[OSGeo-Discuss] REGARD 2008: Call for papers & Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) to be keynote speaker !!!

[Thierry Badard]

Hello,

Just some updates about the 2nd International Workshop on Mobile 
Geospatial Augmented Reality (REGARD 2008) which will be held in Quebec 
City on August 28-29, 2008 ...

1) Do not hesitate to propose a paper, submissions are accepted till 
June 9, 2008 !

2) Tyler (Mitchell) will be one of the three keynote speakers (thanks 
again Tyler ! ;-)). So, open source geospatial technologies will be well 
represented at this event at the crossroad of mobile geospatial 
technologies, augmented reality, location-based games and mobile 
education. It will contribute to improve visibility of OSGeo in the 
academic and (non-geospatial) industrial domains.

Come and enjoy with us at Laval University in Quebec City which 
celebrates its 400th birthday this year !

Th.

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2nd International Workshop on Mobile Geospatial Augmented Reality
(REGARD 2008)

http://regard.crg.ulaval.ca
Laval University, Quebec City (Quebec), Canada
August 28-29, 2008



*Keynote speakers*

We are proud to announce that Tyler Mitchell, executive director of the
Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo, http://www.osgeo.org) will be
one of the three keynotes of the event! To know more about his
presentation, go to http://regard.crg.ulaval.ca/2008/index.php?id=15.


*Aims and scope*

Augmented Reality (AR) is a means of blending computer generated objects
or labels with reality so that both appear to be a part of your natural
environment. AR is beginning to mature as a subject field with
applications moving from pure academic research into industrial and
potential consumer areas. In recent years geographic data representing
real world features has increasingly been used for AR applications. In
addition, geospatial technologies have established many new services and
applications including navigation, decision support and modelling of the
surrounding environment from which mobile AR and location-aware
computing can now benefit in order to generate compelling spatiotemporal
applications.

The International Workshop on Mobile Geospatial Augmented Reality aims
at bringing together researchers, developers, users and practitioners
carrying out research and development in this field. The workshop will
provide a forum for original research contributions and practical
experiences of mobile AR, geospatial technologies and geoinformatics,
and mobile games, fostering interdisciplinary discussions in all aspects
of these three fields, and will highlight future trends in this area.
The workshop will be organized in a way to promote networking between
the participants, to initiate and favour discussions regarding
cutting-edge technologies in the field, to exchange research ideas and
to promote international collaboration.


*Topics of interest*

We invite submissions that address theoretical, technical, and practical
topics of related to mobile geospatial augmented reality. Suggested
topics include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Geospatial information and geoinformatics
   - 3D spatial modeling
   - Geovisualization
   - Geospatial Service Oriented Architectures and systems for mobile
     distributed computing
   - Context-aware mobility and LBS
   - Geo-sensors and Sensor Web

2. Mobile augmented reality
   - Acquisition of 3D scene descriptions
   - Real-time and photorealistic rendering
   - Vision-based registration, object overlay and spatial layout
     techniques
   - Display and view management
   - Interaction techniques

3. Mobile games
   - Location based games
   - Spatial data integration and 3D game engine
   - Mobile learning and mobile edutainment
   - Augmented and mixed reality in mobile games
   - Mobile gaming experience and gaming activities


*Important dates*

The workshop will be held on the 28th and 29th of August 2008. Here are
the important dates for the workshop:

1. Paper abstracts due          June 02, 2008
2. Full papers due              June 09, 2008
3. Notification of acceptance   July 01, 2008
4. Registration                 July 15, 2008
5. Final paper version due      July 15, 2008
6. Workshop                     August 28-29, 2008


*Instructions for authors*

The proceedings are expected to be published by Springer in the Lecture
Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography (LNG&C) series (see
http://www.springer.com/series/7418). The decision is currently pending.
Authors must submit full papers in English according to the Springer
formatting guidelines
(http://regard.crg.ulaval.ca/2008/UserFiles/File/instruct-authors-e.pdf).

The templates (Latex or Word template) for preparing full papers can be
downloaded here:

  - Download the Word template
    (http://regard.crg.ulaval.ca/2008/UserFiles/File/T1-book.zip)
  - Download the Latex template
    (http://regard.crg.ulaval.ca/2008/UserFiles/File/svmult.zip)

Nevertheless, *full papers must be submitted in PDF file format*!

The page limit for full papers is 12 pages. Manuscripts not submitted in
the provided style or having more than 10 pages will not be reviewed and
thus automatically rejected. A paper submitted to the 2nd International
Workshop on Mobile Geospatial Augmented Reality cannot be under review
for any other conference or journal during the time it is being
considered for the workshop. All submissions must be original
unpublished work written in English that is currently not under review
elsewhere. The submitted papers will be thoroughly reviewed by two to
three members of the international scientific committee and refereed for
their quality, originality and relevance.

Submission to the workshop will be electronically only. Authors are
asked to submit an abstract first (up to 500 words) in PDF file format
and including authors name and affiliations. Please send the abstract by
email to atelierregard at scg.ulaval.ca with "abstract submission" as
subject.

Submissions of full papers (in PDF file format) will have to be
performed through the web submission system which is available on the
website of the event (http://regard.crg.ulaval.ca).


*Program chairs*

Thierry Badard, CRG, Laval University (Thierry.Badard at scg.ulaval.ca)
Sylvie Daniel, CRG, Laval University (Sylvie.Daniel at scg.ulaval.ca)


*Scientific committee*

Thierry Badard, CRG, Laval University, Qc, Canada
Michela Bertolotto, University College Dublin, Ireland
Pierre Boulanger, University of Alberta, AB, Canada
Richard Chbeir, University of Bourgogne, France
Nicholas Chrisman, CRG, Laval University, Qc, Canada
Christophe Claramunt, Naval Academy, France
Sylvie Daniel, CRG, Laval University, Qc, Canada
Matt Duckham, University of Melbourne, Australia
Tom Edwards, Englobe Inc., USA
Naser El-Sheimy, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
Robin Harrap, Queens University, ON, Canada
Nicholas Hedley, Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada
Tobias Höllerer, Univ. of California in Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Frédéric Hubert, CRG, Laval University, Qc, Canada
Margot Kaszap, FSE, Laval University, Qc, Canada
Songnian Li, Ryerson University, Canada
Christian Licoppe, TELECOM ParisTech, France
Jim Little, University of British Columbia, Canada
Hervé Martin, LSR-IMAG, France
Mir Abolfazl Mostafavi, CRG, Laval University, Qc, Canada
Silvia Nittel, University of Maine, ME, USA
Nicolas Paparoditis, MATIS Laboratory, IGN, France
Wayne Piekarski, Worldviz, CA, USA
Jacynthe Pouliot, CRG, Laval University, Qc, Canada
Michael Power, FSE, Laval University, Qc, Canada
Gary Priestnall, University of Nottingham, UK
Robert Weibel, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Michael Worboys, University of Maine, ME, USA
Sisi Zlatanova, TU Delft, The Netherlands


Th.

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Prof. Thierry Badard, Ph.D.
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