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VAST 2006 Visual Analytics CONTEST
by Plaisant, Catherine 19 Mar '06

19 Mar '06

Test your tools / Sharpen your problem solving skills / Win prizes VAST 2006 CONTEST A tale of Alderwood (Part of IEEE Symposium on Visual Analytics and Technology 2006) www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/VASTcontest06 The VAST Contest is a participation category of the IEEE VAST 2006 Symposium. It continues in the footsteps of the InfoVis contests with its purpose to promote the development of benchmarks for visual analytics and establish a forum to advance evaluation methods. The dataset consists mostly of news stories from Alderwood's city newspaper, along with some multimedia materials and background information. The goal is to determine if inappropriate activities are taking place and to provide evidence based hypotheses and conclusions. Participants will have several months to prepare their submissions. Selected entries will present at the conference, and some teams will be invited to participate in a special workshop before the conference, during which professional analysts will interact with the winners' systems and provide personal feedback. DATASET, TASKS AND SCORING METHODOLOGY are now posted Important Dates July 15th Deadline for submission August 14th Acceptance notification Oct 31st / Nov 2nd 2006 IEEE VAST Symposium in Baltimore, MD Contest Chairs Georges Grinstein, University of Massachusetts Lowell Catherine Plaisant, University of Maryland Jean Scholtz, National Institute of Standards and Technology Mark Whiting, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/VASTcontest06

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APGV06: Submissions now open -- 2 weeks to deadline
by Roland William Fleming 17 Mar '06

17 Mar '06

APGV 2006: THIRD SYMPOSIUM ON APPLIED PERCEPTION IN GRAPHICS AND VISUALIZATION Co-located with ACM SIGGRAPH 06. Boston, MA. 28th - 30th July, 2006. http://www.apgv.org FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION --- SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN ! There are 2 weeks left until the paper submission deadline. Submit your paper now at <http://apgv06.confmaster.net> ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM: Research in computer graphics and visualization has great potential to benefit from, and contribute to, research in perception. Since 2004, this symposium has brought together researchers from the fields of perception, graphics and visualization, to facilitate a wider exchange of ideas. Our goals are to use insights from perception to advance the design of methods for visual, auditory and haptic representation, and to use computer graphics to enable perceptual research that would otherwise not be possible. Submissions are invited in the broad range of areas at the intersection of computer graphics, visualization and perception. Specific examples include, but are not limited to: - applications of insights from perception to the development of algorithms for more efficient, effective or realistic modeling, rendering and/or animation - applications of perception in the design and evaluation of methods for more effective representation and communication of data - the study of perception and perceptual issues in virtual environments - computational aesthetics, stylization, and perceptual aspects of non-photorealistic rendering Submissions are particularly welcome in all areas of basic perception research that have applications in computer graphics and visualization. Proceedings, which will include the poster abstracts, will be published by ACM SIGGRAPH. Best papers from the symposium will be invited to be extended for a special issue of the ACM Transactions on Applied Perception <http://www.acm.org/tap/>. For more information check our website: <www.apgv.org> Submission deadlines 31st March 2006 - full papers (up to 8 pages) - short papers (up to 4 pages) 8th May 2006 - posters (abstract up to 1 page) Conference Chairs Roland Fleming, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics Sunghee Kim, Gettysburg College Program Chairs Erik Reinhard, University of Bristol William Thompson, University of Utah

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ACM SoftVis Call for Papers
by stasko＠cc.gatech.edu 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

******************************************************************** C A L L F O R P A P E R S ACM Symposium on Software Visualization S O F T V I S ' 0 6 September 4-5, 2006 Brighton, UK=20 http://www.softvis.org/softvis06 ******************************************************************** NEWS: - Submission site is now open - Ron Baecker will be the joint keynote for VL/HCC and SoftVis. DEADLINES Paper submission: April 7, 2006 Notification of acceptance: June 12, 2006 Final papers due: July 7, 2006 Software visualization encompasses the development and evaluation of methods for graphically representing different aspects of software, including its structure, its abstract and concrete execution, and its evolution. The goal of this symposium is to provide a forum for researchers from different backgrounds (HCI, software engineering, programming languages, visualization, computer science education) to discuss and present original research on software visualization. Over the years SOFTIVS has become the premier venue for presenting all types of research on software visualization. After SOFTVIS03 in San Diego, and SOFTVIS05 in St. Louis, the third iteration of this conference series will be co-located with the IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing and with the Psychology of Programmers Interest Group (PPIG) Workshop in Brighton, UK. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Papers We seek theoretical as well as practical papers on applications, techniques, tools and case studies. Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to, the following: - Visualization of algorithms and programs - Visualization "beyond programs", eg: software design, database schemas, software process, security, debugging. - Software visualization in education - Integration of software visualization tools with development environments - Graph drawing algorithms for software visualization - Empirical evaluation of software visualization system effectiveness Papers should represent original, unpublished results and will be rigorously reviewed by the international Program Committee. Papers must be in standard ACM 2-column format and cannot exceed 10 pages in total length. Authors should prepare and electronically submit a PDF version of their paper. Videos not exceeding 5 minutes in length can accompany a paper submission. Papers are due April 7, 2006. Some hints for prospective authors are available online. For more details on the submission process see the SOFTVIS06 web site at www.softvis.org General Chair: Eileen Kraemer, The University of Georgia, USA Program Co-Chairs: Margaret Burnett, Oregon State University, USA Stephan Diehl, Catholic University Eichstaett, Germany Program Committee: Rob DeLine, Microsoft Research, USA Mary Jean Harrold, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA John Hosking, Univ. Auckland, New Zealand Chris Hundhausen, Washington State University Daniel Keim, University of Konstanz, Germany Andreas Kerren, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany Stephen Kobourov, University of Arizona, USA Hideki Koike, University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan Michele Lanza, University of Lugano, Switzerland Jonathan I. Maletic, Kent State University, USA Malcolm Munro, University of Durham, UK Tom Naps, University of Wisconsin -- Oshkosh, USA Helen Purchase, University of Glasgow, UK Steve Reiss, Brown University, USA John Stasko, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Margaret-Anne Storey, University of Victoria, Canada Ayellet Tal, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel Alexandru Telea, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

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Post Doctoral position Bordeaux
by Maylis Delest 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

Post-doctoral position at CNRS, LaBRI, Bordeaux, France, 12 months, Begin September 1 or October 1, 2006 Deadline for application June 30, 2006 Monthly pay : 2150 Euros gross Contact : maylis.delest(a)labri.fr Title : Interaction and Information Visualization More information on www.labri.fr/~maylis/postDoc.2006.Bordeaux.html

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Information Visualization Post-Doc and Summer Internship Positions at INRIA
by Jean-Daniel Fekete 14 Mar '06

14 Mar '06

The research laboratory IN-SITU, part of INRIA Futurs (insitu.lri.fr), is seeking 3-5 highly motivated individuals for research projects in the field of Information Visualization: · Bioinformatics within the Microbiogenomics project (see http://microbiogenomics.u-psud.fr/) · Analysis of large online communities (see http://autograph.fing.org/news/12.shtml) · Visualization for understanding and controlling supervised classification methods, with several application domains. There is a considerable degree of flexibility for the direction of the research. The existing infrastructure for these projects relies on the opensource InfoVis Toolkit (ivtk.sourceforge.net) Summer internships run from June through the end of September. Post-Doc positions are currently available and last between 1 and 2 years. Send a cover letter and CV to Jean-Daniel Fekete (Jean-Daniel.Fekete(a)inria.fr; insitu.lri.fr/~fekete), Project Manager and Senior Researcher at INRIA. INRIA is the leading French Research Center in Computer Science. The IN-SITU laboratory is among the best ranked French research groups in the field of Human-Computer Interaction and Information Visualization. It is located in the University of Paris-South, approximately 25 km south of Paris. It gathers scientists from the University, INRIA and CNRS. -- Jean-Daniel Fekete Jean-Daniel.Fekete(a)inria.fr INRIA Futurs, LRI tel: +33 1 69153460 <-- NEW! 08Oct03 Bat 490, Université Paris-Sud fax: +33 1 69156586 F91405 ORSAY Cedex, France

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CFP: KVD'06, 06 Sep 2006, Graz, Austria
by Keith Andrews 13 Mar '06

13 Mar '06

KVD'06 6th of September 2006 Graz, Austria Call for Papers I-Know '06 Special Track on Knowledge Visualization and Knowledge Discovery (http://i-know.know-center.tugraz.at/i_know_06/topics/kvd_06) Introduction: ============= I-KNOW '06 special track on Knowledge Visualization and Knowledge Discovery addresses the emerging fields of knowledge and information visualization, knowledge discovery and information retrieval, involving discovery, interaction with and visual presentation of abstract knowledge, information spaces and structures to facilitate their rapid assimilation and understanding. Original papers are solicited in all aforementioned areas. Submissions will be reviewed by a board of international experts. Topics include: * Visualisation of text and multimedia corpora * Visualisation of search results * Visualisation of web information systems * Visualisation of abstract information structures and spaces * Visualisation of knowledge and concept structures * Mapping and editing of knowledge structures * Concept mapping * Human computer interfaces for knowledge and information visualisation * Empirical studies of knowledge and information visualisation techniques * Perceptual factors for knowledge and information visualisation * Adaptive visualisation metaphors * Visual data mining * Data structures, frameworks, and models underlying visualisation * Knowledge discovery and web mining techniques * Knowledge discovery from unstructured and multimedia data * Clustering and classification techniques * Multimedia and cross-modal retrieval * Information and knowledge extraction * Information summarization * Intelligent network agents * Natural language processing * Topic detection and tracking * Data structures, frameworks, and models underlying knowledge discovery data mining Submissions might also address applications of knowledge discovery and visualisation in areas such as mind mapping, decision support, e-learning, CSCW, healthcare, virtual environments, search engines, mobile and pervasive computing, or bioinformatics. Target Group The topics mentioned above are addressed at researchers and developers as well as at practitioners and providers in the fields of knowledge discovery and knowledge and information visualization. The special track will be held in English. Important Dates: ================ * 03 April 2006 - Submissions of Full Papers (8 Pages) * 22 May 2006 - Notification of Acceptance * 26 June 2006 - Final Versions (8 Pages) Submission Procedure: ===================== Submissions should be handed in as full papers and should not exceed 8 pages. Please use the I-KNOW style guides and submit your contribution in PDF or MS Word format using http://www.i-know.at/submission. In case of problems or questions concerning the submission of papers, please contact the track chairs at kvd(a)know-center.at . Publication =========== Accepted papers will be published within the I-KNOW '06 conference proceedings in cooperation with Springer Co. Pub. Papers must present previously unpublished, original results. At least one author of an accepted paper must register for I-KNOW '06 before the deadline for Final Versions (26 June 2006). If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact kvd(a)know-center.at or mgrani(a)know-center.at -- Keith Andrews IICM, Graz University of Technology, Austria http://www.iicm.edu/keith "The kangaroos in Austria are in the zoo"

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CFP (Extended Deadline): BELIV'06 (workshop on infovis evaluation @ AVI'06)
by Enrico Bertini 13 Mar '06

13 Mar '06

----------------------------------------------- New deadline for submission is *March 19, 2006* ----------------------------------------------- *** Call for Papers *** ---------------------------- BELIV’06 - AVI 2006 Workshop ---------------------------- BEyond time and errors: novel evaLuation methods for Information Visualization Held in conjunction with *AVI Advanced Visual Interfaces* International Working Conference May, 23 2006 - Venice, ITALY WORKSHOP WEBSITE http://www.dis.uniroma1.it/~beliv06 DESCRIPTION Controlled experiments remain the workhorse of evaluation but there is a growing sense that information visualization systems need new methods of evaluation, from longitudinal field studies, insight based evaluation and other metrics adapted to the perceptual aspects of visualization as well as the exploratory nature of discovery. We solicit position and research papers discussing proposed new information visualization evaluation methods e.g. new ways of conducting user studies, definition and assessment of infovis effectiveness through the formal characterization of perceptual and cognitive tasks and insights, definition of quality criteria and metrics. Case study and survey papers are also welcomed when clearly presenting general guidelines, practical advices, and lessons learned. DATES Deadline for submissions: March 19, 2006 Notification of acceptance: March 27, 2006 Camera ready papers due: April 24, 2006 Workshop: May 23, 2006 HOW TO PARTICIPATE We solicit position and research papers up to 6 pages (less is fine). All the submissions should be formatted according to the guidelines used for the papers of the main conference. Suitable templates can be downloaded from: http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html. Submission should be either in PDF (preferred) or Word format and uploaded to the review system accessible from the following url: http://www.programchair.com/BELIV06/. For any questions contact Enrico Bertini at: bertini(a)dis.uniroma1.it. Accepted papers will be revised after the workshop and ***published in the ACM Digital Library***. TOPICS OF INTEREST Topics include, but are not limited to: • Utility characterization and evaluation • Quality criteria • Metrics • Insight characterization • Synthetic data set generation • Taxonomies of tasks • Benchmark development and repositories • Longitudinal case studies • Adoption ORGANIZERS Enrico Bertini Dip. di Informatica e Sistemistica University of Rome “La Sapienza” bertini(a)dis.uniroma1.it Catherine Plaisant HCIL/UMIACS University of Maryland plaisant(a)cs.umd.edu Giuseppe Santucci Dip. di Informatica e Sistemistica University of Rome “La Sapienza” santucci(a)dis.uniroma1.it PROGRAM COMMITTEE Alan Blackwell, Cambridge University Margaret Burnett, Oregon State University Tiziana Catarci (University of Rome, Italy) Luca Chittaro (University of Udine, Italy) Mary Czerwinski (Microsoft Research) Alan Dix (University of Lancaster, UK) Jean Daniel Fekete (INRIA) George Grinstein (UMass) Stephen Kimani (University of Rome, Italy) Chris North (Virginia Polytechnic Institute, USA) George Robertson (Microsoft Research) Ben Shneiderman (Maryland University, USA) John Stasko (Georgia Tech)

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CFP (Reminder): BELIV'06 (workshop on infovis evaluation @ AVI'06)
by Enrico Bertini 09 Mar '06

09 Mar '06

------------------------------------------- Deadline for submission is *March 12, 2006* ------------------------------------------- *** Call for Papers *** ---------------------------- BELIV’06 - AVI 2006 Workshop ---------------------------- BEyond time and errors: novel evaLuation methods for Information Visualization Held in conjunction with *AVI Advanced Visual Interfaces* International Working Conference May, 23 2006 - Venice, ITALY WORKSHOP WEBSITE http://www.dis.uniroma1.it/~beliv06 DESCRIPTION Controlled experiments remain the workhorse of evaluation but there is a growing sense that information visualization systems need new methods of evaluation, from longitudinal field studies, insight based evaluation and other metrics adapted to the perceptual aspects of visualization as well as the exploratory nature of discovery. We solicit position and research papers discussing proposed new information visualization evaluation methods e.g. new ways of conducting user studies, definition and assessment of infovis effectiveness through the formal characterization of perceptual and cognitive tasks and insights, definition of quality criteria and metrics. Case study and survey papers are also welcomed when clearly presenting general guidelines, practical advices, and lessons learned. DATES Deadline for submissions: March 12, 2006 Notification of acceptance: March 27, 2006 Camera ready papers due: April 24, 2006 Workshop: May 23, 2006 HOW TO PARTICIPATE We solicit position and research papers up to 6 pages (less is fine). All the submissions should be formatted according to the guidelines used for the papers of the main conference. Suitable templates can be downloaded from: http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html. Submission should be either in PDF (preferred) or Word format and uploaded to the review system accessible from the following url: http://www.programchair.com/BELIV06/. For any questions contact Enrico Bertini at: bertini at dis.uniroma1.it. ******************************** Accepted papers will be revised after the workshop and published in the ACM Digital Library ******************************** A possible outcome of the workshop is to organize a special issue on the topic for the Information Visualization Journal. TOPICS OF INTEREST Topics include, but are not limited to: • Utility characterization and evaluation • Quality criteria • Metrics • Insight characterization • Synthetic data set generation • Taxonomies of tasks • Benchmark development and repositories • Longitudinal case studies • Adoption ORGANIZERS Enrico Bertini Dip. di Informatica e Sistemistica University of Rome “La Sapienza” bertini at dis.uniroma1.it Catherine Plaisant HCIL/UMIACS University of Maryland plaisant at cs.umd.edu Giuseppe Santucci Dip. di Informatica e Sistemistica University of Rome “La Sapienza” santucci at dis.uniroma1.it PROGRAM COMMITTEE Alan Blackwell (Cambridge University, UK) Margaret Burnett (Oregon State University, USA) Tiziana Catarci (University of Rome, Italy) Chaomei Chen (Drexel University, USA) Luca Chittaro (University of Udine, Italy) Maria Francesca Costabile (University of Bari, Italy) Mary Czerwinski (Microsoft Research, USA) Alan Dix (University of Lancaster, UK) Jean Daniel Fekete (INRIA, France) George Grinstein (UMass, USA) Stephen Kimani (University of Rome, Italy) Chris North (Virginia Polytechnic Institute, USA) George Robertson (Microsoft Research, USA) Ben Shneiderman (Maryland University, USA) John Stasko (Georgia Tech, USA)

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CFP: IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization 2006
by Fernanda Viegas 23 Feb '06

23 Feb '06

IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization 2006 Call for Participation http://conferences.computer.org/infovis/infovis2006/ We solicit papers, posters, videos, artistic works, and contest entries for InfoVis 2006, the twelfth annual IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization. In addition, we encourage the submission of proposals for InfoVis-related tutorials and workshops to be held during the conference week (see Vis conference web site for details).InfoVis is the primary meeting in the field of information visualization, and is held on October 29 through 31, in conjunction with the IEEE Visualization 2006 (Vis06) conference and the IEEE Visual Analytics Science and Technology Symposium (VAST06) in Baltimore, Maryland, the week of October 29 through November 3, 2006. Computer-based information visualization, or "infovis", centers around helping people explore or explain data through systems that include static or interactive visual representations. The central design challenge in infovis is designing a cognitively useful spatial mapping of a dataset that is not inherently spatial. There are many possible visual encodings, only a fraction of which are helpful for a given task. We draw on the intellectual history of several traditions, including computer graphics, human-computer interaction, cognitive psychology, semiotics, graphic design, statistical graphics, cartography, and art. The synthesis of relevant ideas from these fields is critical for keeping pace with the torrents of data that confront us all. ** New this Year ** InfoVis Art Exhibit Full papers to be published on IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics ** Important Deadlines ** March 21, 2006 Paper Abstracts (mandatory for paper submissions) March 31, 2006 Full Papers April 30, 2006 Tutorial Proposal (Vis06) June 30, 2006 Posters June 30, 2006 Videos June 30, 2006 Art Exhibit Submissions June 30, 2006 Workshop Proposal (Vis 06) August 11, 2006 Contest Entries ------------ PAPERS Abstracts due (mandatory): March 21, 2006 Full papers due: March 31, 2006 Papers can be up to a maximum of eight (8) pages in length, including full-color figures throughout. We encourage the use of digital video to support the submission, particularly if part or all of the work covers interactive techniques. At least one author of an accepted paper must attend the conference to present the work, and authors will also be required to present a very brief one-minute summary of their talk at the opening papers preview session. All papers accepted to the Symposium will also appear in an issue of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). For more information on paper categories (technique, system, design study, valuation, and model) and the review process, see the InfoVis 06 site: http://conferences.computer.org/infovis/infovis2006/papers_c.html ------------ INTERACTIVE POSTERS Due: June 30, 2006 The InfoVis Poster Program provides a forum for researchers to present work that is in progress and not sufficiently mature for a regular paper submission quite yet. Posters are typically summaries of ongoing work that authors present to gain feedback from the community about the research. In addition to having a two-page article in the Conference Compendium, authors will create a large poster summarizing their work and will be available to discuss it during the Monday evening conference reception and poster session. Accepted poster summaries will be included electronically on the IEEE Visualization 2006 Conference DVD, placed on the official infovis.org web site, and also distributed in a hardcopy compendium to all symposium and conference attendees. At least one author of an accepted poster must attend the conference to present the work at the evening poster session, and authors will also be required to present a very brief one-minute summary of their work at a posters preview session earlier in that day. For details on format and electronic submission of posters and optional accompanying digital video, see the Submission Instructions: http://conferences.computer.org/infovis/infovis2006/posters_c.html ------------ VIDEOS Due: Thursday, June 30, 2005 Videos are an effective way to educate others about new information visualization techniques and concepts. We want to encourage the production of high quality videos, and aim at producing a valuable resource that will stimulate research and that can be used for educational purposes. Videos are submitted as a digital video movie, with maximum size of 100 MB, accompanied by a two (2) page summary of the work. The length of the video should preferably not exceed 5 minutes, but in very special cases exceptions can be made. The size limit is strict however. We encourage original submissions of unpublished work, as well as new submissions showcasing systems, methods and techniques of interest to the information visualization community that have been presented in other venues. Accepted videos will be included electronically on the IEEE Visualization 2005 Conference DVD, shown during the InfoVis symposium, placed on the official infovis.org web site, and the summary will be distributed in a hardcopy compendium to all symposium and conference attendees. At least one author of an accepted video must attend the conference. http://conferences.computer.org/infovis/infovis2006/video_c.html ------------ ART EXHIBIT Due: June 30, 2006 Information visualization is traditionally viewed as a tool for data exploration and hypothesis formation. In recent years, however, both the mainstreaming of computer graphics and the democratization of data sources on the Internet have had important repercussions in the field of information visualization. With the ability to create visual representations of data on home computers, artists and designers have greatly expanded the practice of infovis as artistic pursuit. In its first edition, the InfoVis Art Exhibit examines the merging of artistic intention and visualization technique. We are looking for artwork that reveals data patterns in aesthetic, innovative ways. The InfoVis Art Exhibit will consider the following types of work: * interactive CD/DVD-ROM work * interactive web-based work * printed artwork Accepted art submissions will be included electronically on the IEEE Visualization 2005 Conference DVD, shown during the InfoVis symposium, placed on the official infovis.org web site, and the summary will be distributed in a hardcopy compendium to all symposium and conference attendees. For instructions on how to submit your work, see submission page at: http://conferences.computer.org/infovis/infovis2006/art_show_c.html ------------ CONTEST Due: August 11, 2006 Contest Dataset and Tasks: http://conferences.computer.org/infovis/infovis2006/contest_c.html Following last year's Technology Trends and Industry Analysis data set, a widely analyzed and familiar U.S. Census 2000 data set is the topic of this year's competition. The goal of the contest is to promote the development of benchmarks for information visualization, establish a forum to promote evaluation methods, and encourage creativity and utility. The data set consists of 1% of the results of the U.S. Census 2000, and submissions using the complete set or a selected subset of one or more geographic regions are encouraged, focusing on at least one of the contest tasks. Augmentation of the data set with any publicly available data is allowed. Contest entries are submitted as a two (2) page summary, a video and accompanying materials to one of three categories: academic, industry or student category. All accepted entry materials will be made available online after the conference. At least one author of an accepted entry must attend the conference to present the work. Authors of first place entries will present their work during the main contest session. Authors of second place entries will present their work during the poster session. Duplicate submissions should *not* be made to both the poster and contest categories.

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CFP IEEE Visual Analytics Science and Technology Symposium
by Dr. David S. Ebert 22 Feb '06

22 Feb '06

Call for Participation IEEE Visual Analytics Science and Technology 2006 October 31 - Nov 2, 2006 http://conferences.computer.org/vast/vast2006/ Approaching Deadline: Paper Submission Deadline- March 31, 2006 IEEE VAST 2006 is the first international symposium dedicated to the advances in visual analytics science and technology. The scope of the symposium, co-located with the annual IEEE Visualization 2006 Conference and the IEEE InfoVis Symposium, is based on the research agenda which has been recently published in the book Illuminating the Path: The Research and Development Agenda for Visual Analytics, J. J. Thomas and K. A. Cook, editors, IEEE CS Press. We invite you to participate by submitting your original research and joining us in Baltimore, Maryland, October 31 - November 2, 2006. Visual Analytics is the science of analytical reasoning supported by the highly interactive visual interface. People use visual analytics tools and techniques to synthesize information; derive insight from massive, dynamic, and often conflicting data; detect the expected and discover the unexpected; provide timely, defensible, and understandable assessments; and communicate assessments effectively for action. The issues stimulating this body of research provide a grand challenge in science: turning information overload into the opportunity of the decade. Visual analytics requires interdisciplinary science beyond traditional scientific and information visualization to include statistics, mathematics, knowledge representation, management and discovery technologies, cognitive and perceptual sciences, decision sciences, and more. Submission should help develop and/or apply the science of Visual Analytics, clearly showing an interdisciplinary approach. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to - Visual representations and interaction techniques including the principles for depicting information, new visual paradigms, statistical graphics, geospatial visualizations, the science of interaction, and approaches for generating visual analytic visualization and interactions, - Data management and knowledge representation including scalable data representations for high volume and stream data, statistical and semantic signatures, and synthesis of information from diverse data sources, - Analytical reasoning including the human analytic discourse, knowledge discovery methods, perception and cognition, and collaborative visual analytics, - Presentation, production, and dissimilation methods including methods and tools for capturing the analytics process, and story telling for specific and varying audiences, and - Evaluation methods, security & privacy, interoperability, and technology practice & experience, as far as they contribute to the science of visual analytics. For questions, send email to: vast(a)vis.computer.org. Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee. Conference Chairs: Pak Chung Wong, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Daniel Keim University of Constant, Germany Co-located with IEEE VAST 2006 are: IEEE Vis 2006 IEEE Visualization Conference (Vis 2006) October 29 - November 3 2006 http://vis.computer.org/vis2006/ IEEE InfoVis 2006 IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization October 29 - 31, 2006 http://conferences.computer.org/infovis/infovis2006 The combined Vis 2006 conference and InfoVis symposium make this week in Baltimore the place to be to participate in this rapidly expanding field. - Dr. David S. Ebert, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering ---- - Purdue University; 465 Northwestern Ave., West Lafayette, IN 47907 --- -------- ebertd(a)purdue.edu or http://www.ece.purdue.edu/~ebertd -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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