From: sgw@ntthcs.ntt.jp (Sugawara)
Subject: CFP: NR '94 Conerence on Networked Reality in TeleCommunication

      ============ Announcement of Call For Presentations ==========

                         (IEEE COMSOC, IEICE)

                     Networked Reality'94

 1st International Workshop on Networked Reality in TeleCommunication

                      May 13-14 1994
                       Tokyo, JAPAN

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**** SCOPE *****

     NR'94 is the first international workshop discussing the
technology, services, and social and cultural issues for the next
generation communication environment focusing on networked reality in
telecommunication that lays beyond virtual reality. The next
generation of telecommunication paradigms should be based on a
communication environment which provides a comfortable and empowering
virtual space with enough reality for communication. Various aspects
of Networked Reality will be discussed, including the technical,
social, and psychologial aspects.
    The purpose of this workshop is to provide a place to present,
exchange, and discuss the above ideas and topics.


**** Areas of Interest ****

The concepts, key technologies, systems, applications and services in
the followings list are the topics of interest:

Communication Environments
Cyberspace for Communications
Virtual Common Conference Spaces
Networked CSCW
Networked Multimedia
Multimedia Databases
Networked Interactive Video
Remote Reality
Audio/Visual Enhanced Communication
Tele-operation
Networked Virtual Education
Networked Art
Human Behavior in Networked Communication
Social Psychologyf Human Communication

etc.

**** Organizing Committee ****
GENERAL CHAIR:
  Takahiko Kamae,  HP Japan Lab.

TECHNICAL CO-CHAIR:
  Hiroshi Harashima, University of Tokyo
  Michitaka Hirose,    University of Tokyo

Local Arrangement:
  Tomio Kishimoto, NTT


**** Important Dates ****
Abstracts due             : Dec. 10, 1993
Notification of acceptance: Jan. 31, 1994
Camera-ready Papers due   : Mar. 15, 1994


**** Submission and Contact Information ****
Authors should submit four sets of a 500 to 1500 word abstract with
their complete address.
Submission and questions should be faxed or e-mailed to:

Yoshinobu Tonomura
Visual Media Laboratory
NTT Human Interface Laboratories
 1-2356  Take, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 235 Japan
TEL: +81-468-59-3112
FAX: +81-468-59-3573
e-mail: tonomura@nttvdt.ntt.jp

**** Sponsoring ****
Technical Co-Sponsors
  IEEE COMSOC Multimedia Terminals and Services Technical Committee
  IEICE: The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers

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