From: cyberoid@stein.u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson) Subject: CONF: VRAIS 93, IEEE Virtual Reality Annual Intl. Symposium, Seattle, Sept 1993 Date: 23 Jun 1993 06:04:29 GMT Organization: WORLDESIGN, Seattle Lines: 260 VIRTUAL REALITY ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM 1993 Sheraton Hotel & Towers Seattle, Washington State September 18-22, 1993 The Virtual Reality Technical Committee of the IEEE Neural Networks Council cordially invites you to attend the First Virtual Reality Annual International Symposium. Virtual Reality has grown in recent years into an active, highly interdisciplinary field of research, development, and applications prototyping. It goes by several names including virtual environments, virtual worlds, artificial reality, and advanced computer-human interfaces. Whatever it is called, there exist many challenges to be overcome in science, engineering, and technology development before the vision of virtual reality can be reached. The goal of this conference is to bring together workers in the many diverse technical disciplines contributing to this field and provide a forum for the interchange of timely, quality theories; experimental results; and technological developments. We encourage you and your colleagues to actively participate in this first IEEE conference in virtual reality science and technology. The conference is sponsored by the IEEE Neural Networks Council and cosponsored by nearly every IEEE society there is. AGENDA ------ SUNDAY, SEPT 19, 7:30-9:00 PM Opening Ceremonies and Evening Presentation Thomas Furness, University of Washington Thomas Caudell, Boeing Computer Services MONDAY, SEPT 20 8:00-9:45 AM, Plenary Symposium I, Virtual Reality Hardware Scott Fisher, Telepresence Myron Krueger, Artificial Reality Roy Lantham, Roy Lantham Associates 9:45-10:00 AM, Coffee Break 10:00 AM-Noon, Technical Session I Track 1, Applications Track 2, Human Factors Noon-1:00 PM, Lunch Break 1:00-3:00 PM, Technical Session II Track 1, Applications, Robotics/Teleoperation Trace 2, Human Factors 3:00-3:15 PM, Coffee Break 3:15-5:15 PM, Technical Session III Track 1, Body Sensing Track 2, Human Factors/Sensory Feedback 7:30-9:00 PM, Industrial Panel David Mizell, Boeing Computer Services Applications, Hardware Development, Software Tools TUESDAY, SEPT 21 8:00-9:45 AM, Plenary Symposium II, Virtual Reality Software Warren Robinett, University of North Carolina Creve Maples, Sandia National Laboratories Michitaka Hirose, University of Tokyo 9:45-10:00 AM, Coffee Break 10:00 AM-Noon, Technical Session I Track 1, Body Sensing/Senstory Transducers Track 2, Sensory Feedback Noon-1:00 PM, Lunch Break 1:00-3:00 PM, Technical Session II Track 1, Sensory Transducers Track 2, Sensory Feedback 3:00-5:15 PM, Technical Session III Track 1, Graphics Track 2, Sensory Feedback/Software Systems 7:30-9:00 PM, Government Panel Y.T. Chien, National Science Foundation Programs, Funding Levels, Applications WEDNESDAY, SEPT 22 8:00-9:45 AM, Plenary Symposium III, Human Factors and Perception Larry Stark, University of California, Berkeley Jannick Rolland, University of North Carolina 9:45-10:00 AM, Coffee Break 10:00 AM-Noon, Technical Session I Track 1, Graphics Track 2, Software Systems Noon-1:00 PM, Lunch Break 1:00-3:00 PM, Technical Session II Track 1, Animations, Neural/Fuzzy Track 2, Software Systems 3:00-3:15 PM, Coffee Break 3:15-5:15 PM, Technical Session III Track 1, Neural/Fuzzy, Teleconferencing Track 2, Modeling 5:15 PM, Adjourn There are tutorials on Saturday and Sunday, September 18-19: SATURDAY, SEPT 18 Basic Phenomena of Vision, Tom Piantanida, SRI International Introduction to Virtual Reality Implementation (User Interfaces), Steve Bryson, NASA Ames Research Center Psychophysics and Technology of Virtual Acoustic Displays (Fundamentals), Elizabeth M. Wenzel, NASA Ames Research Center Head-Mounted Display Engineering (User Interfaces), Arden Strasser, Virtual Reality, Inc. Force Reflecting Interfaces to Teleoperators and Virtual Environments (Fundamentals), Edward Colgate, Northwestern University, and Blake Hannaford, University of Washington User Interface Issues for Virtual Systems (User Interfaces), Chris Esposito, Boeing Comptuer Services SUNDAY, SEPT 19 Introduction to Virtual Reality (Systems and Applications), Henry A. Sowrizral, Boeing Computer Services Design and Calibration of Men and Machines in Virtual Environments (Advanced Displays), Stephen R. Ellis, NASA Ames Research Center Virtual Reality Architecture for Distributed, Multi-User Environments (Systems and Applications), Reza Jalili, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center Virtual Environments, Display Enhancements, and Top-Down Vision (Advanced Displays), Lawrence W. Stark, UC Berkeley, and Won S. Kim, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Applying Virtual Environment Technology for Training and Simulation (Systems and Applications), Hans Jesse, Fysisch en Elektronisch Laboratorium TNO. Techniques for Geometrical Modeling and Animation in Virtual Reality (Advanced Displays), Mark Green, University of Alberta. Organization Committee --------------------- General Chair, Thomas Furness, University of Washington Program Chairs Thomas Caudell, Boeing Computer Services Michitaka Hirose, University of Tokyo Organization Chair, Robert Marks II, University of Washington Publications Chair, Mani Soma, University of Washington Finance Chair, Dmitry Kaplan, Siemens-Quantum Corp. Publicity Chair, Rich Donnelly, SPIE Press Relations, Alden Jones, University of Washington Local Arrangements Chair, Mohamed El-Sharkawi, University of Washington Video Proceedings and Tutorials Chair, Blake Hannaford, University of Washington Exhibits Chair, Chris Esposito, Boeing Computer Services International Liaisons Masahiro Kawahata, Fujitsu Research Institute Toshio Fukuda, Nagoya University ... and a Program Committee as long as your arm. Conference Registration ---------------------- Full conference registration permits attendance to all events and functions with the exception of optional tour programs. The fee also includes one set of Proceedings. Before July 15 After July 15 IEEE Member $325 $400 Non-Member 375 450 Students* 95 110 * Students must send a letter from their Department Heads at the time of registration, certifying their full-time status. Students must present ID cards at the conference registration. There is a $50.00 charge for refund requests received before August 15, 1993. There are no refunds after that date. Tutorial registration is $200 for the first tutorial and $100 for each additional tutorial. Individual tutorials may be cancelled and fees refunded if insufficient registrations are received for the tutorials. Only registered conference participants may register for tutorials. Venue, Hotel, and Travel ---------------------- Seattle is a truly beautiful, exceptionally friendly city, and a cultural Mecca on the U.S. West Coast. The conference takes place in Seattle's heart. Nearby is almost every major urban attraction in the city, including the Space Needle and Pacific Science Center, the world famous Pike Place Public Market, and the ferries to the legendary islands of Puget Sound. Vancouver, BC, Seattle's sister city, is only three hours north by automobile; Portland, Oregon, is three hours south. The Olympic Peninsula, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Rainer are each within an hour's drive. The Sheraton Hotel & Towers reservation number is +1-206-621-9000. For VRAIS registrants, room rates are $118 (single) and $138 (double). Deadline for Hotel reservations is AUGUST 1, 1993. American Airlines has waived restrictions and thus permitted many registrants to fly with SuperSaver fares. The official travel agency of the VRAIS is Bristol Travel, +1-800-762- 2746 or +1-714-285-1145. During off-hours, U.S. residents can call +1-800-237-7980 and use reference number SY2CO for preferential service. There are tours available for spouses and families to Snoqualmie Falls ("Twin Peaks"), all around Puget Sound by boat, and Boeing's state-of- the-art factories and technical center. For more information, contact: VRAIS '93 Symposium Office 5665 Oberlin Drive #110 San Diego, CA 92121 USA +1-619-453-6222 voice +1-619-535-3880 fax