From takemura@atr-sw.atr.co.jp Wed Feb 9 14:27:28 EST 1994 Article: 5541 of news.announce.conferences Xref: glinda.oz.cs.cmu.edu news.announce.conferences:5541 Newsgroups: news.announce.conferences Path: honeydew.srv.cs.cmu.edu!fs7.ece.cmu.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!uunet!sparky!rick From: takemura@atr-sw.atr.co.jp (Takemura Haruo) Subject: CFP: Fourth International Conference on Artificial Reality and Tele-Existence (ICAT '94) Message-ID: <1994Feb4.191606.4971@sparky.sterling.com> Sender: rick@sparky.sterling.com (Richard Ohnemus) Organization: Sterling Software Date: Fri, 4 Feb 1994 19:16:06 GMT Approved: rick@sparky.sterling.com Expires: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 08:00:00 GMT Lines: 171 X-Md4-Signature: 6b3cde03dff442a30225b2c4b5c5233f CALL FOR PAPERS AND VIDEOS ### ##### # ####### ### ##### # # # # # # # ### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # ####### # # ####### # # # # # # # # # ### ##### # # # ##### # ICAT '94 The Fourth International Conference on Artificial Reality and Tele-Existence July 14,15, 1994 Nikkei Hall, Tokyo, JAPAN SPONSORED BY: The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE), Japan Technology Transfer Association (JTTAS) and Nihon Keizai Shimbun,INC. (NIKKEI) The Fourth International Conference on Artificial Reality and Tele-Existence (ICAT) will be held on July 14,15,1994. 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 July 14, 15, 1994 Place Tokyo, Japan Topics * Artificial Reality/Virtual Reality * Tele-Existence/Telepresence * Communication with Realistic Sensations * Real Time Computer Simulation * Intelligent CAD and IMS (Intelligent Manufacturing System) * Interactive Art and Entertainment * 3-D Visual and Auditory Displays * Tactile and Force Displays * Anthropomorphic Intelligent Robots * Sensor Integration/Fusion * Software Tools for Virtual Space * Artificial Life Organizing Chair: Susumu Tachi University of Tokyo Organizing Co-Chair: Michitaka Hirose University of Tokyo International Organizing Committee: Stephen R. 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 World Design Inc. Myron W. Krueger Artificial Reality Corporation Carl Loeffler Carnegie Mellon University Taro Maeda University of Tokyo Takayuki Itoh NHK Ryo Mochizuki Media International Corporation Warren Robinett 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 Michael Zyda Naval Postgraduate School 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'94 before February 15, 1994. 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. Review copy due date: 15 February 1994 Notification date: 15 April 1994 Camera-ready copy due date: 15 May 1994 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. Video submission date: 15 February 1994 Notification date: 15 April 1994 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 '94 c/o Japan Technology Transfer Association Hoshigaoka bldg. 6F 2-11-2 Nagata-cho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 JAPAN Tel. +81 3 3597 8200 FAX +81 3 3597 8224 e-mail: icat@atr-sw.atr.co.jp