE DEMOS, BoF

We encourage submissions about InfoVis-related topics to any of the
categories listed above.  Due dates vary, and can be found earlier in
this message.  For more details on each of these categories, please
see the main InfoVis Conference web page at:
http://conferences.computer.org/infovis/infovis2007/




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