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Lectureships in CS - City, University of London - giCentre
by Dykes, Jason 08 Sep '22

08 Sep '22

We're looking for creative and inspiring candidates for our permanent (tenured) Academic positions in Computer Science at City - Lecturer (Assistant Prof). http://bit.ly/cityJob60023128 Researchers in *visualization* are encouraged to apply to join the giCentre team in London. http://gicentre.net Application deadline - 28th August Please get in touch with Jo Wood or Jason Dykes to discuss - gicentre(a)city.ac.uk @giCentre @city_cs

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2 Open PhD Positions in Information Visualization / Visual Analytics at Linköping University, Sweden
by Andreas Kerren 31 Mar '21

31 Mar '21

*** Apologies for cross-posting *** We are seeking for two engaged and bright PhD students to work with us in the areas of Information Visualization and Visual Analytics. The main foci of the two advertised positions are on the following topics: 1. Visual analysis of large and complex, multivariate networks and/or text data. Research in this project will involve foundational visualization principles, techniques and visual analytics tools for analyzing heterogeneous network/text data coming from various data sources. The work will even include the development and provisioning of a suitable backend infrastructure to serve the web-based, interactive visual display with the needed original and derived data streams, and/or user data collected during the analytical process. Main supervisor for this topic and candidate will be Prof Andreas Kerren (andreas.kerren(a)liu.se) Please visit the official vacancy website of Linköping University for a more detailed description of the topic, formal requirements, and on how to apply for this position: https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies?rmpage=job&rmjob=15811&rmlang=UK 2. Visual analysis of temporal event data. Research in this project will be conducted at the intersection of temporal data mining and interactive visualization with the aim to introduce methods that facilitate progressive user-driven analysis of large and complex temporal event data sets. Topics of central focus include interactive, user-centred and context-aware mining approaches for pattern identification, and visual reasoning and visual causality analysis methods for pattern exploration. Main supervisor for this topic and candidate will be Assoc. Prof Katerina Vrotsou (katerina.vrotsou(a)liu.se) Please visit the official vacancy website of Linköping University for a more detailed description of the topic, formal requirements, and on how to apply for this position: https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies?rmpage=job&rmjob=15815&rmlang=UK It is possible to apply for both full-time positions at the same time. The application deadline is: April 11, 2021 Note that a PhD position in Sweden is a salaried employment with the right to social benefits. As a doctoral student, you devote most of your time to doctoral studies and the research projects of which you are part. Your work may also include teaching or other departmental duties, up to a maximum of 20% of full-time. The PhD thesis must be completed and defended within the official appointment up to a maximum of five years (i.e., 4 years doctoral studies and 1 year departmental tasks, full-time equivalent). The advertised positions will be placed in the iVis research group (http://bit.ly/ivis-liu) led by Professor Andreas Kerren, Linköping University, Norrköping Campus, which is part of the division for Media and Information Technology. The research group mainly focuses on the explorative analysis and visualization of typically large and complex information spaces, for example in the life sciences, humanities, or environmental sciences. Our research vision is to attack the big data challenge through the combination of human-centered data analysis and interactive visualization for decision making. These research topics are highly relevant for academia and economy as both science and industry make increasing use of data-intensive technologies. Please share this message with any great candidates. Best regards, Andreas Kerren and Katerina Vrotsou iVis Group @ Linköping University

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postdoc position for 1 year for 40 hours/week at the Research Unit Visual Analytics (TU Wien)
by Miksch Silvia 31 Mar '21

31 Mar '21

We are looking for exceptionally talented and highly motivated candidates to fill the following open postdoc position at the Research Unit Visual Analytics (TU Wien) - for 1 year for 40 hours/week. Expected start: May 2021 For details, please see --> https://tiss.tuwien.ac.at/mbl/blatt_struktur/anzeigen/10452#p152.2 or --> https://jobs.tuwien.ac.at/Job/148599 Closing date for applications: *** April 15, 2021*** (on our job platform: https://jobs.tuwien.ac.at/Job/148599) The position will be filled earliest as possible. The Vienna University of Technology aims for enhancing the number of women in scientific positions and therefore, particularly invites women to apply. Applicants are not entitled to claim reimbursement of traveling expenses and/or other costs caused by the application procedures. Best regards, Silvia Miksch ================================================================ Silvia Miksch, Univ.-Prof. Ph.D. MSc. Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) Faculty of Informatics Institute of Visual Computing and Human-Centered Technology Favoritenstrasse 9-11 / 193-07 (188-1) A-1040 Vienna, Austria, Europe email: silvia.miksch(a)tuwien.ac.at url: https://www.cvast.tuwien.ac.at/team/silvia-miksch =================================================================

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ACM IUI 2021: Call for participation
by Axel Soto 30 Mar '21

30 Mar '21

*** ACM IUI 2021: Call for Participation *** * Virtually hosted by Texas A&M University * April 13-17, 2021 * http://iui.acm.org/2021/ * Contact: registration2021(a)iui.acm.org ## Registration deadline April 9, 2021 ## Registration link https://iui.acm.org/2021/registration.html ## ACM IUI 2021 ACM IUI 2021 is the 26th annual premier international forum for reporting outstanding research and development on intelligent user interfaces. ACM IUI is where the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) communities meet, with contributions from related fields such as psychology, behavioral science, cognitive science, computer graphics, design, the arts, and more. Our focus is on improving the interaction between humans and digital technology, by leveraging both HCI approaches and state-of-the art AI techniques from machine learning, natural language processing, data mining, knowledge representation and reasoning.

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2nd CfP CG&A Special Issue on Visualization Education and Teaching Visualization Literacy: >April, 28, 2021
by Benjamin Bach 26 Mar '21

26 Mar '21

Dear Colleagues, (Good luck everyone for your VIS submissions!) This is the 2nd call for papers for our Computer Graphics and Applications (CG&A) Special Issue on Visualization Education and Teaching Visualization Literacy. Please help us spread the word as we solicit submissions from across the disciplines. The deadline for submission is in ~1 month, on April 28, 2021 with a publication date around November/December 2021 (set by CG&A). https://www.computer.org/digital-library/magazines/cg/call-for-papers-speci… <https://www.computer.org/digital-library/magazines/cg/call-for-papers-speci…> Focus and relevance: Visualisation literacy is the ability to read, write and create visualizations of data using digital or physical representations. This is a key asset for any informed use and critical engagement with visual representations of data. With the increasing use of visualizations, it is becoming essential for everybody to be able to understand and use visualizations to prevent misuse and misinterpretation of visually represented data. Visualisation literacy includes skills related to the design, reading, interpretation, critical discussion, as well as interaction and effective communication with data and visualisations. While structured guidelines and extensive empirical knowledge exist on how to visually represent data, there is little foundational and empirical knowledge about how to teach and train visualisation literacy skills for specific sectors (e.g., professionals in an industry, children, etc.) and general audiences. In addition, visualisation literacy is key for a society of critical and informed citizens, effective analysts, informed decision-makers, and honest advocates for the use of data that supports human values. Building knowledge around teaching and learning visualization and visualization literacy is challenging because of the open and broad nature of visualisation and its wide application to different domains and audiences that engage in a variety of activities following different conventions. This special issue calls for ground-breaking work to advance our knowledge around education in visualization. This includes advances in how to teach visualization to diverse audiences and in diverse settings; which skills to teach (e.g., design, critical thinking, data literacy, programming, interacting with data), in which contexts we teach visualization (e.g., storytelling, formal education, professional development, collaborations), to which audiences (e.g., scientists, developers, designers, collaborators) in which domains we teach visualization (e.g., data science, journalism, business), what forms visualization education can take (e.g., autodidactic learning, online learning, educating professionals, games, storytelling), and which materials (e.g., schemas, tools, cheat sheets, toolkits) and activities we use to educate (e.g., design cards, sketching, physicalizing, elicitation, peer feedback). Answers to these questions are crucial, not only to new university faculty and visualization instructors (few of which had the chance to enjoy formal training in pedagogy), but also practitioners in visualization, news agencies, museums, curriculum writers, businesses, school teachers, and many others. At the same time, being part of the global scientific community at the forefront of knowledge generation, it is our mission to engage with the wider community to transfer our knowledge in creative and effective ways. This Special Issue asks for original, unpublished, contributions—research, opinions, and surveys—from a wide variety of domains including visualization, pedagogy, social science, psychology, human-computer interaction, data science, and other related disciplines. Topics: Learning material, tools, and resources to support in-class learning and beyond Learning goals, skill sets, taxonomies Visualization guidelines and approaches to making data visualization knowledge and practical skills available to a wider audience in a structured form Guidelines to help novice teachers teach visualizations Critical reflections on conducting visualization activities and classes (teaching experience), Evaluation strategies for learning activities, material, classes, methods Assessment strategies to test for visualization knowledge and literacy Teaching activities for in-class engagement (classroom, workshop, etc.) Teaching approaches and methodology Surveys and reviews on teaching methods and materials for visualization Ethical, social, and critical considerations on visualization education Studies on visualization literacy and engagement Guest Editors: Benjamin Bach, University of Edinburgh, bbach(a)ed.ac.uk <mailto:bbach@ed.ac.uk> Samuel Huron, Institut Polytechnique de Paris samuel.huron(a)telecom-paris.fr <mailto:samuel.huron@telecom-paristech.fr> Uta Hinrichs, University of St. Andrews, uh3(a)st-andrews.ac.uk <mailto:uh3@st-andrews.ac.uk> Jonathan Roberts, Bangor University, j.c.roberts(a)bangor.ac.uk <mailto:j.c.roberts@bangor.ac.uk> Sheelagh Carpendale, Simon Fraser University, sheelagh(a)sfu.ca <mailto:sheelagh@sfu.ca> The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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CfP: Special Issue E-Government and Smart Cities
by Hans-Christian Jetter 22 Mar '21

22 Mar '21

Dear InfoVis community, as we are particularly interested in contributions about the visualization of urban sensing, smart city, or e-government data, we have extended the deadline of the CfP. Please find all further information below. Best regards Christian Jetter Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hans-Christian Jetter M.Sc. Professor of Interaction Design and User Experience Universität zu Lübeck Institute for Multimedia and Interactive Systems (IMIS) CALL FOR PAPERS - **EXTENDED DEADLINE**: i-com - Journal of Interactive Media https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/105 https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/icom Special Issue on E-Government and Smart Cities ** NEW Submission Deadline: Apr 15, 2021 ** ----------------------------------------------------------------- Motivation and Scope ----------------------------------------------------------------- The widespread adoption of online services, mobile and pervasive computing, and social media has changed citizens' attitudes and expectations towards government, citizen participation, and the efficiency of public administration. In light of new technological opportunities and challenges, public administrations are expanding their digital services in all fields of action. This includes classic e-government offers, such as applications for social benefits or building permits, but also solutions in the context of smart cities, urban sensing, and connected rural communities that rely on active participation, communication, and cooperation among citizens. Ideally, such new technologies will help citizens and civil servants to become efficient users of government services, consentful providers and informed users of government or city data, participants of constructive discourse, and informed decision makers. However, in practice, these goals are difficult to meet due to problems with the acceptance, availability, usability, and practical usefulness of new digital technologies and their application. ----------------------------------------------------------------- TOPICS ----------------------------------------------------------------- The relationship between citizens and public administrations has specific characteristics. Public services have a profound impact on the life of individuals and society. While the requirements for usability and user experience are not fundamentally different in the public sector compared to other areas, there are existential dependencies, for example against the background of security and order, protection, and welfare. On the other hand, public administrations are also accountable to citizens. Therefore, a key challenge is the human-centred design of new e-government and smart city services and answering key questions such as: How can e-government or smart city services be designed to achieve sufficient usability and a positive user experience (especially with regard to trust, transparency, reliability) for all conceivable user groups? How can designers avoid that no one is excluded from government services and participatory platforms? How can e-government and smart city solutions be evaluated concerning usability and user experience? How can services provide usable and human-centered applications while, at the same time, the regulatory framework needs to be correctly represented? How can we harness the "bottom-up" creativity and innovative forces of civic hackers, citzen-led projects, and DIY initiatives, while also achieving the reliability and accountability of traditional "top-down" frameworks such as large IT or telecommunication cooperations? How can we make citizens, public administration employees and other users curious about (or challenge them with) new civic technologies? How can we educate citizens and public administration employees about e- government and smart city technologies and let them become active users or even active developers? How can we enable citizens to actively control their level of participation, e.g., by enabling them to opt-in and opt-out of data collection and by letting them control their desired degree of privacy and anonymity? We welcome contributions that address these and relatedinterdisciplinary submissions. Accepted articles will be published in the Journal of Interactive Media (i-com). The journal is indexed by Scopus, among others. -------------------------------------------------------------- GUEST EDITORS -------------------------------------------------------------- Moreen Heine, University of Luebeck, Professor of eGovernment and Open Data Ecosystems, Institute for Multimedia and Interactive Systems (IMIS) Hans-Christian Jetter, University of Luebeck, Professor of Interaction Design and User Experience, Institute for Multimedia and Interactive Systems (IMIS) ---------------------------------------------------------------- TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- 31.03.2021 Submission Deadline Abstracts (extended deadline) 15.04.2021 Submission Deadline (extended deadline) 31.04.2021 Review results 21.05.2021 Revisions due 31.05.2021 Final Decision ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PROCESS ----------------------------------------------------------------- All submissions will undergo a double-blind peer review process. Hereby, each manuscript will be reviewed by three independent expert reviewers. Possible outcomes of the first round of reviews are: accept, revision, or reject. Authors of submissions that require revision will have one month to implement the required changes. Anonymized manuscripts need to be submitted via ScholarOne. The anticipated length of papers for this special issue is about 7.000 - 10.000 words. The length of the manuscript should be proportional to its contribution. Templates for preparing submissions can be accessed below. **To plan the review process, please send your abstract to heine(a)imis.uni-luebeck.de<mailto:heine@imis.uni-luebeck.de> by the end of March.** Link to Submission System: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/icom Link to Templates: https://www.degruyter.com/page/59

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CDVE2021 will go online, submission deadline approaching
by cdve .org 21 Mar '21

21 Mar '21

*CDVE2021 Will Go Online, Full Paper Deadline Coming Soon* www.cdve.org, email: cdve2021(a)easychair.org The CDVE2021 conference will be held October 24-27, 2021 online with the conference control center at Naresuan University, Thailand. The registration fee is reduced. It is a good opportunity to submit a paper. You are invited to submit unpublished papers. The conference proceedings of CDVE2021 will be published by the LNCS - Lecture Notes in Computer Science by Springer Nature. It will be indexed by ISI(CPCI-S), Web of Science, EI, Scopus, DBLP, ACM Digital Library. Selected papers will be invited to fully expand to be considered in a couple SCI indexed journals. In addition, this year we will have the best paper award for the authors. *Full paper 10-12 pages* Submission deadline: April 10, 2021. Notification of acceptance: May 20, 2021 Final camera ready paper due and registration for accepted paper authors: June 20, 2021 *Short paper 6 pages* Submission deadline: April 20, 2021. Notification of acceptance: May 20, 2021 Final camera ready paper due and registration for accepted paper authors: June 20, 2021 The submission is anonymous without author information. The submission page is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cdve2021 . To see how to write a paper and how we evaluate the papers, please see https://www.cdve.org/evaluate.html Please feel free to forward this call. You can also reply to this mail with a mail title: “Unsubscribe” to stop receiving further calls from CDVE2021. ------------------- The 18th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization and Engineering Oct. 24-27, 2021, Virtual Onloine Email: cdve2021(a)easychair.org <cdve2020(a)easychair.org> Web: http://www.cdve.org

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FINAL CALL for Papers: Diagrams 2021
by Mikkel Willum Johansen 18 Mar '21

18 Mar '21

Dear all, Deadlines for submissions to the conference is getting close, especially for Papers, Abstracts and Posters. In the categories of Papers, Abstracts and Posters the deadline for pre-submission of title and descriptive abstract is: April 1, 2021. * For the Long Papers and Short Papers categories, full versions are due: April 8, 2021 * For the Abstracts and Posters categories, full versions are due: April 15, 2021 Deadlines for Tutorials and Graduate Symposia are on the conference webpage www.diagrams-conference.org/2021<http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021>. Please find more information in the final call for papers attached below or on the webpage - and do pass on the information if you know researchers or students for whom it may be relevant. I hope to see you at the conference! Best, Mikkel Willum Johansen Publicity Chair Diagrams 2021 *** FINAL CALL for Papers: Diagrams 2021 *** 12th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Diagrams September 28 – 30, 2021 Virtual Event www.diagrams-conference.org/2021<http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021> *** Highlights *** - FREE REGISTRATION - Proceedings published by Springer - Three Tracks: Main, Philosophy, and Psychology and Education. - Graduate Symposium - Best Paper and Best Student Paper awards - Submission dates in April 2021. ***************** Keynote Speakers Announced ******************* Shaaron Ainsworth, University of Nottingham Daniel Rosenberg, University of Oregon Katarina Scheiter, University of Tubingen Atsushi Shimojima, Doshisha University Frederik Stjernfelt, Aalborg University of Copenhagen Francesco Bellucci, University of Bologna, is the Inspirational ECR Speaker for Diagrams 2021 ******************* Novel Program Schedule ********************* Diagrams 2021 will adopt a novel approach to scheduling talks, to accommodate different time zones across the globe. See http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021/index.php/program/ for more details. ************************************************************* Diagrams is the only conference series that provides a united forum for all areas that are concerned with the study of diagrams and has a multidisciplinary emphasis. For 2021, *MAIN TRACK* conference topics include, but are not limited to: – applications of diagrams, – computational models of reasoning with, and interpretation of, diagrams, – design of diagrammatic notations, – diagram understanding by humans or machines, – diagram aesthetics and layout,– evaluation of diagrammatic notations, – graphical communication and literacy, – heterogeneous notations involving diagrams, – history of diagrammatic notations, – information visualization using diagrams, – nature of diagrams and diagramming, – novel technologies for diagram use, – reasoning with diagrams, – semiotics of diagrams, – software to support the use of diagrams, and – usability and human-computer interaction issues concerning diagrams. In addition to the main track, Diagrams 2021 will have two further tracks: Philosophy, and Psychology and Education; for their topics of interest, see http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021/index.php/calls/main-track/ http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021/index.php/calls/philosophy/ http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021/index.php/calls/psychology-of-diagr…. If the main research contribution of your submission is considered to fit either of the other tracks then you are strongly encouraged to submit to the respective special track, each of which has a dedicated program committee. Authors of accepted submissions will be expected to be in attendance at the virtual conference to present their research and respond to questions presented by delegates. All presenters must accept that it is not within the power of the organisers to prevent delegates from recording talks. However, when registering, delegates will be asked to confirm that they will not record any part of the conference. ***************************************************************** Submission Categories The conference will include presentations of refereed Papers, Abstracts, and Posters, alongside a graduate symposium. We invite submissions for peer review that focus on any aspect of diagrams research, as follows: - Long Papers (16 pages), - Abstracts (3 pages), - Short Papers (8 pages), - Posters (4 pages – this is both a maximum and minimum requirement). More details and all important dates can be found on at www.diagrams-conference.org/2021<http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021>. ***************************************************************** ________________________________ Mikkel Willum Johansen Associate professor Department of Science Education University of Copenhagen Tlf: (+45) 28 72 84 41

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Lectureship in Interactive Media at the University of York, UK (Deadline 21st March)
by Jonathan Hook 17 Mar '21

17 Mar '21

Lectureship in Interactive Media at the University of York, UK Salary: £40,322 to £49,553 a year Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent (equiv. tenure track Assistant Prof) Closes: 21st March 2021 (NOTE: earlier than previously advertised deadline) Apply: bit.ly/york-im-lecturer Role Description Applications are invited for a full-time Lecturer in Interactive Media, available from September 2021. The lectureship will be appointed on a research and teaching contract. You will join an innovative and rapidly expanding department, which brings together research, teaching and commercial activities in the fields of interactive media, film, television, theatre and the rich space in which they converge. The department is home to a lively and growing community of academics exploring technical, creative and socio-cultural perspectives on interactive media, with expertise spanning human-computer interaction, user-experience design, games, data visualization, accessibility, interactive film, immersive technology and digital culture. A particularly exciting feature of the department is the central role it plays in major government research investments in interactive media, including: the Digital Creativity Labs, a £19m EPSRC Digital Economy Hub that fosters impact driven research in the digital creative industries; XRStories, a £15m AHRC Creative Industry Cluster exploring immersive and interactive technologies for digital storytelling; WEAVR, a £4m ICSF Audience of the Future Demonstrator developing new data-driven and immersive spectator experiences in esports; and the £6.4m EPSRC Intelligent Games and Game Intelligence Centre for Doctoral Training. Role You will develop research objectives, carry out individual or collaborative research projects and lead on or contribute to the production of research outputs and research outcomes. You will also design, develop and deliver teaching across a wide range of modules and/or within a particular programme or subject area. You will also demonstrate the ability to play a significant role in the delivery and development of our innovative Interactive Media BSc, teaching and supervising students on topics relating to the design and prototyping of interactive media that match your knowledge and experience. You will also undertake departmental citizenship and administrative responsibilities. Skills, Experience & Qualification needed You will have the ambition to have substantial impact in your field, demonstrate international research potential, and inspire students through innovative teaching. You will have a PhD and be able to demonstrate knowledge and expertise in an area that complements our growing interactive media team and broader department’s research. Example research areas include, but are not limited to: interactive digital performance, digital media art, HCI and UX design, virtual and augmented reality, 3D graphics and animation, social media, interactive and immersive storytelling, games, data visualization, digital health, and human interaction with artificial intelligence. You will have the proven ability to contribute to high quality research and the dissemination of research findings. In addition, you will have experience of taking responsibility for teaching and learning at undergraduate and ideally postgraduate level as well as have evidence of successful course planning, design and delivery across a range of modules. We particularly encourage applications from female and BAME candidates, who are currently under-represented within the University of York in this area. Interview date: 16th April (provisional) For informal enquiries: please contact Dr Jonathan Hook: e-mail jonathan.hook(a)york.ac.uk. See also the department website at: www.york.ac.uk/tfti/ More info and apply: bit.ly/york-im-lecturer

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CDVE2021 Full Paper Deadline Coming Soon
by cdve .org 12 Mar '21

12 Mar '21

*CDVE2021 Full Paper Deadline Coming Soon* www.cdve.org, email: cdve2021(a)easychair.org The CDVE2021 conference will be held October 24-27, 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand. You are invited to submit unpublished papers. The conference proceedings of CDVE2021 will be published by the LNCS - Lecture Notes in Computer Science by Springer Nature. It will be indexed by ISI(CPCI-S), Web of Science, EI, Scopus, DBLP, ACM Digital Library. Selected papers will be invited to fully expand to be considered in a couple SCI indexed journals. In addition, this year we will have the best paper award for the authors. *Full paper 10-12 pages* Submission deadline: April 10, 2021. Notification of acceptance: May 20, 2021 Final camera ready paper due and registration for accepted paper authors: June 20, 2021 *Short paper 6 pages* Submission deadline: April 20, 2021. Notification of acceptance: May 20, 2021 Final camera ready paper due and registration for accepted paper authors: June 20, 2021 The submission is anonymous without author information. The submission page is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cdve2021 . To see how to write a paper and how we evaluate the papers, please see https://www.cdve.org/evaluate.html Please feel free to forward this call. You can also reply to this mail with a mail title: “Unsubscribe” to stop receiving further calls from CDVE2021. --------------------- The 18th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization and Engineering Oct. 24-27, 2021, Bangkok, Thailand Email: cdve2021(a)easychair.org <cdve2020(a)easychair.org> Web: http://www.cdve.org

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