From: THALMANN@eldi.epfl.ch (Daniel Thalmann) Subject: CONF: Don't miss Arie Kaufman and Greg Noelson at CGI93 in Lausanne Date: 7 Jun 93 11:33:39 GMT Organization: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Dpt d'informatique Crossposted from comp.graphics.visualization Don't miss this tutorial on Volume Visualization by Arie Kaufman and Gregory Nielson... and why not to participate to the whole CGI '93 event? Computer Graphics International '93 =================================== Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) June 21-25, 1993 ========================================================================== Tutorial, Monday June, 21 ------------------------- 9:30 - 17:00 Tutorial 1: Volume Visualization Techniques and Applications Arie E. Kaufman, State University of New York at Stony Brook (USA), Gregory M. Nielson, Arizona State University (USA) Volume visualization is emerging in the nineties as a key technology with a gamut of techniquesfor visualizing three-dimensional sampled, simulated, and synthetic datasets. This course provides an overview of the field, the nomenclature, the technology and the techniques with an emphasis on the algorithms, tools, and the associated applications. The course covers and compares different approaches in volume representation, fitting of surfaces to volume data, volume viewing, volume shading, volume synthesis and applications of volume visualization. Attendees will become familiar with the technology and several major applications, understand the available tools and techniques, and recognize the challenges confronting this emerging field. They are expected to come out of this course with a broad knowledge in all major issues of volume visualization. 9:30 - 12:30 Tutorial 2: A Virtual Reality Cookbook Jean-Francis Balaguer, Enrico Gobbetti, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne This half day tutorial is aimed at experienced 3D graphics developers who would like to learn the specific techniques necessary to exploit the expressivity and power of new 3D input and display devices in their applications. After giving a brief historical background and motivations of Virtual Reality, the authors will present hardware configurations and software techniques for building immersive and desktop VT applications. In particular, the presentation will cover the following issues : computing stereo images, filtering input device data to reduce noise and delay, performing gesture recognition and building 3D interactive objects. 14:00 - 17:00 Tutorial 3: Numerical Mock-ups and Visual simulation tools for Architects Georges Abou-Jaoude, University of Geneva and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne What is wrong with the philosophy of usual so called CAD systems used by architects ? New approaches into building numerical mock-ups and extracting the information an architect needs involves object oriented databases and a structure that allows a multi-media description of the Design Object. Generating images, animation, and physical models out of the numerical description of an object implies a different approach of the design process and the use of visual simulation tools. Therefore, we will try during this short course to review the typology of these new tools, and try to understand where they fit in a conceptual process. Tutorial, Tuesday June, 22 -------------------------- 9:30 - 17:00 Tutorial 4: User Interface Design Aaron Marcus, Aaron Marcus and Associates (USA) Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) are crucial for the success of computer-based products. Presented by a pioneer of computer graphics and a leader in the field of user interface design, electronic document design, and knowledge visualization, this tutorial will give developers, designers, and users valuable insight into key issues and show how to achieve effective visual communication. The tutorial will introduce terminology, principles, guidelines, and heuristics for using information-oriented, systematic graphic design in user interfaces, especially for the design of icons, control panels and dialogue boxes, and navigational devices. 9:30 - 17:00 Tutorial 5: Envisioning 3D Structures Geoff Wyvill, University of Otago, New Zealand Robert Parslow, Parslow and Associates (UK) Few people realise how much their thinkink is restricted to two dimensions. Although graphics systems help one to view 3D structures they do not inspire designs, hence the profusion of poorly designed artifacts in only "two and a half dimensions". This course aims to demonstrate to the participants where their abilities are lacking and to begin the process of educating them to think in 3D. 18:00 - 19:00 Welcome cocktail ========================================================================== Conference Wedneday June, 23 --------------------------------- 9:00 - 9:15 Opening session 9:15 - 11:00 Keynote Speaker Jim Clark, Founder of Silicon Graphics International (USA) Future of Digital Television Delivery Systems 11:30 - 12:15 Session 1: Invited Speaker Future Directions in Advanced User Interface Design Aaron MARCUS, Aaron Marcus and Associates (USA) 12:15 - 13:00 Session 2: Invited Speaker A Model of Hands and Arms Based on Manyfold Mappings Tosiyasu L. KUNII, University of Tokyo (Japan) 14:15 - 15:45 Session 3a: Rendering 14:15 - 15:45 Session 3b: Geometric Modelling 1 16:15 - 17:00 Session 4: Invited Speaker Distributed, Multi-Person, Physically-Based Interaction in Virtual Worlds Michael Gigante, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Australia) 17:15 - 23:00 Technical Visit and Dinner at Silicon Graphics Manufacturing S.A. Neuchatel (bus trip) Conference Thursday June, 24 --------------------------------- 9:30 - 10:15 Session 5: Invited Speaker Solving the Radiosity Linear System Michael F. Cohen, Princeton University (USA) 10:15 - 11:00 Session 6: Invited Speaker Lighting Model on Gas and Liquid Eihachiro Nakamae, Hiroshima Prefectural University (Japan) 11:30 - 13:00 Session 7a: Nature Modeling 11:30 - 13:00 Session 7b: Geometric Modelling 2 14:15 - 15:30 Session 8a: Panel Current Developments and Achievements in Virtual Reality - Panacea or Pandora's Box Chair : RAE EARNSHAW, University of Leeds (UK) Panellists: Mike GIGANTE, Huw JONES, David STURMAN, Daniel THALMANN 14:15 - 15:30 Session 8b: User interface and interaction 15:30 - 16:30 Session 9a: Image Processing 1 15:30 - 16:30 Session 9b: Parallel Processing 1 17:00 - 17:45 Session 10: Invited speaker Communicating with Virtual Worlds: Accessing Data, Information and Knowledge by Multimedia Technologies Rae EARNSHAW, University of Leeds (UK) 19:00 - 21:00 Film Festival at EPFL Conference Friday June, 25 --------------------------------- 9:30 - 10:15 Session 11: Invited Speaker PROOF II: A Scalable Architecture for Future High Performance Graphics Systems Wolfgang STRASSER, University of Tubingen (Germany) 10:15 - 11:00 Session 12: Invited Speaker Abstract and Natural Forms from Iterated Function Systems Huw JONES, Middlesex University (UK) 11:30 - 13:00 Session 13a: Animation and Visualization 11:30 - 13:00 Session 13b: Parallel Processing 2 14:15 - 15:45 Session 14a: Geometric Modelling 3 14:15 - 15:45 Session 14b: Image Processing 2 16:15 - 17:00 Session 15: Invited speaker Using the Whole Hand in the Human-Computer Interface David STURMAN, MediaLab (USA and France) 17:00 - 17:15 Closing session CGI - General Informations ---------------------------- Convention location ------------------- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Building CO, CH-1015 Lausanne (Switzerland) Access to EPFL ------------- from Geneva Airport: by highway N1 (way out Ecublens-EPFL) by train to Lausanne station from Lausanne station: 1. Metro up to Place du Flon 2. TSOL (train) up to stop EPFL Secretariat ------------ Josiane Bottarelli, Computer Graphics Lab, EPFL - LIG, CH - 1015 Lausanne, Tel (+41 21) 693 52 15, Fax (+41 21) 693 53 28 Registration fees (in SFr) -------------------------- I) Tutorials (June 21-22) Half day (tutorial 2 or 3) 180.- (student 90.-) One day (tutorial 1, 4 or 5) 300.- (student 150.-) Two days (any combination) 500.- (student 250.-) These fees cover : - participation to the selected tutorials - welcome cocktail - tutorial notes - coffee breaks II) Conferences (June 23-25) Member CGS, IEEE, British Computer Society, Eurographics, IFIP WG 5.10 750.- non-Member 850.- Student (without proceedings) 280.- One day (without proceedings) 320.- These fees cover : - welcome cocktail - excursion to Silicon Graphics Manufacturing in Neuchatel with dinner - access to all talks - the Proceedings book of Computer Graphics International '93, with full integrated color (except for beneficiaries of student price and one day pass) - coffee breaks - admission to the Film Festival at EPFL III) Book (full integrated color) Book "Computer Graphics International '93" 350.- Registration procedures -------------------------- Prospective participants should complete the enclosed registration form and return it to : Josiane Bottarelli Computer Graphics Lab EPFL - LIG CH - 1015 Lausanne (Switzerland) Fax : (+41 21) 693 53 28 Registration form without payment will not be taken into account. Payment ---------- All payments should be made in Swiss Francs. By bank transfer only (no check, no credit cards) to Swiss Bank Corporation EPFL-UNI, CH 1015 Lausanne, account number F4-704'544.0 CGI 93 Don't forget to mention your name and the account number. Registration time ------------------ Local registration will start on Monday, June 21 from 8:00 to 17:30 in EPFL Official language ----------------- English ========================================================================== COMPUTER GRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL '93 -- REGISTRATION FORM -------------------------------------------------------- Lausanne, Switzerland, June 21-25, 1993 Name : Firstname : Company : Address : Zip Code : Country : City : Phone : Fax : E-mail : Registration fees (in SFr) -------------------------- ------------------ |Number|Total FRS| Tutorial (June, 21-22) ------------------ ---------------------- | | | Half day: (180.-/St 90.-) | | | selected tutorial : | | | ------------------ One day: (300.-/St 150.-) | | | selected tutorial : | | | ------------------ Two days: (500.-/St 250.-) | | | | | | * St = Student | | | | | | Conference (June, 23-25) ------------------ ------------------------ | | | (members 750.-/others 850.-) | | | ------------------ students: (280.-) | | | ------------------ One day pass (320.-) | | | selected day : | | | ------------------ Total | | =========== The registration form is to be returned to : Josiane Bottarelli, Computer Graphics Lab, EPFL - LIG, CH - 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland All payments should be made in Swiss Francs (mention your name and account number). By bank transfer only (no check, no credit cards) to Swiss Bank Corporation EPFL-UNI, CH 1015 Lausanne, account number F4-704'544.0 CGI 93 Registration form without payment will not be taken into account. ========================================================================== CGI - Hotel: ----------- Please make hotel reservation for Computer Graphics International '93 (Lausanne, June 21 - 25). Communicate with : Continental Hotel 2, Pl. de la Gare CH-1001 Lausanne Tel: (+41 21) 20 15 51 Fax: (+41 21) 23 76 79 Prices :Single Bed Two Beds SFr 98.- SFr 160.- These rates are without breakfast, service charges and taxes including. Important : Please, send your reservation form to Continental Hotel. As 3 similar hotels have been booked, you will get your confirmation directly from the hotel where your room is reserved !