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2nd International Conference on Quantum Information Technologies Applied to Nature and Society ( QUITANS 2019 )  Pula, Croatia  June, 28 – 30, 2019

QUITANS 2019 will be composed of research presentations, keynote lectures, invited presentations, workshops, doctoral consortium, demo session, research-work-in-progress, poster presentations, etc.

The contributions must be submitted following the instructions found on the submission of papers section. All accepted papers will be published in the respective conference proceedings (in printed book form, CD/DVD and magazine) by international and prestigious publishing houses in America and Europe

1. Post-conference publishing book. IGI Global Hershey, Pennsylvania – USA
2. An academic CD proceedings version –not commercial (distribution in the room), with ISBN ISBN 978.88.96.471.85.2 and DOI 10.978.8896471/852
3. International Scientific Journal in Europe with IEEE format guidelines
4. The works/papers are will be submitted for indexation by EI COMPENDEX, INSPEC, THOMSON REUTERS, AMERINDEX and DBLP.UNI-TRIE.DE

Very Important The authors can present more than one contribution with only one registration (maximum 3 works).

All contributions should be of high quality, originality, clarity, significance, impact and not published elsewhere or submitted for publication during the review period.

Our main goal is to create a real space for the constructive debate and interchange of theoretical ideas, practical aspects, experiment results, conclusions, learned lessons and very specially the future lines of research. The great areas are quantum computing, new technologies, simulation, communication, communicability, information, R&D, education, nature, society, agriculture, robotization, biochemistry, HCI which will be presented next, and broken down in accordance to the division of the topics. Finally, the current listing (alphabetical order) doesn’t mean that other issues of general or interest are excluded currently, or in coming editions of the event. In other words, the authors are free to present other topics which may enrich the content of the conference.

All submitted works will be reviewed by a double-blind (at least three reviewers), non-blind, and participative peer review. These three kinds of review will support the selection process of those that will be accepted for their presentation at the international conference. Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference can have access to the evaluations and possible feedback provided by the reviewers who recommended the acceptance of their research works/papers, so they can accordingly improve the final version of their contributions.

Important Dates and Information

Works Submissions Open. Consequently, as they are received, they will be evaluated. It is a way to speed up the process to make up the final program of the international conference, visa requirements, should plan travel well in advance, etc. In other words, it is not necessary to wait until the deadline to send them for the evaluation process.

• Deadline May, 14th – 2359 local time in Hawaiian Islands.
• Authors Notification One/two weeks after the submission/s.
• Camera-ready, full papers June, 21th.

Special Links to Third International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, High Education, Augmented Reality and Technologies ( HCIHEART 2019 )  Pula – Croatia  June, 27 – 29, 2019

• Keynote Speakers and Relators with Human and Professional – super ‘High Quality’
• Certificate of participation and conference proceedings.
• Participation for the selection of the best paper and research awards.
• Cultural Events local excursions in Croatia (free for all authors and participants).

This conference is organized by AInCI International Association of Interactive Communication (Asociacion Internacional de la Comunicacion Interactiva)  www.ainci.com, and ALAIPO  Latin Association of Human-Computer Interaction (Asociacion Latina de Interaccion Persona Ordenador)  www.alaipo.com

3nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, High Education, Augmented Reality and Technologies ( HCIHEART 2019 )

HCIHEART 2019 will be composed of research presentations, keynote lectures, invited presentations, workshops, doctoral consortium, demo session, research-work-in-progress, poster presentations, etc.

The contributions must be submitted following the instructions found on the submission of papers section. All accepted papers will be published in the respective conference proceedings (in printed book form, CD/DVD and magazine) by international and prestigious publishing houses in America and Europe

1. Post-conference publishing book. IGI Global Hershey, Pennsylvania – USA
2. An academic CD proceedings version –not commercial (distribution in the room), with ISBN and DOI
3. International Magazine in Europe with IEEE format guidelines
4. The works/papers are will be submitted for indexation by EI COMPENDEX, INSPEC, THOMSON REUTERS, AMERINDEX and DBLP.UNI-TRIE.DE

Very Important The authors can present more than one contribution with only one registration (maximum 3 works).

All contributions should be of high quality, originality, clarity, significance, impact and not published elsewhere or submitted for publication during the review period.

Our main goal is to create a real space for the constructive debate and interchange of theoretical ideas, practical aspects, experiment results, conclusions, learned lessons and very specially the future lines of research. The great areas are HCI, Augmented Reality, Education (e-learning, virtual university, etc.), and new technologies (ICTs), which will be presented next, and broken down in accordance to the division of the topics. Finally, the current listing (alphabetical order) doesn’t mean that other issues of general or particular interest are excluded currently, or in coming editions of the event. In other words, the authors are free to present other topics which may enrich the content of the conference.

All submitted works will be reviewed by a double-blind (at least three reviewers), non-blind, and participative peer review. These three kinds of review will support the selection process of those that will be accepted for their presentation at the international conference. Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference can have access to the evaluations and possible feedback provided by the reviewers who recommended the acceptance of their research works/papers, so they can accordingly improve the final version of their contributions.

Important Dates and Information

Works Submissions Open. Consequently, as they are received, they will be evaluated. It is a way to speed up the process to make up the final program of the international conference, visa requirements, should plan travel well in advance, etc. In other words, it is not necessary to wait until the deadline to send them for the evaluation process.

• Deadline May, 13th – 2359 local time in Hawaiian Islands.
• Authors Notification Two/three weeks after the submission/s.
• Camera-ready, full papers June, 25th.

Special Links to 2nd International Conference on Quantum Information Technologies Applied to Nature and Society (QUITANS 2019). Pula, Croatia  June, 28 – 30, 2019

More information

• Keynote Speakers and Relators with Human and Professional – super ‘High Quality’
• Certificate of participation and conference proceedings.
• Participation for the selection of the best paper and research awards.
• Discounts in official hotels.
• Cultural Events local excursions in Croatia (free for all authors and participants).

This conference is organized by AInCI  International Association of Interactive Communication (Asociacion Internacional de la Comunicacion Interactiva)  www.ainci.com, and ALAIPO  Latin Association of Human-Computer Interaction (Asociacion Latina de Interaccion Persona Ordenador)  www.alaipo.com

The ACM SIGGRAPH Nominating Committee has proposed the following candidates for the 2019 ACM SIGGRAPH election which will commence on 14 June 2019:

DIRECTOR A:       

• Adam Finkelstein, Princeton University
• Paul Kry, McGill University                                                                                                           

DIRECTOR B:   

• Elizabeth Baron, Founder of Immersionary Enterprises (formerly Immersive Realities Technical Specialist, Ford Motor Company)
• Mona Kasra, University of Virginia 

DIRECTOR C:

• Adam Bargteil, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• Joaquim Jorge, INESC-ID / University Lisboa

In accordance with the ACM SIGGRAPH Bylaws, additional candidates may be placed on the ballot by petition.  All candidates must be ACM Professional Members as well as members of ACM SIGGRAPH. Anyone interested in petitioning must inform ACM Headquarters, Pat Ryan (ryanp@hq.acm.org), of their intent to petition by 2 April 2019.  Petitions must be submitted to ACM Headquarters for verification by 18 April 2019.

The Nominating Committee

• Rebecca Strzelec, Nominating Committee Chair
• Scott Owen
• KangKang Yin
• Mark Elendt
• Paula Gaetano-Adi
• Ladislav Kavan  

The 18th annual Symposium on Computer Animation (SCA) will take place in sunny Los Angeles, California from July 26 to July 28, 2019, immediately before SIGGRAPH. For almost two decades now, SCA has been the premier forum for presenting innovations in the theory and practice of computer animation. Bringing together academic and industrial researchers and practitioners working in all aspects of time-based phenomena, SCA provides an intimate setting that encourages community interaction, promotes the exchange of research results, inspires future ideas, and establishes new collaborations. Conditionally accepted regular papers will undergo a second round of revision and will, upon approval, appear in the new journal Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (PACMCGIT). Best Paper Awards will be given to excellent submissions that push the leading edge. New this year, we are also excited to introduce SCA Sketches, which provides a forum to present and discuss your late-breaking, innovative, and thought-provoking animation ideas and work-in-progress at SCA.

SCA 2019 will also feature an exciting lineup of keynote and invited speakers, which so far includes:

• Uri Ascher, UBC (Keynote)
• Etienne Vouga, UT Austin
• Melina Skouras, Inria Grenoble Rhône-Alpes
• Mridul Aanjaneya, Rutgers
• Chenfanfu Jiang, University of Pennsylvania
• Steve Tonneau, University of Edinburgh

We invite work on a broad range of animation topics, including:

• 2D, 3D, and N-D animation systems
• Autonomous characters
• Clothing and hair animation and simulation
• Expressive motion / communication
• Facial animation
• Fabrication of dynamic objects and characters
• Group and crowd behavior
• Intuitive interfaces for creating and editing animations
• Mathematical foundations of animation
• Methods of control and artistic direction of simulations
• Nature in motion (natural phenomena, plants, clouds, …)
• New time-based art forms on the computer
• Novel time-varying phenomena
• Perceptual foundations and metrics for animation
• Physical realism / measuring the real world for animation
• Physical simulation
• Fluid animation
• Planning / learning / optimization for animation
• Real-time and interactive methods
• Camera control methods for computer animation
• Sound and speech for animation
• as well as related problems and techniques in robotics, game development, human-computer interaction, simulation, visualization, computer vision, and beyond.
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Regular Papers:
We invite submissions of original, high-quality papers on computer animation, broadly defined as computation dealing with time-varying phenomena. Each submission should be 7-10 pages in length (excluding references) and will be reviewed by an international program committee for technical quality, novelty, significance, and clarity. All conditionally accepted regular papers will be guaranteed a presentation slot and to appear in the SCA proceedings. They will then undergo a thorough second round of revision and review, and (conditional on final acceptance) be published in the new journal Proceedings of the ACM in Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (PACMCGIT). In the case that a paper fails to pass the second review round, authors retain the option to withdraw the paper or exclude it from the conference/proceedings, if requested.

Posters:
As in previous years, the poster (1-2 pages) session will be an integral part of the SCA program. The poster session will be held prior to the reception Friday evening and will follow a posters fast-forward session during which all presenters will have the opportunity to give a one-minute description of their work. Posters will be included in the conference proceedings and the ACM and EG digital libraries.

Sketches (NEW!):
We also invite sketch submissions (in 2-4 pages) for quick dissemination of fresh, compact ideas. These submissions will also undergo a full review by the program committee, but with greater emphasis placed on novelty and potential future impact over polish or completeness. Accepted submissions will be presented during the symposium. Sketches can be freely published in other venues because they will not be archived in any journal, conference proceedings, or digital libraries. We hope that feedback from reviewers and attendees will help to improve your work for a future paper submission!

Important Dates:

Regular Papers:

• Paper Submission: April 5, 2019 – 23:59 UTC
• Notification of Acceptance: May 2, 2019
• Paper Revised Version: May 23, 2019
• Paper Final Notification: June 7, 2019
• Camera-Ready Paper: June 12, 2019

Sketches & Posters:

• Sketch/Poster Submission: May 8, 2019 – 23:59 UTC
• Notification of Acceptance: May 23, 2019

Symposium: 

• July 26-28, 2019

Organization:

Conference Co-Chairs:

• Sung-Hee Lee, KAIST
• Craig Schroeder, UC Riverside

Program Co-Chairs:

• Christopher Batty, University of Waterloo
• Jin Huang, Zhejiang University

Posters Chair:

• Tamar Shinar, UC Riverside