[Graphics-net] Fw: [Members] [General] CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - vizNET Uses ofVisualization Showcase

[Ioannis Pratikakis]

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ofVisualization Showcase


> CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - vizNET Uses of Visualization Showcase
>
> All those working in the area of visualization are invited to submit work 
> for the vizNET Uses of Visualization Showcase. The goal is to disseminate 
> good practice and provide stimulation to users and developers of 
> visualization in all application domains. This is the third year of this 
> Showcase.
>
> Showcase participants from previous years: Last year the competition was 
> won by Dr Lakshmi Sastry & her team at STFC e-Science Centre for Data 
> exploration using remote commodity visualization cluster and won the year 
> before by  Dr Nick Holliman and his colleagues, at the University of 
> Durham for Cosmic cookery: visualizing galaxy formation using observed and 
> simulated data. Other notable participants and runners-up include: So you 
> think you can design a jet engine by Prof Philip Withers and his team from 
> the University of Manchester, Massive data visualization using real time 
> ray tracing by Dr Steven Parker and Group at University of Utah, 
> Hyperstreamball visualization of second order tensors from Jia Liu of the 
> University of Manchester, Facilitating visualization of large scale data 
> in virtual human atrium simulations by Dr Ian Grimstead and team from 
> Cardiff University and Visualizations of a nuclear pressure vessel by Dr 
> Joanna Leng and colleagues from the Universities of Manchester and Durham.
>
> Prize: Selected entries will feature in the vizNET website. The 
> Eurographics UK Chapter (EGUK) will host a session at their annual 
> conference, TP.CG '08 which will be held at the University of Manchester, 
> UK June 9th-11th to showcase the winning entries. EGUK will pay for a full 
> conference ticket - entrance, tutorials, socials and accommodation - for 
> the winning submission.
>
> Deadline Friday 14th March 2008
>
> The criteria for the Showcase centre on the usefulness (for example 
> measured by the fresh insight gained in the application domain) and 
> novelty (for example the application of known visualization techniques to 
> new domains, or the application of new techniques to existing domains). 
> Applications are invited from all domains in the arts, sciences and 
> humanities. The Showcase is open to entries from around the world.
>
> Judging Criteria: A successful submission will show a significant 
> understanding of the needs and motivations of the users. Fundamental 
> characteristics that the judges will expect to find in a successful 
> submission include:
>
>     * Innovation                 * Usability                     * 
> Usefulness
>     * Degree of finish           * Meeting declared aims * Awareness of 
> 'state of the art'
>     * Technical ingenuity
>
> Rules for submission: The submission must include details of all the 
> authors and a brief statement (no more than one A4 page) indicating the 
> aims and status of the work Emphasise what is novel about your use of 
> visualization, and provide evidence of the added value that is provided to 
> the application domain. In addition, at least one the following must be 
> included:
>
> images from the application showing computer generated graphics;
> a movie file of the application in use;
> a runnable executable to demonstrate the application;
> a reference to a persistent web site.
>
> These materials should be supplied electronically either as file 
> attachments in email or uploaded on the vizNET Wiki, 
> http://wiki.viznet.ac.uk/. Submissions should be received by Lakshmi 
> Sastry (m.sastry at rl.ac.uk) on or before Friday 14 March 2008. Submissions 
> received after this closing time will not be considered. In addition to 
> the electronic media, each submission should contain the name, address, 
> telephone, FAX, email and affiliation of a contactable submitter, as well 
> as a signed and dated statement indicating willingness to accept the rules 
> of the competition and for vizNET to include the work, if selected, in the 
> vizNET Visualization Showcase web site.
>
> Details at http://www.viznet.ac.uk/
>
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