[Infovis] 1st CfP: International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI14) to be held in Sydney

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Call for papers, posters, workshop and tutorial proposals


The 7th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and
Interaction (VINCI14) will be held on August 5-8 in Sydney, Australia.
VINCI14 aims to provide an international forum for researchers and
industrial practitioners to discuss the state of the art in visual
communication theories, designs, and applications.


This year’s edition of the conference features three exciting keynotes to
be given by Professor Peter Eades from University of Sydney, Professor
Bruce Thomas from the University of South Australia and Dr. Helen Purchase
from University of Glasgow.



1. Papers and Posters


Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished research and
practical applications in all areas of visual communication and
interaction. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:


Area 1: Visualization methodologies


Information visualization

Graph drawing and visualization

Cognitive aspects of visual information comprehension

Visual metaphors and symbols

Usability or empirical study of new visual metaphors

Design theory in the digital age

Aesthetics in visual communication and digital media

Interaction methods (touch-based, haptic, vision-based, multi-modality

Big Data

Visual languages

Diagrams

Art + Science


Area 2: Visualization applications


Visual Analytics

Sketching

Graphical user interface design

Software visualization

Visual approaches to knowledge discovery

Visualization on mobile devices

Animation

Game design

Biological visualizations


Area 3: Visual design and art


Interaction design

Interactive art

Infographie and data-driven art

Visual perception and cognition

Multimedia

Virtual actors

Interactive storytelling

Augmented reality and its applications

Virtual reality and its applications

Computational (or digital) aesthetics

Wearable computers

Ubiquitous / responsive environments

Entertainment technology


Papers can be submitted as long papers, short papers and posters. All
accepted papers, including workshop papers, will be published by ACM Press
and made available in the ACM Digital Library, as has been the case in
previous years. Like VINCI 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 papers, accepted 2014
papers will be EI-indexed. Selected papers will be published in special
issues of appropriate journals including the Journal of Visual Languages
and Computing (JVLC) and International Journal of Software and Informatics
(IJSI).



2. Workshops and Tutorials


VINCI14 is also soliciting proposals for full-day and half-day workshops
and tutorials on topics that address areas of interest to the community.
Workshops and tutorials will be held on August 5, 2014.  Proposals should
be a maximum of 2 pages and should include:


Outline of the topic

A proposed agenda

A brief bio of the convenors

A list of any requirements for running the workshop or tutorial, such as
access to computer labs, data projectors, group work-tables.


Proposals, and any queries, should be sent by email to:
vinci2014 at easychair.org



3. Important Dates:


Workshop proposals: March 25, 2014.

Tutorial proposals: March 25, 2014

Long papers: April 8, 2014

Short papers: April 8, 2014

Posters: May 20, 2014




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VINCI14 Organizing committee

August 5-8, 2014, Sydney Australia

Email: info at vinci-conf.org

Web: http://www.vinci-conf.org/