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ACM MULTIMEDIA '98
The 6th ACM International Multimedia Conference
12. - 16. September 1998
Bristol, UK
http://www.acm.org/sigmm/MM98/
http://www.kom.e-technik.tu-darmstadt.de/pr/workshop/chair/ACMMM98/
Sponsored by ACM SIGMM,SIGCOMM,SIGGRAPH and SIGMIS
In Cooperation With SIGBIT, SIGCHI, SIGI and SIGOIS
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The sixth ACM Multimedia Conference (Multimedia 98) will be held at
the University of Bristol in the UK. The conference is devoted to
presenting and exploring technological and artistic advancements and
innovations in the field of multimedia. Technical issues, theory and
practice, business, artistic and consumer market applications will
be presented and discussed. The conference will bring together
researchers, artists, developers, educators, performers, and
practitioners of multimedia. We cordially invite you to take part
in this event by submitting your work in one or more of the ways
listed below, and look forward to see you in Bristol in September
1998 for what will be a most rewarding and exciting experience!
We are seeking submissions of technical papers, panel proposals,
tutorial proposals, workshop proposals, demonstrations, and posters.
ACM Multimedia '98 is scheduled to take place in the week following
IDMS '98 which is being held at Oslo, Norway (9. - 11. September
1998). For information on IDMS '98 please watch the website
Middleware '98 will take place only a few days later in the Lake
District in the north of England. Watch the website
http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/computing/middleware98/main.html
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Technical Papers: February 22nd, 1998
Hewlett-Packard has graciously donated a laptop computer, to be
awarded to the author of the best student paper.
Panel Proposals: February 22nd, 1998
Workshop Proposals: February 22nd, 1998
Tutorial Proposals: February 22nd, 1998
Demonstrations: April 31st, 1998 (early submissions)
May 29th, 1998 (all submissions)
Posters: May 29th, 1998
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TECHNICAL PROGRAM
The technical program of ACM Multimedia 98 will consist of invited
talks
and plenary sessions with topics of general interest, and of three
parallel tracks for submitted papers. The parallel tracks will
address the areas of
- multimedia coding and processing (compression, content-based
retrieval, audio/video processing, etc.)
- multimedia system support and delivery (networks, databases,
video servers, operating systems, etc.)
- multimedia tools, usage, and end-systems (hypermedia systems,
applications, user interfaces, authoring)
This structure will help to keep discussions focused, bring together
participants with similar interests, and create an atmosphere for
the exciting and fruitful exchange of ideas and opinions.
For the technical program, your paper should be no longer than
5000 words (approximately 10 pages of text without figures at
12-point font). All submissions should use a minimum of 10-point
typeface. We will also produce an electronic version of the
proceedings, and electronic components accompanying your
submission are strongly encouraged.
To submit your work,
1. Obtain a tracking number by filling out the form at
http://www3.cs.cornell.edu/mm98/. This tracking number
must appear in the upper right corner of the front page
of your submission. You will also be required to supply
an abstract for the paper and to specify the topic area
(from the three areas listed above) of your paper.
Send email to bsmith@cs.cornell.edu if you are not sure
to which area to submit your paper or have trouble with
the form.
2. Submit your work in ONE of the following forms:
a) a postscript file, formatted for US letter paper (8.5 by 11
inches)
b) as a URL (you must have the rights to all the material there,
and guarantee stability of the files until the conference), OR
c) send 6 copies of your paper to
Brian Smith
Computer Science Department
Upson Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY, 14853
USA
Email: bsmith@CS.Cornell.edu
Please use double-sided printing if possible to save mailing
costs and trees. Detailed instructions for authors can be
found on the conference web page:
http://www.acm.org/sigmm/MM98/
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED no later than February 22nd, 1998.
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: May 10, 1998
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PANELS
PANEL PROPOSALS up to 3 pages in length on timely and controversial
topics are also welcome. These submissions should be formatted
like a technical paper, and if accepted will be included in the
conference proceedings. They should include:
1. An introduction by the organizer/moderator.
2. Position statements from each panelist.
3. Brief biographical sketches of all participants.
Please submit your proposal by email to:
Dr. Dick Bulterman, CWI, , The Netherlands
Email: Dick.Bulterman@cwi.nl
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED no later than February 22nd, 1998.
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STATE-OF-THE ART TUTORIALS
STATE-OF-THE ART TUTORIALS by leading experts will precede the
technical program and enhance its value for the novice and
seasoned professional alike. The full- and half-day offerings
will span a wide variety of topics, so that there is something
for everybody. Tutorials organizers receive an honorarium which
can be used, for example, to defray part of the cost of attending
the conference. We invite you to take advantage of this excellent
opportunity!
Proposals to organize/present a tutorial at ACM MULTIMEDIA'98
should be 3-4 pages long, to include the following information
in the order shown:
1. Cover page:
Name and affiliation of the proposer/organizer.
Tutorial title.
Preferred duration (full day or half day).
Level (introductory, intermediate, or advanced).
Names and affiliations of additional speakers, if any.
Intended audience.
Tutorial abstract/overview - what will attendees learn?
A/V aids to be used in the presentation.
2. Detailed tutorial description and outline (1-2 pages); if
more than one presenter, who will cover each topic/section?
3. Biographical sketch of each speaker (one paragraph apiece),
to include:
current research interests;
important publications, projects and/or awards (as appropriate);
and courses previously presented at other conferences.
Submit tutorial proposals either by e-mail or URL form to:
Nicolas D. Georganas, University of Ottawa
Email: georganas@mcrlab.uottawa.ca
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED no later than February 22nd, 1998.
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WORKSHOPS
DAY-LONG WORKSHOPS on topics of great current interest to members
of the multimedia research community will precede the technical
program. Participation is by invitation only, under the control
of the individual organizer(s). All workshop participants, other
than the organizer, are expected to register for the conference
as well.
Workshop proposals should include:
1. Short biographical sketch of the organizer
2. Description of the theme of the workshop and topics of
particular importance and interest (1-2 pages)
3. List of (potential) participants
4. Brief position statements of invited presentations
5. Brief description of the workshop structure
If you would like to take advantage of this venue to conduct a
workshop, please submit a workshop proposal by email to the Workshops
Chair:
Thomas Plageman, University of Oslo
Email: plageman@unik.no
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED no later than February 22nd, 1998.
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DEMONSTRATIONS
STATE OF THE ART DEMOS will form an integral and important part of
the MULTIMEDIA'98 experience. We will be seeking demonstrations from
both the technical and the creative arts worlds.
ART DEMONSTRATIONS
Are artists doing with multimedia what the technologists did not
think of? And, will it be the artists who define the paradigms and
metaphors that are the solutions of the problems the technologists
have yet to identify? The ACM MULTIMEDIA'98 ART PROGRAM challenges
you to be relevant and timely; exploiting what technologies you
can find to use, combining media in ways beyond just voice/video/data,
squeezing more from the standard authoring tools and languages, to
be creative and imaginative. Let's show that the only place to be
is in that hot mix of art and technology -- not safely planted on
either side peering in. And let's demonstrate that while even though
we can all use everyone else's tools, it takes more than learning a
paint program to create. Submit. What? Something you can bring.
Something we can access via the Internet. Something that is best
shown on a video (such as a non-portable installation or one-time
event). But most of all, something that shows the research community
why you are indispensable.
Format of submissions:
A description no longer than 5 pages of text describing your work,
a video tape if appropriate, and images (digital or other). You are
encouraged to write about what you have done: discuss the relevance
of your work to current uses of technologies, the problems it
addresses, and what you feel is important.
Please submit your work by email to:
Doree Duncan Seligman, Bell Labs
Email: doree@bell-labs.com
If needed (e.g. video tape) submit your work to:
Doree Duncan Seligmann
Bell Labs
Room 4G-608
101 Crawfords Corner Road
Holmdel, NJ 07733-3030
USA
EARLY SUBMISSIONS TO BE RECEIVED no later than April 31st, 1998.
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED no later than May 29th, 1998.
(Early submissions will be reviewed before the definitive deadline.)
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATIONS
In 1998, there will be a focus on interdisciplinary systems. The
definition of interdisciplinary is up to the authors. Examples
could be the combination of multimedia technology with teaching
experiences, content processing tools working together with
retrieval engines and many other demonstrable ideas. As in any
year, the constraints are equipment and space. As we can supply
only limited equipment, you should assume that you will have to
supply your own. Due to space constraints all proposals for demos
will be refereed to assure quality.
Please submit your work by email to:
David Slatter, HP Labs
Email: dns@hplb.hpl.hp.com
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED no later than May 29th, 1998.
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POSTERS
The POSTER SECTION will give a chance for researchers in the field
of multimedia to present new work and ideas that are not yet ready
for the full technical program. The deadline for submission is
scheduled later than the deadline for full technical papers to
allow the incorporation of the latest developments in the field.
Please submit your work - either as a URL (you must have the rights
to all the material there, and guarantee stability of the files
until the conference), or - as a postscript file, formatted for
US letter paper (8.5 by 11 inches) to:
Dr David C. De Roure, University of Southampton
Email: dder@ecs.soton.ac.uk
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED no later than May 29th, 1998.
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QUESTIONS
In case of questions please feel free to contact the General Chairs:
Wendy Hall
Multimedia Research Group
Dept. of Electronics and Computer Science
University of Southampton
Southampton SO17 1BJ,
United Kingdom
E-mail: wh@ecs.soton.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1703 592388
Fax: +44 (0)1703 592865
Ralf Steinmetz
GMD-IPSI
Dolivostr. 15
D-64293 Darmstadt
E-mail: Ralf.Steinmetz@darmstadt.gmd.de
Tel. +49-6151-869869
Fax: +49-6151-869870
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THE ACM MULTIMEDIA'98 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Steering Committee Chairs:
Steve Bulick, U S West Advanced Technologies
Allan Kuchinsky, Hewlett Packard Laboratories
General Co-Chairs:
Wendy Hall, University of Southampton
Ralf Steinmetz, GMD Darmstadt
Program Co-Chairs:
Wolfgang Effelsberg, University of Mannheim
Brian Smith, Cornell University
Art Demos Chair:
Doree Duncan Seligmann, Bell Labs
Technical Demos Chair:
D. Slatter, HP Labs
Tutorials Chair:
Nicolas Georganas, University of Ottawa
Workshops Chair:
Thomas Plagemann, University of Oslo
David Hutchinson, University of Lancaster
Panels Chairs:
Klara Nahrstedt, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dick Bulterman, CWI, , The Netherlands
Webmaster:
Stephan Fischer, Darmstadt University of Technology
Print Proceedings Chair:
Hong-Jiang Zhang, Hewlett-Packard Labs
Les Carr, University of Southampton
Electronic Proceedings Chair:
Wolfgang Effelsberg, University of Mannheim
Publicity Chair:
Michael Vernick, Bell Labs
Liaison to Graphics: Don Greenberg
Liaison to Computer Vision: Dan Huttenlocher
Poster Chair:
David DeRoure, University of Southampton
Treasurer:
J=F6rg Haake, GMD Darmstadt
Local Organization:
David May, University of Bristol
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Associate Chairs (Program Committee)
Dick Bulterman, CWI, The Netherlands
Shih-Fu Chang, Columbia University
Jon Crowcroft, University College London
Glorianna Davenport, MIT
Stephan Fischer, Darmstadt TU, Germany
Edward A. Fox, Virginia Tech
Anoop Gupta, Stanford University
Joe Konstan, University of Minnesota
Wendy Mackay, University de Paris-Sud
Fillia Makedon, Dartmouth College
Desai Narasimhalu, National University of Singapore
Larry Rowe, University of California at Berkeley
Bob Safranek, Bell Labs
Dan Swinehart, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
Harrick Vin, University of Texas at Austin
Ramin Zabih, Cornell University
HongJiang Zhang, Hewlett-Packard Labs
-- Best regards, Stephan FischerDr. Stephan Fischer E-mail: Stephan.Fischer@KOM.tu-darmstadt.de Industrial Process & Sys. Communic. http://www.kom.e-technik.tu-darmstadt.de/ Dept. Electr. Eng.& Inform. Tech. Tel.: +49-6151-16-6161 (Fax -6152) Darmstadt University of Technology, Merckstr. 25, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany
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