From: takemura@atr-sw.atr.co.jp Subject: CONF: Intl Conf. Artificial Reality & Tele-Existence, Tokyo, July 93 Date: Thu, 22 Apr 93 21:48:16 +0900 CALL FOR PAPERS AND VIDEOS ### ##### # ####### ### ##### ##### # # # # # # ### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### ##### # # ####### # # # # # # # # # # # # # ### ##### # # # ##### ##### - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ICAT '93 The Third International Conference on Artificial Reality and Tele-Existence - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Third International Conference on Artificial Reality and Tele- Existence (ICAT) will be held on July 8,9,1993. The meeting will provide a forum for the timely exchange of current theories, experimental results and technological developments in Artificial Reality and Tele-Existence. Dates: 8,9 July 1993 Place: Nikkei Hall, Tokyo, Japan Sponsored by : Japan Technology Transfer Association (JTTAS) Nihon Keizai Shimbun,INC. (NIKKEI) Topics: * Artificial Reality/Virtual Reality * Tele-Existence/Telepresence * Communication with Realistic Sensation * Real Time Computer Simulation * Intelligent CAD and IMS (Intelligent Manufacturing System) * Interactive Art and Entertainment * Implementation of Virtual Space * 3-D Visual and Auditory Displays * Tactile and Force Displays * Anthropomorphic Intelligent Robots * Sensor Fusion Organizing Chair: Susumu Tachi, University of Tokyo Organizing Co-Chair: Michitaka Hirose, University of Tokyo International Organizing Committee: Steve Ellis, NASA Ames Research Center Yukio Fukui, Industrial Products Research Institute, MITI Hiroshi Harashima, University of Tokyo Toyohiko Hatada, Tokyo Institute of Polytechnics Katsura Hattori, Asahi Shimbun Hiroo Iwata, University of Tsukuba Robert Jacobson, Worldesign Inc. Myron W. Krueger, Artificial Reality Corporation Carl Loeffler, Carnegie Mellon University Taro Maeda, University of Tokyo Tetsuo Mitsuhashi, NHK Ryo Mochizuki, Media International Corporation Lab. Warren Robinett, University of North Carolina Makoto Sato, Tokyo Institute of Technology Thomas B. Sheridan, MIT Robert Stone, UK National Advanced Robotics Research Center Gen Suzuki, NTT Human Interface Laboratory Haruo Takemura, ATR Communication Systems Res. Labs. David Traub, Compec PAPERS ************************************************************ The organizing committee cordially invites you to submit your technical work in virtual reality technology to this conference. Papers will be peer reviewed. Accepted technical papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Please submit three copies of a review package consisting of a title page and paper. The submission may be an extended summary or a full paper. Clearly describe the nature of the work, explain its significance, highlight novel features, and describe its current status. Submitted papers (not exceeding 20 double spaced pages 12 point font including figures, tables and references) should reach the Secretariat of ICAT'93 before March 15, 1993. An electric submission via e-mail is also accepted. Please send papers in PostScript or ASCII text format in this case. Upon acceptance, you will receive notification and an authors kit to aid in the preparation of the camera-ready copy. The title page of a submitted paper should include: * The title of the paper and the author's name. * The author's address, phone and FAX numbers and e-mail address(if available). * 200 word abstract with a list of key words. * Specification of the relevant topics for the submitted paper. Deadline for review copy: 30 April 1993 Notification date: 15 May 1993 Deadline for camera-ready copy: 1 June 1993 VIDEOS ****************************************************************** The organizing committee cordially invites you to submit your experimental results, demonstrations, computer graphics and animations in video tape format. Accepted video tapes will be shown throughout the conference and will be distributed as a video proceedings. The author will also have an opportunity to give a short oral presentation at the conference. Please submit a single high quality copy of a 3 to 8 minute video segment in NTSC 1/2 inch VHS or 3/4 inch Umatic format and one page cover sheet containing: * The title of the video and the author's name. * The author's address, phone and FAX numbers and e-mail address(if available). * 200 word abstract with a list of key words. (abstract will be published in the conference proceedings). * An indication of the categories the submitted video should be included. Deadline for video submission: 30 April 1993 Notification date: 20 May 1993 ** Languages ** English and Japanese will be the official working Languages. Simultaneous translation will be provided. ** Information ** All requests for information, submitted papers and mail should be addressed to : Secretariat of ICAT '93 c/o Japan Technology Transfer Association Plaza Mikado bldg. 6F 2-14-5 Akasaka Minato-ku Tokyo 107 JAPAN Tel. +81 3 3584 0207 FAX +81 3 3585 9369 e-mail: icat@atr-sw.atr.co.jp